Here is a larger picture. Kiya is always about the details. And for the 5th colab with The Flat Head he has paid homage to one of his other passions, Yo-Yos. Fun Time Yoyo indeed.
This limited run of probably no more then 300 jeans makes yo-yoing so much cooler then almost anything else that’s happened in the last 10 years of yo-yoing. Bar Fiend Magazine/Warped Tour.
This was posted over at theyo.com
The Plug in 2 i played with a few years ago blew my mind. It is, to me, THE unsung hero of aluminum yo-yos. amazing balance and tolerance. I heard rumor that it was machined at the same shop as the Oxy was? It would make sense.
Looks like they are using Shmoove rings inside the yo-yo.
I’m glad they took the nipple down a bit. that was one thing, when thumb grinding with the Plug In, the nipple could some times get in the way.
Glad to see they have also kept the shape about the same. Something about the shapes the Italians use, it just feels so damn good in the hand. Well, except for the Roo.
Thanks to Oke Rosgana for posting all these pictures here.
Rosgana had an interesting comment on how the seem between the metal rim and the plastic body was “perfect”. What happens when a bootleg’s quality surpasses that of the original?
There are a lot of bootlegs coming out of China now a days. Yo-Yo Jam, Yo-Yo Factory, L2, SPYY and Dif-e-Yo just to name a few. I’ve never played with an L2 so i can’t vouch for there quality. But Yo-Yo Factory, SPYY and Dif-e-Yo all take great skill and pride in making a perfect yo-yo. You don’t hear about a wobbly 888/Spyder/Tank. But ever week it seems there is a new post on one of the web boards talking about how a kid’s xconvict cracked or the nut ripped out of his Lyn Fury. Granted, in the USA we can’t buy the metal rimmed yyj knock offs. But what about the asian markets like Malaysia, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan? Thats a HUGE chunk of the market that has more access to these yo-yos then we do. And for a lot of the kids over there, they pay a lot more for a Dark Magic or a Hitman. I guess I’m getting after a quality over a cost. If an 888 or a Spyder plays and is made 10x better then the copy people will play 10x more for it. But if your getting basically the same quality for a fraction of the cost, it’s a no brainer.
And what happens when the bootleggers innovate and enhance the original? Sure it would be hard to grab an Aquarius with hubstacks. But if these guys are putting as much detail into the fakes as it seems they are, i wouldn’t be surprised if Z stacks or T stacks fit on this?
A new all over print yo-yo has dropped from Yo-Yo Guy.
This time they’ve anodized a batch of 48 Dif-E-Yo Barebones and printed the Cross Bones pattern on it.
The black on red looks really sharp.
Damn it, they did it again!
So a few years ago Yo-Yo Factory stepped up to the plate and gave us the 401K. Probably the most innovative yo-yo since the Mondial. After that they just kept cranking them out. Hubstacks, super rim G5 shape. If your a regular at yoyo2 you know every week or so we post something new from them. We rumored this yo-yo a week ago and now the official pictures are out on their Myspace.
Same diameter as the 401k. IMPROVED Speed Dials (you can recess them deeper). And the G5 style weight distribution. Neat.
I’ll just post exactly what Stu had to say about it.
The QuadrupleExtraLarge (XXXXL) – aka BeerGoggles or
DoubleVision is the next chapter from Werrd. A
precision machined aluminum yoyo,
52.5mm Dia, 40mm width, fully packed 66gms and 60gms
with its gear off, Beefcaked, Stainless Steel Bearings
all round, Ghost Pads, Custom Bearing Tips (named
JimmyHats – to cover those pointy bits) AND Spiked
tips, Able to take a KK… and more.
Just think about it – the first yoyo to be played with
1, 2, 3 or 4 bearings. Anyway you like it!
Beefcake gap = 4.45mm
Single Bearing Gap (requires Spacer Set) = 4.2mmHere is a photo of the Naked and DeLorean XXXXL with
and without JimmyHats. And a photo of the SpacerSets.
Can be shimmed from 4.2mm to over 6.0mm and still a
player…. but I recomend around 4.4 – 5.0mm
If your not familiar with the advantage of a BEFFCAKE
here goes:The two bearings help center the string, similar to a
KonKave…but different
Beefcaking doesn’t place all the strings on top of
each other like a KK tends to do. It acts like a flat
bearing by allowing the string to sit side by side
during the trick.
It makes it easier to select any string without
causing an unexpected bind or snag.
It’s silicon-able for those who want or need it…
Well, it looks to be another fine yo-yo offering from Werrd that is rife with sexual innuendo for the confused and impressionable yo-yoers of the world.
-Josh
Spyderman Edition.
Should be out before Christmas?
Looks great SPYY! Can’t wait to see what you come up with next!
I don’t really know what to say about this yo-yo. Alex Kim of BIO is trying his hand at the yo-yo thing again. The name is kind of tacky considering he’s making fun of all the shit hes done.
It looks like an undersized 401K with hub stacks and a large bearing. Which in its own right, sounds like a sweet yo-yo. But maybe the original makers should have made it?
It should be fun to read the comments on this post:)
I guess I’m getting one of these in the mail along with a bunch of Egos. So when I get it I’ll let you know how it plays.
Here are some screen shots of the new Yo-Yo Factory 401SD. You got it right folks, the 401 is back with better dials and G5/888 rims.
The grapevine says its due out by the end of the month?
What makes the ‘08 888 different you say? well to start off they’ve made it out of a higher alloy grade and they changed the machining process to give it the nice shinny finish. The other cool thing about the new 888s is the axle is ‘floating’. meaning you can unscrew it from the yo-yo and the performance wont be hindered if its off center. And finally the hubstacks are polycarb to reduce the weight. The package also comes with a pair of gloves, replacement axle and o rings, string and a 888 button.
