C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run: Anyone Interested?

Soulrack223 said:
You know the design is epic when there is such passionate disagreement on both sides of the spectrum.
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One thing I can say in regard to that is that the designer Massad Ayoob has had an impeccable reputation as a self defense expert for many years. As far as I know up till now he has had only two knife designs that were done by commercial knife companies. One being the C-60 that Spyderco initially released in 2002 which is the one we are discussing and the other was a fixed blade known as the "Razorback" which was done by a company known as MOD ( Masters of Defense).

I'm hoping at some point he will design another folder. The ergonomics of his designs are so well thought out from so many angles.

And yes I do find it sort of strange in a way that the knife seems to be either really loved or really hated. Very few guys that I've talked to about this C-60 model have a "middle of the road" opinion of this model.
 
JD Spydo said:
Over at Spyderco.com Forum there was a picture of the plain edged version recently posted. I was surprised to see that the plain edged version has "Cruwear" blade steel from Crucible. I was kind of surprised to see that a Japan made unit had Cruwear blade steel. But it was a pleasant surprise to be sure.
Haven't heard of anything from the "Shot Show" or any other show for that matter as of yet. I've also heard that the front office of Spyderco also finally got a prototype. The C-60 Ayoob has been one of my personal favorites for quite a while now and I'm looking forward to this newest edition. Over at Spyderco.com Forum the response has been very positive up till now.
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What about the cruwear delica? ;)
 
GIRLYmann said:
the name is legandary.
the knife an aquired taste.
hoping perhaps
something could be done
to widen that appeal in future runs.
my humble suggestion is to
develop a 2-stage locking mechanism.
one that is able to
allow for full extended blade
(for utility)
besides the signature angled slant
for that pistol grip sd.
waddaya say spydie crew??!
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For real, you definitely make yourself distinct by writing like this, haha. I know a "GIRLYmann" post when I see one, but it doesn't sound like a poem to me, it sounds like the musings of an old cowboy 😁

Welp, I suppose I couldn't tell you nothing
that these here mountains couldn't tell you better...
See, I never could tell what the sky was thinkin'
But the soil, she don't keep too many secrets

I dig your style though, keep on keeping on pilgrim
 
Really looking forward to the Sprint Run version. I have an original serrated model that has been carried for years. I also have a NIB G-10 plain edge model. I by far prefer the serrated model.
 
OK I just heard that the C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run is going to finally be available shortly in both PE & SE for $210. Not sure which dealers will have it available but I'm sure that we'll know that within a few days.

Both the SE & PE models are going to be available with a Cruwear blade which sort of surprises me. I thought for sure the SE version would have been done in VG-10 or one of the other more common blade steels.

But I'll keep you all posted as I get more information on it. So for all of you who are interested the ship is about to arrive.
 
It's in the Reveal 10 that was just released. It's on Knifecenter (only place I checked) but it's not available for preorder yet.
 
JD Spydo said:
OK I just heard that the C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run is going to finally be available shortly in both PE & SE for $210. Not sure which dealers will have it available but I'm sure that we'll know that within a few days.

Both the SE & PE models are going to be available with a Cruwear blade which sort of surprises me. I thought for sure the SE version would have been done in VG-10 or one of the other more common blade steels.

But I'll keep you all posted as I get more information on it. So for all of you who are interested the ship is about to arrive.
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Thank you for the heads up, JD. Wow it’s actually happening now.
 
Well Folks sorry I haven't been here in a while. But here in the past two weeks the Spyderco company are starting to trickle out a few of the new C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run with CRUWEAR blade steel to a select few of their better dealers as well as SFO. I was fortunate to land both the PE & SE and I'm proud to say that I love them even better than I thought I would. Now I'm faced with the task of landing an additional set of them. Because as cool as this new C-60 Sprint Run is I want two of them for back up units in my footlocker and two of them to have for my EDC rotation.

