Diabolo with bearings: Big Top

Item sold individually without chopsticks or string . Consider ordering them separately! NetJuggler recommends aluminum chopsticks that you can choose from the options on this page.

Ball bearing diabolo:

This diabolo should be placed in the hands of any diabolist who wants to have a good time! In fact, its axis has the particularity of being equipped with a system mounted on ball bearings, giving it an impressive rotation speed.

This bearing system allows the diabolo to have a much higher rotation speed than that which can be obtained with a normal diabolo.

• The shells of this model are made of flexible plastic with a TPE coating to limit scratches during outdoor use.
• Its large shells provide excellent stability and it is equipped with a wide axle allowing many tricks where the diabolo lands on the fingers or on the sticks.

NetJuggler's opinion on the ball bearing diabolo:

The Big Top is a diabolo from the English manufacturer Juggle Dream . This is the cheapest bearing diabolo we offer in our store. We decided to add it to our range because we were pleasantly surprised by its performance. Of course it does not equal our range of bearing diabolos made in Germany (by the manufacturer Henrys). But it will give complete satisfaction to beginners wishing to discover the discipline.

For what type of practice?

This model, the Big Top, is rather large in size with a relatively low weight for its size. It will therefore be suitable for children, teenagers and adults alike.

NetJuggler info on bearing diabolos:

If you are not familiar with ball bearing diabolos, the principle is as follows: once your diabolo gains speed, it will maintain it much longer than a diabolo with a normal axle. Here are some of the advantages:

• Longer rotation time than a normal diabolo.
• Possibility of chaining together numerous figures without having to re-accelerate your diabolo.
• Wide axle to facilitate many tricks.
• Minimal friction between the axle and the sticks during grinds/slides.
• Limits friction when practicing vertax (diabolo axis vertical)

Some disadvantages or limitations of ball bearings : it becomes impossible to do all the figures based on the elevator. These bearing diabolos are not made for practicing with several diabolos (except vertax), because they will turn too quickly on the string compared to diabolos equipped with normal axles. It may be necessary to change the bearing system once the bearing balls show wear, which of course never happens on a normal diabolo!