i dont get it, how is strider at all indicated in cs's comments? i dont recall striders staff bieng ex-fellons, or posing military operators.(ex rangers or something)
Run a google search on the following: Mick Strider felon
Follow the links, read the assorted discussions (aka flame wars) on different forums, and you'll be up to speed in no time.
Since you quoted me, I'll be glad to answer your questions, Killerskill.
Yeah, but who cares if Strider/Berger or whoever was in prison?
...Some people might, particularly those who aren't aware of his past or those who feel a company's self-promotion has misled them. The more information a buyer has, the better decision they can make.
People who buy strider knives(like me) know exactly what they are buying and getting into.
That's just the point. Not everyone
does know. Look at Wannabemarine's post above mine,
he doesn't know. Lynn Thompson is trying to call attention to Mr. Burger's past so
other buyers can make their
own decision.
The price for a strider is in no way a rip off.
....Well, that's your opinion such as it is, but it's certainly not a fact. There are comparable, better finished knives that cost less, which certainly
is a fact.
The knives perform better than almost any knife.
That's a bit of an exaggeration, yes? The CS Trailmaster or the Mission Knives MPK would beat a Strider for prying strength.
...and "hard core users" knows how important
that is. Using a knife as a prybar is almost as important as whether or not it will punch through a car door.
But then they go and call Strider rip-off artists and cons.
Both charges, however unpleasant, are true. Strider Models BN, BT, and WB have a blade profile nearly line for line identical to the Emerson SpecWar. So, in the sense of "rip off" meaning "design imitation", that's true. The "con" charge has already been done to death. The short version is it, too, is true.
There is absolutely NO excuse for this crap. NONE.
Some might say the same about a maker misrepresenting his past or the nature of his military involvement. Others might say there is no excuse for putting a company's ownership in his partner's name to secure military contracts which would be invalidated by his own criminal record.
And really who cares who was in prison?
...well, that's what Lynn Thompson plans to find out. If nobody cares, then there's no reason to get angry when Cold Steel makes all those buyers out there aware of it, is there? They won't pay the least bit attention to it, will they?
An awesome knife is what it is.
Very true. ...and a rip off is what it is, too.
...just like Cold Steel Laredo Bowie, Arc Angel Butterfly Knives, CS Filet Knives, Recon Scout, Oda, SRK, Master Hunter, Recon Tanto, Classic Bird Knife, 2 Blade Hunter, Muskrat, Classic Trapper.
Who's the rip off artist,ripping off american jobs?
Judging from that list, Cold Steel certainly is keeping
a whole bunch of Americans employed.
Sabertooth is right. Why don't I just link up the
Maxpedition thread so we can all go get our cocoa ready?
