Visual breakdown
Criteria
Material 3
Finish 3
Tolerances 3
Head/comb shape 5
Dry/wet grip 4
Comfort 5
Control 4
Head glide 5
Balance 3
Weight 5
Loading safety 3
Cleaning 4
Closeness 4
Head control 4
Blade sensitivity 3
Forgiveness 5
Looks 4
Reward 5
Value in 25 years 2
Only razor for life 3
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This review is about the Gillette Tech “Ball End” and “Sportsman” Introduction It does not happen many times that a review has two razors as the protagonists but today it is like that.
Look, I'm a historical Gillette geek, and I'm still learning things I didn't know! Thank you for the report, it has interested me a lot and I will gladly reread it. I have remained doubtful. Will you be satisfied with adding “just” an Old Type that is missing from your
Rafagil · 2026-08-29 · 2 likes
View commentThank you very much for the detailed review as always friend @Hosay18 I had a time years ago when I decided to try all types of razors from this Tech family, taking advantage of the fact that they are cheap and easy to find and in the end I discarded them.
sir_eider · 2026-08-29 · 2 likes
View commentSuper curious as always. Your analyzes are very interesting and fun to read. It is appreciated because look, I thought the tech were the same as the la twist. I deserve stoning hahahaha. I really liked the Bugatti thing, it always caught my attention, the c
Galiqui · 2026-08-28 · 1 likes
View commentI'm glad you liked it! Thanks for reading @Galiqui. Maybe not as much as stoning, but wait until I turn on the flamethrower... That's right. Volkswagen has the Ehra-Lessien circuit with a 9 km long straight and curves with an angle of 42 degrees
Hosay18 · 2026-08-28 · 1 likes
View commentThe history of Gillette is so extensive and, dare I say, very fragmented that not everything is always completely demarcated in a perfect way. I give you an example. It would not be the first time that old molds or vice versa are used for a new razor.
Hosay18 · 2026-08-29 · 1 likes
View commentThanks for the review José María
kike · 2026-08-29 · 1 likes
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