I just got my first Spyderco -- the orange Urban. It is clearly a well finished knife -- very sharp, good lines, good grip, good clip.
But. . .the pivot operates very stiffly, making the opening of the knife into a tricky two-step operation. I want to adjust the pivot screw, but when I loosen the torx screw on one side, the screw turns with it on the other side.
Does adjustment normally require two identical torx bits, or has one of the torx fittings broken free from the G-10, such that the fitting is now spinning freely, rather than staying put?
Pivot adjustment on a new Urban
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Welcome to the forum dj.
I just got my new foliage green Urban last week. I've read that the closing force is designed to be about 20 pounds. Mine feels a lot stiffer than the slip-it folders of my youth, but I believe it was designed that way. It also has 2 detents. A safety feature to prevent accidental closing on a finger.
I don't have a problem opening mine one handed. It did take a little getting used to the extra force required. If you could define "stiff" a little more it might help. The Urban is also my first non-locking folder from Spyderco. You shouldn't have to adjust it straight out of the box. It requires quite a bit more force to open and close than what I was used to in the past with my non Spydie slip-its.
If any others out there know better, they no doubt will correct me. But I'm pretty sure I'm on the mark. The locking blades require a lot less force to open.
I love my Urban and carry it every day for now. Enjoy your Spydies and hide your wallet :D
Charlie
I just got my new foliage green Urban last week. I've read that the closing force is designed to be about 20 pounds. Mine feels a lot stiffer than the slip-it folders of my youth, but I believe it was designed that way. It also has 2 detents. A safety feature to prevent accidental closing on a finger.
I don't have a problem opening mine one handed. It did take a little getting used to the extra force required. If you could define "stiff" a little more it might help. The Urban is also my first non-locking folder from Spyderco. You shouldn't have to adjust it straight out of the box. It requires quite a bit more force to open and close than what I was used to in the past with my non Spydie slip-its.
If any others out there know better, they no doubt will correct me. But I'm pretty sure I'm on the mark. The locking blades require a lot less force to open.
I love my Urban and carry it every day for now. Enjoy your Spydies and hide your wallet :D
Charlie
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