Spyderco Urban Lightweight 18

My goal is to find a knife that is small enough to aviod negative attention but large enough to carry out a range of tasks. I bought this knife after returning a Spydercon Chicago which I was dissapointed with for many reasons. While we're on the subject I should add to the long list of people praising Heinnie Haynes customer service, who were excellent (Thanks guys). So the Urban: I have carried it for about a week now and over all am very pleased with it. From taking it out the box it was VERY sharp, everything lined up as it should and it was well finished. A quality product in other words - I can't really fault it. It's obviously not a large knife but even with my large hands it feels okay to grip and use. Opening with one hand it easy. It's quite stiff/tight for what it it though I actually quite like this as this adds to it feeling more sturdy for it's size. In comparison when opening something smaller (chicago/squeak size) I found my little finger stepping out and getting scratched by the blade when deploying. I have used it for all sorts - office/warehouse/fabric/food/etc. and it's held up fine. after cutting a load of cardboard it will still just about slice paper but will probably want a little touch up soon. compared to other knives I've tried it's done well to stay this sharp. That said; I do a variety of work so on a day I know I'm going to be doing lots of heavy cutting I'd normally take something meatier or a Stanley knife. When carrying it I always use the pocket clip which is excellent. I hardly notice the weight is there and it's very discreet. If you carry the knife clipped in your back pocket you'll probably destroy the clip fast through sitting on it by the way. Front pockets are fine. I have shown the knife to a few people and no one seems to take offence to it either. I was initially apprehensive of the FRN scales but in truth they actoully suit the knife and feel fine. Negatives? Well if you got really heavy handed with it I can't imagine it lasting very long. That said it's not that type of tool so why would you use it for prying/jabbing/cutting things that are not rally meant to be cut to start with. Though it certainly feels like a premium product, I'm not sure it justifies the £62 price. You do get very good blade steel (I'm no expert mind), but considering that a UKPK is £10 cheaper and that an Ambitious/Persistence is over £20 cheaper you really need to be sure this is justifiable to you. To me I feel for the extra money I'm buying more sheeple-friendliness rather than more knife. The UKPK is probably the better tool but an extra 1/2" makes quite a difference to you people perceive it.

Like my title say this has to be one of the best EDC knives u could have for the UK. I've had this spyderco for a few weeks now and it has never left my side it is perfect in size I get four finger grip and fits perfectly in that little pocket on the left side of ur jeans. It holds it sharpness and is really smooth to use. In is my first spyderco and won't be my last, it is perfect if u feel the UK PL is too large for ur liking and the squeek is too small. Oh and p.s the retention us quite strong too u have to put quite a bit of force compared to other slip joint knives to close the blade.

Had this knife for a month. Super super sharp out of the box. So much so that I cut myself twice when first using it without even feeling it. Easy to resharpen, and very light. Good strong clip and I feel confident that I won't lose the knife, unlike other knives which I have lost due to weak clips. I would always recommend this knife...and it looks good too!

This is a very light weight knife, it is also shaving sharp out of the box. Because it is so lightweight it starts off feeling a little insubstantial (no steel liner) but this is easily offset by the quality of the blade. I have bought two of these, one for a present, and I would happily buy another one. This is a cool bit of kit.

If you like Spyderco slipit knives buy one or two as I did. Enough said!