Agreed, I have used both plates for several weeks, compares really nicely to my other razors. The .84 is great as daily driver.
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Agreed, I have used both plates for several weeks, compares really nicely to my other razors. The .84 is great as daily driver.
I just didn't feel it was a good match for the Gamechanger. I used it for a Razorock Old Type and for a while with an Edwin Jagger DE89. Functionally I have no complaints with it. It's just that aesthetically it didn't look to me like it belonged on the Gamechanger.
Thanks. I am going to give one a try. Would like to make the GC a bit shorter.
The $49.99 thing still happens when I pull up the page then changes to $54.99 when it fully loads. The entire razor with various handles are pictured for $49.99. When I bought mine I even tried quickly clicking on the "add to cart" button hoping I could get it $5.00 cheaper! (No such luck.)
Any one would comment how game changer 64 and game changer 84 compare in terms of aggressiveness to Edwin Jagger 89 and Merkur 34 ?
This was probably reviewed already, please point me out to this.
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This was probably reviewed already, please point me out to this.
Thanks
My .63 GC is slightly more efficient that my EJ. The .63 GC has a sweet spot, but doesn’t take long to find it. You can throw any blade in the .63. My .84 GC completely blows my EJ out of the water in efficiency no matter what blade I use.
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It seems it would make more sense to get .84 mm gap then.
Which handle do you prefer on GC ?
What is the total weight with 85 mm handle? On the website only weighs of handles given.
My .68 with barberpoll handle is 100g if that helps.
And .68 mm gaps being discontinued ? despite the promise on the website to produce monthly 500-1000
Rumor has it the .68 will not be made anymore. It's a shame.
Would the CC84 be to aggressive for a first razor?
That is indeed a shame. My daily now is the .84 but the .68 is certainly a good razor that I use from time to time. I am waiting for my Mamba 70 to see if it's more efficient that the .68
I would say "yes". Too aggressive for a first razor. But if you can get a used GC68, that would be perfect. Or the Mambas are good razors that generally don't bite.
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Anyone else find the GC84 a little bit bitey?
I got mine and used it today and the shave was good very good but the razor felt a little aggressive and bitey.
The Karve D plate has a gap of 0.98mm and it's buttery smooth. The C plate feels like I forgot the blade in the razor and that's the same gap as the GC.
I'm guessing the GC has a good bit more blade exposure?
I got mine and used it today and the shave was good very good but the razor felt a little aggressive and bitey.
The Karve D plate has a gap of 0.98mm and it's buttery smooth. The C plate feels like I forgot the blade in the razor and that's the same gap as the GC.
I'm guessing the GC has a good bit more blade exposure?
The Halo handle is my favorite now.
I can't compare it with the Karve, because I don't own one (or at least not yet), but I do not find the GC .84 to be aggressive and "bitey" at all. While I do find it to be quite efficient, in that I can get a very close shave with 2 passes, I don't find it to feel more aggressive than my EJ DE89, for example. And I find it smoother than a Rockwell 6C on plate 5 and much smoother than a Fatip piccolo.
Interesting to read about the comparison to the 6C.
I use the 6C on plate 6 and find it smooth and never aggressive. The GC84 OTOH feels like it'll bite any second. It's not very aggressive, I may have overstated that part, but it does feel bitey.
I'll keep using it for a while and see how I adjust to it because it may even be that my Karve technique doesn't suit the GC.
But man, it's a snazzy looking razor for sure!
My theory is that we all shave slightly differently - the angle, the way in which we attack our beard (with the grain first or across the grain first, etc.), the amount of pressure we apply to the razor and so on. So it's no surprise that we can use the same two razors and discover that our experiences differ. I will say that I think that both the GC and the 6C are fine razors, but for me the GC is a better all around performer.
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