"I'm wondering if the lanyard hole mafia has taken over." - N. Shabazz

Nick Shabazz is the best knife reviewer on the Tube. I picked this little "gem" up before the review came out hoping he would sing its praises. Though THAT didn't happen I'm still very happy with my purchase. I'm not as advanced in my collectig and this is a good piece for me. And I suspect given enough time Mr. Shabazz will be looking for this little piece again, as he's done with others.

I love it when nick slams an expensive knife I otherwise probably would have bought.

Holy reflection Batman! The Dark Knight is doing Nick's reviews now! 7:41

I looked at a techno 2 today, when buying my first para 3. I absolutely loved the look and feel of techno 2, and think I’ll need to go back for a purchase.

Agree with many of your points. I feel the bad you pointed out are more personal preference than actual flaws or negatives on the knife. I’d like to see more of the construction pointed out in your reviews. Like how the pivot is captured and the lock bar seems to have been carbidized. I’m sure you covered that in your disassembly video, but it needs to be included in the pros/cons of your reviews. Solid as always.

Listening to this with headphones on really highlights how much Nick bounces around behind the camera.

It’s a great little big knife and it’s far superior to the Pilar and Squid. It’s very well made and has that utilitarian Eastern European vibe.

The Pilar is so nice it has me looking at other Voxnaes designs with Fox and GiantMouse. At least there, I feel like $220 would be well-spent. Ditto for Liong Mah, bred from my love for the CRKT Journeyer. (they're currently going for $18 at BHQ, BTW) I think the strong detent was a nod toward those in NYC, where they seem to confuse 'gravity' with 'inertia.' A strong detent will keep it from ever opening under inertia. I LOVED my Spydiechef. Fell out of my pocket on a playground over Christmas while playing with my daughter; that was a real kick in the nuts. At least when you sold yours, you got something for it...

Nice video as always! I like the stand offs!

U make a good point about price and CRK. I went to France last week, and took the CRK U showed. Sure enough it was NOT there when I arrived? Glade I did not take my small Sebenza!

Interesting how tastes vary. I found myself agreeing across the board until you got to the standoffs. I'll take standoffs with some color pop over a backspacer all day long, but I like open back construction. I also like a strong detent whenever I can get it. However, I still think the knife is overpriced.

I just received this knife today. I am totally speechless. Seriously , I’m speechless. The quality of this knife is beyond epic. We’re talking Chris Reeve quality. This is my second knife from Taichung ,Taiwan. They produce the best knives in the world. Also, this is the sharpest knife I’ve ever received. It is scalpel sharp. Beyond scary sharp.

Nick does a good job here to generally qualify his criticisms as not aligning with his preferences. Personally, I prefer the Techno 2 to the original, do not have Nick's ugly issue on opening, and am not bothered by the standoffs nor the clip position. It's a lighter/more streamlined version with a better/thinner blade and improved jimping. It still maintains most of the heft and tank-ness, and it simply feels right in my hand, even better than the original. While I did appreciate the original's 'personality,' especially its resemblance to a mouse (as the Slysz version is aptly named), I knew right out of the box that the 2 would replace it for me. De gustibus non est disputandum. Great review as always, Nick :)

1) They're called barrel spacers, not stand-offs. It's just a cosmetic preference. You like a G10 back spacer, others like a nice, brightly-anodized set of barrel spacers. I think the Benchmade 940-1 and -2 started the trend. 2) Balance point is right where your middle finger would grip it; seems perfect to me. 3) Weight: 3.5 oz. of this, compared to 4.1 oz. on the Pilar. But who cares, really? Most of us aren't backpackers. 4) Props for giving the Pilar proper credit. The Pilar is a screaming deal, even with its cheaper materials. Do me a favor though: look at the inside of the back spacer in your Pilar. Has it got a cut in it from the blade edge hitting it when closed hard? That's one thing mine has that I canNOT forgive, even at $25. The bright side is that at this price, I won't balk at taking it apart and Dremeling a groove into the back spacer. While I'm at it, I'll smooth out the relief cuts in the lock bar, which make it a bit snaggy when pulling it out of the pants pocket when carried tip-up. 5) Agreed about the lanyard hole. That was a BAD decision. ALMOST everybody uses the pocket clip, and almost everybody prefers deep carry. The little fancy fobs people are doing now...don't even get me started on how gay that is. As a good compromise, what if they drilled the lanyard hole right through the clip, ala Native? Except make it a deep carry clip. 6) This would actually be a good knife for proper pocket carry. Maybe even coin pocket carry. 7) Good point about the opening interference. You called it ugly, and rightfully so. There's no excuse for this in a $220 knife. At that price, everything should be PERFECT.

