I have body hair. A lot of body hair. Imagine a Silverback gorilla crossed with Steve Carell from "The Forty Year Old Virgin" if you want a visual. As such I'm always looking for the best and most efficient way to remove said body hair as it can be rather time consuming, so when my Bakblade "bigmouth" ran out of cartridges, I figured it was time for an upgrade.
Enter the Bakblade 2.0, I've had this thing about two months now and this is what I've observed.
1. The blade(s) are narrower than the original Bakblade. While it's only an inch or so, it does take longer to cover the same amount of area.
2. The angle of the blade(s) has been changed from the original. Its more "closed" now. The result of this is that I cannot seem to find an angle that will cut effectively with either blade. The original design by contrast was more open, and seemed to cut more readily regardless of the hair length.
3. It has two blade(s). This might seem like a silly gripe to some, but ultimately will have a greater cost when its time to replace them. The original model cut great with a single blade, even with long hair.
4. This new one is shorter than the original by several inches. If you're a large man, it may prove difficult to reach the whole back coming over the shoulder (the angle I find cuts best). This new model does fold, which is a nice feature, but has thus far been unnecessary to me.
All BakBlade has done is over complicate their design, with a less effective (though more polished) "upgrade." Form is supposed to follow function and BakBlade violated that rule.
My recommendation is to go with still available BakBlade "bigmouth" model. Mine is over three years old and still works great with minimal maintenance
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