# CLYW Colorways & solid color (merged) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Yo-Yo\ **Created:** [August 16, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389 "2015-08-16T18:40:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/1 "2015-08-16T18:40:09Z")
whats happening to the clyw color ways i feel like they are changing a lot, i liked the old ones better i feel like these newer ones are looking more like yoyo factory… ---
**Author:** ![mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@mysteriousyoyoer\_par](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/mysteriousyoyoer_par)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/2 "2015-08-16T18:45:06Z")
> [@Mandiz](#): > > whats happening to the clyw color ways i feel like they are changing a lot, i liked the old ones better i feel like these newer ones are looking more like yoyo factory… They are changing them. Is this even a question. I mean companies keep changing stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:46pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/3 "2015-08-16T18:46:17Z")
well i guess my question is why, and are they keeping the old ones to? ---
**Author:** ![Zorro](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/zorro/32/206266_2.png) [@Zorro](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Zorro)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/4 "2015-08-16T18:49:26Z")
> [@Mandiz](#): > > well i guess my question is why, and are they keeping the old ones to? I imagine they will do some of their popular ones. Like Hulk Smash, Confetti, Jack Rabbit, 28 Stories, Black Bip Bop, but some of the other ones will probably go away. ---
**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/5 "2015-08-16T18:57:40Z")
ok, is the reason just because of the unpopularity of some of the old one like clear view station? and do you think the new ones look like yyf? ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/6 "2015-08-16T19:03:48Z")
> [@Mandiz](#): > > ok, is the reason just because of the unpopularity of some of the old one like clear view station? and do you think the new ones look like yyf? The new run reminds me of YoyoFactory. Every berry smoothie on the Orca looks just like a YoyoFactory galaxy to me, so I know what you mean. They cover the reasons why on their ask.fm page. You may want to take a look there for some answers, and it’s an interesting read. I just don’t want to type it all here. Basically, anodizer issues sums it up. [www.ask.fm/clywofficial](http://www.ask.fm/clywofficial) ---
**Author:** ![Mr.wIerdHObBies31](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/mr.wierdhobbies31/32/1421_2.png) [@Mr.wIerdHObBies31](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mr.wIerdHObBies31)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/7 "2015-08-16T19:06:33Z")
I despise all of the new ones. I will buy solid before I even think about buying a new splash. ---
**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/8 "2015-08-16T19:15:17Z")
where can i find it on their ask fm i keep scrolling but i see nothing ---
**Author:** ![kadabrium](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/kadabrium/32/1522_2.png) [@kadabrium](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/kadabrium)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/9 "2015-08-16T19:16:39Z")
step 1 quick scroll a lot of pages step 2 search for ‘color’ ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/10 "2015-08-16T19:27:56Z")
The last post on this subject was from just 6 days ago, so it’s not that far down on the page. You can search further if you’re interested in the topic and want to read more. ---
**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/11 "2015-08-16T21:49:21Z")
i found it thank you! so does anyone like these colors? ---
**Author:** ![GoCrazyForYoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gocrazyforyoyo/32/7941_2.png) [@GoCrazyForYoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/GoCrazyForYoyo)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2015, 10:01pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/12 "2015-08-16T22:01:00Z")
Love them. I don’t think anyone should ever constrain themselves to in a box. New looks keep it fresh. Is it really such a bad thing to change? (Even just a little…) ---
**Author:** ![Shadowspectre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@Shadowspectre](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Shadowspectre)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 1:31am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/13 "2015-08-17T01:31:54Z")
I hate the new colorways. Not because of any similarities to YYF, it’s just that they look bad IMO. I do like solid aqua quite a bit though. If they keep Jack rabbit and blue thistle I’m happy. ---
**Author:** ![Mandiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mandiz](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Mandiz)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/14 "2015-08-17T06:48:04Z")
im debating about weather or not to get a solid red bonfire, it the over all yoyo a good investment? should i not get it because it is not a splash? and how does this yoyo compare to the scout, and the orca? ---
**Author:** ![Gambit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/gambit/32/1358_2.png) [@Gambit](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Gambit)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:02am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/15 "2015-08-17T07:02:33Z")
Found a couple of pertinent quotes from CLYW’s ask.fm: > [@](#): > > The new colorways on the Avalanches look amazing! But they remind me of the anodizing of some other companies. Don’t ever drop your old anodizer though - it will be a huge loss to CLYW. > > Well to be fair, plenty of other companies are using our old anodizer, and all of their stuff looks just exactly like ours anyway, so it’s not like this is a new thing. > We never had any intentions of dropping our old anodizer. But when they got really backed up and almost single-handedly sank CLYW we had to look for more options. > When your entire supply chain hinges on a single supplier, if anything happens to that supplier you are screwed, screwed, screwed. So we made a decision to find additional suppliers both to keep the business end of things moving and just because _new_ can be really good sometimes. We like moving forward as a company. We like trying new stuff. And we felt like it was time to mix things up a bit. So more solids, neat engravings, and new colors from new anodizers. > We have a lot of fans, and thankfully we have