Thank you Nick, I have been wondering exactly these things with this guy!

Just got the knife 2 days ago. You hit all the points Nick! 👍🏼

Can you review the Fox Knives Vox Suru?? I would love to hear what you think about it!

I revisited this review after owning this knife for a number of months. While I am a fan of Batman Shabaaz, there is much I disagree with here. This knife is a blast to thumb flick open and close with one hand. It has this uncanny feeling of a loose, easy action to open and close but with a bank vault lockup. You have to feel it to get what I mean.The weight is not an issue at all and only adds to the overall feel of the build in the hand. The open back with green posts are really nice and an improvement over the ugly blue backspacer on the 1. The Pilar is nice for the price but is not in the same universe as this knife and this knife is a major improvement to the Techno 1 in every way (especially the blade, which is as nice as the Bowie's blade). I love this beauty so much that bought a second one and had Blades We Love do it in a blue anno (sublime). While I adore the Spidiechef, the Techno 2 is closer in blade quality and overall finish to the Bowie.

Love this review, although certain disappointments that you have with this knife allowed you to miss a couple of items on the knife that should have been included. The first one is part of what you thoroughly review and that is the opening and design there of as well as the closing. You were spot on with the closing of the knife as the T-2 could really use a little "custom" machining on the show side right where you pointed out: top left-hand side of the scale. Artistically it might be a challenge but those hot spots at least on the show side could use more chamfer and possibly a little more rounded or a little more material removed or a little of both. Maybe a bit more edge rounding. With regard to the opening, I did move my thumb more like your secondary position to compensate for the fact that you can't do the spydy angle opening method. But, if you use thumb/nail combination with a quick flick on my version of the 2, it positively flies open. Yes, I have to ensure to keep my thumb back just a bit to not follow the blade and hit that sharp edge. but the click is very solid and satisfying and the engagement really is rock solid. Following that opening, if flicked just right, the thumb can easily quiuckly follow to the lock bar because of the beautiful relieving on the left scale of the lock bar. A nice close up of that relief is sort of what gives this knife an A+ rating, just for that. Further, you'll notice as your eye follows back down the lock bar, the amount of relief or machining that was done to the lock bar trail end and just how thin the stock is there on the Titanium. Another triumph for Spyderco and Taichung because the result is a lock bar that is not overly stiff and therefore makes one-hand closing a joy. The curves of the blade are a joy to behold with the blade open and the knife resting vertically on the blade travel-through-opening section of the knife with the lock bar side facing you. Then the knife looks like and art piece. Your point is well taken regarding the clip, its placement and the resultant hot spots. However, I see why Spyderco did that. The aesthetics of the lanyard hole looks better to me than the T-!. I also agree that the handle stock could have been milled just a bit more for thinner scales and knife width overall. I likie the knife and am going to keep it and would buy another if this one got sold or lost. I prefer the standoffs to the back spacer and the green is OK with me. Perhaps a silver or blue option for the T-2 would be nice, but it almost looks Kelly Green to me. Great knife. AF

Great review. This has all the elements we look for. Nice overview, comparisons, good, great, bad, ugly, and terrible puns. Another one well done. And more seriously, thanks much. Been watching this one closely and nice to get an (relatively) objective opinion.

Did I see batman on that mirrorish blade reflection??..

Nick, I was actually surprised when you compared the Techno to the Pilar, because I think it looks much more like the Squid... no choil, compact and bullet like. Anyway, just my 2 cents, which is 2 cents more than my thoughts are worth. Good review as always.

Nick really awesome edc knife reviews!!!

I like the green standoffs, love them on the 940-2 also. If they were purple, orange, blue, or red I’d like them more, but green is nice.

Do you wear the Batman mask during every review or only for knives that have a highly reflective finish? Btw, well done. I'm a huge fan.

I haven't handled the Techno 2. However I can say with reasonable confidence that the idea behind favouring the lanyard hole over the pocket clip on this knife has everything to do with the handle length. People may want a chunky lanyard to extend the grip in the hand and make it more comfortable overall. If the knife was bigger I don't think they'd have done that. Those with bigger hands especially may want to add the lanyard. It makes sense. It might not be the best when weighing the less-than-ideal pocketclip placement but you can at least see why they did it.

Any chance of a follow up review on the Chef? :)

Wow I love that radially engraved Sebenza

What about zt 0450 you can pick up one for 160 on Amazon. Titanium and s35vn I feel like it's very good for the money. Is the fit and finish really that much better?

I love the little pop of color with the green back spacers. Takes my breath away.

I would be interested to see your thoughts on the Bestrech Goblin.

