The Spyderco Manix 2 Pocketknife: The Full Nick Shabazz Review
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- The Spyderco Manix 2 is a great knife, with great ergos, a great blade, and on the whole, it's one of the best cutting tools out there. It's a bit big, and it's perhaps not the best choice for EDC if you don't plan to do a lot of cutting, but it's a serious cutting tool, and a solid gem.
I think it's important to mention that the red loctite is no longer used and the warranty is not voided by disassembly.
Are you sure the warranty isn't voided by disassembly?
The Ace Yes, they have changed that.
The Ace only voided if they don’t think it’s up to their standards basically
i had a call with spyderco about putting on aftermarket scales/ ball cage. the warranty is not voided. how ever if you break the g10 or ball cage you will pay a service fee/ replacement if you disassemble.
Another great thing about this knife that you didn't mention is that I remember reading somewhere that this knife is designed to be easily operated while wearing gloves. Oversized spydie hole, extra aggressive jimping on the thumb ramp, proud liners, and the extra room in the handle all make it the best knife to use when you are wearing bulky gloves if you happen to work outside or in cold climates.
Thanks Nick for another honest review. I have Manix 2 with black dlc blade. 3+ years of EDC and still my favorite of my 22 Spyderco knives.
By far my favorite model offered by Spyderco, mainly for one of the reasons you stated - the ergos are absolutely off the charts, at least to my hand. The fact that there's a little something for everyone as far as choice of different blade steels is a nice bonus.
This is my everyday knife. I do use this all day long in a non-office job, and truly, I'm in love. It's big enough to be strong and dependable, but small enough that I don't feel like I'm walking around with a sword. After I took it apart a couple of times, I got used to it. Could probably do it in the dark now. Oddly enough, mine didn't have a drop of loctite. None. I was ready for a mess. Got nothing.
I like the clip because I partially use it for leverage as I unlock the knife. I've never felt the wire ones everyone seems to love, but I did hear they can be a bit bendy......in certain knives, anyway. Thanks so much for looking at this one. To each his own, and in your life, I don't feel like it would fit the bill. But for mine, absolutely does.
Love your videos!
My lightweight has the wire clip and yeah if you use it for leverage while using the lock it does bend a little, but it's not that bad, still works a charm.
balfemotor
Good to know. I think it was more of a thing back in the beginning when the lock was so much stiffer. For the first week or so, I was really depending on that clip being there. Now, not so much. In any case, Manix 2 people are my people!
This is one knife that is everything that everyone says it is. When I finally got mine in hand it was exactly what I expected. I love this knife. My Caly 3.5 on the other hand did not stand up to expectations:(
Just purchased the tactical version. Comes in today. Can’t wait to mess around with it
My WE knives 609 is a pocket sword!
I LOVE all my manix-2s. I've owned 8 of them and aside from minor blade centering issues they've all been perfect.
I carry my well worn S30V model daily.
It's never let me down in 12 yrs of daily carry.
Great knife!
I'm carrying my manix2 this week. I agree the ergonomics are great. Doesn't feel too big in the pocket to me. I carry it more than my pm2.
Benchmade-“We have the axis lock what do YOU have?”
Spyderco-“Hold my beer”
Trevor De La Rosa I’d buy Spyderco over a benchmade every day and twice on Sunday
Peter: Agreed 100%. As Nick has stated elsewhere, Benchmade's QC department hasn't shown up for work in a few years now. But no matter which Spydie you choose, it JUST WORKS. Beautifully. Efficiently. Humbly, quietly understated.
Almost everyone has a sliding bar lock now.
@@void1984 Patent expired. This isn't really a sliding bar lock but it has a very similar feel.
Hard to beat an axis lock imo! Picked up a manix 2 today we will see what I carry tomor lol
Great to hear what you have to say about the Manix 2. A lot of people are picky about the weight of knives but I appreciate a little heft in my knives. I even forget I'm carrying it at times. The lock is great once its broken in and I can one hand close the knife. I plan on getting the full black version once I have used the polished one up but I don't think that will be for a while!
