• The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal balisong, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal balisong, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal balisong, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
  • The Parallax is Zippy's first metal butterfly knife, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.
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Zippy Parallax Balisong

Modular length, shatter-proof spacers, and butter-smooth bearings

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    Tuning Guide

    Pivot Cap and Inlay Install Guide

    Product Description

    The Parallax is Zippy's first metal balisong, featuring and a modular spacer system that enables rapid adjustment of handle length and balance. The innovative triple-liner design and channel scales provide enhanced rigidity compared to traditional sandwich-style balisongs. The Parallax features threadlocker-free tuning and the high-performance raceway bearing system, which is slower and more controlled compared to traditional bearings.

    This listing is for one of ten "first-production prototype" Parallax's. These prototypes are a "90% solution" and may have some minor cosmetic blemishes. In early 2025, a slightly larger "second-production prototype" run will be available with some small changes to the cosmetic fit/finish. The "third production" run scheduled for mid-late 2025 is planned to be the final production variant. Functionally, the prototype and production variant will be the same. 

    Specs at a glance

    • Handle length: 5.6 - 5.8 inches.
    • Materials: S35VN, Grade 5 Titanium Liners, Nylon 11 Scales.
    • Weight: 3.65 - 3.75 oz.
    • Balance: Adjustable from blade bias to handle bias.
    • Pivots: Bearings with precision-milled raceways.
    • Ergo: Vertical and Horizontal tapering with positive jimping.

    Features

    • Modular handle length: Choose from different length spacers that provide handle lengths of 5.6", 5.7", or 5.8". The procedure takes around 30 seconds and doesn't require unscrewing any hardware.
    • Easy Balance Adjustment: Each spacer holds up to 4x tungsten weights which can be added or removed without disassembling the handles, enabling blade bias, neutral balance, and handle bias.
    • Triple-liner design: Each handle has 3 interlocking liners (compared with the normal 2), which provides rigidity akin to channel handles.
    • Caged bearings rotate in two precision-milled raceways. This pivot system is slower and more controlled than traditional bearings. Most folks at Blade West who flipped the Parallax were surprised when I informed them that it was running on bearings.
    • Shatter-proof spacers protect the handles from hard concrete drops.
    • Wrap-around channel scales are made from Nylon 11, offering excellent impact strength.
    • Vertical and Horizontal tapering with positive jimping for extra grip on ladders and chokers.
    • Threadlocker-free hardware tuning system keeps the Parallax lockup tight without messing around with threadlocker. If a small amount of play is ever introduced into the system from hard drops, simply tighten with the included hex key and keep on flipping.
    • Lubricant: The Parallax has been optimized to work best with light oils. I recommend 10W Nano Oil especially. Heavier oils will slow the swing.

    *Disclaimer*

    In order to comply with my website payment provider TOS, I cannot accept payment for this product via my website. Once you place your order, please send payment of $380 via Zelle to zippybalisong@gmail.com. Be sure to include your 4-digit order number (e.g., #7595) in the payment notes. This product listing serves to streamline inventory management, shipping, and color selection only. It does not constitute payment for the product itself.

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Zech Mosley
Genius Design

Super fun flipper with bearings that feel just as smooth as bushings. Has an awesome blade design and is wicked sharp (don’t ask how I know… lol). Favorite part about it is the weight system that allows you to change the weights without taking apart the Bali at all. Very clever design. Plus it also kinda feels like you’re loading a musket lol. Awesome work by zippy.

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International Shipping

Zippy ships international, but the buyer accepts the risk for lost, damaged, or seized packages-it is the customer's responsibility to comply with all local laws and regulations when importing and using this product. It is the customer's responsibilities to be aware of all import requirements when ordering, including but not limited to paying customs/import/duty fees. All international customers: it is your responsibility to looking up your country's customs requirements when you order to ensure you are in compliance, and interface with your country's customs and pay all associated fees if necessary.

For EU customers, be advised that customs will apply a VAT fee of approximately 30€ for importing products that exceed 100€. This is subject to change depending on up-to-date EU regulations; it is the customer's responsibility to verify this at the time of your purchase.

For questions and concerns (looking at you, Aussies), please contact me at zippybalisong@gmail.com. If the Zippy is shipped in 2 packages, you will need to assemble the trainer following these instructions:

Zipper Assembly

Cycloid Assembly

My package hasn't arrived, or my package is lost; what should I do?

Noooooo! Don't panic yet. So far I've never actually had a package get lost in the mail, although delays with USPS aren't unheard of, especially if the shipping is international. If you're a US-customer and your package is lost in the mail, appears lost in the mail, or was marked delivered but wasn't actually delivered, call the USPS immediately (1-800-275-8777)**. The faster they get on the case, the more likely you'll reach a timely resolution and get your Zippy ASAP. You can email me about it, but once I ship it out, I don't have access to any additional information that you don't--I'm just going to refer you to call the shipping carrier for resolution.

