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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...
The Story of Coalescence
Coalescence July 24th 2026 YO-YO Coalescence Specs Material: 7075+SS Total weight: 66.76g Diameter: 56.04 mm Width: 46.00mm Gap width: 4.50mm Axle: M4*14mm Bearing: Concave bearing Pad size: 19.2*14.2*1.2 mm Release date:July 31th 8PM EST Price:95USD~100USD Introducing the yoyofriends Coalescence, our first yoyo dedicated to 3A and 1A. The idea came from Keitaro Nishimura and many other 3A players in Japan. First, we need to understand what makes a great 3A yoyo. One thing immediately comes to mind is stability. Both yoyos will need to be very stable and stay on plane in order to perform long 3A combos. For...
Pacer
The Story of Pacer July,12th, 2026 YO-YO Pacer Specs Material: 6061 Total weight: 67.8g Diameter: 58.00 mm Width: 60.00mm Gap width: 4.54mm Axle: M4*8mm Bearing: Concave bearing Pad size: 19.2*14.2*1.2 mm Release date:July 18th 2026 Price:50USD~55USD Introducing the yoyofriends Pacer, our budget 60mm wide monometal focused on consistency and pacing. This project started abit after our proposed 62mm wide bimetal, Recoil. Instead of going almost all out on a super wide bimetal, we want to do an affordable monometal. The inspiration of Pacer started with our budget 50mm monometal, Ultracut. Ultracut is one of our best sellers, bringing one of the highest...
Tranquility
June,30th, 2026 The Story of Tranquility YO-YO Tranquility Specs Material: 6061+6061Cap Total weight: 66.5g Diameter: 56.00 mm Width: 50.94mm Gap width: 4.54mm Axle: M4*8mm Bearing: Concave bearing Pad size: 19.2*14.2*1.2 mm Release date:July 4th 2026 Price:75USD~80USD Introducing the yoyofriends tranquility, our capped organic yoyo built for fun. With many of our projects focusing on competition and performance, we want to do a project that is completely different from the norm. A yoyo purely focused on non competition characteristics. For the profile and the shape, we started looking into the Koi. Koi is one of our most popular yoyos due...