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The Story of Centroid
YO-YO Centroid Specs Material： 6061AL+POM Total weight： 68.2g Diameter： 57.5mm Width： 51mm Gap width： 4.52mm Axle： M4* 8mm Bearing： Concave bearing Pad size: 19.2*14.2*1.2 mm Price：50USD Ever since 2022, yoyofriends used a lot of time and resources to develop fingerspin yoyos. The likes of AOE, Rio, Helix and Strand. All these yoyos are great at fingerspin. However for 1A okay, the performance is not up to par with a relative comp yoyo. For this project, our goal is to make a performant 1A yoyo first, then think about the fingerspin capability. (Picture of AOE, Rio, Helix, and Strand) For this design,...
The Story of Compound
YO-YO Compound Specs Material： Nylon/PC/POM+6061 Total weight： 66.74g/67.4g/70.46g Diameter： 57.00mm Width： 50.60mm Gap width： 4.53mm Axle： M4*10mm Bearing： Concave bearing Pad size: 19.2*14*1.2mm Release date: October 6th 8PM EST Price：60USD Compound is our first PC body + Aluminum rim yoyo. Blending both bimetal performance with PC fun into one. The initial design process is still blending performance and fun together. Which is what we are focusing on recently. One of the ideas is to combine the PC body with aluminum rims. PC makes the yoyo fun intrinsically. Aluminum rims have a less extreme weight distribution as SS or Ti. In theory this will not...
The Story of Intercut
YO-YO intercit Specs Material： 7075 aluminum + SS + PC Total weight： 65.46g Diameter： 55.98mm Width： 48.8mm Gap width： 4.5mm Axle： M4 × 8mm Bearing： Concave bearing Pad size: 19.2*14*1.2mm Release date: September 22nd 8PM EST Price：110USD Introducing the yoyofriends intercut, a tri-material design based on the papercut. Intercut focuses on the performance aspect of papercut with added fun and flow from the sandwiched PC ring. The cut series is one of our most successful lines of yoyos. It brings unprecedented performance to a wide group of yoyoers at a friendly price. (picture of the cut series) For this project we...
The Story of Carp
YO-YO Carp Specs Material： PC Body + PC Cap + 6061 Core + 6061 Spacer Total weight： 66.66g Diameter： 55.85mm Width： 50.38mm Gap width： 4.52mm Axle： M4*10mm Bearing： U bearing Pad size: 19.2*14*1.2mm Release date:August 28th 8PM EST Price：40USD In 2020, yoyofriends launched its first O-shaped yo-yo, Koi. Koi showcases a different side of yoyofriends by focusing on flow and feel. It has an overall organic shape that still packs performance. KOI has an optimized center/rim weight distribution to give a relaxed experience when throwing normally. It also has optimized power and acceleration to handle all the tricks when pushed. Koi...
The Story of MINITI KOI
August 5th 2026 YO-YO MINITI KOI Specs Material： TA2 Total weight： 64.5~64.6g Diameter： 43.5mm Width： 35.00mm Gap width： 4.58mm Axle： M4*8mm Bearing： D bearing Pad size: 19*13*1.2 mm Release date:August 11th 8PM EST Price：140USD~150USD The mini Ti Koi is our undersized titanium offering that provides performance, fun and portability. The project started after our undersized mini peregrine X. That yoyo packs a serious punch even at it's size and weight. Resulting from the utilization of the D bearing. We asked, why not make an undersized yoyo more focused on fun instead of performance? (Picture of Mini Peregrine X and D bearing.) To...