Spyderco Roadie (comparison pics within)

[Fred Sanford]

Hey folks,

Just wanted to post some pics of a Spyderco Roadie with some other common knives. Hopefully it helps someone on the fence. The Victorinox is a Cadet and the other knife is a Spyderco Dragonfly.

I love the Roadie. The only problem I had was that the tip was just barely sticking out of the handle when closed. It was not covered by the handle enough. I took a DMT stone and took about 1.5mm off of the front of the choil where it hits the backspring and that allowed it to bury the tip in the handle sufficiently.

[WireEdge Roger]

Nice pics, David! This is one of those models that's deceiving in size.

[Fred Sanford]

Thanks Roger. I agree. I thought it was going to be larger than the D'fly. :) I would love a 3" bladed model of this guy. I wouldn't want the blade any thicker though. Cool little knife.

[Johnnie1801]

Thanks for the pics and review David. I noticed someone else mentioned that the tip of their knife was sticking out of the handle, hopefully CQI will take care of this in the future :)

[DutchBlades]

I'd have to admit my Roadie hasn't seen much pocket-time yet... Back-up knife is a Jester, Dragonfly or Spydercard most of the times. But I'll start carrying it more often :) The Roadie is the most sheeple friendly knife Spyderco has IMO, even more so than a Ladybug or Bug.

[PWork]

...and took about 1.5mm off of the front of the choil where it hits the backspring and that allowed it to bury the tip in the handle sufficiently.

I did the same thing with one of mine.

[this_is_nascar]

Thanks for the pics. It does a good job of showing a size comparison. Does anyone know if the "blade a bit too long for the handle" issue was ever addressed?

[araneae]

After handling this one I decided it wasn't for me. Sticking with the Ladybug/Manbug, even prefer the Kiwi 3 to it. The thick blade and lack of a point puts it out of the arena of work I use a small knife for.

[this_is_nascar]

After handling this one I decided it wasn't for me. Sticking with the Ladybug/Manbug, even prefer the Kiwi 3 to it. The thick blade and lack of a point puts it out of the arena of work I use a small knife for.

From what I can see from the pics, the lack of a point is enough to almost get this off my wish list for now.

[Nasgul]

As the Dragonfly is (for my taste) too big on a keychain, the Roadie could be interesting.
Thanks for the comparison pics ! I saw the Roadie in real but didn't realize enough it size.

If you got a comparison pic with a Manbug or Ladybug it could be nice.

[this_is_nascar]

Thanks for the pics. It does a good job of showing a size comparison. Does anyone know if the "blade a bit too long for the handle" issue was ever addressed?

Still wondering if this is an area of concern on a new Roadie.

[roger-roger]

As the Dragonfly is (for my taste) too big on a keychain, the Roadie could be interesting.
Thanks for the comparison pics ! I saw the Roadie in real but didn't realize enough it size.

If you got a comparison pic with a Manbug or Ladybug it could be nice.

Slightly off-topic, but the original Dragonfly came with integral plastic clips.

[this_is_nascar]

Can anyone answer my question please?

[GazJhb]

Can anyone answer my question please?

I bought a Roadie last month. Absolutely no issue with blade protruding above scales. Maybe just early models
Here's a pic

[GazJhb]

Couple more pics while I'm here. Other knife is a Kershaw Volt 2 assisted opener (which was about half the price of the Roadie :rolleyes: )

[sal]

Hi JazJhbm

Welcome to our forum.

We never had a problem with the blade in the handle of the Roadie. No complaints and no changes were made from the originals. (Hope that helps Nascar).

Where was the Kershaw made?

sal

[sal]

As the Dragonfly is (for my taste) too big on a keychain, the Roadie could be interesting.
Thanks for the comparison pics ! I saw the Roadie in real but didn't realize enough it size.

If you got a comparison pic with a Manbug or Ladybug it could be nice.

Slightly off-topic, but the original Dragonfly came with integral plastic clips.

yes. There were 2 models made with integral plastic clips. We had to CQI the first one.

sal

[GazJhb]

Hi JazJhbm

Welcome to our forum.

We never had a problem with the blade in the handle of the Roadie. No complaints and no changes were made from the originals. (Hope that helps Nascar).

Where was the Kershaw made?

sal

Wow, first post (after some time lurking) and the first comment I get is from the man himself. Genuinely honoured :)
I CAN see what some reviewers have observed that over time resharpening could make the Roadie tip jut above the scales....but with its likely usage that would take years.
I honestly love the Roadie and got into Spydies since starting work in South Africa last year after four in the Middle East. Cost here is comparable with UK prices.
The ao Kershaw - made in China - seen on sale in a mall camping store (still a novelty to me as a Brit)just happened to be the only comparison pic I could upload last night from my phone, the rest were too big.
I have IG account @speedmasterpro which has pics of my Roadie with Byrd Hawkbill and a custom fb I picked up here in SA (where they love a big knife... No they REALLY love knives).
Mindful as ever of my return some time in the future to my native UK, or back to the restricted carry UAE, I've ordered a Squeak this week....and Spyderco SA tells me it's at Huntex expo here in Joburg, this weekend.
And I'm off there too.
Sal, I'm in my 50s but still a relative newcomer to the knife community, outside of SAKs. But I've been bitten by the bug and have huge admiration for Spyderco and its achievements since 78 and, of course, your huge body of work.
My to-buy list includes a Delica, PM, dragonfly zdp if I can ever find one here, Dice (if I ever see one here) poliwog and dodo (ditto) Anything with SG on the blade... And a Pingo (Jen's Zulu if I ever see one)
But that's just today...

[this_is_nascar]

Thanks for the replies.

[sal]

Hi GazJhb,

Sorry to butcher your name in my post. My bad. Thanx for the kind words. SA is a special place to us. We've been working with SA since the early 80's. Great knife people.

Knives made on China have an advantage in costs due to the low value of the Yuan. We do have a value line of models made there and they are considerably less expensive than knives made in Itay (eg: Roadie).

sal