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New Headblade Sport
by
Mike_412
on 13 Jun, 2011 15:37
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Anybody get one of these yet? If so, any opinions on it? I stopped in my local Walgreens this afternoon to pick up some more Headslick and saw they had one of these left. Naturally, I bought it and plan on trying it out tomorrow. I'll report back, but am curious if anyone has given it a test run yet.
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#1
by
buddha
on 13 Jun, 2011 16:45
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There's a new HB sport? Any difference between the new and the old? Pics?
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#2
by
Mikekoz13
on 14 Jun, 2011 06:23
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There's a new HB sport? Any difference between the new and the old? Pics?
+1 on this. I plan on going to Walgreen's tomorrow for some HeadSlick so maybe I'll get to see it.
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#3
by
-Doug-
on 14 Jun, 2011 06:39
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The current model, which we are all familiar with.
The new model. It features a rubberized finger ring and improved wheel design. Also, based on a comment in the video below, they've redesigned the blades too.
Here it is in action...
http://www.youtube.com/v/NfQXnpcFPtE&hd=1
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#4
by
marcx
on 14 Jun, 2011 07:12
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hmmm--I have an s4 so I probably won't get this--but I am curious about the new blades...
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#5
by
buddha
on 14 Jun, 2011 08:15
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Wow, the little wheels are trimmed in gold. This might require closer inspection!
JK, but I didn't really care for the Sport as much as the Classic/Ghost. I tend to sometimes try to rush through a shave a little anyway. The wheels made the outcome, for me, somewhat bloodier. I do like the rubberized finger ring, though.
I'm gonna wait and see what kind of reviews this thing gets in the Kingdom of Sly before I go out and corral my own.
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#6
by
Mike_412
on 14 Jun, 2011 21:54
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I just shaved with it a short while ago. Unsurprisingly, I loved it. A couple of quick points.
- The best feature is the rubberized ring. It's a tighter fit on my finger and gives you much more control imo. Sometimes, the old headblade sport would slip so I had to be careful while shaving. Also, my hands swell like crazy during the spring and summer so this is a great feature due to how easily it adjusts to the size of your finger.
- The wheels seem to be a bit tighter on the new sport. My old one had much more play. I could slide the wheels from side to side. These had minimal play. Other than that, I didn't really notice much difference with how it glided over my head.
I never had shaved before with the triple blade that comes with the headblade sport. My original one I misplaced since I used a sensor excel when I 1st got it. It was a good shave. No irritation and I didn't really notice any difference from the sensor 3 which is what I have been using lately. Definitely a good razor, but I can't comment on an earlier post about the razor being redesigned.
The biggest selling point is the rubberized ring imo. I'd definitely recommend the new sport to anyone.
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#7
by
xnewyawka
on 15 Jun, 2011 12:11
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Sounds good to me, like they've just improved on what was already a good product.
The best just got better. I'll be picking one up as soon as I can.
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#8
by
valldo
on 27 Jul, 2011 14:30
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The HB Sport is a great product, no doubt about that. However there is one thing that has bothered me, after about 6 months of use the wheels just kind of popped out. In fact they had quiet a lot of play.
If the wheels on the new blackened are tighter, well that should help solving that problem. So I would say, the number one selling point for me would be increased quality with the design of the wheels.
I bought a S4 a few months ago and am really worried about the wheels on that one too, other than that I can recommend the S4 100%, that's a true improvement in quality of shaving compared to the HB Sport
What about the new blades on the blackened Sport? Read something about that
Cheers
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#9
by
cvasara
on 27 Jul, 2011 17:53
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Can we assume that the new HB will still accept the two blade 'Atra' and Atra knockoffs?
I Don't have any desire to use a triple blade in HB.
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#10
by
buddha
on 27 Jul, 2011 20:51
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Can we assume that the new HB will still accept the two blade 'Atra' and Atra knockoffs?
I Don't have any desire to use a triple blade in HB.
Judging from the pics posted it looks like the new one will take either the yellow or black adapter so I would guess that blade selection is the same.
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#11
by
-Doug-
on 27 Jul, 2011 21:23
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Can we assume that the new HB will still accept the two blade 'Atra' and Atra knockoffs?
I Don't have any desire to use a triple blade in HB.
It takes the same adapters a the previous models so you should be good. I use it with the Atra's and don't have any issues with it.
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#12
by
Tyler
on 27 Jul, 2011 22:08
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The new Sport has improved wheels. You can also contact HeadBlade and they will send you new wheels.
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#13
by
-Doug-
on 28 Jul, 2011 07:33
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#14
by
valldo
on 28 Jul, 2011 08:32
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The new Sport has improved wheels.
Here's a video showing the difference...
http://www.youtube.com/v/ZNVtR0zu6B8
Thanks for the video, you can also view it on their website. It clearly demonstrates the improvement. I just contacted them telling about my wheels popping out of the yellow Sport and they said they would ship me a replacement kit, hope they do as I'm based in Europe. They also told me another interesting thing; for those of you who have the S4, the new improved wheels can't be fixed there as the holes in the steel model are too small