I have this exact version of the Manix 2, and its my all time favorite knife!
I read that a lot. Is this the best performance (cuting slicing) folder, from al the top folders? I'm bweteen this, The Kapara or the Caribbean. Which one is better? I can only have 1, so I would like to be the best. Thanks in advance
@@greekveteran2715 i just got the manix 2, it’s a great knife cuts well, fits great in big hands, super ergonomic, and i loce the locking mechanism
@@greekveteran2715 I bet you have already bought one by now but this or the Shamen would be my pick for a production Spyderco.
Thought you might have compared this to the Shaman but when you mentioned the Red Loctite I realised this video must be nearly a year old.
That comparison is coming. But yes, old video!
paul greenwood Recently got a sprint run manix 2 with black dlc blade, s90v, burl handles. I have a manix 2xl which is a beast. But I fell in love with this knife. For me it's a perfect size, ergos are spot on. The Shaman is still my favorite spyderco, but the manix 2 is a very close second.
I own the Spydiechef, the paramilitary 2, both para 3 (lightweight and g10), the native 5 salt, the delica and the manix 2 is far and away my favorite knife. Smooth as butter deployment and closing action, solid lock, the s110v holds a crazy edge, it just belongs in my medium/small hands. I cannot think of a con... Maybe that I didn't get one sooner?
Spot on review Nick although I believe many or most newer Manixs' have skeletonized liners. This drops the weight to about 4.25 oz. To anyone on the fence about the Manix, get one.
AFAIK, the sprints have milled liners, but the regular production models don't.
Саша Крикун That could certainly be true. I haven't owned a stock Manix 2 in a while although the XL I sold a few months back had them. Either way they're awesome production knives.
S110V is regular production and is skeletonized. I don't have an S30V, but perhaps there were just more of them in the distributor pipeline to where solid liner ones were still being sold longer, while sprints don't have pre-existing stock?
I just bought a sage 5 lw. I love it but I wish I would have went with a manix.
I just bought a s30v in black dlc and black g10. Solid non skeletonized liners, 5.0 oz weight.
Still liked it enough, I have a black lightweight cts-bd1 on the way.
I hope that Spyderco doesn't follow any of his suggestions. Just because people watch the videos doesn't mean everyone signs onto to his suggestions, some of which are lame. Can't sharpen a blade with out Choil? Deal with it. I hate when things get stuck in the choil.
This knife is rock solid. I got it when it was a hollow grind totally amazing blade with 154cm. You think the lock is crazy but it's a smarter design than any bendy framelock or crappy axis lock spring design. It just works.
And ludacrisly strong. Best lock design on a EDC knife period imho.
Just bought my friend one for his birthday and had to give it to him 2 months early cause as soon as it came in i handled it for 30 secs and if i wouldnt have given it to him that day itd be in my pocket now, finally found a spyderco i love, i like spyderco just couldnt ever find one id drop the money on for myself, i mostly carry benchmade or my Emerson but i loved how it felt and handled i like beefier feeling stuff personally first impressions were great, ill let him use it awhile see how it holds up then probably gonna order one myself
I lost it when he said you can take it to a Vaseline factory 🤣 I love my manix 2. You get a lot of knife for the money.
You can borrow my XL if you want. I just want to hear you call it "freakin' huge"
With the flytanium cage lock this knife is a complete beast. By far my favorite knife I’ve ever had the pleasure of using
Just bought this and I'm waiting for it to be delivered and in my excitement I'm watching this. Hope I don't regret not getting the paramilitary 2
About the ball cage around the 8:40 mark... A Flytanium Ti or Aluminum ball cage along with a SIC bearing and lighter spring is almost a must for the Manix 2. Throw a SIC bearing and lighter spring and a Ti ball cage in it and it becomes such an amazing knife in every way. Silky smooth action, the Ti cage grabs the fingers great and thr sic bearing makes it stupid smooth.
I actually find the axis lock to be much smoother than the ball bearing. I picked up a manix awhile back and the ball bearing lock I found to be a little stiff and uncomfortable to pull back because there wasn’t a lot of give like there is with an axis.
