The Catch 22 by YoYoFactory is a bi-metal yo-yo released in 2008 as a limited production special project.
It has an aluminum body with titanium weight rings in an extremely angular, flat-rimmed H-shape. The Catch 22 is one of the most expensive production yo-yos ever made, with a price tag of $460 USD, more than a few dollars more than the Duncan Freehand Mg's $400 USD price tag. The angular shape and extreme rim-weighting makes this yo-yo one of the longest spinning of its time.
It comes packaged with YoYoFactory Dorothy hubstack bearings, an extra YoYoFactory Dorothy (now replaced with SPEC) main bearing, extra response pads (made of two types of silicone), extra 100% polyester string, and extra axles all with their own containers within a heavy-duty Pelican case.
Despite the high price tag and the fact that there were other bi-metals before it, the Catch 22 had brought bi-metal yo-yos into the mainstream because of its performance.
Also produced was a more inexpensive all-aluminum version, the Catch 13.
Trivia[]
- The first YoYoFactory yo-yo to be made completely out of titanium was the Ricochet.
- The first yo-yo to feature a bi-metal composition was the HSpin Handquake 1.4.
- The YoYoJam Night Moves 3 was the very first yo-yo to feature titanium rims.
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