Description: These are stainless blades made by the Treet Corp. that present in a cardboard box with no means of blade disposal. The blades are protected by a double wrap with no glue.
Characteristics: These blades have a similar appearance to the grade blades of other makers and do not have some the characteristic markings of the production equipment so perhaps they are made in a streamline fashion. The edge is a single bevel from the blade table with a single hone and the workmanship shows a little rougher texture than the higher quality blades.
Use: This blade provides a decent shave and manages to be sharp enough but not especially smooth. Rated 6.25.
I agree with Yanner. While these blades are pretty sharp, they are exceedingly rough in my daily razors, which are mild razors. I tried three blades about six times and could never get a comfortable shave. But who knows, maybe they would work better in an aggressive razor. But I'm leaving that job for someone else. Anyone want he remnants of thee pack?
Best,
Chris
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Yanner wrote:I think your being generous with a 6.25, one of the worst blades along with all the Treet blades made in Pakistan, just did not suit me at all.
I'm sure it would suit some people, but not me.
Call me crazy, but I got a good shave off a yellow Pakistani Treet this morning. I hadn't shaved since Wednesday, and my beard is a tough one. I'm feeling pretty smooth this morning after a 2-pass (wtg, xtg/atg on neck). We'll see how the rest of the week goes.
One side note, I did commit a SMF "carnal sin" and exfoliated in the shower with a natural scrub. Believe my, sometimes it's just necessary to get that extra little bit to get a BBS shave.
Iwan, I have been a bit troubled about this myself. A good blade is good no matter who uses it, however I've found that any blade, no matter how good, may not work in every razor. So if the Trig matches your specific razor you will get a better shave than if it doesn't match. The Trig worked well enough in a couple of my razors to get a 6.5.
I've decided that if I can coax a decent shave out of a blade I'll rate it a 6.0 and if it's any worse than that I simply won't write a review.
Unless of course I run into a World class stinker that everyone should be warned about.
Comments here perfectly sum up YMMV - I get on really well with every Treet blade (including the Trigs) in every DE I've got, yet I've got sensitive skin. By rights, it sounds like they should be among the worst blades for me and tear my face up no end, yet I get better and more comfortable shaves from Treet blades than I do Swedes or Wilkinson Swords. Funny/strange.
Thanks for the reviews on so many blades. I have chosen a few that you recommend highly to sample and see which two or three I like best.
I took a shot at the Trig mainly because the cost on R&B is so inexpensive. Did not expect a really good shave. But to my surprise I got a great shave the first day, a not so comfortable shave on day 2, but days 3 & 4 have been as good or better than day 1. I am going to give this blade a shot at day 5 tomorrow. If it does as well as it did today on shave 4 then this could become my #3 blade, behind the Iridium and the Gillette Yellow 7 O'clocks. Who knows at the price it could become #1.
My experience goes to show that Michael (The Leisureguy) is not out of line calling the blade one of his top 3.
Nor, I must add, are Iwan and Chris out of line for their bad experience with the blade. It's difficult to internalize, but shavers' experience with a blade (soap, brush, razor, etc.) will vary, and it's pointless to try to label some experiences as "right" and others as "wrong." They're all "right" — each person knows his experience is right, but that doesn't make the experience of others wrong.
I love the flavor of cilantro, but I also believe that for some it tastes like soap.
That said, I think these reviews are extraordinarily helpful.
I've gotta try out some of the other Treets besides the Black Beauties. Those work well with me, I guess maybe because I am Pakistani, but they also have those stunning black finishes on em. Right now I'm using some Platinum chrome Personnas from Wal-Mart until I place another blade order, but those aren't too bad either in my Tech.
I'm always surprised I don't see these excellent blades discussed more on the shave forums as I find their price to performance ratio hard to beat. They're sharp and smooth and above all, predictable. I rarely get an unexpected mishap shaving with these.
While I find almost all the blades of the Treet stable give a good, comfortable, shave, this one has emerged as my go-to blade of choice. I think they perform better than Treet's higher priced top-of-the-line Platinums.
