Might as well get both, so they, you know, match.i'm having a difficult time deciding... scrape up the change to buy an orange UKPK now... or wait for an urban?????
I bet you it will as well. That's an idea that I hadn't though of before, but makes perfect sense!quattrokid73 wrote:i.e. people trade a FG and orange scale with one another so they can have a knife that is orange from one side and FG from the other!!!
don't think it will happen? i bet you it will!!!
I try to carry a small fixed blade along with small a folder. I use the small fixed for most cutting chores, but the small folder gets used around other people who might not understand my knife-wielding outlook.The more I think about this knife the more I like the idea. I'm not limited regarding size/lock where I live, but have found myself wanting a modern slip/notch joint to carry.
this is a pretty brilliant move... looking ahead to the market of the future... even if it doesn't seem outwardly, immediately positive... and making it more appealing.Jurphaas wrote:Yes, the Urbans are great little powerhouses. In fact most people who held and inspected them at the mini-meets and at the IWA, commented very possitively about them.
One of the Leeds visitors to the UK mini-meet referred to them as "Slippits". This name struck a chord with Sal and he - with the approval of the initiator of the name - is calling all slipjoints by spyderco now "Slippits".
" Slippits" are the pocket knives of the future according to Spyderco. In 10-15 years from now, the pocket knife as we know it today will have changed quitte a bit due to more and more restrictive ledgislation thru out the world.
So, we better get used to a schrinking of our beloved pocket knive and forget about the locking features all to- gether.
Pocket knives will become "Slippits" and "Slippits" will still remain as HighTech as posible with super steels and the best handle materials available. Although many may not see it yet, the future looks bright!
Cheers, Jurphaas :)
I believe the Caly 3 grew from requests for a UKPK with a lock, so if the Urban is popular enough, a locking version could be in the future.I love the design- but have my doubts on the lock. Actually surprised that there isn’t a lock option…. Especially considered the popularity of the Caly3 versus the UK PK.
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The Urban is really an effort by Sal and the Gang to adapt to changing laws and feelings toward knives. They are making a knife today that will be legal in 10 years (I pray that all of our favorite knives are legal in 10 years, but we have to prepare for the worst.tea wrote:I love the design- but have my doubts on the lock. Actually surprised that there isn’t a lock option…. Especially considered the popularity of the Caly3 versus the UK PK.
).despite the fact that they share the same name, the lock on the SAK and the UKPK/Urban are very different. on a SAK the spring is really stiff and exert a tension on the blade during 90-95% of the opening, which is why they're so prone to close on your fingers. on the contrary the urban/UKPK have a two steps opening: first step from closed to half opened position is like a SAK, the spring is pushed back by the increasing size of the tang of the blade and as a reaction puts tension on the blade to close it. once arrived at half opened position there's small depression on the tang of the blade where the spring rest in the same position as if the knife was closed, no tension here. the knife wouldn't move from this position if left alone, i believe a SAK would eventually close itself overtime if left in the same position.tea wrote: For those who have handled the urban- how 'difficult' is it to close? I'm assuming there is much more resistance then a SAK?
Also, I know this is a very subjective opinion- cause how do you measure it after all? Nonetheless- impressions?
