Merkur Slant vs. ATT R1 or R2

[shawnsel]

Which razor head feels/behaves more aggressive to you?

- Merkur Slant
- Above The Tie (ATT) R1/R2 (previous poll currently says they are about equal)
- They feel equally aggressive to me
- I haven't used both razors
- I'm not sure

If you do not see the poll above (with checkboxes), please feel free to reply to this thread with a one line comment like, "My Vote: razor x".

However, please do NOT vote in both ways on the same poll. If you accidentally do vote in both ways, please reply with an additional comment to help remind me to remove your second vote from the final manual tally.


This is the 25th, companion public opinion poll towards creating a B&B Modern Razor Aggressiveness Scale, ranking the currently manufactured razors on a scale from 1 to 10. Please see (and also share your own list at) this page for more information:

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/407692-B-amp-B-Modern-Razor-Aggressiveness-Scale


If you haven't already, please vote on all where you have experience:

1. Midpoint Reference Poll
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...iddle-of-the-road-aggressiveness-modern-razor

2. Merkur vs I Kon slants
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...on-Aggressiveness-Poll-Merkur-vs-I-Kon-slants

3. Muhle or Edwin Jagger 89 vs Merkur 34/38C
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...oll-Muhle-or-Edwin-Jagger-89-vs-Merkur-34-38C

4. Above The Tie (ATT) M1 vs Weber Polished Head (PH)
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...Above-The-Tie-(ATT)-M1-vs-Weber-Polished-Head

5. Muhle R41 (2013) vs Above The Tie (ATT) H2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ll-Muhle-R41-(2013)-vs-Above-The-Tie-(ATT)-H2

6. Weber Polished Head (PH) vs I Kon OC
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ess-Poll-Weber-Polished-Head-(PH)-vs-I-Kon-OC

7. Joris vs FaTip
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/408782-Public-Opinion-Aggressiveness-Poll-Joris-vs-FaTip

8. Feather Popular vs Feather AS-D2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...iveness-Poll-Feather-Popular-vs-Feather-AS-D2

9. The Very Mild Razors
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...c-Opinion-Aggressiveness-Poll-The-Mild-Razors

10. Any of these more aggressive than an EJ89?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ll-Any-of-these-more-aggressive-than-the-EJ89

11. The Mildest of the Very Mild?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/409698-The-mildest-of-the-very-mild

12. ATT M1 vs ATT M2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/410532-Above-the-Tie-(ATT)-M1-vs-M2

13. ATT R1 vs ATT R2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/410535-Above-the-Tie-(ATT)-R1-vs-R2

14. ATT H1 vs ATT H2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/410536-Above-the-Tie-(ATT)-H1-vs-H2

15. ATT M2 vs ATT R1
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...-Tie-(ATT)-M2-(open-comb)-vs-R1-(straight-bar

16. I Kon OSS open comb (OC) side vs I Kon OSS straight bar (SB) side?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...(OC)-side-vs-I-Kon-OSS-straight-bar-(SB)-side

17. Shavecraft 101 open comb (OC) side vs Shavecraft 101 straight bar (SB) side?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...side-vs-Shavecraft-101-straight-bar-(SB)-side

18. Merkur Futur at mildest setting #1 vs Merkur Progress at mildest setting #1 ?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ing-1-vs-Merkur-Progress-at-mildest-setting-1

19. Feather AS-D2 vs Weishi
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...2-vs-Weishi-Micro-Touch-One-Van-Der-Hagen-TTO

20. FaTip vs Pearl/Cadet/RazoRock Open Comb (OC)
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/411565-FaTip-vs-Pearl-Cadet-RazoRock-Open-Comb-(OC)

21. FaTip/Joris vs ATT H1/H2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/411566-FaTip-Joris-vs-ATT-H1-H2

22. I Kon Standard Bar (SB) razor vs. ATT R1/R2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/411624-I-Kon-Standard-Bar-(SB)-razor-vs-ATT-R1-R2

23. I Kon Slant vs. ATT R1/R2
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/411625-I-Kon-Slant-vs-ATT-R1-R2

24. I Kon Standard Bar (SB) vs. Pearl/Cadet/RazoRock Open Comb (OC)
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...ar-(SB)-vs-Pearl-Cadet-RazoRock-Open-Comb-(OC)

25. Merkur Slant vs. ATT R1/R2
(this poll)


Thank you!
Shawnsel

 

[dfoulk]

I have all three of these razors and the ATT razors are much more aggressive than the slant.

 

[shawnsel]

An updated complete list of related aggressiveness polls can be found here:

http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/Mode...olls_being_used_towards_refining_the_rankings

 

[shawnsel]

 

[shawnsel]

This poll closes tomorrow! Currently we only have 12 votes, so any extra votes could make a big difference and definitely help to increase our confidence in this poll! Please vote if you have experience with both razors.

 

[shawnsel]

Final results:
Merkur slant has 3 votes
Above the Tie (ATT) R1/R2 has 7 votes
Equally aggressive has 2 votes

Conclusion:
The average ATT R1/R2 razor head is more aggressive than the average Merkur slant ... to the average shaver ... with an average blade.

Thank you to all who voted!

Cheers,
Shawn

 

[JasonandMichelle]

The razor got caught in the mail (supposed to be here today, but isn't). I'll have to weigh in once it arrives.

I haven't shaved in anticipation, and now with two days' growth I'm starting to get weird looks at work...

 

[shawnsel]

The razor got caught in the mail (supposed to be here today, but isn't). I'll have to weigh in once it arrives.

I haven't shaved in anticipation, and now with two days' growth I'm starting to get weird looks at work...

Did you intend to post this to this other thread?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/377967-Above-the-Tie-Above-the-Crowd

Cheers,
Shawn

 

[JasonandMichelle]

Did you intend to post this to this other thread?
http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/377967-Above-the-Tie-Above-the-Crowd

Cheers,
Shawn

Yep.

But it I also wanted to comment. I used the Kronos R1 tonight and DEFINITELY find it to be more aggressive than the Merkur Slant. So now there's 8 for ATT.

Sorry for for the delay, Shawn. I wanted to vote, but that darn USPS...

 

[shawnsel]

Yep.

But it I also wanted to comment. I used the Kronos R1 tonight and DEFINITELY find it to be more aggressive than the Merkur Slant. So now there's 8 for ATT.

Sorry for for the delay, Shawn. I wanted to vote, but that darn USPS...

Even late, adds more confidence to the poll. thanks for following up