Strider let down

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"It's a Strider, did you expect CRK quality?"

That pretty much says everything a person needs to know about the integrity of Mick Strider and the quality of his product. With their shady past and the fit & finish/quality control issues, I'm amazed that people are still willing to give those guys their hard earned money.
 
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Heavy said:
That was the first thing they suggested but I insisted I could put a couple of screws in and so a few days later I got an envelope in the mail with screws taped to a business card.

I threw them in and I still have and love that blade.
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Pictures of the knife without screws or it didn't happen.
 
I agree, some folks don't care about anything but the knife. For me customer service and business practices are part of the knife since my money is supporting the business and owner.
Boozoo Chavis said:
"It's a Strider, did you expect CRK quality?"

That pretty much says everything a person needs to know about the integrity of Mick Strider and the quality of his product. With their shady past and the fit & finish/quality control issues, I'm amazed that people are still willing to give those guys their hard earned money.
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This will happen...sometimes...with any knife. My finest XM-18 came with a blade detent, so weak that it would open in my pocket.
Strider will fix it...you'll be happy.
Heck, I bought a fancy new GMC SUV that died at every stop-sign. COULD NOT be fixed. Sold it.
Part of life.
 
I don't care for strider or his company that's why. And how would closing the thread stop more of the same? Its a reoccurring topic along with the best survival knives, bushcraft knives and what is the best edc knives lol good luck stopping more of the same.
Lycosa said:
Why?^
How much of the same-'ole do we need?
rolf
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Ankerson said:
I doubt most people would have an issue if the person could prove that they actually owned the knife in question, since this is the internet photos are the only way to actually prove they own it.

Without photos to back it up they don't own it. ;)

Especially the expensive knives like Strider, CRK, Hinderer etc, those aren't cheap knives.

The problem is MOST that gripe never owned one or likely ever saw one in real life so they make up stories or repeat something they read.

Sure some have real problems just like any other brand as things do get through sometimes, and they are directed to the right source to have the problem fixed.

Like this thread, the OP has photos and nobody is blasting him at all. :thumbup:
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This should be a sticky!
I got dogpiled once for saying nearly the exact same thing.
 
Bluesummers said:
This guy likes Striders. Has 4 and had to return 3 to get fixed and 1 came back and developed the same problem. I've already posted the video but here it is again because I didn't give a discription.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBJ_IekeG2k

My point for bringing up the video again is that he sent 3 knives back... that he had to pay shipping for... both ways. How much did he say that was?

Sure, he has the money I mean he bought 4 expensive knives to some people but that should not be/isn't the point. Fact is that he had to ship 3 of 4 back to the maker to get fixed. 1 again if he wanted to try to have it fixed a second time.

I have had two. 1 still and I'm willing to live with the problems.

Pic for proof because that is what is needed apparently.

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Ooh, I'm famous! :D That video is of my experiences, usually I will come in and contribute that story but at the risk of sounding like a broken record, I refrained from posting it in this thread. I do not want to seem like I am on a crusade, but my experience with Strider Knives stands for itself. 3 out of the 5 SnG's had to be returned, one of them returned twice, all for issues with the lock.

Each one of those knives was purchased new and was flawless for about a week or so (the CC model took a few months to suffer catastrophic lock failure) before the lack of lockbar tension caused lock rock to develop. Considering the amount of people who have contributed similar stories about their lock issues, I genuinely believe it to be an endemic problem with Strider.

I regret getting caught up in all of the IG hype, which is partially what explained why I continued to buy what ended up being defective knives. I'm also rather patient and forgiving, but I have since sold off all of my Striders and will not purchase another one. I simply cannot support Strider (or Emerson) anymore after repeatedly having the same issue. I spent over $100 to ship all of those knives back to Strider to have them repaired for issues they truly should not all have had. There is a reason why their name gets brought up more often than CRK or Hinderer when it comes to quality issues.

