Terrapin X test – 6x13x5 Steel, C size Steel/Ceramic

Terrapin X bearing review – 6x13x5 Steel, and C sized Steel/Ceramic

First impressions:
Well, where shall I start… When it arrived int he small envelope, nobody could tell, that I1m so fortuned, that I can have two from these insane things. It comes from John in a small nylon case, and there are points, that you can tell if it’s Steel or Steel/Ceramic. The „S” and the „S/C” are shiny, and for my surprise, you can’t find the small groove in the middle.

In use:
Yeah, everything fine, put in my Enigma the Steel one, and the S/C into my New Breed. First throw: pure amazement… The Enigma comes with a very very good bearing from the ILYY guys, but this thing is even better. Not so noisy, and believe me, spins forever. I don’t really have a trick or even a combe, what can’t be don from one throw. As I said, no noise, no need to lube i tor clean, it comes dry, and John advices not to clean it, or just in distilled water, or just blow it with compressed air.
After weeks of playing, no sign of being worse or noisier than when I got it. It spins for so long time, just needs to be broken in.
So, I’m pleased to use the Steel, but hey! I have an S/C too… First throw with my New Breed was amazing. It’s a bit noisy because the ceramic balls in it, but guys… Don’t tell me that you mind it if it spins forever…In my opinion it just needs a bit longer time to be broken in.
So aftera all, there is a small groove int he middle of every single piece made with a CNC machine. You can’t really see or feel it, but trust me, in use, you will feel the difference. I counted it, and from 10, 9 times the string was int he middle of the bearing.

Final thoughts:
Don’t really know what type of magical things are used by John, to make these things, but he makes it very well. If I’m right, he does some chemical black art treatments on them, that’s why he doesn’t recommend cleaning.
They are tested on very high speed, so you can’t go wrong with them. I can just advise John, and his little babies. Once again I’m really pleased to use it. Can’t find an other bearing like it. I really love them.

Thanks John!
David Feher, 31th October 2010.

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String Review – Kitty String (x100)

String Review – Kitty String (x100)

Well, I haven’t seen soo much string reviews, so I decided to write one by myself..Where shall I start… Really hard to say something about strings, because you just feel them, but you don’t know how to say it in words.

So, I got my x100 pack of the Baby Pink Kitty String, straight from Euro-Yo, so I have the chance to test it in longer run.

Well, I start woth the first impressions, as always:
I got the pack with the old packageing, but you may know that Kitty String now has a new packageing, it’s also a stricker, what is (in my opinion) a very good idea! But hey, who cares about the package, you play with the string, not with the package. So I didn’t mind that I get the „old” packageing.
The colourway is very shiny, bright, and awesome. I really love this colour, but later I will say something more about it.

After unpacking our new string, let’s put it into the yoyo.

I have to mention, that you get you string „unknotted”. So,m you have the cance to knot it as you want, and as long as you want and so on. I liked it, don’t know what you think, but for me it was good point.
Ont he first throw it made it’s job. Feels very fell ont he hand, doesn’t hurt you fingers, holds the loops/whips/suicides ver ywell, as it should. (Type 10 ftw!) So, no chance to disappointment.

Of course, nothing can be perfect.
As I said, I want to say something about the colour. I know, that after some time every string loses from it’s colour, but I realised that Kitty String maybe makes it a little faster. I’m no tan intensive player, and after about 6-7 hours of playing, it looses the awesome shine what it had at the begining.
Ont he other hand, it’s maintance is quite good, but not the best.

All in all. No disappointment, I have just positive experiences with it. As I said, holds everything perfectly, as it should, I had only problem with the colour loosing, but again, who cares about the colour…
All respects goes to Hiro for doing this job for us, and I have to say that he does a very good job with this string. I will galdly use it until I run out of them. (After it I’ll order more :$)

I hope I helped with this reviewish thing.

Dávid

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