Thanks, glad to see another doork ︿(￣︶￣)︿
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difeyo (was it the flyback?) probably counts in this list in some way
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Lmfao
gotta go w no jive:
1st take-apart yo-yo
1st yo-yo w replaceable components
1st yo-yo w multiple configurations
1st yo-yo w laser-engraved art
and later the sb-2 was:
1st mass-produced ball bearing yo-yo
1st anodized aluminun yo-yo
1st yo-yo w adjustable gap mechanism
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It wasn’t the first yoyo with replaceable response. Turbo discs came out with the introduction of the pocket pocket in fall 99. Prior to that the turbo bumblebee and coldfusions had been released as well as the super yo samurai.
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Man for some reason I thought TD were introd w the SB-2 because of its gap tool but I know you’re right. And that timing makes sense because of the huge dustup between Custom and Playmaxx around then. My bad!
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Whatever the first butterfly yoyo ever made was, man, a game changer
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This is how my list looks since i started throwing in the mid 90’s. i’m sure there are some others i should have mentioned.
butterfly
tk no jive
tk sb2
yomega raider
superyo renegage
duncan fh1
yoyojam patriot (also journey or whatever model introduced the double oring response as a predecessor of silicone/pads)
dif-e-yo barebones
yoyofactory 888
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The Butterfly was the first butterfly shaped yoyo (“Butterfly” and “Imperial” are still registered trademarks of Duncan afaik) to be mass produced but I think the concept existed in the late 1800s.
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pretty sure Duncan started producing theirs around 1958 ish.
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Yeah 1958. I assume the plastic version started in 68 when Duncan was acquired by Flambeau
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