# The best bearing out there

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**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [May 31, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-best-bearing-out-there/54331 "2013-05-31T01:06:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-best-bearing-out-there/54331/19 "2013-06-10T03:46:30Z")

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ABEC ratings really do not matter with regards to yo-yos.

Citations:

> **[What does ABEC rating mean for skateboard bearings?](https://vandemlongboardshop.co.uk/pages/abec-ratings-explained)**
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> Everything you need to know regarding ABEC ratings as they relate to standard 608 skateboard and longboard bearings. Way more info than you probably need, but worth a read!!

[http://www.minibearings.com.au/technical/precision/440/](http://www.minibearings.com.au/technical/precision/440/) This literally defines the tolerances of ABEC ratings  
[Curious about Terrapin products - #17 by kyo - Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,53122.msg537263.html#msg537263)  
[bearings - #6 by kyo - General Yo-Yo - YoYoExpert](http://yoyoexpert.com/forums/index.php/topic,12440.msg128122.html#msg128122)

> [@FULLY ceramic bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fully-ceramic-bearings/7648/18):
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> And once again, abec ratings have NO INFLUENCE on how the bearing will perform in a yo-yo.

Bearings are bearings, kids. At the end of the day, spending more money for negligible performance is not going to make you play any better, no matter what a salesman says.

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