CRK is *that* company

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XL883N

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This is in jest.

I've only been on BF a short time but it seems apparent CRK is *that* company where its faithful followers despise any and all changes. I love guitars and motorcycles and two companies come to mind where I'm drawing parallels. Gibson and Harley Davidson.

Gibson achieved perfection in 1959 with the Les Paul under the management of Ted McCarty and everything went to shit after he left. The purists hate any alterations made after, even if those changes are actually better, but people don't want them. They want exact copies of what Gibson did in 1959. New bridge that doesn't collapse over time? No, we want the old style! They reinforced the headstock and it's less likely to break? No, I want the old style!

Same with HD. Diehards don't want the new crap. Just give me a bike like the old ones. What? An oil cooled Harley? That's blasphemy! Grab a big twin while you still can because once they're gone they're gone forever!

This is how I see CRK being treated by its faithful followers. The 21 is the pinnacle of folding knife perfection. How dare they attempt to improve on it?

This 31 is a disgrace and not Chris' knife! It's all Tim and Anne's doing but I choose to ignore that the ceramic ball came long before the 31!

Quality has gone down the toilet since Chris left. See. Screws on 31s back out but I choose to ignore some 21 had the same problem!

Some 31 blades might flex ever so slightly and they all have late lock up. Those are normal traits of a ceramic interface, CRK (the company) even said it's normal, but I don't care because I don't understand! The 21 wasn't like that and therefore better! Buy them while you still can because they will be collectors items!
 
So the only CRK worth owning is an "H"! When Chris made them himself by hand!
 
Said James, "In my opinion, there's nothing in this world
Beats a '52 Vincent and a Redheaded girl.
Now Nortons and Indians and Greavses won't do.
Oh, they don't have a Soul like a Vincent '52."
--Richard Thompson
 
I own and ride Harley’s and now own more than one generation of Sebenza. I can definitely see the parallels you’re making after reading a lot of threads in this section lol.

I love my ‘16 HD just as much as I did my ‘06. I’m already loving my Seb 31 and figure I’ll love the 21’s the same since the changes really aren’t drastic.
 
Evany said:
Said James, "In my opinion, there's nothing in this world
Beats a '52 Vincent and a Redheaded girl.
Now Nortons and Indians and Greavses won't do.
Oh, they don't have a Soul like a Vincent '52."
--Richard Thompson
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Red hair and black leather, my favorite color scheme.
 
XL883N said:
This is in jest.

I've only been on BF a short time but it seems apparent CRK is *that* company where its faithful followers despise any and all changes. I love guitars and motorcycles and two companies come to mind where I'm drawing parallels. Gibson and Harley Davidson.

Gibson achieved perfection in 1959 with the Les Paul under the management of Ted McCarty and everything went to shit after he left. The purists hate any alterations made after, even if those changes are actually better, but people don't want them. They want exact copies of what Gibson did in 1959. New bridge that doesn't collapse over time? No, we want the old style! They reinforced the headstock and it's less likely to break? No, I want the old style!

Same with HD. Diehards don't want the new crap. Just give me a bike like the old ones. What? An oil cooled Harley? That's blasphemy! Grab a big twin while you still can because once they're gone they're gone forever!

This is how I see CRK being treated by its faithful followers. The 21 is the pinnacle of folding knife perfection. How dare they attempt to improve on it?

This 31 is a disgrace and not Chris' knife! It's all Tim and Anne's doing but I choose to ignore that the ceramic ball came long before the 31!

Quality has gone down the toilet since Chris left. See. Screws on 31s back out but I choose to ignore some 21 had the same problem!

Some 31 blades might flex ever so slightly and they all have late lock up. Those are normal traits of a ceramic interface, CRK (the company) even said it's normal, but I don't care because I don't understand! The 21 wasn't like that and therefore better! Buy them while you still can because they will be collectors items!
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To me, with CRK the divide seems a little more down the center than it does with HD.
 
Definitely see the OP’s point. I wonder if CRK simply came up with a new name for the 31, would the reception here have been warmer.
 
i like the 21, I have 4 large and that is already maire than I need ;)
I am interested in the 31 and I hope the insingo blade shape version will be released soon so I can give the 31 a try and see if I like it

the changes seem to be subtle enough on the 31 and I cannot really figure out why the transition from the 21 to the 31 disturb sign many people
In paper the changes made seem to be improvement....
I will see how I feel when I will have one
 
Imho life has gone to shit and will never be the same. Every aspect of our lives have greatly changed over the years, especially 2020. Do you think 30 years from know our kids will say man I wish it was like it was back in the 2020s ....the future scares me
 
Evany said:
Said James, "In my opinion, there's nothing in this world
Beats a '52 Vincent and a Redheaded girl.
Now Nortons and Indians and Greavses won't do.
Oh, they don't have a Soul like a Vincent '52."
--Richard Thompson
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I like Reckless Kelly's version best.
 
Cowboyfromhell666 said:
Imho life has gone to shit and will never be the same. Every aspect of our lives have greatly changed over the years, especially 2020. Do you think 30 years from know our kids will say man I wish it was like it was back in the 2020s ....the future scares me
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Is this in jest? If not, I feel for you.

Back to CRK, I picked up my first small 21 and it’s in Idaho for SPA treatment. I hope it lives up to the hype.
 
I agree that CRK is one of those legacy brands with die-hard fans that love what it was and want to keep it going in the hopes that it goes back to what it used to be. like Star Wars, and those knife brands that make old-fashioned slipjoints. a few companies have figured out how to successfully turn nostalgia into money, and this inspires other businesses to try it too.
 
While I am mostly loyal to designs Chris did himself the 31 "improvements" are really all thing he had already done, just incorporated into one knife now. At some point I may try one.
 
I'm curious about the 31 myself. I think I'll eventually try one--I actually have had one on order with CRK since about 6 months or so. Since it's a PJ lefty with boomerang damascus, who knows when they will get around to it. But... for me the allure of CRK knives is for the projects Chris himself had a hand in. His original designs, every one of them, just speak to me.
 
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