M2

Description

The M1 was our second yo-yo model and was released in December of 2008 as the follow up to our debut yo-yo, the Project.

At the time, high-end yo-yos had higher retail prices than they do now and supply was limited. You could go to an online yo-yo store and 90% of the listings would be sold out. The Project was a strong entry into the market because of its unusual axle system, the “projection profile” and the soda blasted finish and it too was limited in supply mainly due the kind of machine we had then.

By the time we were ready for our next model, we had improved our machining capabilities and wanted to release a high availability and affordable yo-yo that was made in house. That yo-yo was the M1. The name meant “metal for everyone” and we tried to deliver on that. To this day, 17 years later, we still have customers that purchased an M1 and for many of them, it was their first high-end metal yo-yo. We feel so grateful and honored to have had this kind of support and love over the years. The theme of the M1 of being available, affordable and made in house has been a central driving force for our business ever since. It set the tone that has carried forward to the present.

We felt the time was right to do a follow up to the M1. The M2 is a scaled up M1 and maintains the same proportions of width to diameter. The diameter has gone from 50mm to 55mm and the width has gone from 35mm to 38.6mm. The other big change is to the axle system: the M2 has a 12mm tapped axle where the M1 had a pressed nut axle system. The pressed nut system was a predecessor to Side Effects but we decided in the effort of affordability that the M2 would have a tapped axle. Interestingly, even though the M2 is bigger than the M1, it weighs less, coming in at 64.4 grams where the M1 was 65 grams. This is achieved by changes to the weight distribution (more rim weight and thinner through the middle).

In play you can tell they are related, but the M2 has more rim weight and overall feels more modern with a 27% increase to spin inertia as calculated by our resident scientist, Dirty Birdy.

Solid colors start at $55.