Anyone else tired of the excessive flipper craze?

I can tolerate a flipper if all my other boxes are checked on a knife. It definitely isn't my preferred method of opening though.
 
I don't know what the hype is personally. Wrist flicking is for idiots and the button is almost as slow as a slippy. Don't get why they're so popular.
 
Why can't people just take they're thumb and open their knife ? No need to make a flicking motion or attention grabbing action, just open your knife and use it . do we really have a need for our knifes to be opened faster then can done with an oho lockback ? No not for edc tasks we don't ! Flippers are kinda cool,but I'm probably the opposite of everyone else. If I'm gonna have a flipper on my knife then I don't need a stud or anything else to distract from the simplicity of the knife. My perfect ideal edc knife would probably be a sod buster jr with a thumbstud ,lockback, pocket clip ,and lanyard hole.
 
I understand why some of you guys are scared to use flippers in public. You're scared to look like a gangsta, which is completely understandable, since most people who know nothing of knives are easily frightened as well. I personally don't care what other people think, so flippers work for me.

Tbh though, opening isn't really an issue UNLESS you need a knife for life or death situations. In that case, fixed would be the way to go. I would have to say that locking is far more important. And in my opinion, frame/liner locks are pretty obsolete. The locking action is shoddy, it looks bad aesthetically (only the Todd Begg Bodega looks awesome, but I would never pay over $30 for a frame lock or liner lock) and other options (button, lockback) are far stronger.

Frame/Liner Lock craze is what needs to end, its a shoddy design. You can push it too far over and cause lockstick, you can put too much force on the top of the blade and bend it...just not a good design. Lockbacks are the winners here
 
I don't know if I share the same opinion on flippers in general, but I sure can't stand an assisted opening knife. There are a bunch of Kershaw models I would love to have as "work" knives, or knives just to throw in a glove boxes, tool boxes or tackle box, but everything seems to have the speed assist opening. Really sort of makes me mad. I like to carry a knife where the action is smooth because it's made well, not because it has a spring behind it.
 
I like flippers; they are great for ambidexterity. I LOVE frame locks, and have a great appreciation for the variety of openers on knives.
 
No.

It's like Rap music. Sure it's annoying, but I avoid it.

A Wiseman once said, 'only you give yourself the consent to be insulted'.
 
CSTLandscapes said:
I don't know if I share the same opinion on flippers in general, but I sure can't stand an assisted opening knife. There are a bunch of Kershaw models I would love to have as "work" knives, or knives just to throw in a glove boxes, tool boxes or tackle box, but everything seems to have the speed assist opening. Really sort of makes me mad. I like to carry a knife where the action is smooth because it's made well, not because it has a spring behind it.
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THIS!

Well said. And actually sums up the exact point.

Missing out on knives you want.

Thanks for that!
 
I disliked all flippers and anything with a frame/mono liner lock for many years. Only recently did I give in to trying out a flipper zt560 and zt450. I still dislike the lock but the flipper is very fun, great for fondling. I mainly use mine at my desk as something to keep my hands busy when im in a meeting. I don't really carry them as EDC due to disliking the lock mechanism. I prefer back, compression and axis locks. Hoping that BM 490 is nice as it has the fun of a flipper and the axis. But I also am not a fan of assisted knives, I find it hard to close with one hand.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
I don't hate them, I just don't care much about them. They're kind of fun, but I just don't think they add anything practical to a knife.
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A prominent flipper like on the ZT 0561 acts as a guard, preventing your hand from slipping forward.
Sometimes, that is a practical thing. :)

Now sure, some people will argue that guards are the Devil, or impractical, but that's a whole other thread in itself. :D

As with many features, it depends on the overall knife.
 
Cutlover said:
I understand why some of you guys are scared to use flippers in public. You're scared to look like a gangsta, which is completely understandable, since most people who know nothing of knives are easily frightened as well. I personally don't care what other people think, so flippers work for me.
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So, if somebody wants to be able to open a knife in a controlled manner, it's because we are scared?
Sure, sometimes I don't want to draw attention to the fact that I am opening and using a knife...It's good to know I was just scared to look gansta, rather than simply being respectful of my surroundings.
 
hhmoore said:
It's good to know I was just scared to look gangsta, rather than simply being respectful of my surroundings.
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[video=youtube;GUb2qo5XF3U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUb2qo5XF3U[/video]

Strangely, they didn't mention flippers at all. :eek:
 
Love flippers wish they were on every knife I owned, I don't like thumb studs but I don't get annoyed when they are on a knife I like I just adapt how I open them.
 
Cutlover said:
I understand why some of you guys are scared to use flippers in public. You're scared to look like a gangsta, which is completely understandable, since most people who know nothing of knives are easily frightened as well. I personally don't care what other people think, so flippers work for me.
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You want to show us who in this thread said they didn't like flippers because they were afraid of what other people think?

Maybe you can tell who these "spineless" guys you talking about are.
 
Cutlover said:
Frame/Liner Lock craze is what needs to end, its a shoddy design. You can push it too far over and cause lockstick, you can put too much force on the top of the blade and bend it...just not a good design. Lockbacks are the winners here
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Please do tell us more about all these bent framelock lockbars.
 
stabman said:
A prominent flipper like on the ZT 0561 acts as a guard, preventing your hand from slipping forward.
Sometimes, that is a practical thing. :)

Now sure, some people will argue that guards are the Devil, or impractical, but that's a whole other thread in itself. :D

As with many features, it depends on the overall knife.
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And that's part of the problem with any thread like this, it's hard to make broad statements. I DO like having a guard or something similar and some flippers offer that while others don't. That's one of the reasons I won't let a flipper stop me from buying a knife as with their popularity has come a huge amount of variety. And, as I said, they are fun, and fun is good. :D
 
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