...my center of gravity and center of buoyancy had finally converged.
Perfect description of what sidemount should feel like, thanks, I will quote that I am sure.
I share the opinions you expressed.
Sidemount is still a bit underdeveloped at most dive sites I visit.
So it is always important to me to be able to make my own decisions regarding configuration and how to use it properly.
I collect as much information as I can for that, without regard for importance.
One always has to remember where and why the Razor was developed:
Steve had access to similar sidemount systems as the ones available today, but they could not fit through the restrictions they had to get through and where damaged to often.
Even systems like the SMS series and the Halcyon today simply would not fit any better and passages would have to be avoided or no-mounted.
There where several harnesses before the Razor and Steve will also have to have used some of those before.
But none made the user think: 'Hey! Why not use this on every dive?'.
Most harness systems allow this today.
Usable for everyone and in any diving environment - thanks to Steve and his people.
I my opinion every one using sidemount today owes him for not patenting any of his ideas or secreting them away.
I do not want to diminish other inventors and pioneers, there are many others.
Some of those may even be more important but the Razor still changed some things drastically.
To get back on topic:
I like my Razor and would not use anything else available at the moment.
But from my point of view everyone can make any harness feel exactly the same.
My main reason for using a Razor is that gosidemount training can be used without having to modify the system or redeveloping everything they thought up in the last 15 years.