We are almost coming up on another 10 years since the Peak 2 release
P3ak will be just shy of 20 years of the original if we see it next year.
Just for context
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My favorite Peak is the plastic one! 
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the real Peak are the friends we made along the way
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Speaking about sequels. I wonder how close/different the AtDesignâs rendition (the 54mm one) is to the series 1 Peaks.
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@2rozhok
it is amazing. it is near perfect. it have original peak strong solid spirit, but feel like the ultimate improve version of it. when I recieve this, I didnât even know it was supposed to be similar to peak. first thing I say to self was âwow, this is like a really really really good peakâ after one throw. then I realize it was inspire by this original thing.
it is so good, and it is so âpeaklikeâ. i suggest to anybody who want peak peak1 experience (ha) but cannot budget for it to look for one of these asap. if 3rd gen OG peak is charmelion, this is charizard.
if OG peak is 7.5/10 to me,
I rate this at-design a true 8.5/10. their bearing seat really sucks and gets grind down and it feel gross to open though so I remove 1 points from perfect 10,but it is amazing and I keep it with my peaks collection because it is resemble them so much in play and feel!
wish it come in cool splash like peak, then it would be true perfection.
i hope this help
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Thank you for saving my thread! 
there was a disgusting amount of malice.
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Well I think they figured out a compromise lol.
What a ride
Weâre all just here like
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Excellent! Now I want one )
Many thanks!
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Well that was a fun read.
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So this might cause another argument
I think the AT Design Mono is as similar to the Peak as the Peak 2 is in a different way. The Peak had a unique combination of âfloatyâ and âheftyâ. The Peak 2 leaned more towards the âfloatyâ characteristic of the Peak. The Mono plays with a bit more heft than the Peak in my opinion, leaning more towards the âheftyâ side.
The Mono also has a bit more kick back on the initial throw than the Peak and Peak 2. I would say both the Mono and Peak 2 are equal attempts at sequels to the Peak, itâs up to you to decide if you want a yo-yo that plays lighter or heavier.
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The character you chose for me captures my fair skin perfectly.
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I love to work around the adjustments⊠This is exactly the reason I play a lot of organic.
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truce for all thing peak passion
Well I didnât anticipate this was gonna cause such a ruckus, I figured folks would be excited to hear about the P3ak, didnât think I was going to make such a mess.
I have this tendency to write the way I speak, and an equal tendency to assume that when Iâm talking to other yoyo people weâre all more or less operating with the same general context. That wasnât the case here, and I apologize for dropping a turd in the punchbowl and then blithely wandering off to hang out with my family.
There is a tremendous amount of nostalgia around the original Peak, the original Freehand, and a lot of what came out in that particular era, and I donât think any of us did a very good job with those yoyos. They were improvements over what was available at the time, but Iâve always considered that to be mostly an indicator of how bad yoyos were at the time! Almost nothing from that time period holds up for me. I get a lot of people waxing poetic to me about how great the original Freehand was and Iâll be the first to say that I had no idea what I was doing when I designed that yoyo, I got kinda lucky, and it still wasnât very good.
The Peak has always felt the same way to me. Great profile, great shape and size, never liked the way it played. Chris tried to gift me the original Hoodride Peak at a contest and I thanked him but declined because throwing that yoyo hurt my wrist because of how it hit the end of the string. I think the Plastic Peak with Luftverk is the best Peak made to date, and I think it far surpasses both the original and the Peak 2. In fact, in talking to Chris about what to do with the P3ak my suggestion was âmake the Plastic Peak in metalâ and he agreed. Because it keeps the look, feel, and personality of the original while fixing some key weight distribution issues but not making it play too much like a âmodernâ yoyo.
The original Peak was magical, but IMO that was because of Chris. The way he approached it, the way he presented it, the transparency and open earnestness of the whole project. He just wanted it to exist and he willed it into life and he did so with the full weight of his beautiful personality behind it. Everything that I do with Caribou now is in service of his original vision, and while I may not look back and think every Caribou release was a winner I definitely have nothing but love for every step that brought us to where we are today, and for every one of you who carried us here.
Apologies if I seemed disrespectful of peopleâs nostalgia and warm feelings for the original Peak, that definitely wasnât my intention. I just always felt like it was a first step, and we arenât done with that journey yet. If we do it right, I think the P3ak will be what the original was always meant to be, and I think it will finally close the loop on where we started and where weâre going.
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thank you for this such kind message to us mr. unklesteve
we have great excitement for p3eak and our enthusiasm for clyw is always deep since beginning
have a goodnight 
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That is the greatest thing you have ever said, like⊠ever.
Apology accepted; weâve got more punch in the back.
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Fingers crossed still the P3ak being made from 7075 isnât completely ruled out! I wanna be able to beat the crud outta it
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I am an absolute history nerd; unfortunately, I like yoyo more, so I hardly know much about history-- anyway.
This thread has taught me more about the Peak than the Peak 2, though I now know enough about the Peak 2, I was delighted to learn so much about the Peak.
It definitely has a very rich and sweet history; Iâve never met Chris, but his smile and personality is highly contagious, even through a computer screen, and I think I can see that the Peak is âChris in a Yo-Yoâąâ
Iâve never had the pleasure of throwing a Peak, but it definitely looks very interesting, and itâs very beautiful. owning a Peak is only something I can dream of, even if I come across the funds, I just canât justify paying that much for a yoyo.
maybe Iâll stumble across one someday or even receive one as a gift. but for now, it is basically a Cryptid⊠something unachievable. I donât see myself making it to a contest/meetup anytime soon, so itâll be a while before I even try one, but I hope to⊠maybe someday.
I think I understand now that the Peak is not just a yoyo, it is a piece of history, and a pleasant one at that. I hope to own one eventually.
Oh, and I also hope that the P3ak is made from 7075, I too tend to beat the living soul out of yoyos.
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A smaller Plastic Peak in delrin plz
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