After couple days of using the Alpha Bandit razor, here are my thoughts:
Overall, I enjoyed the razor. It's an extremely smooth razor with enough blade feel to enjoy it for my liking. There were couple rough spots on the neck but mostly smooth. The heft was good and provided stability to the shave. The handle was grippy enough and I liked the grooves/segments for my fingers to hold. Threading was smooth and the entire razor seemed of high quality.
One thing that I did not enjoy about it was the efficiency. It had a bit more than average blade feel and I thought that would translate to higher efficiency but I didn't get that. I got a bit less than average efficiency and when I chased BBS results, I was left with more irritation that I'd like. It could be that my technique was off or that I didn't hone down the right angle of the head. I started off riding the guard but that didn't give me good efficiency so I changed to traditional 30 degree angle. I didn't notice much difference in efficiency with the change.
I preferred the OC plate the best as it was just as smooth as the SB plate with slight edge in efficiency. The No-lather channel plate worked fine and I had no trouble with lather clogging.
Thanks for the opportunity to try this razor. Definitely a fun experience.
Now it's off to
Ketotrader , shipped out today.