Spyderco Sage 2 quick question

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Why doesn't the sage 2 have a tab to prevent over extending the frame lock? (It's early for me so I can't remember the name of said tab)

Other than that I think it's a great knife, ergonomically, fit and finish, and overall usability. I just don't want to over extend the frame lock. Is there something i don't know?
 
The Sage 2 is kinda old school in the land of ti framelocks. No overtravel stop, no insert and no flipper or bearings. Same as a Sebenza, no?
The Sage 2 works great. It's a fine quality knife. You don't need an overtravel stop. The lockbar is strongly sprung and even if you do "overtravel" a bit that isn't going to affect it.
 
AF said:
The Sage 2 is kinda old school in the land of ti framelocks. No overtravel stop, no insert and no flipper or bearings. Same as a Sebenza, no?
The Sage 2 works great. It's a fine quality knife. You don't need an overtravel stop. The lockbar is strongly sprung and even if you do "overtravel" a bit that isn't going to affect it.
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Ohhh okay thank you, didn't know the sage 2 was so old school haha
 
Lots of people on the forum have a Sage 2. After many years of ownership, myself included, there have been no issues mentioned on here of lock bar bending. People thought the locks were going to wear out too fast without an insert. This also proved to be false. The sage line has a high reputation of quality.
 
IMHO over travel stops are definitively not a requirement for EDC knives
They have their interest if you may have to use your knife under stress
But if your are no fireman or something similar you can expect you will have enough control on your moves not to over extend your lock

And even if you may sometime push harder on the lock there shall be no issues

I think sebenza owners, including myself, can testify of this ;)
 
As AF mentioned, the Sage 2 is a somewhat older (almost ancient in the prod. folder world) Ti frame-lock design released before over-travel stops, LB inserts, and bearings were all that prevalent. You may not know it used to be commonly referred to as a "poor man's Sebenza" before the market was inundated w/average, to very good $100 to $200 Ti frame-locks.

This particular knife is one of my very favorite and most frequently carried folders, and after just under 5 yrs of moderately heavy use, and not being especially careful in releasing the lock-bar...it's strength is fine. It still exhibits "like new" lock-up (I believe mostly due to Ti's inherent tensile strength), and the lock-bar movement across the bl. tang is maybe only 2% to 4% greater than when new @ approx 40% at present.

Probably not the hi-value knife is once was but in all sincerity, and after many other similar knives have since passed through my hands, I must say the streamlined (inside lock-bar relief ), low parts count Sage 2, w/it's elegant looks, great ergo's, and velvety action is still a tremendously satisfying knife to use.

Didn't mean to ramble but...damn this is a great knife.
 
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