Posted by red on March 22nd, 2009 in Kinky Gear, Review, Sex Toys

This is nice. Up until now my collection of sex toys has been lacking in a certain aspect. I have a fair collection of BDSM and fetish toys, but I have no gags that I am willing to use. Until now, that is.

You see, I don’t like ball gags. They make me gag, despite the fact that they look pretty. It’s something psychological – maybe the hinderance on my breathing mixed with lack of control? Or something. Who knows? One thing I do know, most of the time on most days, I am unwilling to accept a ball gag….but a bit gag apparently gets the green light. Go figure.

In a Nutshell: This is a no frills, yet well made bit gag, with a silicone bit instead of the more choice of standard rubber.

What’s Awesome? Comfortable and muting – what else could you ask for?

What’s Not So Awesome? The straps can’t be removed in order to boil the silicone bit.

Rating:

The bit itself is the portion made of silicone, and this particular silicone is the garden variety firm type. It feels quite nice on your teeth – just enough give to allow them to settle in somewhat, but not enough so that you’re up to your gums before you know it. This is an important point of consideration when choosing a bit gag, remember, a gag is intended to mute, despite wails and cries and perhaps even bites down. I can’t imagine anything that would be more of a turn off than biting down during a beating only to have my gums massaged and pushed at by the bit material. That would be gageriffic, actually, and would be a total deal breaker for me. Likewise, there needs to be a bit of give – we don’t want to go chipping teeth, of course! Not too many materials fit the bill – just rubber and silicone – and silicone is the clear choice in my mind. There are a number of reasons for this. First off, I like sharing – silicone is non porous, and won’t become a breeding ground for mouth bacteria. Furthermore, I can wipe it down with a 10% bleach solution to ensure it’s sanitized before lending to a friend and I know it’s clean. Not the case with rubber. Secondly, I have some weirdo material sensitivities surrounding latex and some rubber composites, and one of the easist-to-irritate places on my whole body are the corners of my mouth. Sometimes, I can have material reactions on my lips due to friction-y type rubbing – silicone tends to be a bit smoother and sleeker than rubber, so it’s all around an excellent choice for me.

Only the bit of the gag is silicone of course; it is connected to a leather strap via two broad, stainless steel rings. The rings are made so that there is no flex at all, and so that the ends meet flush with one another. However, the rings are not seamless – there is a small gap in each ring, just big enough to catch the side of the silicone bit or the leather strap as it rotates around, hindering free rotation, which can be occasionally irritating during initial application and placement of the gag. It’s not a big deal, but it could be done a tad better.

The major design flaw with this gag is the leather strap – it should be removable! If it were removable, this product could be boiled for sterilization, which would ROCK. But alas, this is not the case! Now, of course, the upside of this is that the small silver stud that holds the strap tight against the metal ring is very low profile – maybe 4 or 5 millimetres across, leather strap and all – and is damned secure. In fact, the leather strap is affixed in the standard high quality way one should expect from Spartacus Leather – not overly fancy, but simple and effective. Finally, the strap does up with a metal buckle that is flat in profile, and can fit into one of nine holes punched into the strap. I have a pretty slender neck, all things considered, so I do it up on the 8th hole – this leads to to believe that a very little pixie might be too small for the holes on this gag (easily solved by punching in an extra hole or two). Conversely, of course, this gag is sure to fit on any meaty neck it encounters.