These are great juggling rings. The ones I received are solid red. They appear to be very durable, having been dropped on hard surfaces multiple times without major damage. The users who broke them must have really abused them somehow! My rings don't appear to be deformed, they are fairly straight. The plastic they're made of also doesn't feel so hard that these rings are painful to use (unless the user seriously uses them again). I am very happy with them and will probably order a second set soon.