Manix 2 opinion

[cesar]

Hello friends:

Greetings from Brazil!

Today I've buyed a new Spyderco: the Manix 2 plain edge at knifecenter.com .

Somewhere here I've readed this knife is build in Spyderco factory, and as I become a fanboy since my Endura, I decided to try it.

I like G10, like plain edge and like Spydercos, but I have some doubts about ball locking system. Is it trustable for keep my fingers safe in hard use? As some of you know, I am FMA fighter and we use some counter edge techniques, like round deffense, reverse grip locks and many others. So, if ball lock fails, my hand will be cutted and you can imagine the end of this history...

So, if owners of Manix 2 can give some testimonials, I will appretiate!

Thank you all!

[The Mentaculous]

Hello friends:

Greetings from Brazil!

Today I've buyed a new Spyderco: the Manix 2 plain edge at knifecenter.com .

Somewhere here I've readed this knife is build in Spyderco factory, and as I become a fanboy since my Endura, I decided to try it.

I like G10, like plain edge and like Spydercos, but I have some doubts about ball locking system. Is it trustable for keep my fingers safe in hard use? As some of you know, I am FMA fighter and we use some counter edge techniques, like round deffense, reverse grip locks and many others. So, if ball lock fails, my hand will be cutted and you can imagine the end of this history...

So, if owners of Manix 2 can give some testimonials, I will appretiate!

Thank you all!

Spyderco's testing has shown it to be extremely strong.

I think the presence of the choil would most likely prevent you from getting cut even if the lock failed..which I highly doubt it would.

[Blerv]

The Manix2 falls into the heaviest range of locks Spyderco makes, the "Very Heavy" or "MBC" for "Martial Blade Craft" which is a term coined by Michael Janich who changed the name to "Martial Blade Concepts".

Acronyms aside, the locks reaching that MBC rating are 200+ pounds/inch of blade so in the Manix2's case the lock itself will exceed 700 pounds before lock failure. In comparison the Delica/Endura which is a staple for martial arts folks is in that heavy duty range (if my memory is correct) meaning it's 100-150 pounds/inch.

Unless you have hydraulic pistons for biceps and triceps and are fighting robots...that knife will be a brute in your hands :) .


PS: When it arrives you will hold it in your hand opening and closing it and giggling like a child. It's a monster!

[keen1]

Cesar, I think you made an excellent purchase - I love my Manix 2. It is my first choice when I need a hard use workhorse. Though I've never used mine for self defense, I have complete confidence in the ball bearing lock and have found it to be bullet proof. Far superior to my liner or back locks. The oversized steel liners offer handle jimping in all the right place - even while wearing gloves. Since the knife is made in Golden by the Spydercrew the fit and finish is superb. I don't think you can find a tougher hard use knife for the price.

[TCRooster]

I'll just add my voice to the chorus. The lock on the Manix 2 is a beast. I have no qualms at all about trusting this lock 100%.

[chuck_roxas45]

I don't trust any lock 100 percent. After all as a few wise gentlemen say, "folders are pre-broken knives".

Having said that, Spyderco's CBBL is one of the strongest and most reliable locks out there.

[cesar]

I don't trust any lock 100 percent. After all as a few wise gentlemen say, "folders are pre-broken knives".

Haha! Pre-broken knives is a good way to describe folders! In martial arts, the cult of fixed blade is a common sense, but we need to have in mind that we are living in places where the law exist and to carry a machete will not fit well with a business suit.

Fixed blades are the origins of the modern knives (even folders) and we need to agree that carry a folder is at least more convenient than a fixed blade. How you can justify your "john rambo style knife" when you are trapped into a bank wheel door? You will keep trying until the cops arrive.

I need to tell you that Brazil have some places and neighbourhoods that are "no laws better than own hands justice", even in urban centers like São Paulo where I live. In the streets, you simply need to know how to fight, period. Here, knives are allowed to carry, even large ones. Cops may have a hard attitude with you if catch you with a "John Rambo machete", but you will be free in 5 minutes with it when arrive into the police station. Law here are clear in say that "if you cannot rule the carry, you cannot deny" as done with guns.

I have no hydraulic pistons as muscles nor fight with robots, but the knife must be ready and trust when need. I trust Spydercos since my first contact with my Endura, and the desire to have a better one comes to researching models. And my "add to cart" decision falled into Manix 2.

Thanks!

[JNewell]

Great knife, great value. You'll be pleased.

[defenestrate]

The Manix 2 is built to be one of the toughest folders in Spyderco's lineup, and the lock was chosen at least partially for that reason. I would trust it to hold up under almost any conditions that don't involve purposely trying to break it.