I really agree on the lack of joy when opening it ... that was my biggest let down when getting one. Great review as always Nick. thanks ... was that a batman mask you were wearing>>??? LOL i could of swore i saw that when you showed the mirror finish on the blade...

"It's a chubby little bunny." - Nick Shabazz. This is how I'll be describing it to people when I buy one.

Interesting but at that price I think I would keep looking. It is a well done knife but I don't see anything that makes it a standout. Have a great New Years Eve and day and look forward to future reviews.

Helpful review, thanks! Subbed. I’m from California too 😂.

Is there a Mnandi review on the way any time soon?

Where do you normally unload your knives? Trade groups or another platform?

How would you compare the Skaha II to the Techno 2?

Hey Nick in the long run is this knife going to be worked higher in value. Example like the Salish Bowie

Hmm. I love the blade shape, hopefully we'll see more of those sheepsfoot things in the future.

I was really looking forward to this review since I live near Boston, a 2.5 inch territory. I guess I'll stick with my Dragonfly, LTC Nomad, SAK Cadet and Roadie. I'm not too keen on the Pilar. If I didn't already have the above 2.5 inchers I'd choose the Cold Steel Tuff Lite over the Pilar

I really like this knife. I’m sure two years later that has long gone from your collection. This knife is almost $300 where I live. But I love smaller knives I’m just more comfortable around them. This would be a nice treat for me. No doubt but it’s too much money for me. Maybe one day. Great video I think you do amazing videos so thanks you. 🙋🏻‍♀️

Please, would you be so kind and tell me what you like best out of the first and Techno 2? Many loves the 1 most. Also, can ypu get tvis in full custom ny tje man himself?

Now we know what knifes Batman prefers. It's nice to be in this dozen of people who also enjoyed this moment...

Nick, you pretty nailed the name of the designer at 5:57

Looking forward to handling one of these at SHOT show in a few weeks. You were wearing the Batman mask! LOL.

In full stride with this review Nick.

I normally don’t like knives that small but I love that bee thing.lol. Damn you shabazz !!!

Hey Nick great review but how did you of all people miss the fact that the whole is much smoother than any other Spidey hole and as far as that opening issue on the top of the frame I have both and it is the same issue and both of them

Lol loved that techno effect this morning

Great Review, very thorough. Beautifully made, but some of the design elements are not refined enough for that price.

How does the Bestech Engine compare?

I love this knife. Might be the best sounding knife in my collection, which for some reason is important to me :)

There are only two knives I have been looking forward to ahead of their release. Like really looking forward to, checking rumor sites and hoping the rumors will prove to be true. those two are the Techno 2 and the Para 3. Both failed to fulfill my expetations. And it´s basically the lanyard mafia who´s to blame in both instances. The pictures I´ve seen of Marcins Mouse gen. 2 looks so great, but as close as Spyderco came to copy this design, they failed to capture the true spirit of the gen. 2.

I Want A Bowie 2 Spyderco Ffs Just do it!

Too bad...big fan of Slysz and I like the look. The price is too high if you have those complaints. Do get your comment about the green stand offs...don’t get what they were thinking.

perfectly said. I cant agree more. Had the techno 1 and didnt like it because of the weight and thickness of something so small. For that size and weight i rather carry something larger. Love ya nick

If they had the pilar in cts-xhp made with the attention to detail the techno was given and with phosphor bronze washers that would be a killer edc.

Weirdly, I like the green standoffs. That color against the titanium is nice. Don't know why, particularly.

A lot of reviewers HATE back spacers and always say a knife would be better with stand offs . They're wrong of course , but people have bought into it . The same people who think the lanyard holes more important than the pocket clip . Green stand offs are a fad . The BM 940-2 has them and one of the ZT 0450 models has them . Some Fashionista with a green Z Hunter made green popular .

Молодец сделал, Nick! Polish looks and sounds funny, but you're pretty much dead on, especially when you hit "Марчинъ Суыш." I'm still looking forward to picking this guy up. I'm hoping you're right about getting over the opening issue after a while.

I need help. I'm gonna buy one of two. Either the "Spyderco PM2 REX45 Copper", or "Spyderco Techno 2" I've seen you can upgrade your knives, customize them, and especially the "SC Techno 2". First of all, doest it already use Phosphorous Bronze Washers"? I ask since I saw them for sale on eBay. Also, Titanium hardware isn't it better than the "Stainless Steel" they use, rusting with time, not so strong at the points they will be used. And you get a nice Green or Gold or Blue colored screws and pinmstopper.(bladestopper). And ,I would go for green, so a smaller lanyard with a green(or maybe I choose blue) would be nice. So, I'm not sure, but for a Pivot, is SS better than Titanium? And we can always get a nice Backspacer and a pocket clip(,even if I like the wire). So, I ask you, what's the best washers, and does they come original? I like Dark Greyish Stonewashed blade,,,,and Handles. (But I'm not against the feel of Sebemza's Blasted(-sand) either. And I'm in fact debating if I should go for the new "Small Sebemza 3",, I asked for a Darker stonewashed S45VN, but I still love the blasted handles that shows great patina over the years to come. And you can alway get it fixed. Also double thumb studs, and a hope for better ones, just little thicker garter up, please 🙏. They would look at ALL my wishes, and that surprised me really. So, I'm looking forward, hopefully for something great🙏☀️🙂🤗🌈

