Low ride clips - why?

Low Rider Clip? Yay or Nay?

  • Must be low ride

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  • Prefer low rider, not a deal-breaker though

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  • I really don't care either way

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  • Do not prefer low rider, not a deal-breaker though

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  • I don't like low rider clips

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Moxy

Moxy

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Whats with the fascination of low-rider pocket clips? To each his own of course, but I actually prefer the clip not be flush with the end of the knife. Never liked my DPX HEST for that reason. I prefer to have about a half inch or so of handle sticking up. I find it makes the knife much easier to take out when you're sitting down, especially in jeans. In anycase so long as 85% of the body of the knife is in the pocket thats good enough for me. Spyderco's standard hourglass clip is the best design I've used so far.

For those that do want that low ride clip, why? Do you think it's more secure in pocket? Or do you not want to scare the sheeple? What do you prefer? What production knife, in your opinion, nailed it the best?
 
I thought low ride clips were best until I found them to be a pain to remove. I like 1/4-1/2" sticking out so I can grab the knife. I hate the finish on most of Spyderco's clips, aside from the weird bronzed ones (like on the GB) and whatever the finish is on the Manix 2 DLC clip, but it sits the knife in a great spot. Out of all knives, I think the Manix 2 might have the clip the best.
 
Low rider clip for the office, normal clip for outside the office. I use a low rider clip on my Benchmade Kulgera that is thin and looks like a pen clip. No sense in scaring my co-workers.
 
Some people like them because they don't want people to know they a have knife. Me, I don't care. Most people don't pay any attention to pocket clips regardless, and if for some reason someone DOES notice a knife clipped to my pocket and gets scared, well, too bad, that's what they get for being stupid. As long as it's within the limits of the law I will carry what I feel like, regardless of whether or not it's a little SAK or a big Cold Steel Spartan, and if that scares you, well, you're not the sort of person I care about anyway.
 
A clip showing is a clip showing. Personally it's just a matter of how much grip you would like. I like low rider clips for the perceived 'balance' it gives me. I don't feel like the knife is going to become dislodged as easily riding deep in my pocket as opposed to riding high.
For a folder in my pocket I don't put a quick draw being as #1 on my list, unless it's my P'kal. Even then I would have to be in a pretty bad (and super low %) spot.
 
Wow, this is polarizing.

My feelings on the matter are similar to DShiflet's. I love my low riding folders, I love my high riding folders.
 
Don't really care if a clip is a deep-carry or not, but I do prefer my office-carried knives to have them. I don't even really care about the whole tip-up vs tip-down, right or left hand carry issue either. Sometimes, I find that deep-carry isnt the best way to carry some knives (like waved Emersons, and some heavier folders). Heck, some of my knives don't have clips at all.
 
Hate 'em. People can see the clip either way, so it's not any more discrete than a regular clip, and they leave less to grab onto when taking the knife out of the pocket.
 
I found that knives with low-ride clips have a harder time jumping out of my pocket on their own. Strider knives never come loose, but I've had several CRK and Spyderco's just pop out into the carseat.
 
I'm not a fan, but I'll still buy a knife wih a low-rider clip of I like it.
Like most of the people who don't like them, I prefer a bit of knife sticking out to easily grab onto. This is especially important when wearing gloves. I know a lanyard would help, but I hate those.
 
The only low ride clip I have is the Spyderco wire clip, which I like. The clip shows, yes, but when the end of a knife isn't sticking out people don't think much of it. Here, the knife laws are a gray area and it's basically fine to carry if you do it discreetly.
 
I really like them... i rarely if ever see someone with a knife around the puget sound so as i am 18 it makes me feel like a get fewer looks. :p

On the flip side i bet it evens out when im sitting there flipping a 3.5+ blade in public. :D
 
It sounds like people pull their knives using different techniques. I prefer low-ride clips because it lessens the chance of scraping up something with my knife if I brush against it.
To pull my knives, I tuck my index finger under the tip of the clip, my thumb inside the pocket against the knife, and pull. So having any portion of the knife protruding from my pocket makes absolutely no difference on how easy or difficult the knive is to pull.
 
I don't like lowriders because the clip design (folded over) typically makes it stick out further, leading to an uncomfortable grab or hotspot when gripping hard.
 
I like a deep carry clip for when I'm at work, as we're not suppose to have one, and it's illegal to carry my pistol, and I'm not going to be without a way to defend myself.
 
I do not like low-rider clips. I do not own a single knife with a low-rider clip. I never will. I will not buy a knife with one on it. Some of my knives, like my Lone Wolf Harsey Tactical T-3, stick out so far, they proudly say "I got a knife on me, what are you gonna do about it?" ;-)

That's a 4.75 blade, 6 inch closed folder. Huge and thick titanium clip.
 
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