Some benifits to investing in a Strider SNG?

Ive had sng for the past two years, and for me the partys over. In my opinion my sebenzas cut better, and have a better fit and finish with no " strider marks" It all comes down to who you identify with, when i was strider collecting the word bro was thrown around alot along with " hey check out my new strider tat bro " These were not my people. As far as the knife itself in my opinion they were just ok, yeah they cut and yeah i guess you could pry, but in the end ive always lost money when i went to sell a strider. If your into the whole camo wearing bro calling, tat life then strider is for you. In the end it cuts and yes you can pry.
 
AKnife said:
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Not sure I made the generalizatin that it's everyones motive.. but feel free to read into it and bastardize it how you see fit.

Alright, here's the direct quote from your earlier post:

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Put a $400 price tag on the Spyderco and you'd want that just as much as the Strider.. I think a lot of it has to do with just saying.. I have a "insert knife name here" that cost $400.. and your mind rationalizes it that if it wasn't $400 it wouldn't do what it can do.

What else would you call it? Not everyone goes for knives because they have a "$400 price tag."

Again, most people go for designs that they like. Saying that someone would want a completely different design (Spyderco in your example) just because it's $400 is a ridiculous generalization.

I don't like the design of most CRK offerings, that doesn't mean I'm going to go purchase one just because it's an expensive knife. Do you see how your statement is ridiculous now?
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Again you have obviously missed my point. Other posts here may have more eloquently captured what I was refering. Let's just move on.. Cheers!
 
OD-SnG said:
Ive had sng for the past two years, and for me the partys over. In my opinion my sebenzas cut better, and have a better fit and finish with no " strider marks" It all comes down to who you identify with, when i was strider collecting the word bro was thrown around alot along with " hey check out my new strider tat bro " These were not my people. As far as the knife itself in my opinion they were just ok, yeah they cut and yeah i guess you could pry, but in the end ive always lost money when i went to sell a strider. If your into the whole camo wearing bro calling, tat life then strider is for you. In the end it cuts and yes you can pry.
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Just a word of advice, I don't think you should let a knife dictate or pressure your personality. One of my buddies is a traveling salesman and used to carry a SNG around in his briefcase but had to sell it for financial reasons. I'm pretty sure there isn't any personality background checks to purchase a Strider. ;)
 
tjsulli790 said:
Just a word of advice, I don't think you should let a knife dictate or pressure your personality. One of my buddies is a traveling salesman and used to carry a SNG around in his briefcase but had to sell it for financial reasons. I'm pretty sure there isn't any personality background checks to purchase a Strider. ;)
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Word Bro!





:D
 
Buffalohump said:
The way he phrased the question gave me the impression he didn't have scads of dough to throw around. Not many do in these times.

If he had piles of loot I doubt he would have even asked the question.

In any event, he certainly got his money's worth of opinions. :D
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he did get that lol.........

if moneys tight there are lots of knives around which will do about what a SnG would do for a lot less money, for most things anyway, and the average guy would be happy with them too.

FWIW i wouldnt put any of my investment $$ into knives, expensive knives are a luxury item for most folks.
 
Well, now you've gone and done it! :D

I have managed to reconcile my somewhat immodest collection of knives (some expensive, some not so much) with the justification that a) knife collecting is fun and b) its better than wasting my money on corn likker and fast women. :D


tirod3 said:
I've come to the conclusion the average knife user could do just as well with a pair of cheap EMT scissors and a short straight edged work knife. It's a very short list of things to cut with a 4" drop point, and if you take food prep off the tasks desired, even shorter.

Looking at how knives are used in daily life over the last 40 years, in all honesty, much of what we use is overkill. But, we carry them, and even more so these days, as they make a statement, just like the type watch or hat we wear, car we drive, or even spouse.

$400 for a knife isn't about the tool, it's about us tools that buy them, and who we're trying to impress.

Disagree? Carry a pair of scissors and a box knife for a month. If they really won't do for you, why will a $400 knife do it?
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Strider makes customs - if one scale is aluminum instead of G10, how does that make it worth any less? At this price range, materials make up a lot less of the price of the knife.

Other custom makers charge even more - say, $600, for a stainless blade knife with brass liners. That doesn't make it the equivalent of a Buck 110.

As for the suggestion that someone could try the Buck series as a substitute or the SnG and get the same ergonomics, etc. - no way. I did exactly that with a 420 FRN Tarani. Not only do the cheaper materials function differently, the liner lock substitution is a good example of what not to do - a thin stainless short leaf with locking problems. Even the factory service replacement didn't work.

No, if you want a S30V titanium framelock, buy one. I don't find the VTech a reasonable substitute for a Sebenza, either. Good knife on it's own, but again, substituting materials and the lock doesn't make it a CRK.

If price bothers anyone so much, get a Buck Mayo TNT. S30V blade heat treated by Bos, Titanium framelock, great Buck customer service. Very nice fit and finish.

But, of the three, Mayo, Sebenza, or Strider, which one is actually issued and used in combat? For those who want highly impressive functioning and butter smooth action, I don't see Strider pushing that in ads, any more than CRK buffing the Sebenza as a hard duty knife. It's the newbs concentrating on price and ego enhancement blurring the lines.
 
If the money that you will be forced to save for the SnG is that dear to you, I'd suggest holding off until you can get one in your hands to see if it's what you're expecting it to be. I've bought used Strider folders and had no trouble with them mechanically. Every Emerson that I have is far more comfortable for extended use though. The large choil on the Strider tends to limit its usefulness for me also. If you look at how you use your knives most, see if you use the tip of the blade more, or the part of the blade just in front of the handle. A knife is more useful to me if I can use the part of the blade near the ricasso without thinking first if I'm going to get the choil instead of cutting edge.
 
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