When I first designed the Triple Zero in 2017, I didn't expect this yoyo to become the flagship it is today. Almost 8 years later, this yoyo has been a staple in the Luftverk lineup - one of the first "ultra minimalist" organic yoyos at the time. This design language has slowly worked its way from the first titanium model, the widely loved Plastic Triple Zero, and the aluminum variants as well. So it only makes sense to continue that tradition with a hybrid version.
This version of the Triple zero might seem simple but it has some very strange design choices around it - and mostly due to the feedback I have gotten throughout the years. The history of the inset ring design featured here - and of any bimetal Triple Zero variant has a very weird start, one that I have never told before.
In around 2018 after releasing the first triple zero - I prototyped this yoyo. A titanium bodied yoyo with delrin insets. I had a weird obsession with the soft almost rubbery white aesthetics of delrin, but I didn't really find it a great material to use for weight distribution. My idea was to inset parts into a titanium body, that would create a unique look without disturbing the naturally powerful feeling of titanium. 
After spending a few thousand dollars on this prototype, I ended up scrapping the idea completely. The cost of doing this was extremely high and I wasn't sure if the market was ready for it. The yoyo itself also had a weird vibration issue - so at the end of the day I put it in the failed projects parts bin.
But a few years later, in 2020 I played with the idea of a bimetal titanium Triple Zero. Traditionally, yoyos had two options to add a ring to the yoyo. Outer or inner ring. I played with the idea of introducing this to the Triple Zero titanium, but it never looked right. It never looked elegant enough to be called a Triple Zero. So I went back to the drawing board - when I of course remembered that failed inset delrin prototype from two years back.
This was how the Bi-metal Titanium (BTM) Triple Zero was born. A yoyo that looked like someone took a knife, cut the edge of the yoyo like a cake and inside was brass. To this day - no yoyo at the $500+ sold out as quick as this one. The design solidified itself as an aesthetic that matched the elegance that is the Triple Zero.
The Ti-7068 Triple Zero also shared this design language - but because aluminum is less dense it offered even more surface area to add the ring into. This created such an iconic looking yoyo that even to this day - people message me about specifically this design. It somehow struck the chord of yoyoers that were looking for something that had that minimalist aesthetics, something that you would be proud to place on your desk.
So it was only normal that one year ago, when I was developing the Hybrid Triple Zero I had to stick to the same design. In all honesty, I had hesitations and tried to incorporate the "concave meniscus" design of the full plastic version. But once I saw this design in CAD - I knew exactly that it would come out beautiful.
But there was still a big complaint from users of my previous plastic yoyos. The diameter of a standard Luftverk Plastic was in the 59mm area to create the powerful stability that plastics need. After changing the design to 55mm I noticed that adding an aluminum ring would almost do nothing for the stability. Based on my calculations it wouldn't be stable enough at all - actually even worse than the full plastic Triple Zero. The answer was to use a more dense material - specifically stainless steel.
Stainless steel is extremely dense compared to aluminum, and making a solid ring out of this material was the secret to giving the Hybrid Triple Zero the power of an oversized yoyo, without adding the bulky diameter.
Once I got the prototypes - I knew I nailed the design. They were dead smooth, and powerful but floaty. Everyone who tried it absolutely loved the yoyo. At the 55mm diameter It is proportionally smaller, and extremely comfortable in the hand. It isn't too big, or too small. For the first time there was a Luftverk plastic that people who had normal to smaller hands could use more comfortably.
Since we are approaching 11 years of Luftverk product development, it is fun to be able to look back at the history of how a design feature mature into products like the Hybrid Triple Zero. The iconic inset ring design is something that I am very proud of to feature on the Triple Zero. A very fun project - even though it started over a year ago. I really took my sweet time with this one to get right.
Hybrid Triple Zero "000" will be available on Friday Nov 28th, 2025 12:00am (Midnight) on the Luftverk Website as a part of our Black Friday Sales.
Hybrid Triple Zero "000"
Diameter: 55.5mm
Width: 46.5mm
Weight: 66.1g
Price: $70USD
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When I first moved to Japan, I specifically moved to Osaka for drifting. But more so - it was the first place where I made a friend that immediately welcomed me with open arms. As someone who grew up in Canada all his life, I felt like I had bit off more than I could chew. Moving to another country is one thing - but going to a place where you don't even speak the language, where the culture is completely 180 from the western world now that was a different story.
When I released the titanium version of the Revora, I had one goal in mind. Challenge myself to design a solid state product in an era where that is no longer the normal. In a way - it was a challenge to myself to see if Luftverk's evolving design language could stack up against todays multi-material engineering marvels.
Hard to believe it has been 10 years of Luftverk. What started out as a titanium only passion project in my parents basement has grown significantly through product releases of various materials. Last few years have been a challenge creatively to draw up more interesting designs that are worthy of a titanium flagship release.
Jeffrey Pang
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