Thread: 3YO3 Cloud 9: High Speed YoYo Review

This is a rare treat for us here at High Speed YoYo. Brett and I rarely get to give our thoughts on the same yo-yo, and lets be honest here the Cloud 9 is a Cosmo. The only difference between the two is that the Cloud 9 has a bead blast finish to it, giving a frosted glass appearance. Other than that, it has all the same pluses and minuses that the original Cosmo had. Does this new finish give the Cloud 9 a silver lining?

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Awesome review! Glad you like the grindage. This yoyo has been my main player for a while now. AND I only have a vibe and wobble-tastic B-grade one!

And I'll have you know that I will be using the Cloud9 next time I compete! :)

Originally Posted by Uberfish

And I'll have you know that I will be using the Cloud9 next time I compete! :)

Yes, but will your Cloud 9 be stock or will it have the nice silver lining of weight rings? :)

Don't get me wrong, it is a fantastic player and I am constantly picking it up. It is a super fun yo-yo to throw, but in its current form it is a little light on spin time.

Spin times aren't the cosmo's strong point. But darn is it a cool yo-yo!

Jeff

Originally Posted by JeffreyPang911

Spin times aren't the cosmo's strong point. But darn is it a cool yo-yo!

Jeff

What he said x2

Originally Posted by saintrobyn

Yes, but will your Cloud 9 be stock or will it have the nice silver lining of weight rings? :)

Until you said it, I haven't heard of em. I would have to use some to see it if its worth it.

Originally Posted by Uberfish

Until you said it, I haven't heard of em. I would have to use some to see it if its worth it.

Makes sense to me. I would love to see one of these yo-yos take a title at an event. Landon deserves the recognition for making such a unique and fun to throw yo-yo. It just makes everyone stop and watch when throwing it, i could see it being great for performances as well.

Landon's yo is undeniably sexy, but there is a high degree of service that goes with it. I recently scored a cosmo off of onedrop and immediately loved it. That is until my fourth or fifth throw when the bearing got a little wily. It sounded like the string got caught between the bearing and the seat. After a brief email dialogue with Mr. Balk, he more than rectified my problem. Besides, it looks like a freakin' glass yoyo! It's just sooo gnarly!

Maybe we'll be treated to a real new model soon.

It was an interesting review, but in my opinion, it was a tad too opinionated about its looks and such.

Originally Posted by FunTimeYoHap

Landon's yo is undeniably sexy, but there is a high degree of service that goes with it. I recently scored a cosmo off of onedrop and immediately loved it. That is until my fourth or fifth throw when the bearing got a little wily. It sounded like the string got caught between the bearing and the seat. After a brief email dialogue with Mr. Balk, he more than rectified my problem. Besides, it looks like a freakin' glass yoyo! It's just sooo gnarly!

Maybe we'll be treated to a real new model soon.

Just a note, each of his yo-yos are turned by hand. As in all the dials on a lathe are turned by hand. So even someone like himself who has lots of skill does have a degree of error, which is why I believe this yo-yo is really cool. It has a home made feel to it.

Compared to a CNC machine which will punch out yo-yos consistently by a push of a button to a tolerance of how ever many thousandths, his work is pretty darn good.

Will be buying one with next moneys. Top bloke, top work, top yoyo. Me wanty.

And in regards to the spintime, throw harder pussycats. lol

Originally Posted by Skip

And in regards to the spintime, throw harder pussycats. lol

Hahahahaha, well said man, well said.