Spyderco Manix 2 Lightweight (SPY27) Full Review 

Love your passion, and in depth thought process when it comes to knives. I have a decent collection, and just picked up a manix 2 lightweight, it's actually in my mailbox right now, picking it up tomorrow. Tried to grab the G10 version but just couldn't find one. Just subbed.

Really good review thanks man

Buy the Caly3.5 & review it before it's gone forever! I feel like you will REALLLLY like it, as it fulfilled nearly every issue you addressed as to why you "didnt like" this manix. I am an avid Spyderco collector, the Manix is one of my all time favorite models to date. I do however disagree in the sense that.. I feel I can easilyyy highly recommend "Manix2 LW" to any non-knife-obsessed individual who is just looking for a very solid, user-friendly EDC. Good video! It was nice to see a change of review style from someone I've never watched before! 👌I subd. ✌🖤🔪🔪🔪

I got the original Manix 2 LW in translucent blue a few years ago, back when they were still 80 bucks. It's ok, the BD1 steel is a little underwhelming if I'm being nice. I don't think it's worth more than $45, not with today's competition. I cannot fathom paying $140 for this version. Love you, Spyderco, but damn.

Just picked one up 😎 and a native in magnacut yellow frn scales.

"I think it's fun to think for yourself"

I have this one and the manix 2. Id dish out the few extra bucks and get the manix2 with g10 scales. I dropped the lightweight and the scales were significantly damaged from pocket hight.

Hey man really good video, i don´t feel like you talked enough about the steel though. Although i have no testing done on it yet i think the answer that it feels like S30V or 154cm is not enough. Are you talking about the edge retention? If yes how is the edge stability or the thoughness or sharpening campared to those steels, you know what i mean? No offense though, i really enjoy your videos. I will give you a shoutout in my next video if i remember, hopefully you can break the 1000 subscriber mark soon, because you defenetly deserve it and always form your own opinions on things, and that´s like you said rare in the knife community.

Do you have a Civivi McKenna by chance? Or any front flippers for that matter. I ordered a McKenna and just wondered your thoughts.

Ive been wanting that manix 2 but i havnt had the funds.

Major influencer… like Metal Complex perhaps… he likes his $400+ knives which most of us plebs can’t afford… FRN is as strong or stronger than g10 … just because it’s cheaper to manufacture doesn’t make it bad!

Dunno, like the color, but I'm on the "it's ok I guess" side. I think it's the"perception of value" that gets me. Had it been that price for the G10 skeletonized liners it would be on my buy list.

if they made the spy27 version with the g10 handle and liners, i’d jump on it immediately. i really wanna try spy27 but i don’t really want a knife with no liners. i have a hogue deka with g10 and no liners but it’s super thin and small so it doesn’t bother me there.

I just ordered this not noticing it had rivets..

What good knives can you get for under $80 that are made in usa?

how do you clean yours?

the lw version sucks because you can’t take it apart so you can’t upgrade or fix anything on it.

Pinned construction like the other light weight?

Harder steels = harder to sharpen leading to scratches

I like the Teal color way, but the steel seems to perform similar or slightly below S30V which makes it underwhelming. I wanted it S35VN level or higher performance. The information is from Knife Community, tested by several YT knife testers.

I would suggest the CJRB pyrite for a new knife guy they are about 50 and button locks are fun especially the Wharncliff version

Almost gave a thumbs down when you said they don’t fit in skinny jeans. 😅 thank God you corrected yourself.

Sounds like “Florida Man” RU-vidr

I dont want to expect having to rework a $160 knife made from $2 of materials... Your paying for assembly and minimum handwork and basically nothing else.

Wish it weren’t pinned.

Fiber reinforced plastic....