faf isnt like 1 july though right? i didn’t think the idea was to play ONLY fixie for the month
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True.
I mean I’ll probably be playing mostly fixie but I get that’s not everyone lol
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I’ll take it! I’m really interested in the deep state.
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DM your info to @ShpoonZ
And I hope you enjoy them. The Deep State remains my favorite responsive yo-yo. Modded with the Narrow C bearing it just plays so nice.
Received! Thanks, @ShpoonZ! Enjoying the box art. Will post a picture and review when it’s time to send them on.
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At this point I think it’s a good place to make a rather startling observation. These things have now been on the road for a little over a year…. With absolutely no maintenance. Mostly dry bearings and a greased bearing in the Snack. I think that’s pretty awesome. I’m now wondering how long it’ll take for one to become less responsive. What I’ve noticed happen to a few of mine at home which has baffled me a bit… they got where one throw would have perfect response and the next would be quite semi-responsive. This was a constant 1-1 back and forth. I got one to stop doing it but I couldn’t tell you what I did that actually helped it. 
I serviced the FHZti and the Inception 
The bearing in the FHZti was absolutely destroyed. Full of gunk and string bits and had gotten all rusty and the balls pitted, so I swapped it out with another Duncan centertrac.
I really enjoy cleaning up bearings, and scrubbing the halves to make them look and feel as good as they can, part of the fun of second hand throws imo, breathing new life into them. Maybe it comes from fixing up cars and guitars and watches and all the other stuff. I enjoy a good resto lol
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I’ll take this opportunity to restate that I have requested that the modded responsives NOT be taken apart as there are shims and tuning involved. My vision was at some point (whenever something loses performance) to send them back home and I would give them all a once over and then send them back out again. I am curious how long they will go. 
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Until the bearings wear out or rust.
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The only one that is slightly unresponsive is the bimetal bumblebee. It’s very sporadic, and I noticed it at least every other time I’ve picked it up. All the others are really consistent!
So far my order of enjoyment so far goes like this:
- confusion
- deep state
- bumblebee
- deeper state
- snack
If it changes, I’ll update the list.
The confusion has been the most pleasant to catch, I like the deep state, but for some reason the sound from the confusion is a fun subtle ringing, and that seems to make me go back for more. Maybe there’s another reason, I let you guys know if I think of it.
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I put a narrow ceramic hybrid bearing in that Confusion and it certainly does have a very satisfying hiss to it and it is very comfortable in the hand. On the Bumblebee, I’m not sure what string is on it but it “needed” a very thick string. But it’s possible that it’s time for some maintenance on it too.
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Time to slap another Rope on it!
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It’s been real with these throws, I think my post above is going to stay the same, the confusion was by far my favorite. Time to pass these on.
Rules:
I will send the package on to the next person to post, ”I’ll take it,” here, in this thread. DM’s don’t count, it needs to be in thread to keep everything fair (Continguous 48 states only, please). If you do not have at least a year on the forum you will need to provide some sort of feedback that verifies your trustworthiness. Upon approval you will get these great throws to use and enjoy, completely free, for four weeks (give or take a few days)
HOWEVER! By accepting this offer, you also accept the responsibility to copy and paste this post at the end of your four week period, as well as paying the shipping fees in sending it on to the next person.
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@bheinz63 what do ya say Brandon? Try my Deep State? 
It’s fun…. 
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I will take them if Brandon isn’t interested! (I promise I won’t tinker)
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You got it buddy. Just DM your address to @washyjoshe
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Alrighty, so I’ve realized I am a total responsive noob still, so I don’t think I put these through any serious paces, but they are wonderful.
I think my favorite would be the Bumble Bee, then Deep State.
The others are also very nice, but these two clicked the most with me and my limited skill set. The Snack is also very nice and the anno is just as sick in person. Deeper state has the OD tapped axle Je ne sais quoi, what a machine.
Well anyway, who’s next? I would like to give them just a bit more play, but I can get them out next week for sure.
I’ll try to get some pics as well, but no promises lol
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Here we are going once….
Rules:
I will send the package on to the next person to post, ”I’ll take it,” here, in this thread. DM’s don’t count, it needs to be in thread to keep everything fair (Continguous 48 states only, please). If you do not have at least a year on the forum you will need to provide some sort of feedback that verifies your trustworthiness. Upon approval you will get these great throws to use and enjoy, completely free, for four weeks (give or take a few days)
HOWEVER! By accepting this offer, you also accept the responsibility to copy and paste this post at the end of your four week period, as well as paying the shipping fees in sending it on to the next person.
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