So a short while after I got my first Sage I bought a 5-pack of Yomega string from my local Hobbytown. Since then every time I've changed string, the Yo-yo has started out unresponsive and then slowly become more and more responsive after about an hour of play. I think I've lubed it once, maybe twice in the short while I've had it, but considering the fact that this only becomes an issue every time I change string makes me thing it's something else.

Another thing I noticed about the Sage- about a week ago I took the bearing off and took a bunch of hair out that got stuck under it (I have really long hair and a bad breakaway). Since then the bearing has been a lot louder, which I initially assumed just had to do with the fact that the place it sits in is now clean. I don't think this is related to my problem but I figured it was worth mentioning just in case.

Anyway, any ideas as to what's going on? I normally wouldn't mind breaking in a string, but it's a real pain on busy days where I don't have an hour to set aside to do it.