I’ve been given the green light to spill the tea on our latest testing, and the world needs to know.
First up, the RIP. This thing is so itsy bitsy teeny weenie that you’ll look at it and ask, “what is this, a yoyo for ants!?” -cue Zoolander memes- But it’s a blast for sure. It’s bouncy, surprisingly long-spinning for a fixie AND its size, and perfect for those “how did they do that?” picture trick challenges, and just casually bouncing around. It’s basically a novelty that actually works.
Then there’s the Pocket Watch. I’m convinced @AudreySickburn made some kind of dark pact with the Yo-Yo Lords for this one, because the way it magnetically snaps back to the string is straight-up witchcraft. It’s basically like two half-dollars with an MR-85 sandwiched in between thick, yet I couldn’t stop this thing from landing back on the string, I hit x17 stalls in a row at one point! When I could sometimes struggle to hit 5 in a row on a Butterfly, lmao. It performs wayyyyy above its weight class. One of those designs that comes around every once and a while where you play with it and you’re like “there’s nothing like this on the market” and I love it!
I think you all would love either of these to be honest, but the Pocket Watch certainly steals the spotlight for me personally, and well deserving of a go-anywhere throw for fixie or MR lovers.