Muhle R41 just arrived.
I bought one of the 2011 versions when they were first released. It was definitely an aggressive razor, and it kept me on my toes, but what I remember is if you paid attention and had good technique it was a very efficient razor, but definitely less forgiving and with a smaller margin for error compared to others. I parted ways the older R41 along may years ago for no other reason than I was pairing down and only keeping the "essentials", but recently got the bug again, so I ordered a new R41.
Interested to see how this compares to (what I can remember, or think I remember) about the 2011 version. I'm not necessarily looking for an overly aggressive razor, but also have some more mild razors on the way (a couple older Super Speeds (40's & 50's) and a fairly Mild RazoRock Game Changer .68 that I'll hope to have in the next week or so, and wanted something to sort of "round out the field".
My daily drivers has been a Mergress XL and a 37C Slant, and after taking a bit of a break from wet shaving have got back into it and jsut wanted to experiment a bit with a few different razors and have some more variety, thinking I may lean on the Super Speeds and Game Changer for daily shaves, and the more aggressive R41 and 37C slant for the times I go days between shaves. Of course, the Mergress XL can cover anything from mild to fairly aggressive.
I will give the R41 a spin later today. Not sure If I'll load it with an Astra SP, or a Gillette Platinum. The Astra SP is my old standby blade, but have been experimenting with different blades lately as well. One initial impression is the handle very nice looking, but a bit slippery. I vaguely remember that being a thing with the 2011 version as well, and probably why II put a bulldog handle on it.
Either way, looking forward to giving this one a go!
I bought one of the 2011 versions when they were first released. It was definitely an aggressive razor, and it kept me on my toes, but what I remember is if you paid attention and had good technique it was a very efficient razor, but definitely less forgiving and with a smaller margin for error compared to others. I parted ways the older R41 along may years ago for no other reason than I was pairing down and only keeping the "essentials", but recently got the bug again, so I ordered a new R41.
Interested to see how this compares to (what I can remember, or think I remember) about the 2011 version. I'm not necessarily looking for an overly aggressive razor, but also have some more mild razors on the way (a couple older Super Speeds (40's & 50's) and a fairly Mild RazoRock Game Changer .68 that I'll hope to have in the next week or so, and wanted something to sort of "round out the field".
My daily drivers has been a Mergress XL and a 37C Slant, and after taking a bit of a break from wet shaving have got back into it and jsut wanted to experiment a bit with a few different razors and have some more variety, thinking I may lean on the Super Speeds and Game Changer for daily shaves, and the more aggressive R41 and 37C slant for the times I go days between shaves. Of course, the Mergress XL can cover anything from mild to fairly aggressive.
I will give the R41 a spin later today. Not sure If I'll load it with an Astra SP, or a Gillette Platinum. The Astra SP is my old standby blade, but have been experimenting with different blades lately as well. One initial impression is the handle very nice looking, but a bit slippery. I vaguely remember that being a thing with the 2011 version as well, and probably why II put a bulldog handle on it.
Either way, looking forward to giving this one a go!