Functionally, the Spyderco Pingo blade size and shape I feel competes with the Techno 2. Or did until Spyderco killed it. I realize why it was killed, with the changes in European knife laws, but it was also a good slicer!

It might be tastes but I prefer standoffs to full backspacers. The green is kind of a wash.

Does anyone know where Nick bought the Techno? To put it another way: Where does he get those wonderful toys?

What is up with Spyderco prioritizing lanyard holes over pocket clip position? E.G., only thing saving the Para 3 is the tip down carry option. Strange strange strange.

I'm not a fan of standoff color either, but did they use as weight savings maybe? Or to facilitate quicker, easier cleaning? These could be reasons for their choice

Nick, It looks like this techno 2 also does not have contoured handles like the Slysz Bowie does. BTW The Slysz Bowie is one of my favorite knives!

What would be the maximum you would pay for Slyz bowie?

IDK if anyone has pointed to it out yet... but the Techno 1 does not favor the lanyard hole in its design as opposed to the the T2 Nick Shabazz

Lanyard mafia. Poor Eric.

Damn Nick, that Doppler Sebenza is beautiful. Any chance your letting it go anytime?

Nick Shabazz is BATMAN!

I love those green spacers.

I like the aesthetics of the first one better. The cutting performance however, was less than stellar for me. Blade was very thick and wide. Either way, I'm going the opposite direction in my knife tastes these days, having just gotten the Amalgam which I'm really enjoying.

That CR with mirror edge.....Sweeeeet. Swiss mark is wolverines hand? Like the green stand offs but meh on knife especially the opening of it.

Just wait till it jumps up in price by $20 dollars after 2019🤨

I always wonder what your neighbors think seeing Batman looking out the window at them

The blade on manix xl is only 3.88 long ,would like 4 to 4.5 blade.

I actually love those green standoffs. Nice splash of color

I think they could've done a better job for the price point.

I totally like my techno 2. Much more than the original. Most of the bad and ugly nitpicks Nick makes are good points to me. Green stand offs look so much better than the blue backspacer. I removed the clip and added a short lanyard. Awesome knife.

The techno 2 is actually THICKER than the first one. Why they made that decision I have no idea.

I actually think the green backspacers make it a “techno” it’s got that neon lights vibe. But yeah. Blue or red would have been better probably

Yes, but what about the kapara?

What i see here is a higher quality CRKT Pilar. I approve.

So Nick would you pay the extra for this over the chaparral? Worth the extra $100?

Nice little knife....

Sold. I also went to the factory in Golden Colorado and asked for that clip so my brother could put it on his sage five and now he loves his knife even more because it's not shiny

Would have been less in line with the design language for the other Slyz knives but a ramp like on the Brouwer around the spydiehole would help. Or just thinner scales. Look how deep that lockbar cutout has to be to make it spring, it’s huge! Such fat scales are ridiculous

It’s a cute knife but not $215.00 cute! I’ll get the CRKT Pilar and not only save a bundle but get a Hemingway, Confidence in Hand.

The standoffs are dope

By the way “frankie and freaking bird” lol. Funny shit

I like the original techno thicker style more actually

it maybe loses the best things about Techno 1... the deep carry clip... it's at an angle across the lockbar to increase pocket access and above the lanyard hole...also the thick blade and too much belly made it very pointy... stab through a car tire or pierce aluminum cans, metal studs and drywall, a suboptimal utility blade but a lot of emergency piercing power in a small package

I like the look of it and I don't think the price is horrible, however if I wanted something small and high end I would buy a small inkosi with an insingo blade. Which is what I did. Who am I kidding I'll buy one anyway.

Like it. Ohh we gonna see pimpers go mental on this... cf scales etc. Personally i would like a Spyderco Bug" should get some love, Ti framelock or back lock and better steel. would love a high quality "Bug" with locking blade. anyone else?

I have no problem opening it open with one finger and I guess when you have thousand dollar knives you can't really compare if u don't have money to burn its a very great edc knife

Afraid to watch this one after the Tekno dance video.....🤯🤯😳😳😱😱