The clue may be in where Opinel are based and manufactured, since the town features in just about every edition of the race. It’s the gateway to the Croix de Fer, Glandon, Col de La Madeleine, Col du Telegraph and Galibier. Plus it’s the the start of La Toussuire.
St Jean du Maurienne
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What? Why? Anybody? Will this be something in high demand?
A couple of knife crimes or stabbing incidents might give some drama to these first few stages. A member of the peloton goes missing and is found ritually butchered in forrest with a Opinel TDF folding knife nearby. It could be a plot for a new Scandinavian crime drama.
I bought ma-raver a set of kitchen ones and I can't say I was too impressed. They didn't keep an edge well, (albeit you can re-apply one unlike most properly cheap knives)
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I have a couple of the standard folding knives, they work well, easy to sharpen and inexpensive to buy. We came across the Opinel museum on a trip through the Alps and happened to stay at St Jean du Maureen's. Loved the roundabout with a giant Opinel knife in the middle. Museum was quite interesting too.
I don’t think they a knife problem in France, outside of the slumps of Paris… Opinel wouldn’t be my first choice if I wanted to stab someone
why not? its not about the knife, theres a proper technique to it.
Hand can easily slide onto the blade if you use it to stab… you might end up with a large cut in your hand… it’s been designed to slice saucisson, rather than to slice a rival gang
I don’t think they a knife problem in France, outside of the slumps of Paris… Opinel wouldn’t be my first choice if I wanted to stab someone
why not? its not about the knife, theres a proper technique to it.
Hand can easily slide onto the blade if you use it to stab… you might end up with a large cut in your hand… it’s been designed to slice saucisson, rather than to slice a rival gang
eh? how are you stabbing? sounds like you not doing it right tbh.
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
I'd never heard of them so Dennis has done a great job of helping with their marketing by questioning their marketing.
Oddly enough I had never heard of them either. Then again I'm not a knife guy. Was at a 4th of July party yesterday and said something about those knives to a few friends and they were all saying they had an Opinel knife or two. Gotta say that a TDF commemorative knife just sounded kind of bizarre to me. Then again I'm the sort of guy who couldn't believe the amount of Eiffel Tower trinkets in the city. Seemed like every little shop carried millions of them.
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
Just show the officer in question your saucisson, you'll be on your way in no time.
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
Just show the officer in question your saucisson, you'll be on your way in no time.
Think that might get you arrested for a completely different offence!
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Yeah, as I said it has to be "immediately foldable" so a Swiss Army type knife (so long as blade is under 3 inches) is OK but anything with a mechanism such as the Opinels have would fall foul of the legislation.
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Yeah, as I said it has to be "immediately foldable" so a Swiss Army type knife (so long as blade is under 3 inches) is OK but anything with a mechanism such as the Opinels have would fall foul of the legislation.
well thats every picnic basket and farmer on the continent locked up then....
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Yeah, as I said it has to be "immediately foldable" so a Swiss Army type knife (so long as blade is under 3 inches) is OK but anything with a mechanism such as the Opinels have would fall foul of the legislation.
well thats every picnic basket and farmer on the continent locked up then....
The picnickers would have a good reason and the farmers are not in the country (and would also have a good reason) so both would be fine.
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Yeah, as I said it has to be "immediately foldable" so a Swiss Army type knife (so long as blade is under 3 inches) is OK but anything with a mechanism such as the Opinels have would fall foul of the legislation.
well thats every picnic basket and farmer on the continent locked up then....
UK legislation, no?
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Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Yeah, as I said it has to be "immediately foldable" so a Swiss Army type knife (so long as blade is under 3 inches) is OK but anything with a mechanism such as the Opinels have would fall foul of the legislation.
well thats every picnic basket and farmer on the continent locked up then....
UK legislation, no?
there must be an equiv, non? (see what MF did there, did ya?)
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
Worth noting that the locking mechanism on an Opinel means that it isn't "immediately foldable" and is therefore illegal to carry in this country without a "good reason or lawful authority".
I was trying to work that out the other day. All the stuff I was reading mentioned needing to press a button to close the blade but I assumed one of those twist mechanisms (I had one on a pocket knife when I was a scout) would make it a 'lock knife').
Yeah, as I said it has to be "immediately foldable" so a Swiss Army type knife (so long as blade is under 3 inches) is OK but anything with a mechanism such as the Opinels have would fall foul of the legislation.
well thats every picnic basket and farmer on the continent locked up then....
The picnickers would have a good reason and the farmers are not in the country (and would also have a good reason) so both would be fine.
so a picnic is an excuse for carrying a cutlass around?
cool.
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The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
It's a woolly law designed to give police some discretion. Technically you can carry one of these anywhere as it's been designed to fit UK law, but hopefully most people would think twice about waggling it around at the supermarket.
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It’s the gateway to the Croix de Fer, Glandon, Col de La Madeleine, Col du Telegraph and Galibier. Plus it’s the the start of La Toussuire.
St Jean du Maurienne
whether having a T de F one will help me slice salami quicker is a moot point.
they are mega knives though tbh.
I bought ma-raver a set of kitchen ones and I can't say I was too impressed. They didn't keep an edge well, (albeit you can re-apply one unlike most properly cheap knives)
- @ddraver
We came across the Opinel museum on a trip through the Alps and happened to stay at St Jean du Maureen's. Loved the roundabout with a giant Opinel knife in the middle. Museum was quite interesting too.
- @ddraver
- @ddraver
theres actually a serious side alongside it just being fun.
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cool.
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