Yoyorecreation DS Bearing - Review

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This is an awesome bearing. The end.
That was practically my entire thought process when I slapped this bearing in, there’s absolutely nothing to complain about.

This is a “concave” bearing meaning it’s not convex. :o Whoa.
This is supposed to keep the string of the wall of the yoyo, which in turn is supposed to keep the yoyo spinning longer, cuz obviously, there’s less friction.
Onto the name: The “DS” stands for double straight, which is the shape of the convex area of the bearing.
It looks like a like a Konkave bearing shape at first, but if you look closer you’ll notice a very shallow “V” shape going around the center of the bearing. This the same concept as a grooved bearing except somewhat less stupid. This shallow “V” shape, the Double Straight, is what constantly nudges the string back to the center without being forceful. The problem with the grooved bearings is that they’re too forceful, which bunches all the string and string wraps in the middle when layering, which can cause annoying accidental binds.
Very nice. It’s like a grooved bearing, but not as annoying as one.

Onto the sound: The sound of the bearing is very important to me, and nothing sounds better than a quality bearing. And this happens to be one of them.
It emits a soft hissing metallic whirring sound, very satisfying by the way. I noticed about 15 minute into play, it started getting a little loud, and then made these very soft almost “bubbly” sounds which went away quite quickly and haven’t come back, so I’m not sure what I think of that. No worries for now, though.

Durability: Very durable. Will last quite awhile, unlike my Center Tracks. Just needs to be cleaned every now and again.

Value: A little expensive, at 12 bucks, but it’ll last you awhile.

Overrall: Great bearing, does what it says it it’ll do, and then stays out of your way so you can yoyo.

Compared to Konkave: It’s practically like a Konkave just a little louder and more durable. My konkaves need to be cleaned almost immediately after getting them out of the package, which is annoying.

Also it was a tight squeeze on the bearing seat of my Gleipnir, it seemed to completely kill all the vibe it had, which is pretty cool.

I included a picture also, you might be able to see what I’m talking about.


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I guess bearings work like lottery nowadays.

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Haha yep. Most of the time you don’t win.

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I just gone one recently. Really good bearing

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The one that came in my triad was kind of crunchy …lol

I guess you win some you lose some

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Strangely enough, same here. The DS bearing that came with my Sleipnir is much quieter and smoother.

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I know, it’s always weird buying bearings, because you don’t really know what kind of QC they go through. Probably don’t even have a QC.

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Does it come in a 10 ball version?

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The stainless steel version of the DS is a 10 ball, but the platinum and gold versions manufactured by NSK are somewhat superior. I prefer the platinum as it’s the quietest, but you can’t go wrong with any of them.

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Can’t argue with that. Got a hold plated nsk ds. Unbelievable bearing.

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Sorry for the necro posting but I didn’t need to open a new post.
I am using those bearing now from several months (DS platinum) and in more than 10 years of playing I never had bearing as good as those ones, on the expensive side but the money are totally worth.
I always had issues with bearings, idk why but usually they get stuck, responsive quite immediately, messed up, doesn’t matter how many times I use to clean them I ends up destroying them, I have no idea how many of them I broke after all those years of playing but is a crazy amount.

I decided to invest in bearings (have to be honest, while buying them the first time I was sceptic, I thought them was the classic snake oil) but with my surprise it totally worth it, from when I have those bearings I did not had to clean them even once, they never get blocked or responsive, they just are perfect from day one, smooth, fast, not noisy, spin for very long time and they seems incredibly good quality.

I also love how they feel on the string, I like the design that YYR did on those the string slide smoothly and nicely without bumps and similar, it make the playing experience very smooth and nice and I really do not have to fight with bearings that get responsive while filming and similar.

I have one of those in every main yoyo I have and that I use daily, couple of them reach a quite high price but they literally solved my bearing problems that I have from years, basically I said no to a 60$ yoyo and invested on the yoyos I already have upgrading them.

Also I want to add that is the first bearing that actually defeated the humid in the country where I am from, during Easter I travelled back home and every time I had to bring with me some spare bearings because 100% them get stuck in that weather (the island where I am from is incredibly hot, humid and I come from a seaside town), the DS bearing didn’t skip a beat for the whole holidays and keep being amazing as it usually is.

Great product, totally worth!

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Agree king, I’ve tried everything and nothing tops DS bearings. Totally worth the investment. Breathes totally new life into some throws. They just feel SO good, the difference is actually kinda surprising. They also have this weird vibe reducing magic lol. Popped it in my EDC Grail which had some vibe I couldn’t get rid of and it totally made it glass smooth. And it made my Peak as smooth as I think it’ll ever get. I agree, it sounds like snake oil at first, but after having them in a few of your throws, you want them in ALL of your throws. “Blessing and a curse” type thing.

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I am still impressed on how good those bearings are, I having them on my main yoyos that “”““worth””“”“” it, I love them mostly when I film video, imagine before I used to scream by the frustration of while filming get the bearing responsive, it was a curse totally and ruined the whole video experience.
Those bearings are soooo smooth, even my gf like their sound as it is very subtle, it give a different style to the yoyo which is crazy, honestly is one of my favourite products on the whole yoyo market.

From when I am in this forum I learnt so much about strings, return systems, bearings other than just yoyos, before I used to play with random stuff I find around or the shop sent to you as freebie, never really cared about those stuff, from when I upgraded my equipment my playing upgraded so much as well and even more my flow on the tricks, have to say that sometimes good equipment make a difference and unleash the creativity even more.

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Absolutely. It’s just crazy how sometimes it’s like “Oh so THAT’S how this yoyo is SUPPOSED to feel like.” Allows you to use it at its peak performance, I love it.

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I’ve tried a lot of different bearings. These are by far the best bearings I’ve used. I have them in about half of my collection so far. I immediately replace centertracs. Centertracs have been nothing but bad luck for me. The standard yyf ones at least. I don’t think the design is what’s bad. I usually don’t replace konkaves unless they get crunchy. Konkaves are probably my second favorite.

But you have to make sure to get the platinum ones as they are manufactured by NSK. And I think, imo, NSK is the reason I find DS bearings so good.

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DSs are good, but this thread got me thinking about Duncan and the bearings they use. I have 5 Duncans, and all 5 are smooth, quiet and spin fantastically. I’ve never been tempted to change them. Anyone know what they use?

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Duncan uses their own licensed KonKave, and I agree they are underrated.

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Lol okay so you and @Albertino sold me real hard on the ds bearings! Hah I just have to try them now! I can’t find any in stock but it looks like yye has the pixel bearings in stock which seem to be a very similar shape and design concept. Have you tried those and are they comparable? Should I grab one to try or just wait until I find some of the yyr good ds bearings manufactured by nsk in stock somewhere?

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Yes I’ve tried the pixel bearings, and no they are not the same thing. Don’t buy anything until the DS platinums come back in stock, it’s worth the wait.

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Henry for now I haven’t found anything better than that and I do not think it actually exist, I would say to wait until the DS bearings come back in stock in YYE (first time I bought them I message them in instagram to ask when back in stock) so try to do the same as I understood that they restock frequently and all get sold out quite quickly because them are just so good! About the pixel I heard mixed opinions but only good one about the DS

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