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Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:41 am
by knolan
Thanks SG...good to hear. Seems like the majority of people are getting good ones, and I'm sure Spyderco will ultimately address the bugs in the design, just wish I knew w/some degree of certainty that we had crossed that threshold before I buy.
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 7:58 am
by Surfingringo
I'll also add that the action on the ones I handled was insanely smooth. Like Sage 3 smooth.
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:20 am
by dplafoll
Surfingringo wrote:I'll also add that the action on the ones I handled was insanely smooth. Like Sage 3 smooth.
Same here. Definitely the best Spyderco flipper action I've seen so far.
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:39 am
by elena86
DigDug72 wrote:Whichever you opt for, you'll probably love it so much the other will be an eventual purchase too. At least that's my boat - started with the M1, and had to get the M2 soon after. Carry the M1 more for all the reason mentioned above, but the thinner, less obtrusive carry of the M2 plus the more surgical tip make it awesome in its own right too.
- Holland, I think it's not just your imagination. Reprofiled both blades, and the Mantra1 outslices the 2.
What was the angle behind the edge on your M1(before reprofiling) ? Just curious
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:58 am
by DigDug72
Hi Elena,
not sure about the stock angle, sorry! No angle cube...
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2016 10:22 am
by EDC Honeybee
After handling them both, Mantra 1. Mantra 2 was a good knife, but it is missing the sort of quintessential spyderco features. Though I like the caly 3 better than both of them. It isnt quite as fast to deploy, but to me it feels much better in hand.
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2016 2:14 am
by cjcutter
Well I now have both I have to say both are cool but the Mantra wins my vote over the Mantra 2.
Re: Mantra or Mantra2? Opinions wanted.
Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 10:41 am
by ronT2
Good to know, it will save me some $$$ for other things. I've never handled the mantra 2, just love my mantra.