About the swayback pocket clip
About the swayback pocket clip
I am buying this knife for its world class blade and comfy ti handle and usually don't care about pocket clips all that much.
But I watched a few swayback videos and most reviewers endlessly agonize about the pocket clip and how it should be a deep carry wireclip.. It feels like they are making pocket clip reviews not knife reviews :-)
Anyway, my copy is still in the mail, so I have no experience about the ergonomics, but I think that a deep carry wire clip would suck ergonomically, and that the present one is a bad fit in terms of Slysz design heritage.. so, if there ever will be another Swayback iteration, Spyderco should maybe consider that other type of wire clip, the one we have on the Manix 2 lw. Would be the perfect match imho.
But I watched a few swayback videos and most reviewers endlessly agonize about the pocket clip and how it should be a deep carry wireclip.. It feels like they are making pocket clip reviews not knife reviews :-)
Anyway, my copy is still in the mail, so I have no experience about the ergonomics, but I think that a deep carry wire clip would suck ergonomically, and that the present one is a bad fit in terms of Slysz design heritage.. so, if there ever will be another Swayback iteration, Spyderco should maybe consider that other type of wire clip, the one we have on the Manix 2 lw. Would be the perfect match imho.
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Re: About the swayback pocket clip
After a year of making do with the stock clip, I finally relented and got an MXG clip for the Swayback. Although I found the stock clip acceptable, this aftermarket clip with a flatter profile makes the knife feel more comfortable in hand.
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I find the stock clip comfortable and it works well on the model. I don't get all the hate for it, but I do understand people's love for the wire clip. For the way this one is held, the less deep carry clip seems to not give me many hot spots. It's the same clip as on the smock
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This is good to know, thanks. I put a Lynch clip on mine but I still think it sits a bit proud. I may consider this.
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Sometimes I think some guy on YT dislikes something and then everyone else decides to climb on the bandwagon and complain just for the sake of complaining. I'll admit that I was disappointed when the Swayback came out with the hourglass clip instead of the wire one. Once I got a Swayback the clip that comes on it works just fine. Only reason I changed mine is because a couple other members posted pics of their knives with this MX Gear clip and I think it looks much better. Now that I have on I think it feels better too. I think the shape and length of the clip works better in my hand
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The clip that should have come on the Swayback.
Edit to add: Picture...make better.
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So it goes.
Re: About the swayback pocket clip
Sharp Guy wrote: ↑Mon Oct 04, 2021 9:09 pmSometimes I think some guy on YT dislikes something and then everyone else decides to climb on the bandwagon and complain just for the sake of complaining. I'll admit that I was disappointed when the Swayback came out with the hourglass clip instead of the wire one. Once I got a Swayback the clip that comes on it works just fine. Only reason I changed mine is because a couple other members posted pics of their knives with this MX Gear clip and I think it looks much better. Now that I have on I think it feels better too. I think the shape and length of the clip works better in my hand
Yep, great looking pocket clip right there.
(Except of course, this one's set up for poor ol' leftie me )
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Something simple like the Slayback clip would have been a nice look.
Considering the price of the knife, something better than the standard is needed.
Considering the price of the knife, something better than the standard is needed.
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1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
-Rick
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IDK, I can understand why Spyderco would want to use the same clips on the majority of their models. The hourglass clip works well and it seems like when they go with some designer clip (Drunken) people complain even more about that. I think there'd be a lot less complaining if may they did a Ti version of the hourglass clip so it at least matches the knife a little better. I feel the same about the Paysan. Once again the hourglass clip works just fine. It even feels pretty good in my hand but for $560 I'd rather have something that goes with the knife a little better
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I remember that you and Spydergirl88 (I think) both posted pics of that clip and I ordered one soon after. It is a great match
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The Swayback was under-development for like 5 years. Then they slapped a shiny spoon clip on it.
So it goes.