multi-colored handles

[CJF]

I know some of the earlier Delica and Endura models come with handle colors other than black. I was wondering if the Delica and Endura 98's will maybe someday have the same? If so I know I'd be intrested in one or a Dozen. Please let me know.

Thanks, Chris

[Joel McNamara]

Was wondering the same thing Sal. Did sales of the pink Delicas and Crickets warrant enough interest for additional color runs? (Still interested in the cost of a custom run of blue Delicas.)

Joel

[sal]

Chris, Joel. There will be another run of blue Delicas. That was the model that went to the top of Mount Everest with the Swedish climbing team. We'll be re-introducing the model again in the near future.

sal

[sam the man..]

cool! Got to get me one! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

[Fozzy]

I have one of those earlier blue Delicas. I KNEW it was carried by a climbing team but I couldn't remember which country or which mountain. Thanks for the refresher!

Ben

[CJF]

Thanks Sal,

I can'twait to get my hands on one!!!<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[Joel McNamara]

Thanks Sal! Fingers crossed for an airport friendly plain edge...

Joel

[sal]

Joel. Yeah, yeah yeah, we'll have a plain edge also.

sal

[Joel McNamara]

You're the best Sal. I'll personally go out of my way to hype the blue, plain-edge Delicas in person, as well as on all of the online defense-oriented forums I frequent.

In my opinion (especially with the upcoming new changes), this SKU will rank up there as the perfect non-tactical looking, tactical folder.

Joel

[Fozzy]

Sal, At the risk of opening another can of worms <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> wasn't another another team on Everest or another expedition equipped with another Spyderco? The Endura maybe? Just a faint and possibly defective memory...



Ben

"No good deed goes unpunished."

[Clay Kesting]

Sal,

Whatever happened to those burgundy Calypso Jrs? I had intended to keep hassling Michelle but I got diverted onto other things, like the Chinese Folder <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Trouble making again <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow, in Australia it's tomorrow already.

[mundele]

Oohhh Burgundy Calypso Jr. Sounds nice to me!!!

[jyork]

I just bought a maroon Dyad Jr. but I heard it also came in a couple of different colors.

Jey

[Fozzy]

Jey-

Lightweight Dyad Jr. comes in black and teal also.



Ben

&quot;No good deed goes unpunished.&quot;

Edited by - Fozzy on 8/28/00 3:15:10 PM

[sal]

Hi Ben. There was also an American team that went up with an early version of the Endura with red handles, but they didn't make it up to the top.

There was an American &quot;clean up crew&quot; that went with yellow Rescues.

Another group went up K2 with a variety of Spydercos.

sal

[Fozzy]

Thanks Sal- If I remember right there were ads featuring both the Swiss and American teams.

Just out of curiosity (Really!) has there been any thought of releasing an Endura 98 with a colored handle?


Ben

"No good deed goes unpunished."

[sam the man..]

blue, red and orange -- if they were delicas and enduras, I'll have 'em all! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

[CJF]

Blue Red and Orange would be sweet! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

[sam the man..]

You got it dude! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

[sal]

Hi Fozzy. Just the red Endura Trainer. However, that is a good subject for a thread.

If we were to make a run of colored Enduras, and we assume you don't want pink. What color?

sal

[John V]

I vote for dark red, almost maroon, or a dark blue, something subdued but still different from black.

Thanks Sal!

John

[Mr Blonde]

YES! blue Delica's I'll buy three, 2 for me (plain + serrated) and one for my girlfriend, in the absence of a blue handled Matriarch.

For new colors, I too think a dark blue or dark red would be best.

[sam the man..]

Ferrari Red... Guess its impossible, but this colour sets everything apart.. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

[jyork]

I think the dark blue is good as well as the red color, just stay away from that teal on the Dyad Jr.- didn't like that one.

[CJF]

I'd like to see Enduras &amp; Delicas in Emergency Orange,(like the Rescue model) red and blue.

Edited by - CJF on 9/8/00 1:12:47 PM

[Fozzy]

Hi Sal-

I'd also agree with those who suggest orange for the Endura since lots of fire/rescue/boat types carry the Endura.

I'm also thinking maybe desert tan, forest green or a dark blue. These colors will match a lot of uniforms and are subdued yet attractive. (I'm assuming the Delica will be a lighter shade of blue like the 'Everest' Delica.)

Thanks for the chance to suggest!


Ben

"No good deed goes unpunished."

[sam the man..]

Mmmmm, BDU-matching handles.. Not a bad idea! <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

have spydies
will travel...

[Fozzy]

The older Endura did come in olive drab for a short time.

Ben

"No good deed goes unpunished."

