“Inspired by the willow ptarmigan, a bird that survives arctic hellscapes in full winter camo, yelling “AWEBO!” at its foes, ready to square up. Then poses all cute and lively, molding its feathers to party on for the summer.
This yo-yo packs that same chaotic energy: tough enough for the cold, fast enough for the storm, and loud enough to make gravity question its life choices. The Ptarmigan doesn’t just spin, it squawks, struts, and survives.”
Colorways
Bird Berries – Purple with pink and silver splash Foliage – Green with yellow splash Summer Plumage – brown with bronze gold, and red splash Deadly Awebo – Blood covered silver.
“The Trekker is the newest throw we are adding to our slim line family. This project took a while to be completed as we went back and forth with different approaches and multiple prototypes. This project took a couple of years from initial prototyping to launch date.
This time we wanted to bring a larger diameter and more pocketable slim throw with a lighter weight. With the use of 7075 aluminum we achieved having thin walls in certain areas and push out more weight towards the outer diameter to compensate the thin width and cap seat of the Trekker.
Like El MiJo, the Trekker has a hub-system, but now the hubs themselves are completely removable and replaceable. The bearing remains sitting on the body of the throw as most of the throws.
Early prototypes measured 55.1 mm diameter, clocked in at 55 g, and stretched to 29 mm wide. Our mission was to get smaller and lighter without sacrificing playability. In the final build, the Trekker grew 3 mm in diameter, shed 5 g in weight, slimmed down 6 mm in width, and gained a fully rounded profile that fits perfectly in your hand. The ultra-fine blasted finish feels incredible under the hands.
Inside, inverted walls taper from a narrow 2.3 mm at the gap out to 5.9 mm at the catch zone, making tricky binds a breeze and landings more forgiving.
This throw is designed to play with fixed (blank) and responsive bearing with the capability to play with unresponsive bearing if you want to. The Trekker is a light-carry, all-day companion built to spark creativity and elevate your tricks.”
“Introducing El MiJo SL — redesigned to be slimmer and lighter than ever before. El MiJo SL keeps the essentials of the OG with more refined and sleeker finish.
In comparison to the two previous aluminum versions, El MiJo SL comes with 2mm less in width—almost the width of a slim bearing.
The second main change is the reduction in weight: 9g less vs the OG version and 6.4g less vs El MiJo 6061 version which has the same dimensions as the OG.
The combination of making a slimmer profile and smoothing out the caps made El MiJo SL to achieve a weight of 49g making it a nice sleek throw.
With all these changes, El MiJo SL is not only even more pocket friendly but also more comfortable to the hand and play style.”
“I played with yoyos a lot in elementary school and up through junior high until I just kinda…stopped. Over the last several months, however, I’ve uncovered my old collection and rediscovered my love for the hobby. Some of the more modern design philosophies really show a love for the craft and a grasp of physics that truly impresses me as a machinist. That said, my experience is firmly rooted in that earlier era of play and my designs reflect it.
I took a lot of inspiration for this piece from the exterior design from my favorite yoyo, my trusty old Turbo Bumblebee GT, and as such I’ve taken to calling it the “Queen Bee.” It’s a touch heavier than the original, but comes with a much longer spin time to match. I’m not a particularly advanced player by modern standards, to be perfectly honest, but I’ve been putting it through its paces as simple 0A retro yoyo and really enjoying myself. I’ve recently been able to put it into the much more talented hands of more “modern” players, and it turns out that it also plays very well on the string in a way I didn’t think was possible.”
Iteration is where the most fun parts of running a yo-yo brand happen. The feeling of throwing a new prototype for the first time, assembling something unique for the first time ever off the 3D printer, or a doodle on your daily carry to make it truly your own. The creative side of yo-yo extends to more than just tricks.
We love making new yo-yos. Freshly Dirty has never been about money, instead your support over these last 9 years has only allowed us to keep iterating and taking more risks. Untitled is all about trying new things and doing what brings joy.
We made a heavyweight counterpart to this yo-yo called the 74. We hope that experiencing both designs will allow players and collectors to get a taste of the process of iteration that we so deeply enjoy.
The “67” engraving is a reminder of the iteration that goes into making anything that is great. We scribble weights on yo-yos when rapidly trying new designs or tweaks to the shape, and something as simple as a number can represent an enormous amount of thought, attention to detail, and love.
Thank you for 9 years of support and for loving this process as much as we do.”
