This Trikon Dragon Staff comes with:
- 1x carbon fiber shaft with nimbus grip - choose 1-piece 22mm or collapsible 22mm shaft from Flowbonacci
- 2x 3D-printed Trikon hubs with 6 polycarbonate tubes
- 6x vision spin9 cores
- 6x silicone flowcaps with vision adaptors
- 1x hex key for tightening trikon hub
- 1x 6-bay charger (except to Germany because of customs)
- 6x micro USB charging cables
- 1x flowtoys bag
- many moments of buttery dragon joy and wows aplenty!
The whole setup is nice and solid, incredibly durable, modular, upgradeable, customizable, user-serviceable, and comes with our lifetime warranty and awesome customer service. If something fails, you only need to replace that single part for, at most, 50% of the cost of the part, but usually it's free. See warranty details here.
Dragon staff & trikon hub design history
The flowtoys trikon dragon hub design is a step in the evolution of the LED dragon staff. Dragon staff as an art form was originally innovated by Hungarian fire spinning and prop making legend, Gora, in 2004.
The spiraled shape of the trikon design was inspired by Mickey Khoury’s “Viper” hubs released in 2015. Mickey has been supporting the dragon staff community for many years through innovative designs and moves through his company FlowForm in Australia.
The “conical” shape was invented by Sean of flowtoys to add dimensionality, better display the LEDs, create more clearance during use, and enable the staff to stand on its own. The use of flexible 3D printed parts to make a solid and incredibly durable transition between tubes, leashes and other prop components was developed by flowtoys in 2013 and has transformed the industry.
Features
- 22mm space-age carbon fiber shafts are lightweight, yet ultra durable and rigid
- 1-piece shafts feature nimbus grip from Dark Monk
- lights charge via microUSB
- super durable polycarbonate tubes
- soft silicone flowcaps
- 3d-printed hubs with unique conical design
- vision core spin9 pixel light engine
- 80 customizable modes + save up to 60 modes in favorites
- autoplay, auto sleep/wake power save feature, multiple accelerometer response types, brightness control & more
- 2 additional show pages of up to 60 modes each
- wireless connectivity and control
- usb firmware update-able
- flowtoys connect technology means your vision props can connect to many other flowtoys props, including staffs, chucks, juggling clubs and more
- all components custom-made to our tight tolerances and specifications
Spoke features
The unique conical dragon design looks and feels amazing, creates extra clearance, gives a better view from all angles, and stands up on its own. The outward angled spokes provide an extra 65mm/2.5" of clearance on each end, enabling a shorter shaft for better handling.
Hubs
The 3D-printed TPU hubs are indestructible and can flex to absorb impacts. They fit very snugly on 3 different shaft diameters with optional adaptors, and can be tightened with an internal bolt and the included keychain hex-key (4mm / 5/32”).
Nimbus grip
22mm 1-pc Dragon staff shafts come standard with nimbus grip from Dark Monk. This silicone foam grip performs similar to the popular Goat Grip, with nice padding and incredible tackiness in wet and dry conditions, but it lasts way longer.
For maintenance tips, check out our support page here.
Nimbus grip and fire resistance
Nimbus grip is silicone and very fire resistant, and the Gaffers tape that we use to finish it in-house is fairly fire resistant, but there may be situations where the flame from your wicks is moving onto the tape for long enough to damage it. To handle extended contact with flame, you may want to finish the end with self-fusing silicone tape, which is included with each roll of Nimbus grip and is available on flowtoys.com.
The down-sides to the silicone tape is that it can more easily tear, and it does not have adhesive and can roll up the shaft if rubbed against staves or other objects, like when pulling out of a bag. This is why we do not recommend it unless it is needed.
- Using clean fingers: wrap a small section of the end of your grip, overlapping onto the shaft.
- Cut and push onto itself to fuse.
- Stretch it slightly when doing this, but not too tight or it will tear more easily. do at least 3 layers to make it durable, and less likely to roll up.
Tech Specs
- Spoke length (from center of shaft): 210mm/8.25” (can be longer if desired)
- Spoke tube diameter: 25mm/1"
- “Disc” diameter: 410mm/16” (can be larger if desired)
- Single hub weight w/vision: 370g
- Battery life: 1-12 hours, depending on mode and brightness settings.
Carbon fiber shaft options
All options are compatible with all our dragon heads, and most day, glow and fire heads from other makers, including Wizard of Flow, Threeworlds, Flowbonacci, Gora and HoP. As long as it fits outside a 22mm shaft or inside the 19mm ID it should fit.
22mm 1-piece:
This single solid piece of 22mmOD x 19mm ID carbon fiber with silver sheath is the most rigid and lightweight option and comes with the amazing foamed-silicone nimbus grip from Dark Monk.
22mm collapsable shaft from Flowbonacci:
This three-piece shaft is super solid and reliable, with metal push-button connectors for an instant but totally secure connection, and carbon fiber internal tube that will never bend or warp and is hand-tuned for a perfect fit with no wobble. Comes with the amazing foamed-silicone nimbus grip from Dark Monk.
Shaft Length - how to choose
The exact length of a dragon staff is not as critical as many other flow props, but in order to do “inside” moves, it should be about the length from the top of your sternum to the floor. This is long enough to do everything else and feels great. It is shorter than what most people are used to, but there is no fire to keep away from ;) If you are unsure, err on the longer side, you can always cut it down later.
Available in several standard lengths. Custom length available.
Bridge for connecting to the app:
Want to use the flowtoys connect app? You'll need a small hardware bridge to enable your props to talk to your mobile device and vice versa.
We have 2 options for bridges:
- Pocket bridge comes with its own power bank and can be used when you're out and about.
- USB bridge is great for home use. Just plug into power via usb.
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