I have been wondering this for a while now. Every yo-yo company outside of the USA/Canada seems to have a Bi-metal offering. Who do you think will make one first; OneDrop or CLYW? I for one, would love to see what Chris (CLYW) could do in this format.
Pretty sure itād be onedrop. I would bet they want to get it down before offering the service to others
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I think its one drop, but boy would a bi metal clyw be cool!
From what Iāve read/heard, the guys at CLYW have talked about it, but they donāt seem too interested in going for bimetalsā¦ Iām not sure if it would really fit their groove, or their vision and they are super big on that, which is a good thing. I could definitely see OneDrop doing it first, though either way it would cost a lot of money to produce, which means an even higher price for the customer and I donāt think either company is too keen on making throws THAT expensive
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Considering OD machines CLYWās stuff now, no matter which brand it is itāll be OD that makes it 
sorry mr machinist but i cant read JAPANESE
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I donāt know where the whole āOne Drop is in Japanā thing started but Iām NEVER LETTING GO OF IT ha ha ha
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OneDrop.
WHAT??!!! Ya mean to say that Onedrop is making yoyos in Japan???
Yes, itās true; amazingly. One Drop is located in the very smallest town in the State. Itās actually not even a town. Itās more like a Village.
Japan Oregon. (Obvious ill attempt at low grade humor)
And; One Drop has already made a Bi-metal Yoyo. They just donāt want to crank up production until they are Perfect.
Shawn and David are well aware that there are already a few very nice Bi-metal yoyos out there.
ā¦So when a Company is so well known for producing one Excellent Yoyo design after another; it would be pointless to āRush outā a Bi-metal; just because it seems to be the ānew directionā in performance yoyos.
You donāt make a good first impression on the second try.
So they will work out the kinks just like they did with the Markmont Classic. They will twist it around until they are Satisfied.
They donāt make Yoyos. They make Benchmark grade yoyos. It is their Standard Procedure.
They will keep a few cups of Ramen in the fridge at the Shop. < So there will be a little bit of Japanese āsomethingā in the building.
Every other factor and every other aspect; will be American.
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I believe that Onedrop-sama are already venturing into that territory:
But I donāt doubt it will be a while before itās perfected.
If weāve learning anything about Onedrop so far itās that they take their time and do things right. Just because a yoyo is bi-metal doesnāt mean itās guaranteed to be good (god-tricks Trumpā¦ Iām looking in your directionā¦). If youāre going to make a bi-metal, why not take the time to make something thatāll finally knock the mighty Draupnir off itās plinth?
The Rally took 3 years, but the end result was worth the wait. Iāll have my wallet ready and waiting. 
Last time i heard, clyw was going to make the first yoyo out of a canadian donut
I wonder what the hand grind capabilities of that would beā¦ or how long it would last.
Anyway bi-metals just donāt seem like clywās thing when i think clyw i think super solid full metals or the yetiā¦ i just cant see clyw making a bi-metal.
Onedrop on the other hand yesā¦ they push the bounds with every yoyo they make especially with the rally which is probably the most solid plastic yoyo with weight rings.
Plus Onedrop has the machines to do it not many companies have the machines or the backing to make a bimetal yoyo, but i feel that onedrop definitely could.
For every single CLYW product, whether itās a return top or a sticker, the conversation starts like this:
Is this part of our story?
If we feel like it is (or should be) a legitimate way to keep telling the CLYW story, then we move forward. If itās not, then regardless of how cool we think it might be or current market trends or whatever, weāre not going to do it.
We arenāt finished having that conversation about a bi-metal return top. Maybe this year it will be part of our story, maybe it wonāt. But if we do it, it has to fit CLYW and the story that weāre telling.
A Bimetal from CLYW would be interesting, but Iādāve more interested in seeing how itāll fit the āoutdoorsā theme that CLYW has going. A Bimetal sounds really āindustrial.ā ORā¦ The Bimetal story can somehow include Dirt Bag Yeti having a tragic accident that leads to him becoming a cyborg or something. I donāt even know what Iām saying anymore xD
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Donut yoyos were introduced a numbers of years ago on the currently inactive One Drop forum. No details were ever released but one prototype picture was leaked. Unfortunately, donut yoyos have a very limited lifetime, in practiceā¦
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg140/theflooper/Misc%202/donut_yo.jpg
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Any stories being told about the strange and mysterious āTitanium Titanā that roams the wilds of the Yukon Territory?
you guys have it wrong he is not talking about the story of the animals that the yoyos are named after he is talking about clywās obituary when they have left scene. He is talking about if someone was to search clyw in fifty years what their story would be and what they would be remembered for.