Spyderco Urban dead? Why Sal, Why?
- kennethsime
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Spyderco collecting is a dangerous, dangerous hobby (from a financial perspective, lol). I'd love to try out a couple more of Spyderco's "Little Big Knives" but for now I think the Dragonfly takes the cake. I wonder if compared directly, what would make you choose the Urban over the D'fly? Besides that it's a slipjoint?
I'm happiest with Micarta and Tool Steel.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
Top four in rotation: K390 + GCM PM2, ZCarta Shaman, Crucarta PM2, K390 + GCM Straight Spine Stretch.
I own a few Dragonfly's. In my opinion the Urban is better in every way. The only time I use a Dragonfly now, is the Salt when I know I will be spending most of my time soaked for whatever reason.kennethsime wrote:I wonder if compared directly, what would make you choose the Urban over the D'fly? Besides that it's a slipjoint?
The Urban's handle is more comfortable and fills my hand better. Weight wise it is a happy balance between heavy enough to give confidence, but light enough to forget about.
The leaf blade is a work of art and the perfect size. I always found the Dragonfly's blade just a bit too small. The Urban's choil is the same fashion as the Dragonfly allowing it to have the same superior 'control' the Dragonfly is known for. Plus the choil also makes it practically impossible for the Slipit to, well, slip.
I'm probably coming off a bit fanatical :) , but the Urban simply does everything I need a folder to do. The extras I mentioned (back lock, steel liners) are not even necessary, they are just features I like that I wouldn't mind seeing in the model.
The Dragonfly has a huge following, and for good reason, but when I use it now I feel like something is missing. It's the Urban's anorexic sister.
- phillipsted
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I've got two urbans, the orange Wharncliffe and the green Leaf. Both are superb knives - excellent fit and finish, superior ergonomics, and very compact. Actually, in a lot of circumstances I think the lack of a lock is a bonus. Specifically, if you are going to be deploying, closing, deploying, closing, deploying, closing your knife repeatedly (like when you are working on a craft project at a workbench) - then I find slip joints are quicker and easier to use. The choil is genius, Sal. It makes the UKPK/Urbans safer than a lot of lockbacks I've used over the years!
Bring 'em back! I'll buy more! Maybe a sprint run in Super Blue?
TedP
Bring 'em back! I'll buy more! Maybe a sprint run in Super Blue?
TedP