Speed and Spec bump

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Seanski

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Do any of you have the Spec or Speed bumps? What a radical and acquired taste in blade shape? Anyhow, the more I look the more I like.
Does a blade shape like this excel in anything in particular? I am intrigued.

thanks
 
The front flat part is like a sheeps foot in use and the recurve works well for rope and such. I think the blade shape is another attempt at combining two shapes that are known to excell at a task. It is usable for EDC.


BTW, I bought my Spec Bump for the lock - still up in the air about that.
 
The recurve (esp. the deep recurve on the Bump) is a pull cutting machine. If you put a good edge on a Bump you will be shocked at how well it cuts and how it seems to just reach out and grab the material you are cutting. Another design consideration with this particular recurve was getting the point perfectly centered with the handle for piercing tasks. Overall, I'd say that it is the best designed recurve on the market. The only potential demerit for the Bump blade is that it does take a bit to learn to sharpen it properly.... but, that isn't anything a little practice won't take care of. ;)

The Bump handle and lock ergonomics are also top notch. The handle shape positively engages the hand and, honestly, it will probably feel like it was made for you. The stud lock is also fantastic. It is fully ambidextrous, locks up solid and is located in an incredibly natural position. I always tell people to carry a stud lock knife for a week then let me know how many weeks it takes you to quit reaching for the lock there once you switch back to a frame or liner lock. My only gripe is that there is a slight rattle in the stud when the knife is closed..... not a performance thing so much as an aesthetics thing.
 
thanks fella's for the overview on these knives! I think I'll grab the speed bump for my collection. they are out of stock on the spec-bump, thankfully not the speed-bump (it's cheaper) and that's probably a good thing.
 
I have a Spec Bump. Although it really hasn't seen any action I like owning it.
 
I do like the look of the spec with it's black blade and those nicely scalloped handles g-10 perhaps? anyhow, will have to settle with the speed bump which is btw half the price of it's brother.
 
Seanski said:
I do like the look of the spec with it's black blade and those nicely scalloped handles g-10 perhaps? anyhow, will have to settle with the speed bump which is btw half the price of it's brother.
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Yes, the Spec uses G-10 for the handles. You will enjoy the Speed/Spec Bump for it's grip, lock and great looks. There is no way that I would get rid of my Spec Bump, no way.
 
spiralarchitect said:
The recurve (esp. the deep recurve on the Bump) is a pull cutting machine. If you put a good edge on a Bump you will be shocked at how well it cuts and how it seems to just reach out and grab the material you are cutting. Another design consideration with this particular recurve was getting the point perfectly centered with the handle for piercing tasks. Overall, I'd say that it is the best designed recurve on the market. The only potential demerit for the Bump blade is that it does take a bit to learn to sharpen it properly.... but, that isn't anything a little practice won't take care of. ;)

The Bump handle and lock ergonomics are also top notch. The handle shape positively engages the hand and, honestly, it will probably feel like it was made for you. The stud lock is also fantastic. It is fully ambidextrous, locks up solid and is located in an incredibly natural position. I always tell people to carry a stud lock knife for a week then let me know how many weeks it takes you to quit reaching for the lock there once you switch back to a frame or liner lock. My only gripe is that there is a slight rattle in the stud when the knife is closed..... not a performance thing so much as an aesthetics thing.
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My Spec bump is my mountain bike knife, it just eats whatever you decide to cut it with. The handle is very comfortable, and I prefer the Spec bump's black on black look. There was a post somewhere about how strong the stud lock is, and how it was designed with some leeway in the lock for even wearing.
 
KenOnion said:
Thanks for noticing . The Stud lock is an amazingly strong lock. It has three points of contact , It is farther away from the pivot than any other lock(less compound leverage)Hex shaped studs that rotate to ensure even wear over 12 surfaces, No drag on the blade for over 90%of the blade travel,Ambidextrous,and the lock is in the blade freeing up the left handle side to put whatever we want to in there. I would put it against any other lock currently available for strength,reliability,wear resistance,toughness and am confident it will prevail. Granted it takes a little getting used to because we are all used to framelocks or linerlocks but that is only temporary and we just need to retrain our heads and hand.
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Seanski said:
sounds good thanks again fella's!
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If you search on Ebay you can sometimes find other variations of the Speed Bump at a good price. There were a few different runs, one has the same G10 grip as the Spec Bump but has a Sandvik blade , another has aluminum grips like the Cyclone. The aluminum version is more common.

Here's a pic of my Speed Bump with a BM Ares

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Picked up the speed bump today. Getting used to the smooth action of the flipper and releasing the lock with my thumb and closing it with thumb all in one motion. Very nice lockup, solid. Pretty much the Kershaw standard. The only thing I decided to do was take the pocket clip off and re-bend it a bit so it doesn't flare out at the bottom so much. Anyhow that turned out well. Good grip, hand isn't apt to slip around much. It's a little bit hard to pull out of my jeans pocket with the rubber inserts providing traction like designed to do but I expect that might smooth out with time, either that or pocket will wear out and I'll have to clip it somewhere else. :rolleyes: Anyhow other than that we'll see how it does with cutting chores.

cheers
 
I have wanted one or the other of these for a while and was never clear on the difference between them. Other than handle scales is there a difference in workmanship, design, sturdiness etc?
 
different handles and steel is different as well. the more expenensive brother is just a tad bit heavier too, although it's so neglible it's hardly worth the mention. Oh, and the price up here in Canada if I went for the g-10/s-30v unit is twice the price.
 
There's also the 1595AL, the older speed bump with the black-anodized aluminum scales. Around $55-$80. Nice knife.
 
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