# The best bearing out there

**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-best-bearing-out-there/54331
**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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### Author: ![fjh123](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/fjh123/32/325_2.png) [@fjh123](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/fjh123)
#### Post date: [June 13, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/the-best-bearing-out-there/54331/20 "2013-06-13T03:50:36Z")

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> [@FULLY ceramic bearings](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/fully-ceramic-bearings/7648/18):
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> ABEC ratings really do not matter with regards to yo-yos.
> 
> Citations:  
> [http://www.lushlongboards.com/workshop/abec-ratings-explained-c-199\_200.html#2](http://www.lushlongboards.com/workshop/abec-ratings-explained-c-199_200.html#2)  
> [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)
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> > [@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.

If you actually did thousands of bearing I would understand…

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