Spyderco BaliYo Twin Handled Pen - High Performance Heavy Duty Writing Tool for Precision Writing, Black - YCN100

Fun, simple little toy. I never received any complaints for using it at work and it was just nice and cool to have there sometimes. As a pen, it gets the job done, but it's definitely not a great option as a balisong trainer as it is made of cheap plastic and is very lightweight (which is usually not an enthusiast preference) but it's nice to have. Its tradeoff for not being a good balisong trainer is that it can be used to write with and it is not very expensive. It would be rather costly if it was a regular pen, but, you see, this is no regular pen. Based on my understanding, the Heavy Duty BaliYo is probably a better enthusiast option but it will obviously cost more. I've had this for a few months, I stopped using it regularly but it hasn't broken on me so that's good. I don't really use it anymore because I haven't been bringing it to work and because now I have better balisong trainer options for at home and outside of work. I may eventually buy the heavy duty one some day.

fun as a little gimmick trick or to show your friends. maybe to bring to school/work but it’s definitely not great

Great for tricks and curing boredom I had a lot of fun with them the biggest problem is that they break so easily I have orders 3 and all have broken the same way I orderd a normal black one first but it broke at the part where one of the screws is the plastic around it broke so I ordered another one but in the grey version it arrived quickly but I had it for 3 days before it broke in the exact same way so then I ordered a Bali to wing expecting it to be the best one it arrived and I was so excited I was doing tricks and fun stuff with it on the first day but then on the second day it broke at the same point it was one of the best feeling ones but I was sad when it broke even faster than the others

I've had this product for around a week, and so far the performance is pretty nice, especially in comparison to the "butterfly pen" I had been using. It sounds pretty, has only pinched me once or twice, and the handles feel pretty good.However I have had a couple problems with it, the first fo which, and the biggest, is that the screws come out super easily. Within the first couple hours of having it I dropped it from a couple feet onto carpet and one of the screws came out, and the next day the same happened again. Also the latch fell out. The worst part about this is that the crappy star bit wrench that comes with it strips immediately.I would say overall this product is worth the money if you are willing to spend a little bit of time pulling apart and super glueing the pieces together so the screws don't fall out, but if you can you should probably look for something more durable.

Ok here is the deal this toy is awesome!!! The shipping is great. It got here 3 days earlier. My problem with the balisongs is that it is illegal. I can't bring it to school and flip it through the boring classes and annoy the teacher with the noise :) So i looked for an alternative. I found the baliyo and i was very very exited! I read the reviews that said that it is a skill based toy and i absolutely agree with that. But it is not harder to flip than any balisong knife. It is a bit light but after 10 minutes you get used to it and you don't even notice it. Plus you don't have to worry for it to come out of your hand and kill someone. I am very very satisfied with this toy. If you child is in to flipping knives then buy it to him/her. It is great chip and useful. The pen works great and i am satisfied with it as well. But the pen is not very easy to use but with a bit of practice it is perfect. But-om line is that this toy is great!!! If you have a doubt buy it you wont regret it. And despite what it shows in the picture the pen is a solid black color.

This is a great little fidget toy. I find myself constantly playing around with it. It's too light and small to do a lot of complicated tricks but I can do many basic flips and it's nice to keep my hands busy. I do wish it was a little more practical as a pen, its not very comfortable writing with it, but its definitely meant more for a fidget toy than a pen really.

It’s not a great item this is a cool idea but was made poorly, too small

I received one of the china made ones for christmas 2013, and lasted me about 3 weeks(give or take). Just friday one of the weights broke clean off, along with a screw. But because i was getting a bit rough with it. 40% Spyderco's fault, 60% mine. It is very light, and durable (just don't drop it onto concrete more than twice!) for the china model. The pen insert can get a bit wonky at times, but it's fine. very comfortable to write with. Packaging is very compact.(i used it as a storage box for mine :D) but the tricks on the little phamplet inside are barely visable, but you can always go onto baliyo's website to get the video's ;D The Pocket clip's are iffy. they get in the way when doing certain tricks, but very sturdy when clipping onto your pocket. Over all, a 9/10! minus one because of the weight breaking clean off and one of the screws coming loose. Ordering a new china made one, and gonna be a lot more careful with it. Hoping to buy a USA made if this one breaks.