I actually loled when i read this. Good deep belly laugh, haven't had one in a while. My s30 para has had quite a few new tips put on it.... funny, most of the times i break them I'm drunk and throwing/abusing it in some way, maybe i should get a busse..... The positive qualities of the spydercos significantly out weight the risk of me breaking a tip. I guess thats why I'm so perplexed when i see that mentioned. I found a good way to avoid hurting the knife point on coconuts when i was in honduras. I just pulled it off the tree and sharpened the coconut like it was a pencil until i exposed the little membrane then popped it, similar to the machete method people use but modified for a small knife.
The 204p is awesome stuff. I thought the s30 was good but the cts takes a very aggressive edge and holds it a very long time. I have not had a hard time sharpening it with just a sharp maker, despite what people say about these hard carbide steels.