Thread: Not like riding a bike....

I've been SR shaving for almost 2 years, and have gotten really comfortable with the process and my great array of straights. Make that "had" gotten comfortable, then I hit a snag in my routine.

I had to travel, off & on, business mostly, but pleasure too for a month, and traditionally when I travel it is with a DE...it is just simpler for me. When I got hit with these back to back trips, I stuck with the DE routine, and just couldn't find a way in these "one small bag trips" to fit in SR gear.

Finally home to my beloved SRs, I whip up a great lather, strop a couple up (so I can have a choice), prep my face in my usual almost cold water and lather up. Grab my straight and realize that I'm learning all over again. My weeks of being as lazy as possible with DE shaves has eroded my brain and muscle memories and that first new SR shave was a slow, crazy one. It took me two passes to get even a passable shave, but by the third pass I was getting my memory back.

Luckily, no face parts were harmed during this new intro to the art, and within three days, I was back to my usual comfort level. Glad to be home!

While I don't fly to travel I was just wondering if you could pack a straight or two and a strop in your Non Carry On Baggage? I'm told that the Roo Strops roll up and roll back out very nicely plus there are some smaller table top type strops that might fit in.

Just wondering and 'trying' to help :shrug

Thanks cudarunner, I may try my small paddle strop next time.

Atta boy, Harold!



Glad you got back into the swing of things!

I know the feeling, August 2014 i pinched a nerve in the C-7 of my cervical (neck) lots of pain!,cant look up, cant raise my shaving arm. Wasn't till November that i could shave just my neck (grew a beard). Was as shaky as a dog craping razor blades. Thank god im back !

Sorry to hear that outback! Glad you're recovering.

Originally Posted by Haroldg48

I've been SR shaving for almost 2 years, and have gotten really comfortable with the process and my great array of straights. Make that "had" gotten comfortable, then I hit a snag in my routine.

I had to travel, off & on, business mostly, but pleasure too for a month, and traditionally when I travel it is with a DE...it is just simpler for me. When I got hit with these back to back trips, I stuck with the DE routine, and just couldn't find a way in these "one small bag trips" to fit in SR gear.

Finally home to my beloved SRs, I whip up a great lather, strop a couple up (so I can have a choice), prep my face in my usual almost cold water and lather up. Grab my straight and realize that I'm learning all over again. My weeks of being as lazy as possible with DE shaves has eroded my brain and muscle memories and that first new SR shave was a slow, crazy one. It took me two passes to get even a passable shave, but by the third pass I was getting my memory back.

Luckily, no face parts were harmed during this new intro to the art, and within three days, I was back to my usual comfort level. Glad to be home!

The last few trips I have packed a slant DE razor. I use the straight at home so it's kind of a change of pace. I get a better shave with the straight, though.