I was just at the post office after work and brought this baby home with me =D My very first double edge razor. I decided to go with the Mühle R89. I have not used it yet. I will probably tonight because I start at the university tomorrow again. I must look presentable =P But my first impression is that I LOVE the weight of it in my hand. Surprised me a bit, but in a good way. I know how many grams it is by the description but in the hand it's different. The handle feels good too. Thicker than I thought it would be but I get a great grip around it. The length of the handle is good aswell. I like the chrome-plated finish. Has a nice shine to it. I think me and this razor is gonna have some great shaves. I know there is a learning curve but it's gonna be fun! I'm glad that I chose this as my first razor =). Plus I got 1 free DE blade =P
Congrats on your new Razor. I do not know the first think about the Mühle R89. But it looks like a Great Razor. Again congrats good luck at the university.
That was my first one too. It's a great razor. Enjoy! Oh, but that Derby blade that came with it didn't work for me at all.
I don't think the derby is for me either. I have tried it in a shavette, but I might try it in this DE razor just to cover all the bases =P if it doesn't shave well I won't be buying any derbys in the future.
The Muhle89 and Edwin Jagger89 are basically a collaboration between EJ and Muhle....From what I understand, except for price, they are pretty much the same razor head....While I've never used a Muhle, I do own and "LOVE" my EJ89..I used it daily for about 2 years until I was able to get a Weber DLC with a BullDog handle(thanks geraldgordon).. The EJ head was quite smooth,efficient but forgiving...If hadn't gotten the Weber I'd still be using my EJ today...I'm hope you enjoy your Muhle as much as I did my EJ... Addendum: I use Vikings Sword,Astra SP's,Polsilver Super Iridiums,BlueBirds and any of the Gillette 7 O'clocks in my EJ with great success...
By the way u talk about your former favorite it looks like I'm gonna have mine for a long time =) Makes me more glad about the purchase! =D I have 10 super max stainless blades and one derby. And a couple of blades from jpb437 too. I'm planning to buy a blade sample from Connaught aswell, to start the search =P
Im not sure Ive ever cut myself with the EJ I used to own. I did however find it susceptible to leave razor burn- lay off the pressure.
Congrads I really like mine. I did but a weber classic stainless steel handle and replaced to chrome muhle handle and it shaves even better . Enjoy
Hmm... Why does it shave better with a new handle? My knowledge about razors are very limited =P I thought it was all about the head (no pun intended)
The Muhle handle isn't bad by any means. A stainless one with deep knurling is heavier and has a little better grip though. The Muhle handle seems hollow and a little light but it gives the razor a nice slightly head-heavy feel. Nothing wrong with it.
