Thread: Bergischer Lowe shank condoms

You know the one that gets loose after a few shaves and slide around, and that looks like cheap heat-shrink tubing instead of nice grippy ribbed rubber like the old Pumas? Yeah, that one... Turns out that it *is* cheap heat-shrink tubing.

I finally got tired of mine sliding around and squirted a good bit of oil under it to help prevent rust, then flamed it with a match and it shrank back down tight again. I'm curious how long it will stay tight, but it's a pretty simple procedure, and if it loosens up every few dozen shaves then that just gives me an opportunity to keep it good and oiled.

I tore mine off in frustration, maybe now I can get a new one. thanx

Huh.

Maybe I'll give that a whirl!

Thanks!

C utz

Okay, you guys have completely confused me. I thought this site was about shavng, not oiling your condoms. What are you talking about?

See the black rubber doohickey on the shank of this Bergischer Lowe? It has a tendency to get loose and slide around when you're trying to use it, making a secure grip impossible, which is ironic since it's supposed to improve your grip. It also tends to trap water underneath, making your pretty gilded razor rust, so using a good penetrating lubricant helps prevent this problem as well.

thanks for the clarification. You guys started talking about oiling the condoms on your shanks and I got a little worried.

Originally Posted by mhailey

thanks for the clarification. You guys started talking about oiling the condoms on your shanks and I got a little worried.

Interesting. One of my razors has a smooth shank and I've never had trouble controlling it. Guess it's "raw dawg style" for me.

- Scott

Originally Posted by mhailey

thanks for the clarification. You guys started talking about oiling the condoms on your shanks and I got a little worried.

We're a sexually deviant s&m group posing as a bunch of antique-lovers

w-h-o-a-a !!!.....this thread went south in a hurry....

(...but, it was headed that way from the git-go...)

-whatever

-Lou