TY so much! Me and puddin did the design on paper, Julian did CAD/CNC stuff. Sent the parts over to me and I finished the handles (including rounding) and did the tuning. Wouldn't have been possible without him. Thank you for the support man!
@@hourglasseyesflipping you’re welcome to your opinion dude. But for cost to hype to quality I just found both that I had to be incredibly underwhelming
@@Slyfoxminis well the secondary market cost I'll say is outrageous. The quality of all of the balisongs I've had from him have been outstanding though. 3 Setsuna 2 omeme and the GA and they were all great. The Setsuna and Omeme in particular are not that expensive either... I dont really see how he's a prick tbh. Unless he said or did something I think its underserved. He lives in Japan so selling balisongs stateside is difficult for a single person especially one who doesn't live eat breath balisong. If he's a prick because quality to price ratio then BRS are pricks too then. Replicants frequently have messed up bushing sizes and they are far from cheap. Your completely entitled to your opinion of course but, I dont think it's fair to call him a prick. I get that prices on his stuff is crazy but it's not usually his fault. The original kono was 600 bucks. (Still expensive but that's coming from japan keep in mind) but the secondary market has them at 3k and treats them like they are a gift from god. He didnt create that hype or price hike. If you wanna blame someone for that then look to the #balisongsale page. I personally have spoken with Ryo and he has always been respectful and polite to me and he offered to replace the blade for one of my setsuna when it was tipped free of charge.
Hey man keep up the great work as a Balisong flipper myself your very right on point on giving reviews on Balisongs I love your videos and in my opinion your videos are better than most Balisong channels out there keep up the work❤️❤️
I'd have to say with the DP there is an issue with bushings sometimes. I had one that had perfect tolerances and it flipped ok. I ended up putting kuski barrels in it and it livened up for me. I wasn't a fan of the rock texture either so I got the normal handle style.
Awesome video brother. Having your personal opinion on some overhyped and overrated Bali’s and staying true to your words is great. My only complaint is that the 85 and 51 should be classed. Especially since the 85’s description describes it as “ Competition ready”… what kind of competition is Benchmade talking about. I don’t F-king know. Have fun with your channel, even if it is vids of you walking your dog.
Nice vid as per usual! Totally agree with your take on Ryo. Dude is a total prick and his knives mostly suck (minus the kono.. not anywhere close to the best though). A couple more knives you should consider checking out are the matt cook fatlady, dcb genesis, wb concept gigas (ugly but flip really well), ex11 (way better than the 10) and the stitched steel alien.
@@hourglasseyesflipping Lol he is just outright rude, it isn’t even a meme. Maybe it’s a cultural/language barrier but the few times I’ve spoken to him he has been dismissive and/or prickish. His knives suck compared to other knives at their price point. The omeme and setsuna are very meh mid tier knives that are outperformed by krakens/abs/reps/sentinels. The ga and kono are solid if you got them retail but nobody at this point does.. some dude on insta rn is asking for 3k+ for his kono lmao. It’s completely idiotic. The ga honestly sucks considering people want like 1.5 for em.. gennys, aliens, gigas, pdns, orcas etc etc all are soooo much better. Ryo fanboys have overhyped his stuff so much. When I see people claim “kono is the best flipper period that’s why they’re worth that much” it just pisses me off because they clearly have no fucking clue what they’re talking about lmao
@@t.2338 so again though he didnt cause that price gouge. And at retail the setsuna and omeme are cheaper than most reps which still can come with undersized bushings so TBH reps aren't that great either...so I mean sure they suck when you compare them to things but buy themselves they are fine.
I didn’t like the balance of it, and it’s just not as good as some of JK’s other balis. And by comparison to the other balisongs on my list it’s just not worth putting in a higher tier
@@Slyfoxminis It's my favourite of his balis, but I'm not a flipper so I evaluate from aesthetics' perspective only. To me it's just a piece of art and lookwise much more appealing than Monarch or Orca. But I do understand your point. On a separate note, I was a bit surprised not to find any of the BRS balis on your list!
@@coronerxd totally understandable! I tried to base my list on aesthetics as well as function. Aesthetically, I really do like the litetech, especially the harpoon blade! And I’ve never used a BRS bali, they just don’t do it for me aesthetically, and as of late, I’ve heard they have some QC issues
@@Slyfoxminis I agreed with the placement myself. I had to constantly be tuning and adjusting it. When it was tuned and that it flipped great but other balisongs flipped better with less problems. Great looking knife but I ended up selling mine. I had the 14th one too so things could have changed eith later models
TY so much! Me and puddin did the design on paper, Julian did CAD/CNC stuff. Sent the parts over to me and I finished the handles (including rounding) and did the tuning. Wouldn't have been possible without him. Thank you for the support man!
For sure! Thank you! And thank you for the info! I’ll be sure to include it in my full review 😊
It's so bomb, it's my favorite balisong also.
Love it!