Also, great review as usual.
completely agree
When the manix is brand new it's a bit stiff but after a while of carrying it it becomes very smooth
The omega springs on the Axis lock are not nearly as strong as the coil spring in the ball-bearing lock. It's a trade-off between greater ease of use and greater reliability. I've never broken an omega spring, but I hear lots of reports about it happening.
The Manix 2 is my absolute favorite knife. If you're thinking of getting one, skeletonized liners are the way to go. I like my dark blue lightweight in S110V and my S30V in black G10, but my Knife Center exclusive CPM Cruwear in CF and my CPM 154/S90V composite with peel-ply CF are a perfect blend in the weight department. Great knives!
I have the Manix 2 ltw and it is fantastic, I completely agree, never handled the regular version but the lightweight is a true gem, I have absolutely nothing bad to say about it.
Maybe my hands are bigger than Nick's or just different, but to me, the Delica feels uncomfortably small, I still love it though.
balfemotor I wear xl gloves and the manix fits me well. I haven't ever tried the delica.
this was my first 100 dollat knife, i love it and thr only complaints i have are in this video (disassembly, lanyard tube, and plastic pads). if you're looking to start getting into knives in this range its an excellent start.
My best 'user'. The ball barring lock has a really sweet feeling. Nick, I both mine half a year ago, and there was no problem with locktite. I would love to see a comparison to the Shaman, just saying ;)
Just got my BHQ exclusive in M4 and natural g10. Amaaaazing
Shane Fields Dude. I wanna get one bad. But I just can't find room in the budget for another knife. Plus i have a lightweight already
I'm waiting for the black dlc M4 version
TheMawsJawz TM it's a steal at $135
Jake From State Farm yea I'm not too big on coated blades but that ones sweet too
Shane Fields I know that's why I really want one
Spot on points. I bought 1 after researching . love it
Keep it up sir appereciate the info.
This has been my most favorite review of the Manix 2. God Bless you !
I wish spyderco made a xl size dragonfly. I like the blade shape.. They could call it the dragon 🐉
your manix 2 lw review was the reason i bought my manix 2 lw..for a knife that wasnt for you,you still called it a gem....almost forgot FIRST...anyways happy holiday to you and yours
Sharpening choils really are worthless when cutting clothes/ fabrics they hang up real bad. Grateful Spyderco understands this
Great looking knife, got an all black one coming soon! IMO the best comparison would of been the Shaman!
Not sure why one of your complaints is size, (size is what I love about it) if you want something smaller buy a smaller knife like the Para 3. It’s not that difficult...
My new favorite EDC, Blurple S110v. In a way I'm almost sad I found it, as I think it may be the perfect EDC.....not that I won't buy more knives though....:)
Same here!
Just got mine. I’m done buying knives at least til the end of the year.
Get you one in M390 or S90v and you won't wanna carry anything else.
I think some of the space inefficiency when closed is due to the giant lanyard tube preventing them from setting the blade deeper. And the leaf blade shape of course.
The blade sits quite high above the lanyard tube. Looks about a 5mm gap.
They should make the finger things for the ball lock out if ti. Offer different Anodizing options for the sprints
Flytanium has been making them for years. Called a Ti ball cage.
Nick.. Merry Christmas to you!!! I absolutely enjoy your reviews and respect your opinions. I tend to carry Spyderco products for my EDC.. but I tend to carry the Manix 2 LW for myself. But I might reconsider and get a Manix 2 in the future.. just to add to my collection
Bought this knife after watching your review I knew I had to have it and oh boy do I love it 😍 , this knife is without a doubt for me the most amazing knife I have ever held and just is so damn smooth and feels amazing in the hand I love the weight I love the blade I love the esthetics ! Spyderco as a company makes a great product in general and I will wind up collecting all of their just basic non Sprint run non Chinese made versions. I do own a tenacious but that will be the last Chinese product I buy that I can help.
Did you buy this model or the lightweight?
