Quote Originally Posted by Alraz View Post
Come on now... I also prefer straights but to say that after a few shaves with a straight you forgot how to shave with a safety razor seems a bit exaggerated... Many people never use a straight in their lives and they live. I spent years if not decades without shaving with a straight and was able to do it without much difficulty. I find hard to believe that switching back to safety razors could be so hard... But again, everyone is different ;-).
i can only tell you what i experience. i shaved the other day with my slim adjustable and it was crap. about 2 weeks ago i had tried the Fatboy i bought for my dad for christmas (just to compare) and had the same thing. the shaves are consistent but not nearly as close and there is a lot more razor burn. that is set on 3 for both of them. i am not saying that the DE is the problem, i am saying that my technique sucks. i must be in the minority here though.