**Some tips when calling USPS:
(1) Do not use speakerphone, as this will confuse the automated system.
(2) From the automated menu, say "Package," and follow the prompts with your tracking number.
(3) When it offers "visual mode," I recommend you use it. It's faster and more streamlined.
(4) At the end of the automated system which will track your (delayed) package, say "agent" or "representative" so you can speak to an agent and explain the issue.
(5) Sometimes they only allow the sender to open an investigation. If that's the case, shoot me an email asking for the shipping label, and then use the return address information on the shipping label to provide the sender information.

If you are an international customer and your package hasn't arrived yet, contact your local postal service that interfaces with USPS to evaluate the situation--worst case scenario you may need to reach out to customs to see if your package made it through or was seized. It is the customer's responsibility to comply with all local laws and regulations when importing my products.

Hopefully your package is just delayed (this has always been the case historically when a package appears lost), but if it is actually lost in the mail, I'm very sorry. Believe it or not, it's just as heartbreaking for me as it is for you, since I make every balisong myself and put a lot of love into each one. Unfortunately, I am unable to take responsibility for packages that get lost in the mail (or seized by customs). I offer a variety of shipping options which have different levels of pricing and reliability/risk, and it's up to you to choose what is best for you. I am unable to replace lost packages for free, since each product takes me a considerable amount of time and financial investment to make; I'm not a big Amazon company that manufactures their stuff overseas. Thank you for understanding.

Warranty & Returns

Warranty

If part of the Zippy breaks within 1 year of purchase and it affects functionality, I will replace it for free. Contact me at zippybalisong@gmail.com

In order to qualify for this policy, the issue must affect the function of the balisong. Normal wear and tear (including scratches and dings caused by repeated impact) is not covered by this warranty unless it affects the functionality of the balisong or I determine it to be the result of a manufacturing defect. In order to reduce cost for the customer, the Diode is not covered under the Zippy Warranty.

Worn M2 x 0.4mm nylock nuts are consumables and should be replaced from time to time if you disassemble frequently--these are not covered by the warranty.

Returns & Order Cancellation

I do not accept returns or refunds. All orders are final. Packages that are delayed or lost in the mail are not my responsibility. Many of my products are made-to-order and by the time you contact me to cancel, I may have already begun working on your parts. I am a one-man operation and returns are far too time consuming and costly to deal with. I appreciate you supporting my small business.

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By using this website and/or purchasing any Zippy Balisong LLC products from this website or other sources, you agree to abide by all of the following terms and conditions:

Disclaimer

Zippy Balisong LLC modifications are aftermarket mods that the customer installs themselves. The mods do not include a knife or trainer, and it is the customer's responsibility to follow the assembly instructions (listed on each product page) when installing the aftermarket Zippy mods. If you have any questions during the assembly process whatsoever, do not hesitate to contact me for clarification (zippybalisong@gmail.com). Improper installation can lead to property damage and injury, and the onus is on the customer to abide by safe practices when assembling and using these products--any injuries or damage to the customer's knife/trainer or other property during the assembly process or use of the balisong is the responsibility of the customer. Balisongs (whether trainers or knives with a sharp edge) carry inherent risks, and it is the customer's responsibility to operate all Zippy-modded balisongs in a safe and responsible manner to themselves, and everyone around them, including pets and property. To ensure safety, the customer must verify proper hardware tightness (including threadlock and installation), structural integrity of the balisong and all installed mods, and function of the balisong and all modifications prior to each use. It is the customer's responsibility to read the entire product description for each Zippy product they use to ensure they are using the product within recommended guidelines (for example, per the product desccription: the ZippyLucha should not be used at a functional work knife or manipulated over hard surfaces such as concrete). It is the customer's responsibility to comply with all international, federal, and local laws and regulations when importing and using these products.

Zippers, Cycloids, and Diode's are not real knives. These products are balisong trainers, not real knives. The blades are made of plastic, weighted with tungsten. This is not a weapon or a cutting tool and is used for recreation and training only. It is the customer's responsibility to comply with all international, federal, and local laws and regulations when importing and using these products.

You agree to not copy, modify, creative derivate works of, or reverse engineer, in whole, or in part, for any purpose: Zippy's website, products, and intellectual property, including concepts, prototypes, all products, designs, text, and photographs.

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When purchasing products, you agree to provide accurate information (name, contact method such as email, address, credit/debit card information, and other information. Zippy Balisong LLC reserves the right to request identification following payment to verify your identity and prevent fraud. Zippy Balisong LLC will not sell your personal information to third parties. Zippy Balisong LLC will not share your personal information with third parties without your permission except in response to inquiries by law enforcement and government agencies, or if I have reason to believe your use of the website and purchase of products is for an unlawful purpose. These cases that do not require your consent to share data consist of: court order, a subpoena, legal process, governmental request, or to investigate fraud.