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Well, that was fast. Just scored an orange Manix LW in S90V. Now here comes the waiting.
Well, that was fast. Just scored an orange Manix LW in S90V. Now here comes the waiting.
Mine came today. It's very well done. Love the LW Manix, and this is a great variant.
How do you like the handle material especially compare to FRN?
I picked up a Manix 2 LW in CTS-XHP a while back. Didn't expect to like it as much as I do, but found myself carrying it more due to the lighter weight.
4 things could make the knife perfect in my opinion, in order of importance:
1) Round off the edges of the scales more. Look at a Delica/Endura for reference.
2) Screw construction.
3) Change the ridges to grooves. Again look at the Delica/Endura for reference.
4) FRN instead of FRCP. Purely personal, but I prefer the feel of FRN over FRCP. FRCP feels more "plasticky" for lack of a better word.
Regardless, the Manix 2 LW is a good knife for the money. When I want to carry something bigger than my Delica it is usually the knife I grab. If all Spyderco did was round off the edges of the scales more it would go a long ways to improving it.
The S110V lightweight has FRN scales
...Overall this is a very good Spyderco. In my opinion, better than G10 Manix 2 due to the lower weight making it easier to carry. The FRCP is the only draw back in my opinion....I'd love to see a version of this in FRN....
I would still like a regular production LW with an XHP blade.
I have a lot of favorite Spyderco models, but the Manix 2 Lightweight is in my Top 5. The ergos, bi directional grip, lack of weight, lock and wire clip really check all of the boxes.