Strider Knives.

I was a diehard Strider user for 3 years until I saw what that kind of money could get me in the custom market. I won't say the Manix is better than an SNG or anything like that, but I will say my custom is way nicer than my SNG was (I won't say what it is as to not have a war in this thread). Striders are nice, but in my opinion overpriced as compared to what you can get on the custom market.
 
DGG said:
What I'm trying to figure out is why anyone would pay that much when they can get as good or better a knife for a much lower price. That's not being cheap, that's being good with you spending habits. You never addressed that issue. Please explain why the Strider knife commands such a premium?
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Well let's look at it another way. I recently handled a Blackwood custom skirmish that sold for well over 2500 dollars. I also witnessed an Obenauf sell for about </> $500. Both knives were awesome and constructed of Damascus steel, Titanium, and Micarta. Both were completely handmade and of similar dimensions. Is Blackwood's work roughly $2000 better than Obenauf?

Would you assume that Mr. Blackwood's customers are not being "good with their spending habits"?

I guarantee you that a $30 Victorinox Trekker can do many of the tasks as good or better that many of the offerings from Benchmade or Spyderco. So by your logic, shouldn't we all evaluate our "spending habits", get rid of our spydies and benchmades in shame, and pledge our allegiance to the mighty, cost effective SAK?

I am not sure anyone can sufficiently defend their purchase of a strider, or a sebbie to you. Can you defend your purchase of a $150 dollar spyderco over an $8 Opinel? I guess the answer is that we are knife lovers. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
 
Cliff Stamp said:
Because they can sell at that price. It will keep increasing as long as the market supports it. Watch the price of custom knifemakers as they are introduced to Bladeforums and then in 1-3 years when they are well known. Did their materials/work really improve in that time period as a reflection of the price?

-Cliff
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did somebody steal your account?
 
jokrswylde said:
Well let's look at it another way. I recently handled a Blackwood custom skirmish that sold for well over 2500 dollars. I also witnessed an Obenauf sell for about </> $500. Both knives were awesome and constructed of Damascus steel, Titanium, and Micarta. Both were completely handmade and of similar dimensions. Is Blackwood's work roughly $2000 better than Obenauf?

Would you assume that Mr. Blackwood's customers are not being "good with their spending habits"?

I guarantee you that a $30 Victorinox Trekker can do many of the tasks as good or better that many of the offerings from Benchmade or Spyderco. So by your logic, shouldn't we all evaluate our "spending habits", get rid of our spydies and benchmades in shame, and pledge our allegiance to the mighty, cost effective SAK?

I am not sure anyone can sufficiently defend their purchase of a strider, or a sebbie to you. Can you defend your purchase of a $150 dollar spyderco over an $8 Opinel? I guess the answer is that we are knife lovers. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
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Okr - good points but you are beating all around the bush but not answering the question asked which was "Why does Strider command such a high price compared with other very good pieces of cutlery?"

Don't get me wrong, I'm in full agreement that it is a beautiful knife, but don't call me a cheapskate for spending $180 for a Spyderco Manix or a carbon fiber Spyderco Military model unless you want to start a name calling war.

As far as SAK's, I don't trust those Swiss. Anyone who sells cheese with holes in it is not to be trusted, IMHO. You are just buying lots of air that doesn't toast in the toaster, IMHO.
 
DGG said:
You are beating all around the bush but not answering the question asked which was "Why does Strider command such a high price compared with other very good pieces of cutlery?"
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The answer is: Because they can. Like everyone is saying, if they weren't selling at those prices then they'd have to change something but they are selling them so why look the gift horse in the mouth?
 
DGG said:
You are beating all around the bush but not answering the question asked which was "Why does Strider command such a high price compared with other very good pieces of cutlery?"

Don't get me wrong, I'm in full agreement that it is a beautiful knife, but don't call me a cheapskate for spending $180 for a Spyderco Manix or a carbon fiber Spyderco Military model unless you want to start a name calling war.

