How come the Street Beat gets no love?

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jasperjb

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Everyone loves the Izula by ESEE but there's never any talk about the Spyderco Street Beat?
I love my street beat, personally.
How come it's not very popular?
 
The price would be one aspect, and the designated use is another. Spyderco and ESEE operate in completely different markets. It's like comparing Busse to Great Eastern Cutlery, yes they both make knives but the use is hardly interchangeable. Spyderco is not in the "chopper/woods knife" market, they they do and have offered a few pieces but nothing tht has been consistent year after year. Just like ESEE Doesn't offer Folders in a variety of steels.
 
The Izula is $40 and the Street Beat is $145. You can get several Izulas or Scrapyard Scrapivores (SR101) for that price. The materials and designs are very different. I wouldn't buy the SB because it's $145 for a small fixed blade and the design doesn't appeal to me.
 
If I could afford it right now I would love one. I've had my eye on it for awhile. It will probably be the next EDC fixed blade I'd get.
 
Anybody have some comparison pics of an Izula and a Street Beat they could post?
 
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tried one out in a passaround not too long ago, great design but the price was way to far to compete with the above.
 
It gets love in this house! I've been rockin' it for years now.

Great knife. Not so great sheath.

I had to have an aftermarket sheath made for it.
 
jasperjb said:
I really dig the sheath, not sure why no one likes it! :O
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I liked it at first too. But after a while it became loose and the knife started to rattle around. Started to feel cheap and I couldn't trust it to hold the knife anymore. I do however love the "G" clip.

Here's the sheath I had made.
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frontline29 said:
I liked it at first too. But after a while it became loose and the knife started to rattle around. Started to feel cheap and I couldn't trust it to hold the knife anymore. I do however love the "G" clip.

Here's the sheath I had made.
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Now that's a beauty! Who made it and how much was it? Is it kydex?
 
For me it's definitely the price. I love my Spyderco's but the fixed blades they've put out in the last few years have been overpriced imho.

I've wanted a streetbeat for a while but I just can't justify spending $150 bucks for a small fixed blade with micarta handles, and a kydex sheath.
 
jasperjb said:
Now that's a beauty! Who made it and how much was it? Is it kydex?
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Thank you.
I can't tell you who made it as he was banned. His work was great, but he was a deadbeat business man.
Its a great sheath, made out of concealex and cost me around 30$ if I remember correctly.
I had him put the two holes on the bottom of the sheath so I could also use it with a mercharnes.
 
frontline29 said:
Thank you.
I can't tell you who made it as he was banned. His work was great, but he was a deadbeat business man.
Its a great sheath. Its made out of concealex.
I had him put the two holes on the bottom of the sheath so I could also use it with a mercharnes.
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Why are all the best makers bad businessmen? Like TuffThumbz. He's been banned here but his mods are great!
 
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