Okay this arrived last Monday but I didn’t have a chance to post about it last week. Rainbow Survivalist with Glen’s new experimental response. No response holes but instead collars on either side of the axle that increase friction on the string loop.
This is my first Spinworthy so unfortunately I can’t compare it to an original Survivalist but I will say that it is very responsive while still being very smooth on the response grab. Can almost be too responsive at times so I need to watch my string tension. Despite Glen recommending poly string, I’ve actually found that Zipline KOTN offers the best playing experience for me.
I’m not a fixie expert but I agree with @mable’s comments in that it excels at stalls and flip-type tricks but struggles with string tricks. Any layering will quickly kill the spin.
Overall I am really enjoying this throw, so much so that I took a break from unresponsive play and have been playing it exclusively for the last week.
Thanks @Glenacius_K for making this for me. It is a beautiful piece!