more each day. Can’t be a bad thing to give them more ways to enjoy CLYW, can it? -Steve > [@](#): > > the new colourway looks almost like YYF colourway… it feels weird… it almost feels like CLYW is losing something important that defines themselves. I maybe wrong but what do you think steve? > > I think you’re definitely wrong, but mostly because I don’t think you’re looking at these in context. You’re looking at our most recent colorways, and then comparing new colorways directly to those. You aren’t thinking at all about how much our return tops have changed visually over the past 9 years. Look at the painted Peak…there is absolutely nothing in our current line that looks anything like that, and yet that is the look that launched CLYW and defined the original aesthetic of the company. > Then we shifted to splash ano, which at the time pretty much no one was doing. And our splash ano has changed dramatically over time. And will continue to change. > These new colorways don’t look like our current line, but only because our current line sat for a while and got kinda stale. It was time to start moving things forward again with some new ideas. That doesn’t mean we’re getting rid of the current colorways, but it’s definitely time to freshen things up. > Every company changes and grows, and if it doesn’t then it dies. The important thing about CLYW is not the color of our return tops…it’s the stories we tell, the quality we produce, the amazing team we support, and the value that we provide for the return top community and industry. -Steve Personally, I love the new colourways. I mean: [http://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1396/view/images/01.jpghttp://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1396/view/images/91.jpg](http://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1396/view/images/01.jpghttp://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1396/view/images/91.jpg) [http://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1373/view/images/41.jpghttp://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/515/view/images/11.jpg](http://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1373/view/images/41.jpghttp://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/515/view/images/11.jpg) [http://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/515/view/images/31.jpghttp://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1396/view/images/71.jpg](http://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/515/view/images/31.jpghttp://cdn.yoyoexpert.com/1396/view/images/71.jpg) Come on, those are some good looking yo-yos right there! … and yes, it’s clear that the top left uses YYF’s ‘Alien Galaxy’ as a base coat, and the one next to it is the same as YYF’s ‘Galaxy’ colourway. However, there isn’t a person on this earth that’s going to convince me that having a ‘Galaxy’ or ‘Alien Galaxy’ (imo the best looking colourways ever) Orca is a bad thing. I think the sheer variety in the new runs is great. Personally, I’ll take these: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/b/d/6bdd6954e8af8b1b74412d35111c6d5bfaade446.jpeg) over these: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/2/3/623502ef59cebd0694db869f24ad4a19a04f256a.jpeg) Allllll day long. I know that there are some people that prefer the old ones, and that’s fair enough. To each their own. Still, I’m loving the new colours. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![persson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/persson/32/208357_2.png) [@persson](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/persson)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/16 "2015-08-17T07:39:29Z")
> [@Gambit](#): > > I know that there are some people that prefer the old ones present! ---
**Author:** ![Totalartist](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/totalartist/32/1054_2.png) [@Totalartist](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Totalartist)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/17 "2015-08-17T10:42:44Z")
The new colors definitely look better than the same old look from the past, and definitely a YoyoFactory look on a few of them. But, we’re not even sure that CLYW is going this direction in the future. It may have been a one-run type deal. Perhaps we are jumping the gun thinking about what this new run means for the company. If they know, we’ll all just have to wait to find out. A more interesting question to me, is how CLYW feels about other companies taking some of their more “signature” color schemes, and putting them on their yo-yos in the future. If we are going to relax about the colorway thing, perhaps it should happen across the board? Would you mind seeing a 28 stories colorway on another company’s throws? How about Jack Rabbit or Harrison Hurricane? Would it depend on their relationship with that particular company? Would a phone call have to take place first for it to be okay? For a lot of people, the whole colorway thing is not a big deal, because some would argue you can trademark the name of the colorway, but not the colors. Yoyofficer had some colorways that looked strikingly similar to CLYW in the past. I think the trend changing, and things “looking more YoyoFactory,” means that YoyoFactory is in the lead in the colorway department. In the past, things were looking kinda CLYW. ---
**Author:** ![Buggot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buggot/32/1534_2.png) [@Buggot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buggot)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/18 "2015-08-17T11:48:09Z")
Or maybe it could be that the old anodizer that did the old colorways is backed up and they want to do more runs so it’s kinda forced them to use the anodizer that YYF uses ---
**Author:** ![seanthegiraffe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/seanthegiraffe/32/1554_2.png) [@seanthegiraffe](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/seanthegiraffe)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/19 "2015-08-18T05:30:51Z")
They’re cool and I think they are changing because they want to see if those colorways are popular. If they are, then they’ll keep them and if not then they will scratch them. ---
**Author:** ![Marksman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/marksman/32/7978_2.png) [@Marksman](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Marksman)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2015, 7:42am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/clyw-colorways-solid-color-merged/76389/20 "2015-08-18T07:42:27Z")
The colorways they used on the orcas that just released are awesome.