I'm finding myself wanting one of these badboys. Ledgend says they are "nice"
@@ecureed this model , I don't care for lightweight knives to me are just a marketing scheme where they sell you 1/3 the knife for nearly the same money.
Thank you again for this tutorial because I'm in the thinking thoughts purchasing just that knife thank you again have a good weekend my friend
I have the S110V version and the scales are skeletonized (same with the sprint runs) which makes is a little more nice to carry. I also put on some anodized aluminum scales to dress it up more. You weren't kidding about the Lanyard tube being a pain though.
I'm glad that I can go to work at the Vasaline Factory and be prepared. Thanks for the review!
This is kind of a repeat comment but... I love my Manix2 lightweight... Probably my favorite knife... However... I don't carry it much because it freaks people out when I whip it out to cut plastic, boxes, etc... So I almost always carry either my Native 5 lightweight in S35VN or my Leatherman PS4... Great review as always...
Great review.I wish they made this knife with a 4-4.25 inch blade with CPM S35vn or XHP steel.
Barry Hemmy they do make an XL
I have a manix 2 lightweight translucent blue, and a manix 2 xl blackout. They are my babies, i absolutely love them. My ONLY complaint is that on my xl i have to kinda stretch my thumb and index finger to close it with one hand. I also have small- ish hands. But yeah ergonomically the manix is probably the best i have ever felt before.
Already bought the XL...
Benchmade: *copies the spyderhole
Spyderco: two can play at that game
I have this knife and it's my EDC pocket knife. Solid knife for sure.
I have the dark blue light weight version with the wire clip, and I love it. The ergonomics are fantastic, but I can't even begin to take mine apart because it's pinned. And you are right about how wide it is. I can't carry it in any pants that have narrow pockets because I can't get my hand in my pocket without scratching it. Still it's a great knife.
Love the Manix 2, especially after I switched out the scales, and got rid of the steel liners. Also, switched out the cheap plastic lock for titanium. Down to 3.35 ounces. Of course, this means I sunk a lot more money into it, but totally worth it.
Watched. Bought it. Love it. Thanks
I have a manix in 110v. The exposed spring and plastic parts on the lock always kept me from carrying it. I feel like pocket lint could block up the spring or the cheap feeling plastic nubs could break off. And so it stays around the house. Sounds like it's not actually a problem but I can't shake it.
I wreckon they use red loctite because it’s only made to be disassembled (or even adjusted it seems like) by spyderco. I have a Delica that I bought in 2019 and I adjusted the pivot and it as well as pocket clip had blue loctite. I did buy this from a gun shop and could have been sitting for years.
Love this knife have the lightweight and G10 versions. The only thing that displeases me is that there is no jimping at the rear of the backspacer so that when retracting the bolt lock tabs there is a bit more retention. The knife tends to slip back in my palm.
I love the knife I only wish the LOCK was the same as the Griptilian for easier opening...
Otherwise I still carry this every day in CPM S110V... thanks for a great review...
HS
This is my favorite knife, probably. You really don’t need to disassemble it. People knock knives for being difficult to disassemble, but don’t watches and other gear that gets just as grimy internally. I don’t get it.
Why does it matter? It’s not Spyderco’s knife, it’s my knife, if I want to take it apart there is absolutely no reason they should be doing a damn thing to try and stop me. I’m aware spyderco has changed their stance on this now and that is the only reason I’m considering buying one, but it was and will always be a slimy(and in many countries illegal, only allowed to continue because most people would bankrupt themselves suing a company over it) attempt to get out of providing a warranty. If I manage to break my property by disassembling it, that’s my problem. If my item is faulty and a company wants to blame me for it, they’re assholes.
@@qfrostbite5041 Then you were always fine. Spyderco repaired knives that had faults, but made a blanket statement warranty because people FREQUENTLY mess their knives up and want someone else to pay for it. People hate that Spyderco has had to raise prices, but warranty abuse is always a part of a price.
