Changes: Came-Yo Mondial

Revision as of 04:55, 7 April 2015

Mondial

Manufacturer	Original: Came-Yo Current: Duncan
Release date	1998
Shape	Modified
Color	Blue/Yellow Black Gold/White Red/Black Silver/Black Red/White Black/Yellow
Weight	52.6 grams
Dimensions	Diameter: 62.13mm Width: 27.36mm String Gap Width: Adjustable
Material	Aluminum with rubber rings
Bearing size	Size E
Response system	Starburst

The Mondial was released in 1998 by Came-Yo, as a successor to the earlier Moonstar, and was designed by Harry Baier. Like its slightly lighter predecessor, the Mondial was an all-aluminium yo-yo, with rubber rings on the rim to cushion the blow on catching, as well as protecting the anodization when the user walks the dog with it.

It had an adjustable string gap, but the method was a radical innovation at the time; a ratchet. Each click of the ratchet was claimed to adjust the width of the string gap by half the width of a human hair. An added bonus was that this was a self-lubricating yo-yo: the user could just inject some thick lube into the side, and the yo-yo would very slowly release it onto the bearing over time.

The rights to the Mondial are currently owned by Duncan, who produced and sold it from the early 2000's to late 2009-2010, initially as part of the Hardcore series, and later, the De-Luxxe series.

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Trivia

The SB-3 by Tom Kuhn also featured a gap adjustment system using a ratchet mechanism.

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-The '''Mondial''' was released in 1998 by [[Came-Yo]], as a successor to the earlier [[Came-Yo Moonstar|Moonstar]], and was designed by Harry Baier. Like its slightly lighter predecessor, the Mondial was an all-aluminium yo-yo, with rubber rings on the rim to cushion the blow on catching. It had an adjustable string gap, but the method of adjustment was a radical innovation at the time; a ratchet. Each click of the ratchet was claimed to adjust the width of the gap by half the width of a human hair. An added bonus was that this was a self-lubricating yo-yo: just inject some thick lube into the side, and the yo-yo would very slowly release it onto the bearing over time.
+The '''Mondial''' was released in 1998 by [[Came-Yo]], as a successor to the earlier [[Came-Yo Moonstar|Moonstar]], and was designed by Harry Baier. Like its slightly lighter predecessor, the Mondial was an all-aluminium yo-yo, with rubber rings on the rim to cushion the blow on catching, as well as protecting the anodization when the user [[Walk the Dog|walks the dog]] with it.
+It had an adjustable string gap, but the method was a radical innovation at the time; a ratchet. Each click of the ratchet was claimed to adjust the width of the string gap by half the width of a human hair. An added bonus was that this was a self-lubricating yo-yo: the user could just inject some thick lube into the side, and the yo-yo would very slowly release it onto the bearing over time.
-The rights to the Mondial are currently owned by [[Duncan]], who produced and sold it from the early 2000's to late 2009-2010 as part of the Hardcore series, and later, the De-Luxxe series.
+The rights to the Mondial are currently owned by [[Duncan]], who produced and sold it from the early 2000's to late 2009-2010, initially as part of the Hardcore series, and later, the De-Luxxe series.
 ==Gallery==