I'd love to see your view on Ryworx and his products, I've seen how expensive they get aftermarket and think it's kind of crazy how pricey they get
Cries in shinogi
I’ve received a couple Instagram messages about it too, looks like I’ll be putting together a Ryworx video then
I have a GA and I love it
@@hourglasseyesflipping you’re welcome to your opinion dude. But for cost to hype to quality I just found both that I had to be incredibly underwhelming
@@Slyfoxminis well the secondary market cost I'll say is outrageous. The quality of all of the balisongs I've had from him have been outstanding though. 3 Setsuna 2 omeme and the GA and they were all great. The Setsuna and Omeme in particular are not that expensive either... I dont really see how he's a prick tbh. Unless he said or did something I think its underserved. He lives in Japan so selling balisongs stateside is difficult for a single person especially one who doesn't live eat breath balisong. If he's a prick because quality to price ratio then BRS are pricks too then. Replicants frequently have messed up bushing sizes and they are far from cheap. Your completely entitled to your opinion of course but, I dont think it's fair to call him a prick.
I get that prices on his stuff is crazy but it's not usually his fault. The original kono was 600 bucks. (Still expensive but that's coming from japan keep in mind) but the secondary market has them at 3k and treats them like they are a gift from god. He didnt create that hype or price hike. If you wanna blame someone for that then look to the #balisongsale page.
I personally have spoken with Ryo and he has always been respectful and polite to me and he offered to replace the blade for one of my setsuna when it was tipped free of charge.
i like the Destiny poster
Hey man keep up the great work as a Balisong flipper myself your very right on point on giving reviews on Balisongs I love your videos and in my opinion your videos are better than most Balisong channels out there keep up the work❤️❤️
I’m curious about your thoughts on ryworks!
I think all your ideas for future videos sound good. Have fun with it and just keep going bud :)
I'd have to say with the DP there is an issue with bushings sometimes. I had one that had perfect tolerances and it flipped ok. I ended up putting kuski barrels in it and it livened up for me. I wasn't a fan of the rock texture either so I got the normal handle style.
Awesome video brother. Having your personal opinion on some overhyped and overrated Bali’s and staying true to your words is great.
My only complaint is that the 85 and 51 should be classed. Especially since the 85’s description describes it as “ Competition ready”… what kind of competition is Benchmade talking about. I don’t F-king know. Have fun with your channel, even if it is vids of you walking your dog.
Me: listening to him explain*
Also me: admiring his broad shoulder
P/s: I'm a man
Nice vid as per usual! Totally agree with your take on Ryo. Dude is a total prick and his knives mostly suck (minus the kono.. not anywhere close to the best though).
A couple more knives you should consider checking out are the matt cook fatlady, dcb genesis, wb concept gigas (ugly but flip really well), ex11 (way better than the 10) and the stitched steel alien.
Why do you think ryworx is a prick? And that his balis suck?
gigas's look really nice imo, but i respect your opinion
@@hourglasseyesflipping Lol he is just outright rude, it isn’t even a meme. Maybe it’s a cultural/language barrier but the few times I’ve spoken to him he has been dismissive and/or prickish.
His knives suck compared to other knives at their price point. The omeme and setsuna are very meh mid tier knives that are outperformed by krakens/abs/reps/sentinels. The ga and kono are solid if you got them retail but nobody at this point does.. some dude on insta rn is asking for 3k+ for his kono lmao. It’s completely idiotic. The ga honestly sucks considering people want like 1.5 for em.. gennys, aliens, gigas, pdns, orcas etc etc all are soooo much better. Ryo fanboys have overhyped his stuff so much. When I see people claim “kono is the best flipper period that’s why they’re worth that much” it just pisses me off because they clearly have no fucking clue what they’re talking about lmao
@@t.2338 so again though he didnt cause that price gouge. And at retail the setsuna and omeme are cheaper than most reps which still can come with undersized bushings so TBH reps aren't that great either...so I mean sure they suck when you compare them to things but buy themselves they are fine.
@@t.2338 I will give you the kraken. That definitely outperforms the Setsuna and Omeme. No question about it.
Ah yes, the click clack and the pitter patter
They’re good dogs 😊❤️
Show me the knives man. Don’t want to look at you!
Nah 😊
Your really particular on grip lol
Slippery balisongs aren’t as fun for me
Litetech in "C" tier? Come on now.
I didn’t like the balance of it, and it’s just not as good as some of JK’s other balis. And by comparison to the other balisongs on my list it’s just not worth putting in a higher tier
@@Slyfoxminis It's my favourite of his balis, but I'm not a flipper so I evaluate from aesthetics' perspective only. To me it's just a piece of art and lookwise much more appealing than Monarch or Orca. But I do understand your point. On a separate note, I was a bit surprised not to find any of the BRS balis on your list!
@@coronerxd totally understandable! I tried to base my list on aesthetics as well as function. Aesthetically, I really do like the litetech, especially the harpoon blade!
And I’ve never used a BRS bali, they just don’t do it for me aesthetically, and as of late, I’ve heard they have some QC issues
@@Slyfoxminis I agreed with the placement myself. I had to constantly be tuning and adjusting it. When it was tuned and that it flipped great but other balisongs flipped better with less problems. Great looking knife but I ended up selling mine. I had the 14th one too so things could have changed eith later models