In case you need video evidence of their defects, I have a video of the CC model's lock failing with slight spine pressure, and a video of the lock rock on the orange model available on my Instagram page (disaltzman).
 
bodog said:
As an aside, how do you show photos of a dangerously weak detent? Because I had that problem with a moderately priced, as in 400 bucks, "tough use" knife "for first responders and the military." The stupid thing would just flop open in my pocket. When I had to chase someone it was just begging to slice my leg open. God forbid I accidentally cut someone during a scuffle. There really was basically no detent. I was basically told to screw off by a company rep, both by email and here when I posted that email, when I said it was dangerously unsafe. There are many, many reports about the weak detent that I didn't know about until way after I sold the knife. Am I just trolling because I can't post pictures and others have had the same problem so we all sound like we're parroting each other? Or is it truly a problem and apologists simply try to cover up shoddy/ unsafe work?
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Dude you know I have supported you in the issue you had with "that company" But I just went back through that thread and never saw you complain about the detent. You had an issue with the blade being ground poorly and much of the usable edge being gone, the lockface grind and the generally poor warranty service. Then later in that thread you state that the situation was handled to your satisfaction. Im just confused because you never mentioned the detent which i would have thought would have been mentioned. Im usually one of the last people to defend the company in question and I have a feeling a couple of their employees view me as the bane of their existence but I still believe in being fair. I guess I'm just confused because what you are saying in this thread isnt jiving with what you said in another thread. And as much as me and "that company" arent "besties" by any means they did seem to say that they would take care of it and later in the thread you say they did in fact take care of it. Then it seems you sold that knife no? Im just saying man I would have been PO'd too at the time but if it truly was handled I dont understand bringing it up at any and every opportunity. And to draw the parallels between this and that is a bit of a stretch if you ask me.
 
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Dude you know I have supported you in the issue you had with "that company" But I just went back through that thread and never saw you complain about the detent. You had an issue with the blade being ground poorly and much of the usable edge being gone, the lockface grind and the generally poor warranty service. Then later in that thread you state that the situation was handled to your satisfaction. Im just confused because you never mentioned the detent which i would have thought would have been mentioned. Im usually one of the last people to defend the company in question and I have a feeling a couple of their employees view me as the bane of their existence but I still believe in being fair. I guess I'm just confused because what you are saying in this thread isnt jiving with what you said in another thread. And as much as me and "that company" arent "besties" by any means they did seem to say that they would take care of it and later in the thread you say they did in fact take care of it. Then it seems you sold that knife no? Im just saying man I would have been PO'd too at the time but if it truly was handled I dont understand bringing it up at any and every opportunity. And to draw the parallels between this and that is a bit of a stretch if you ask me.
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Different company. The company you're referring to works closely with the other and they collaborate extensively. What's funny is that one led me to buy the other and both had sizable issues. At least the company you're talking about has a really decent customer service dept. Can't say the same about the other. I refrain from names because using them in a negative post generally starts a huge war, which I don't want.
 
bodog said:
Different company. The company you're referring to works closely with the other and they collaborate extensively. What's funny is that one led me to buy the other and both had sizable issues. At least the company you're talking about has a really decent customer service dept. Can't say the same about the other. I refrain from names because using them in a negative post generally starts a huge war, which I don't want.
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Gotcha, I missed the other one. Sorry, didnt mean to accuse.
 
My grandfather used to tell me birds of a feather flock together..
bodog said:
Different company. The company you're referring to works closely with the other and they collaborate extensively. What's funny is that one led me to buy the other and both had sizable issues. At least the company you're talking about has a really decent customer service dept. Can't say the same about the other. I refrain from names because using them in a negative post generally starts a huge war, which I don't want.
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Ankerson said:
Cost doesn't matter, things happen, nothing can be 100% all of the time, that's straight across the board in any kind of manufacturing, things can and do slip by now and then.
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Yes they can.....If the QC department really looks for quality, then the knife would never ship. All knives shipped would be 100% of the standard set by the company.
 
Screwdriver said:
Yes they can.....If the QC department really looks for quality, then the knife would never ship. All knives shipped would be 100% of the standard set by the company.
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All knives shipped ARE 100% of the standard set by the company! ;)


**Kidding, kidding, I don't own and haven't owned a Strider, so I can't comment on their quality or place any value judgments, just adding some levity.**
 
Reading this Strider thread, and the many others in the queue should make the most strident big spender reconsider his knife buying habits, and buy something more sensible and utilitarian, not to mention superb fit, finish, and QC, like a Spyderco Delica or PM2, and put the remainder of the money in a college savings account for your kid(s).
 
Alnamvet68 said:
Reading this Strider thread, and the many others in the queue should make the most strident big spender reconsider his knife buying habits, and buy something more sensible and utilitarian, not to mention superb fit, finish, and QC, like a Spyderco Delica or PM2, and put the remainder of the money in a college savings account for your kid(s).
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The few spyderco knives I own and the several more I've handled have all been great examples of value, function, and quality, not necessarily in that order. No issues at all with any of them and to be honest, the knives were/are worth as much or more than what was asked for them. Having said that, I'm not a Spyderco expert, but I know a good knife when I use it.
 
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