(05-14-2021, 10:12 PM)Stubble Daddy Wrote:Yeah, I definitely have had those shaves with the 84. It's almost always a good close shave, though. That's why I keep it around, though I use the Henson Medium most of the time.(05-14-2021, 09:19 PM)mrdoug Wrote:(05-14-2021, 07:48 PM)Stubble Daddy Wrote: Today I tested the Wolfman WR1 (.80 gap) against the Razorock Lupo (.72 & .95 gaps).Question for you ... How would you compare the Lupo 72 to the game changer 84?
It was a bit tricky comparing the 3 all during one shave, but I did my best to keep it a fair test and continuously swap between them during a 4-pass shave with touch-ups.
Each razor had a brand new Astra Stainless blade and I used Wolfman handles for each that were very similar in shape and weight.
My findings:
- As expected, the Lupo .72 was the least aggressive with almost no blade feel. It was also the smoothest of the 3.
- The Wolfman had the most blade feel. Aggressiveness was right in the middle of the 3. Polish and machining were obviously better the the Lupos.
- The Lupo .95 was the most aggressive and I could instantly tell it had a larger gap.
- All 3 provided excellent results. While the Lupo might not be a dead-on "clone", it did seriously capture the Wolfman WR1 experience (even more than I expected it to).
- The clear winner for me was the Lupo .72 since it was the incredibly smooth and also perfectly efficient.
FWIW, I like moderately aggressive razors (Timeless. 95, Rockwell 6S plate 5, Blackbird Dart and Blackbird, Yates H-plate).
It's been a while since I owned the GC84. It was a good razor, but the Lupo 72 is a GREAT razor... I remember the GC84 would occasionally give me some rough shaves. The Lupo 72 gives me perfect shaves every time. I highly recommend it.
Do you think you are getting as close a shave from the Lupo 74, or is that added bit of gap a "game changer" (haha).
Honestly, I really don't need another razor and I get myself in trouble following this line of thinking. Lol.