I bought this knife after seeing this review.it was my 1st spyderco and my 1st s30v knife....i hated this thing for the 1st 6 months,i couldn't get it truly razor sharp...so i quit stropping and focused more on getting a savage af toothy edge haha boy i LOVE this knife!!and that is.......a beautiful thing!!lmao
“Choose your choice”....great review Nick!
I would chose purple loctite, not blue. please correct me if i am wrong.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the its weight. I've been meaning to mill mine out for a while.
PowerMountie some come milled out, the sprints and S110V, for example.
I noticed that just the base model doesn't come milled out.
PowerMountie yeah they try hard to keep the costs down on certain American models so this probably saves them a buck or two in manufacturing costs (which then translates to multiples in actual costs to consumer)
Hey nick, great video again. Might have to buy this one; people recommend it a lot.
I have few a video suggestions if you care to listen:
Knives better than a sebenza
Best knives under $100
Best lockbacks (or any lock)
I have this knife in S110V. The single sharpest factory edge I'd encountered. There's only one thing that I don't like about it and it's the spring tension on the lock. It does loosen over time, but it's never as easy to work with as the compression lock or BM's Axis lock.
snip 2 coils off the spring
“This is a great knife to take into the vaseline factory…”
I absolutely lost it, thanks Nick!!!
I thought that Spyderco stopped using red loctite and revised their warranty to allow disassembly sometime this year. Was this video made before those changes?
Old video from the backlog.
The new acts should probably be annotated, then. Ditto for the disassembly video.
Valuable information. I had intended to buy the black G-10 with the idea of adding copper scales. Now I know that would be more trouble than it should be AND I would void the warranty. Time to re-evaluate.
Disassembly no longer voids the warranty and the stopped using red loctite.
I have a sprint in CTS-BD30P from a few years ago. Agree on the ergos and size. My "plastic texture pads" are clear/translucent as opposed to your black ones. Great knife though, my weekend carry.
I’m having Déjà vu all over again...you didn’t review this previously??? Love my Manix 2 CPM-M4!
At 0:16 he mentions his manix 2 lightweight in s110v review that he didnt like. This is another model with different material in the blade and handle.
I liked the knife, not the review!
Nick Shabazz
ALL your reviews are GREAT!!! Guess I remembered everything from your other Manix review...which led me to BUYING one!
THANK YOU SIR! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🚂🚃🚃🚃🇺🇸👍🎗🎄😎 You’re the BEST!
I completely agree with your conclusion. Sometimes we see eye to eye. ;-) (when I keep one closed) :-D
Love my manix 2... Its the go to if I know I'm going to need my knife for some hard work that day. An aftermarket deep carry clip SUBSTANTIALLY improves the in pocket feel and how it carries (seriously like 1000x better) awesome video as always... And just how long of a backlog do you have man??
Just bought this with the brass flytanium scales. I'm excited.
I really want to get the Manix 2 XL... since I am left handed it makes all the difference to me.
I would love it if they did it with the lightweight black FRN & the better steel (not a fan of CTS BD1 at all).
I have the opportunity to buy this nice this week. Should I do it? I really want a quality knife and my wife is letting me get one. I have a tenacious. Good knife. But I want an upgrade. I love your reviews
My solid carbon fiber, and cruwear manix is my favorite edc. Great knife.
Does this knife drop shut or do you have to close it with your hand when you push the black switch up?
The tip of my g10 Manix 2 is slightly thicker than my pm2 actually
Same
Thanks for the review. It's the next one that I want to get.
CVN71 OU812 You haven’t even finished the video at the time you posted this😂
BHQ still has the M4 version!
RHCP Perceptive.
Rodrigo Teresa Thanks for the heads up. They are just down the street from me.
Get the m4 version it is amazing
Personally I prefer the pm2 ergonomics mostly due to the nested liners
Hello, which version of this knife is better to buy? In your opinion. How to clean and lubricate the light version?
Manix is my favorite knife.
