Beyblade -- anyone knowledgable?

[Athenor]

Hey all. No, I'm not back fully -- as I explained to Pheno, time's been.. well.. non-existant for me, and with all my stuff packed away and my local stores completely and utterly CLEANED of Zoids by myself, I don't feel I'd be contributing to the community as of yet.

However, I do trust you guys in more ways than you realize... so I figured this would be the best place to ask.

I have an affinity with building stuff.. and kind of a guilty pleasure for me is Beyblades, those battling tops from Takara/Hasbro. I only own 6 ATM, as well as 2 arenas (whcih I think are identical with different paintjobs), and the magnetic accessory pack & tray.

Essentially what I was looking for was any knowledge on websites, tips, and what not when it comes to Beyblades. Most specifically:

• How do the different weight rings / spin gears/ attack points affect things?
  
• Are there differences in the stadiums that are noticable?
  
• Are any of the "fancy" launchers worth it?
  
• Ignoring the heavy-power arena magnets, do the magnetic cores/ magnetic weight rings affect things, and how do they interact with "normal" tops?
  
• exactly how many different top types are there?
  
• do the bit chips -do- anything? Is there a reason why some have triangles and circles etched out of them?
  

Stuff like that. I guess what I'm looking for is a good fansite dedicated to them, and such. They seem decently fun (although the stickers come off far too easily), and it is a great lesson in physics to see how the different shapes/tips and such work.

... I'm also wondering if I can find a left-spin gear for my Trygle (a top that rides high and "jumps" when hit right)... it's got a replacable spin gear for reasons I cannot fathom...

Athenor

[legoliger]

the ones with triangles in them can be used with electronic launchers

[zoids]

The lighter the weight disk the faster it will be and more it will move while on the other hand the heavier the disk the less it will move but be harder to take down.