[CJF]

Thanks Fozzy for backing me up on the orange handle Endura, I am a Firefighter and carry an Endura every day(along with a few others)
I know alot of guys I work with who also would like to see one with Orange handles.
Chris

[CJF]

Sal,
Just wondering if all this response could maybe warrant the release of some colored handles soon?<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
Chris

[sal]

Hi Chris (CJF). When you sat soon, what does that mean to you (or other forumites)?

I reality, little can happen in less than 90 days after the &quot;go ahead&quot; is given. Add QC &amp; shipping (another 15 - 30 days) and that is soon.

sal

[Fozzy]

That's pretty fast!!!

Ben

"No good deed goes unpunished."

[CJF]

That's good enough for me, as long as there are plans to release multi-colored handles in the near future I'm Happy<img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>
Chris

[Fozzy]

Sal-

I almost forgot my mission!!!! I'd like to see the Endura (Or Delica) with a glow-in-the-dark handle!!!

Radioactively,


Ben

"No good deed goes unpunished."

[sam the man..]

Glow in the dark FRN handles? Whoah! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> AWESOME! You wont loose this knife if the lights go out... <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

[red mag]

I vote for a blue endura.
since I have a red endura allready plus my blue delica doesn't feel so alone.

Greetings
red

[jyork]

Ok I vote for a wide array of colors for the endura. Red,blue, olive drab. But I also would like to say that a red Native with the volcano grip would be very cool to own.

Jey

[Joel McNamara]

Purely from a unique standpoint, a white handled Endura with a silver clip would be cool.

Practically, orange would be great. There are certain things the sheepsfoot blade on my Rescue just can't do. And high-visibility for SAR and fire activities would make me happy.

As an aside, if I recall correctly, wasn't Ernie Emerson going to release the Commander in a series of different color handles? Desert sand, green, and black? All I see advertised these days are black. Did he ever do production, and if so did the color-handled models go bye-bye due to lack of demand?

While a rainbow of Spydies would be nifty, got to support Sal's decisions when it comes to revenue based on widescale ELU demand (even if it is black).

Joel

[sal]

I would have to say that red is out. We have reserved red for trainers, except for the Ladybug. We wouldn't want to0 use that color on a &quot;live&quot; blade.

sal

[Mr Blonde]

Sal, about this next run of blue delica's. Will this be a limited run or part of regular future runs. In other words, will I have to preorder, check the forums regularly, or don't worry as there will be suffucient opportunity to get them? Thank you in advance.

[cutler34]

Last night my wife dreamt she bought a blue cricket.Could be she was just dreaming.

Ricki

[Clay Kesting]

Sal, OK here I go again <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. Have you given any thought to using the coloured FRN in models which share similar handles. I only ask because the thought of a blue handled, plain edge Merlin really gets my juices flowing <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.

Clay

The antipodean troublemaker

Edited by - Clay Kesting on 9/14/00 6:04:34 PM

[sam the man..]

Mmmm.... Blue-berry Merlins! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle> Yummy! This one I gotta check out!

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

[sal]

Hi Mr. Blonde. The blue Delica will be a regular item. It will be to commemorate the Swedish climbing team taking blue Delicas to the top of Mt. Everest.

Cutler34. She had to be dreaming. The only blue cricket is still on my desk.

sal

[Clay Kesting]

Sal. I'm skiing to the top of Mt Kosciuszko in a week's time, anything you'd like me to take <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. Maybe a burgundy Calypso Ltwt or a blue Merlin <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. I could get some great publicity photos if I can fight my way through the crowd on the summit <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>.



Clay

The antipodean troublemaker

[sam the man..]

I'm headed for the jungle in three week's time, wouldn't mind some coloured handled spydies too! *hee-hee!* <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

Sam

have spydies
will travel...

[Mr Blonde]

YES! Thanks Sal! This makes me and my girlfriend very happy. Blue is her favorite color and she has gotten some comments on her BM Mini Reflex which she habitually uses to peel fruit in public at our university's cafeteria. Mind you, there has been a rise in young men keeping their distance from her and being extremely polite <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>. Best to get her a blue delica, looks better and safer to carry.

[CJF]

Clay,
I like the way you think, I'd like one of those blue merlins to go with my (hopefully soon to have hint,hint) blue Delica and Emergency orange Endura<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle>

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Chris

[cutler34]

Come on now Sal surely you don't need all the Spydercos on your desk.I think it must have been a premonition of a new knife.

[cutler34]

If you do produce the plain edge cricket in blue I'll ask Zen imports for 6.

[CJF]

Any talk about production of multi colored handles yet????

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Chris

[Paul Work]

How about something in CAMO....!!!
Hunter green would also be nice, or maybe even royal purple. How about a lightweight Wegner (Jr,) in blaze orange and camo.

Paul