You are not alone I think the wire clip the best clip spyderco has to offer
The first one I bought had pretty bad horizontal blade play. When I sent it back to Spyderco they sent back s different one, which again had blade play. I finally got a good one from Blade HQ recently (it was the M4 exclusive). (This story omits a lot of the trouble I had with this knife and Spyderco's service)
Rodrigo Teresa that's strange spyderco usually has good quality control
I own well over 150 spyderco knives currently and have owned prolly 250 to 300 over the past ten years. I have never had a Spyderco that wasn't QCed very well. I have had a, couple that the edge bevels wasn't perfect but that's no matter to me as I'm going to reprofile it anyhow and put my edge on it. As far as fit and finish they are all first rate..
A lot of sprint runs lol... I own 23 manix 2s...i would have to count but I believe in 14 different steels.
It’s like a smoky mirror polish . Never really seen it before but I like it a lot. Maybe from steel wool rubbing or something and polish . I dunno Nick . I like it .
your breaking my heart no zt 0452cf for size comparison oh boy I'm welling up here Nick come on. thanks for all the videos as of late love watching them your like the saint Nick of knife vids huh lol
Boy that's a lot of handle for a little blade
My recently purchased s110v blurple Manix 2 has no loctite on any of the the screws. Screws undo nice and easy with a Wiha stubby torx bit screwdriver.
Is the BD1N that bad or should I be fine if I go with the cheaper version. Any insight is appreciated thx
I prefer the All black version
Should I buy the manix 2 or spend slightly more and get the protech tr-4 or 5
Nick what would u reccomend as edc for me. I like involving my knifes with my work but its a bit hard on the knives, I usaully am going through nasty/thick plastics and do this repeatedly for 8 hours every shift. Btw the workplace gives me a cardboard cutter but its so flimsy it either lasts like a week or dulls even quicker, 3 shifts max!
M4 Manix is nice?
Blaze they want to consider the Milwaukee fastback razor blade in some sort of knife for a back up this way you could beat the shit out of the razor knife but still have something good in your pocket to use once a while
M4 is a good option I think because i am working in a dry environment( no rusting/minimal) but ill have to save up for that 1 :D until then maybe I will go with the Milwaukee razor. Thanks for the help guys!
The only thing that stops me from buying a manix 2 is that the spring is exposed.. so if you close the knive with some dirt or something on the blade it's likely gonna get into the spring
Camora Kidd
Its actually not bad, the spring coils are open enough its essentially self cleaning
How do you like it in the left back pocket? That's were I cary
its cool they have options for the lightweight version if you travel and what ever. but im not paying 100 bucks for a cheap wire clip. mke it out of titanium or leave the spoon. i love mine, lightweight version is a no go. ill take the weight. even better f the ball cage wasnt plastic.
Any way to exchange the plastic texture pads for metal ones?
Can you please do a comparison between this and the paramilitary 2?
I'm not a fan of "skeletonized" knives. With all the "mods" and accessories for knives these days, does anyone know if an "add on" full liner back to fill in the void in the back of the Manix?
Hate the wire clip personally.
Hi did anyone notice their manix 2 ball lock to be quite stiff ? Mine is quite stiff and quite uncomfortable to press with my fingers to pull down .. I have to use quite a bit a pressure to pull it.. I was wondering if most are like this ? In the video it seemed like the one Nick had didn't take as much pressure.. I am playing with it trying to break it in .. anyone else have this with their manix2?
I’ve been eyeing that knife I have a tenacious that I know you hate but it works good for my purposes the blade size shape etc. my only thing about it I don’t like is that it doesn’t hold an edge long enough for me I like that s30v. I’m a truck driver I can run and do all kinds of things that I need to cut trust me enough to be your best friend out there. I also used to be a detention officer and still do it part time and I’m running around all over the place and I run into my former clients from time to time for the most part everything‘s good but it’s nice to have a big blade I can deploy quickly if needed to defend myself even though it’s notCombat knife
Personally I never feel a need to choose to carry this over my PM2, the lock is more difficult to disengage, it weights significantly more, takes up more space and gives as much cutting-edge as a Persistence (not a lot).
Would this knife be able to be converted to an auto opener ?
if they are affraid the sharpening choil hangs up on what you are slicicing : make a single serration instead of a choil and voila !
Now that's an idea!