PRE-ORDER
In an effort to make certain that everyone gets a chance to be apart of this launch with no stresses, and better yet with options, we’ve opened up a limited time pre-order for both the newly released Markmont. Classic Magnum Opus and upcoming Flat Rim Series Black Canon. Pre-order will end Saturday the 26th at 11:59 PM EDT with production seeing a launch date of roughly 2.5 to 3 months; so right around Christmas. Launch updates will be communicated via email, brand social channels and a launch centered Facebook group page (coming soon). Although we can’t guaranty a specific launch date, we can assure you that if we tip-toe into 2021, you will ‘certainly’ be seeing bountiful goodies.

Flat Rim Series Black Canon
Coming in at 53.3mm in height and 55g in weight is the Black Canon. The Black Canon is a re-interpretation of the classic Tom Kuhn Silver Bullet; made to be a 'pocket throw' with the playability of a fullsize throw. This throw gives you a very gratified feeling of completion with every trick you hit. Functions well as a trainer and casual jammer in both responsive and unresponsive setups.

mag·num o·pus
/ˌmaɡnəm ˈōpəs/
noun

“A large and important work of art, music, or literature, especially one regarded as the most important work of an artist or writer.”

One Drop and I set out to re-fit the Markmont. Classic in 7075 alloy. We ended up landing at a more resounding result than we could have ever imagined. While in the bones of the cad updates, we made a couple little ‘tweakies’ to the aesthetics with a focus on ‘micro’ refinement. What we love and what we accomplished with the original ‘had’ to remain fully in tact, so the refinements were intentionally limited. The rim angle transitions became more squared, which ads a small amount of rim weight to further add to the stability, and smoothed the angles in the face of the cup out to visually match and functionally balance. What was manifested from these final refinements in conjunction with 7075, was improved stability, cleaned up multi layer string interaction ie easier to perform dense tech tricks, and an overall ‘i just flossed my teeth’ level squeaky clean float play style. This is ‘certainly’ the culmination of my most important works within yo-yo design.

Markmont. Classic backstory
Originally released in October 2014, the Markmont. Classic was an attempt at creating the next ‘best classic organic’ throw in a timeline of other classic organic shape throws -  the SuperYo Renegade, Duncan Freehand 1 and Buzz-On Industries Element X to name a few. Working with skill toy and ‘brother brand’ manufacturer One Drop Yo-Yos I referenced my 10 favorite designs that altered the game entirely when crafting this yo-yo. Putting the term ‘classic’ in the name of the throw was definitely something I took very seriously. You can’t just go slapping ‘classic’ on any ole thing LOL. This meant spending a ‘good’ amount of time in the prototyping phase.

There’s a really specific balance I wanted to strike. If too stable it takes away from the throws play signature, but too unstable and it is too sensitive to play mistakes (yet this is crucial to allow for easier manipulation of the throws speed and axis adjustment). Right in the middle is where I wanted to be. Achieving this with a simple amount of visual details and details that were unique to the Markmont. brand specifically, was the challenge.

Black Canon
Weight: 55g
Height: 53.3mm
Width: 28mm
Gap Width: 4.32 mm
Bearing Size: Large (C) stainless steel (One Drop 10 Ball Bearing)
Alloy: 6061 Aluminum
Finish: Pyramatte
Axle System: Side Effects (tm)

Magnum Opus
Weight: 63.2
Width: 45.06 mm
Diameter: 56.13 mm
Stock Response: One Drop Flow Groove
Gap Width: 4.32 mm
Bearing Size: Large (C) stainless steel (One Drop 10 Ball Bearing)
Alloy: 7075 Aluminum
Finish: Pyramatte
Axle System: Side Effects (tm)