The SE unit has a much nicer serration pattern than the original model from the early 2000s had. Don't get me wrong the original was a mega-cutting beast in SE>> but this new CRUWEAR model in full SE is a completely new animal all together. The PE unit was also razor sharp and ready for duty right out of the factory. Well I hope quite a few of you guys have gotten your C-60 Sprint Run now that they are starting to finally show up. If any of you have landed any of them yet then please let's talk about it shall we???????
 
JD Spydo said:
Well Folks sorry I haven't been here in a while. But here in the past two weeks the Spyderco company are starting to trickle out a few of the new C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run with CRUWEAR blade steel to a select few of their better dealers as well as SFO. I was fortunate to land both the PE & SE and I'm proud to say that I love them even better than I thought I would. Now I'm faced with the task of landing an additional set of them. Because as cool as this new C-60 Sprint Run is I want two of them for back up units in my footlocker and two of them to have for my EDC rotation.

The SE unit has a much nicer serration pattern than the original model from the early 2000s had. Don't get me wrong the original was a mega-cutting beast in SE>> but this new CRUWEAR model in full SE is a completely new animal all together. The PE unit was also razor sharp and ready for duty right out of the factory. Well I hope quite a few of you guys have gotten your C-60 Sprint Run now that they are starting to finally show up. If any of you have landed any of them yet then please let's talk about it shall we???????
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Well now Im confused. Here you say the serrations are better than the original model from the 2000's.

On another thread your saying there are imperfections on the Serrated Edge and we cant expect perfection every time?
 
On the hunt for a SE model. I look forward to EDC'ing for the next 6 to 12 months.
 
Frank Morris said:
Well now Im confused. Here you say the serrations are better than the original model from the 2000's.

On another thread your saying there are imperfections on the Serrated Edge and we cant expect perfection every time?
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The pattern is better on the new model.
As the serrations are not pointed, they are rounded which in turn decreases the probability of a snag when cutting.

There are reports of the pattern near the tip or upsweep of the knife where they don't look uniform. Not a performance issue that is known. But aesthetically it is causing some talk.
 
It's perfect !
The blade is so smooth it doubles as a worry stone.
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JD Spydo said:
Well Folks sorry I haven't been here in a while. But here in the past two weeks the Spyderco company are starting to trickle out a few of the new C-60 Ayoob Sprint Run with CRUWEAR blade steel to a select few of their better dealers as well as SFO. I was fortunate to land both the PE & SE and I'm proud to say that I love them even better than I thought I would. Now I'm faced with the task of landing an additional set of them. Because as cool as this new C-60 Sprint Run is I want two of them for back up units in my footlocker and two of them to have for my EDC rotation.

The SE unit has a much nicer serration pattern than the original model from the early 2000s had. Don't get me wrong the original was a mega-cutting beast in SE>> but this new CRUWEAR model in full SE is a completely new animal all together. The PE unit was also razor sharp and ready for duty right out of the factory. Well I hope quite a few of you guys have gotten your C-60 Sprint Run now that they are starting to finally show up. If any of you have landed any of them yet then please let's talk about it shall we???????
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No confusion on this end. The serrated model I got does not have that flaw that some others have reported. And I also emphasized that the serration pattern is different than the serration pattern on any of the previous runs of the C-60 Ayoob model. I'm sorry to hear that others have had problems but the two units I got ( PE & SE) are both a work of art. Sal himself said that if there were any complaints just to simply send it back to Spyderco. No complaints here at all.

Now I'm faced with buying two more. Because the ones I've got are so nice that I don't want to use them without having a pair of back up units. I got a feeling that this CRUWEAR C-60 Ayoob model might be one of my most used EDC folders in my entire user rotation. I am sorry to hear that others are having problems with the SE units.
 
Thanks JD, thanks Sal! I love this model and had my old aluminum one stolen out of the car a few years ago, just got my order in for a serrated one.
 
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