when oh when Mr. sal

[Knife_Geek]

OK maybe I missed it but I just have to know. When is the new baliyo coming out? I have been drooling over it ever since it was first shown.

 

[carrot]

Last I heard, May-June is the target.

 

[Hesparus]

I'm too lazy to do a search — anyone know how much it's going to cost us?

- Chris

 

[carrot]

I was pretty sure there are different models to be offered starting at $30? Not 100% on that.

 

[Knife_Geek]

I heard 30-80 should be expected for the price range on these guys.

 

[Hammer27]

I heard 30-80 should be expected for the price range on these guys.

For a pen made of plastic? 15-25 sounds more reasonable to me...

 

[Knife_Geek]

im sure the 40+ are going to be metal.

 

[amen74]

The Baliyo's look like a fun little gadget. They're definitely going to be cool.

 

[yablanowitz]

Don't expect metal in the construction other than weights and bushings to help the action. From what I read over on the factory forum, Sal is marketing these as toys, and making them of metal would shift them into the weapon class.

 

[zozo]

Don't expect metal in the construction other than weights and bushings to help the action. From what I read over on the factory forum, Sal is marketing these as toys, and making them of metal would shift them into the weapon class.

That's really disappointing. Plastic/toy quality is going to really diminish the cool factor for this thing. I'd love a sleek, attractive, heavy balisong pen to keep in my shirt pocket. A plastic obvious toy ruins the whole effect--especially at the prices I've been hearing.

 

[carrot]

That's really disappointing. Plastic/toy quality is going to really diminish the cool factor for this thing. I'd love a sleek, attractive, heavy balisong pen to keep in my shirt pocket. A plastic obvious toy ruins the whole effect--especially at the prices I've been hearing.

I thought so too but since Spyderco is usually spot-on with their products I figured I'd at least give it a shot before complaining. If the handles are as tough as the FRN they use then I don't think there'll be problems.

 

[Dr Heelhook]

Don't expect metal in the construction other than weights and bushings to help the action. From what I read over on the factory forum, Sal is marketing these as toys, and making them of metal would shift them into the weapon class.

Come on, that's stupid.

A regular metal pen doesn't become more of a weapon just because you put a pair of hinges on it.

 

[Th232]

For a pen made of plastic? 15-25 sounds more reasonable to me...

With pivots, and more parts than your normal pen.

 

[sherlockbonez]

Come on, that's stupid.

A regular metal pen doesn't become more of a weapon just because you put a pair of hinges on it.

More hinges doesn't make a knife more deadly, doesn't stop ppl from crapping their pants tho.

 

[yablanowitz]

Come on, that's stupid.

A regular metal pen doesn't become more of a weapon just because you put a pair of hinges on it.

http://spyderco.com/forums/showpost.php?p=418445&postcount=6

I just report 'em.