Having picked up and quickly become obsessed with an old fireball, which I loved growing up, I was curious to try one of the greats that I missed out on. Its shape seems similar but there are so many different ProYos, idk where to start or what’s worth buying.
Playmaxx ProYo 2 seems to be the one, but I see Duncan and Koosh as well.
What happened when? What are the differences, would I end up looking for obsolete brake pads and specific string? I just want a cool glow in the dark Proyo that’s worth playing.
Educate me, please, the heck is up with all these ProYos, asks the yomega kid. Seems like it would be a fun discussion.
I’ve had a “Koosh” proyo as a kid and currently have a Playmaxx ProYo (with San Jose Sharks branding on it) as well as 2 Duncan ProYos and a ProFly. I’m pretty sure the ProYo 2 is the same as the Koosh, just branding. They all feature a wooden axle that can be replaced.
The Duncan versions of the ProYo are a bit smaller than the original. ProFly is essentially the winged version of the ProYo with the same wood axle system. Duncan also rebranded the bumblebee as the “Dragonfly” whilst using the classic cork pads.
Just to throw in another as I bought it at the same time as my Koosh ProYo - also had the Spintastics Terminator Technic which also had a wood axle and takeapart design. Was very similar to the ProYo. All played smooth and sometimes felt like I got just as long of sleepers out of them as I would out of my Fireball.
If you can find a ProFly, recommend nabbing one. Great for fixie tricks.
Playmaxx made the proyos and later sold to Duncan in the early 2000s. So the proyos got rebranded Duncan. During the boom ‘98-99ish they were branded with the koosh branding instead of playmaxx but they were still made by playmaxx. They all play the same, the only real difference is the caps, the Duncan ones were just thick matte paper. Proyo 2’s are fixed axle and use a round wooden axle sleeve. I’m not sure if anyone makes these anymore so you might have to be gentle with it. The bumblebee’s are bearing and use the brake pads, Yoyofactory still produces and sells the cork brake pads.
Yep! I’ve made cork, carbon fiber, tpu, and polypropylene brake pads. TPU is the current favorite, I have had one tester request I make them a hair thicker than my current ones, and am waiting on a 3d printer part to print the thick version.
I actually like these for the Turbo Grind Machine. Once the cork wore out it almost instantly became unresponsive and the retro kits are no longer available anywhere that I could see.
I’ve made printable brake pad deletes to use friction stickers or normal pads. If you use the 19mm pad then just do one and a delete until it wears in and then add another 19mm pad bpt inserts.rar - Google Drive
