# Which "concave bearing" is best?
**URL:** https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance
**Created:** [July 16, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822 "2014-07-16T23:35:09Z")
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### Author:  [@Yo\_2](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yo_2)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/1 "2014-07-16T23:35:09Z")
I’m reasonably sure that this question has already been answered, but…
I have a couple of twisted trifecta bearings, and I like them a lot. But you can’t buy them from YYE any longer, so I’m wondering if the YYF bearings or the KonKave are better. I know that there are lots of folks who think going with concave bearings is kind of like cheating. I can accept the shame. I really want to know which concave-type bearings available at YYE are the best.
Thanking you in advance…
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### Author:  [@arcuda](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/arcuda)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/2 "2014-07-17T01:18:48Z")
I like the crucial groove bearing. If you go to [billybobsbaitandtackle.com](http://billybobsbaitandtackle.com), you can get the same bearing for $5.
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### Author:  [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/3 "2014-07-17T02:12:15Z")
CONCAVE BEARINGS FOR LIFE!
with that said I and many others like KonKave bearings the best. You can also get Chinese Konkaves for a buck a piece, play about as good if not better then the real deal, and did I mention they’re 10-ball?
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### Author:  [@Hen-hen1225](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Hen-hen1225)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2014, 3:32am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/4 "2014-07-17T03:32:30Z")
I like the YYR ds bearing because it has 10 balls vs an 8 ball kk. It feels really smooth in my opinion. I’m not saying the kk bearing isn’t smooth and I’d also recommend it
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### Author:  [@basepi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/basepi)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/5 "2014-07-17T04:04:10Z")
> [@Yo\_2](#):
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> I know that there are lots of folks who think going with concave bearings is kind of like cheating. I can accept the shame.
Ignore those people. They’re not worth your time. Yoyos are fun, play them how you want, and considering they’re allowed in _all_ yoyo competitions, anyone who says they’re cheating needs to get off their high horse.
_Phew_ sorry about that.
Now, as far as what’s best, the two I hear most often about are the Dif-E-Yo KonKaves, and the CBC (or YYF) CTX (center-trac X, which is a center-trac but with 10-balls rather than 8). I don’t think you can go wrong with either. I wouldn’t recommend buying ceramic, the few extra seconds of spin-time are just not worth double the price.
I personally like the CTX bearings, they’re pretty great.
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### Author:  [@thefluteninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thefluteninja)
#### Post date: [July 22, 2014, 3:07am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/6 "2014-07-22T03:07:56Z")
I would recommend CT and CTX. I have a CT in my Chief and it plays great!
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### Author:  [@northstarrocks](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/northstarrocks)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/7 "2014-07-23T04:29:38Z")
Send yoyo8821 a pm. He sent me a few trifecta concave bearings. He seemingly has a large supply. They’re $6 a piece. I think that’s shipped too.
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### Author:  [@YoCyanightYo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/YoCyanightYo)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/8 "2014-07-23T05:41:44Z")
> [@Yo\_2](#):
>
> I’m reasonably sure that this question has already been answered, but…
> I have a couple of twisted trifecta bearings, and I like them a lot. But you can’t buy them from YYE any longer, so I’m wondering if the YYF bearings or the KonKave are better. I know that there are lots of folks who think going with concave bearings is kind of like cheating. I can accept the shame. I really want to know which concave-type bearings available at YYE are the best.
>
> Thanking you in advance…
lately I’ve been using the Buddha Whipple bearing, I think it plays really well.
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### Author:  [@thefluteninja](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/thefluteninja)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/which-concave-bearing-is-best/67822/9 "2014-07-23T22:55:32Z")
Whoops. Forgot to mention the Buddha Whipples in my General-Yos. I have had no problems with them at all. However, these bearings are louder than CTs so if you are not into that sort of thing then don’t get them.