Alpha Bandit DFS pass around

The eagle has landed!!!

This is the link to the Google form for feedback -

https://forms.gle/cP6VTUGh1uLx3FN37

I will message each person individually once they have the razor...

Razor safely received today. Thank you Vlasta

Dave in KY my friend send me your details at your convenience so I can have the razor ready to ship to you promptly when my time is up.

I'll post some preliminary thoughts the razor later tonight and then some final thoughts next week before I ship it to Dave.

Done

I'm in. In California.

I'm able to PM now.

This is the link to the Google form for feedback -

https://forms.gle/cP6VTUGh1uLx3FN37

I will message each person individually once they have th razor...

I'll include that in my list posts too.

Razor is cleaned, safely packed, and on its way to Dave in KY

I enjoyed my time with this razor, I'll post my thoughts later today.

Thanks Vlasta for this passaround!

Razor is cleaned, safely packed, and on its way to Dave in KY

I enjoyed my time with this razor, I'll post my thoughts later today.

Thanks Vlasta for this passaround!

Thanks Buddy, I'll be on the watch for it 

Also reached out to Bullyson to get shipping info in advance to keep things moving.

Thanks again Vlasta  for letting us try the Bandit.

Here are my thoughts:

* Those who know me know that I am a big fan of Alpha razors. I enjoy the Outlaw (both mild and standard plates) as well as the Claymore.
* I used the OC once and the SB 3 times.
* I am not generally a fan of OC’s (I always prefer the SB counterpart), but I will say that this OC may be the smoothest OC I have ever used. My thought when I used the OC was one more of obligation, i.e. I have to test it, but I enjoyed the shave very much. It was a highly efficient shave. For those who love OC’s, I am confident the OC bandit will be a winner.
* All that said, I still preferred the SB (as I always do). It is interesting, Steve included one with lather channels and one without. I tested both. I enjoyed both and frankly did not notice much of a difference between them to be honest. If I had choose, I’d probably chose the one with the lather ports though I’m not really sure it matters. I am really curious to see what others have to say as to the supposed difference between the two.
* In terms of aesthetics, this razor is a winner for me. I love the angular top cap as well as the unique handle design.
* Razor was highly efficient for me. In fact, I am a 3 pass shaver but could have stopped with 2 passes. Under the jaw line, I usually need 3 passes, but the both the SB and OC bandits shaved me very close there after 2 passes.
* Blade feel for me was fairly high, something I like in razors. I used it with a Astra, Kai, and Wizamen, and all worked well.
* In summary, I really enjoyed this razor. It is a worth addition to the Alpha line up, alongside the Outlaw and Claymore.

Thanks again Steve Vlasta  for allowing us to test drive the Bandits!

If you want to be included in the pass around list, please comment that you're in and what state you live in. As per usual, keep the razor for 7-10 days (mostly because there's 3 plates) and then pass it off to the next person on the list. When you have time, please share your thoughts in this thread.

Here's the google form with some feedback questions Vlasta has for people who have used the razor in the pass around: https://forms.gle/cP6VTUGh1uLx3FN37


List:
ALI (Connecticut)
Dave in KY (Kentucky)
Bullyson (Kentucky)
jorvaljr (California)
draebeard (Washington)
CK89 (Indiana)
Marhos24 (Michigan)
Lbkindy (Indiana)
Ketotrader (Virginia)
Timeclo (California)
Calm_Shaver (New York)
GlazedBoker (New Jersey)
MaineYooper (Maine)
ewk (South Carolina)
andrewjs18 (Pennsylvania)

I’m in, would love to get my hands on this. 

I stay in Scotland UK, North Ayrshire

I’m in. North Dakota

I'm in Arizona

Count me in! Located in PA

I’m In!

New Hampshire


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I’m in. I am in Oregon

you guys all need to satisfy the DFS rule of being registered for 14 days and have 10 posts before you can get involved in this pass around...right now, you don't have access to the private messaging system to be able to send/receive any messages and I can't be bothered to track people down for this.