Thanks cycleguy. Santa just bought me a Sage 5 Lightweight. Sage 1 and Chaparral Lightweight are two of my favorite Spydercos, and this will be my first compression lock.
Alan
I think you're right, but...
This is not a new Sage model but a variation of an existing one
Maybe they did not want TOO much challenge for the Para 3 LW?!BLUETYPEII wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:50 amI’m kinda surprised that Spyderco didn’t go with
CTS-BD1N like in the Para Lightweight, to keep the cost down. This iteration is only about $30 less than the standard Sage 5. I would have picked one up if the price was closer to that of the Para 3 Lightweight.
sal wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:28 pm
Hi Cbrstar,
The FRN version is our attempt to get the design to more people, raise the quantities available, get the price lower and make more options available. We picked the lock that we felt would be most popular for most people. A new lock would created new limitations and probably higher costs. The model does have some interesting improvements that explain some of the costs. It also adds the options of colors and steels that many of you have asked for in this pattern. Hope that makes sense.
sal
Sal,sal wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:28 pm
Hi Cbrstar,
The FRN version is our attempt to get the design to more people, raise the quantities available, get the price lower and make more options available. We picked the lock that we felt would be most popular for most people. A new lock would created new limitations and probably higher costs. The model does have some interesting improvements that explain some of the costs. It also adds the options of colors and steels that many of you have asked for in this pattern. Hope that makes sense.
sal
Thanks for your reply!BLUETYPEII wrote: ↑Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:36 pmYou know the main reasons I purchased the Para 3 Lightweight were the hype surrounding its g10 counterpart and I very much enjoy the Paramilitary 2. I figured I couldn’t go wrong with a Benchmade Bugout killer and it would give me a chance to check out th Para 3 platform.Wartstein wrote: ↑Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:11 pmMaybe they did not want TOO much challenge for the Para 3 LW?!
As I said before, I won´t get either Para 3 or Sage 5, but if I´d be in the market for a small FRN compression lock folder, I would take the Sage 5 LW over the Para 3 LW any day of the week - even more so, if they where priced about the same.
But that´s just me, I am really courios how people who are more into that particular "class" (Para 3 size, comp.lock.,FRN) than I am feel about "Para 3 LW vs Sage 5 LW".
Turns out I really do like the Para 3 Lightweight. However the things I enjoy really do not apply to the G10 version. Ridiculously lightweight and the wire clip.
I can say I still prefer the ergonomics of the Sage 5 (original) over the Para 3 Lightweight however in all honesty the Sage is a safe queen and the Para is a user so I may be talking out of my @_$. Both are awesome though, I honestly think they are extremely similar.
If I had it to do over again I may have skipped the Sage 5 and Para 3 Lightweight and bought the Sage 5 Lightweight. No regrets though I have more Spydercos this way lol