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The New Ti Glide from Titaner and your thoughts
- Thread starter Fuzzyduck
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After you put your email in, it will give you the price. The discounted price is over $100.
There wouldn't be room as the head is held on by the magnets in the back. (Put your hardhat on and you'd see that.
)That is a big reason I don't think I'd be interested. From the wave in the blade it doesn't look to me like it is going to hold that half blade securely.
Dude. Yes, I see it’s not engineered to take one. Just saying it’s big enough they COULD have. Welcome back ya thug!There wouldn't be room as the head is held on by the magnets in the back. (Put your hardhat on and you'd see that.
That is a big reason I don't think I'd be interested. From the wave in the blade it doesn't look to me like it is going to hold that half blade securely.
Anything using a half DE blade is a no go for me. It looks fancy and new fangled to me but if the design calls for a single edge I prefer a more ridged blade. For example, feather makes a blade that fits in most of the vintage autostrop razors that would work well with a head that size and shape and is a bit more ridged than a half de blade.
Just checking. I know you like to just go "oohh, shiny" sometimes.
And I'm here a bit, just haven't been posting a lot. I still see the trouble you cause.
Much, much better than I anticipated. Good premium feel to it with a shave experience to match. Couple things are ticky-tacky but, overall a very nice overall experience.
Sidenote: The Ethos Russian Tea was lovely
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Sidenote: The Ethos Russian Tea was lovely
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Just had my 5th shave with the S1 and second with the half Durablade 7a.m. Platinum. The first shave with this combo was quite good and very comfortable that was close to the initial shave with the Perma-Sharp pairing. Today’s shave was good but, not as good as the subsequent shave on the prior pairing. Not uncomfortable or less efficient but, the Durablade just didnt feel quite as smooth as the Perma-Sharp. Still, a very satisfying shave that produced a BBS finish with just two of the tiniest weepers at the corners of the stache. Some might not believe what I’m about to say and I’ll understand the skepticism or non believing shave pundits but, I have thoroughly enjoyed every single shave so far with the TiGlide S1 razor and I might dare say it has proven to be an excellent SE razor comparable with some of the better one’s out there, regardless of format. Yes, it’s odd looking and looks and feels more of a cartridge type razor in hand but, it obliterates any standard cartridge type razor with SE type performance say crossing the Blackland Vector in performance results with the Alpha Sprint smoothness & ease of use. In my experience, that’s what the S1 feels like so far. I’m going to continue with the S1 as I have 2 more half blade packs coming my way and would like to get a few more shaves in with those as well before giving a complete report on this razor. If all goes well, there will be very little to nitpick about concerning the TiGlide S1 in its overall performance.
@GlazedBoker how close is that soap to Strop Shoppe Russian Tea?
Wish I had an answer for you amigo but, I’ve never tried the Strop Shoppe Russian Tea version. I can tell you that this has an alluring and captivating aromatic & herbal aroma with the Ethos citrus touch at the top. Has a bit of sweetness but, not overly done almost honey like as it adds a naturalness plus has depth and some oomph to the scent. Very pleasing & tranquil type of aroma. Great for cooler mornings and when the weather wants to bite at the nose & fingertips.
The Treet Platinum along with the Lord Platinum half blades landed today. Decided to go with the Treet blades and it did not disappoint in the least. I’ve gotten along well with the Treet Platinum de blades in almost all of my DE safety razors and in the TiGlide it was no different. Really smooth operation that melds nicely with the S1 and paired with the Titanium alloy, it really is an effortless and warm shaving feel. Just 2 passes to get to a full BBS finish with just a slight buff on the chin to get full skin smoothness. No mishaps of any kind and the skin feel post shave wise was fantastic. I’ve been getting roughly just a bit over 10 hours of duration from whisker free skin to the first pricks of the shadow growing in. Not bad at all and definitely more than enough for a full work day. I’ll get another shave in with the Treet blade then move onto the Lord Platinum’s and see how they fair. So far, so good with the various blades that I’ve used. The TiGlide has worked well and plays well with a few different brands up to this point. Good news if you ask me in terms of the razor’s ability to accept other brands of razor blades.
I was going to use the Treet Platinum for a second shave tonight but, I succumbed to the temptation of trying out the Lord Platinum in the TiGlide S1 and it delivered exceptionally well. Simply a superb 3 pass shave without anything else to add. No nics, cuts, weepers or irritation of any kind nor anywhere. Yes, this oddball of a razor with its magnetic head, longish cartridge style handle with its turn screw locking mechanism has been a sort of revelation on how it performs and how easy it has been to use in producing impeccably good results. I can nitpick on a couple of things and that will come soon on my final summation but, the shaves have been so good that I find it hard to put this razor down at this moment. It simply shaves superbly, plain & simple.