As far as SAK's, I don't trust those Swiss. Anyone who sells cheese with holes in it is not to be trusted, IMHO. You are just buying lots of air that doesn't toast in the toaster, IMHO.
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I did beat around the bush a bit and gave a few examples....but I think I answered the million dollar question to the best of MY meager ability in the last two sentences of my original post.

I would never call you a cheapskate for buying a $180 dollar manix...I have one myself. However, afford me the same courtesy by not questioning my "spending habits" when I add a Strider or a Sebbie to the collection.

As I implied earlier, there are likely many Opinel owners out there who laugh and are amazed that you would spend 180 bucks on a manix that will not cut as clean as their little carbon and wood knife.

We could go in this circle all day. Is a strider worth the money when you can get a manix for cheaper? Is a manix worth the money when you can get a sak far cheaper? Is a Sak worth the money when you can get an Opinel far cheaper? Is an Opinel worth the money when you can knap a piece of flint for free?

It's all relative. Try my method. I have three factors that determine if I buy a knife: 1). If I like it, 2)If I can afford it, 3) If my wife will let me. ;)

If all three of these factors are a go, then the knife is mine, regardless of price, maker, etc. . I could care less how much a knife costs. If it makes me happy and I like it and can afford it, why should it bother anyone else?
 
why should it bother anyone else
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It shouldn't but I think the amazement (and negativity) results from ther next little bit people think "I sure wouldn't spend that money on THAT".

I do that ll the time, but I try to always think that's just my opinion subjectice.

The trouble also is subjective opinion is often paraded as objective facts.
 
jokrswylde said:
As I implied earlier, there are likely many Opinel owners out there who laugh and are amazed that you would spend 180 bucks on a manix that will not cut as clean as their little carbon and wood knife.
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Yes and you can step down even from that. If you go over in places like Malyasia and poke around and find knifemakers in small villages you can get a hell of a parang for the cost of an Opinel. Just consider if your disposable income changed by a factor of ten how much it would influence any decisions on price/worth.

-Cliff
 
That's it!!!! I am buying a friggin Opinal and putting all my expensive knives away! All this bickering is giving me a hard-on.
 
I don't own a Strider but would like to.That said you could buy a Manix,a Ritter Grip and an Atwood Prybaby for less than an SNG and have the best of all worlds.Please don't take this as Strider bashing.
 
orthogonal1 said:
And to those who so choose, enjoy your Strider.
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And the next one... and the next one.... and the next one....

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Hey Oily,

Just like you have heard on Badlands, USN and so on..


YOU TOTALY SUCK But no matter how hard I try I can't hate you.
 
USAFSP said:
Hey Oily,

Just like you have heard on Badlands, USN and so on..


YOU TOTALY SUCK But no matter how hard I try I can't hate you.
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Actually, a bi-forum member had to tell me that I sucked from the Green forum as I was banned for posting something here that the admin there didn't like.:o As for the other "incident" there were only a couple of people really teeing off on me but a lot of others who were very decent about it. Yourself included.(being decent about it) Apparently I really have a way with people.:p
 
Yeah man, well as another guy not ever allowed into the green forum (which seemed to be under protest by about 99% of the people who were informed about it. That 1% seem to have all the power though.) I totaly understand. All that being said, you are quite an alright guy in my book. No ass kissing intended. I just know who my friends are around here in all the mess between all the newbs, trolls and regulars. At the Chesapeake Knife show I bought the first Green Ti dagger bali for my wife, who was also banned the day I was. LOL All the Green guys who found out about that were like, "Hey man that was for us" LOL She loves it. And she relishes that it is hers in spite of the intended market crowd. LOL "Stick it to the man" I always say.
 
And many good used .40 and 9mm avail from many manufacturers available in that price range.
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I was talking about new price, and it's a decent pistol, if you want a good pistol (.40/9mm) look at sig, glock, HK, or beretta they will run your quite a bit more new than any strider (excluding customs). You'd be better of comparing the S&W to say the gerber firestorm.
 
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