# what is a good bearing?

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**Created:** [February 1, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914 "2013-02-01T04:08:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![bluepower9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bluepower9](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/bluepower9)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914/1 "2013-02-01T04:08:36Z")

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so i’m getting a irony jp and it comes with a crucial grooved bearing. Is that a good one or are other ones like ceramic koncave better?

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**Author:** ![yuki\_onitsura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yuki_onitsura/32/1162_2.png) [@yuki\_onitsura](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/yuki_onitsura)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914/2 "2013-02-01T04:19:07Z")

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Comes down to personal preference. I find the Crucial bearing works great with the Irony JP.

Yuki

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**Author:** ![VINCEanity](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/vinceanity/32/1050_2.png) [@VINCEanity](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/VINCEanity)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914/3 "2013-02-01T04:34:30Z")

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I had a ceramic bearing and it broke on me. waste of 30 bucks. it was alright while it lasted. but my favorite bearing is the onedrop ten ball.

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**Author:** ![GregP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gregp/32/1192_2.png) [@GregP](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GregP)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914/4 "2013-02-01T05:22:53Z")

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You’re going to get 8 or more different answers, and they’re all valid. You won’t draw any conclusions from the answers except “Neat, there are some other good bearings out there… I should try them!”

But, I’ll throw mine out there: for flat, I’ve been really enjoying the price and performance of the General Yo AIGR bearing. For profiled, I haven’t landed on a preference yet… have been quite happy with Trifecta, KK, and Center Trac…

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**Author:** ![jhb8426](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/jhb8426/32/631_2.png) [@jhb8426](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/jhb8426)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 6:58am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914/5 "2013-02-01T06:58:42Z")

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Ya know, unless the stock bearing really doesn’t work, just use it. You’d be amazed how little difference there is between bearings, if any at all.  
Parts is parts.

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**Author:** ![Elluzion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/elluzion/32/1269_2.png) [@Elluzion](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Elluzion)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 8:15am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/what-is-a-good-bearing/48914/6 "2013-02-01T08:15:15Z")

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Theres really not a lot of difference between them all. Its hardly noticeable. Id say though that its harder for yoyo to precess with a centering or konkave bearing, which is actually really nice, but a good throw with a 10 ball or stock can get you similar results…