The responsiveness, sound, feel, features, and software make a huge difference for gaming. Rapid Trigger feels incredible, and the warranty gives peace of mind if anything ever goes wrong. What more could you ask for?

I don’t see myself going back to custom builds anymore. I’ll just swap keycaps. Wooting really is on another level.

Ok, I see that the Hall effect and rapid trigger and all that jazz is interesting for gamers. My review (in the post above) was purely from the perspective of somebody who just wants a nice keyboard for typing.

I have the opportunity to test MX Falcons, but haven't bothered yet.

I prefer standard pole switches. I think the Falcons are long-pole, is that right?

Also have some Cherry MX Petal samples enroute, which are supposed to be neo-Browns. I will definitely be testing those.


When it comes to Cherry's official Ergo Clears of recent years, a number of people have found them to use springs that are heavier than necessary. So a lot of people have replaced the springs with lighter aftermarket springs, even if something more powerful is used with the spacebars.

Cherry was probably deliberately going with a mid-weight spring on their MX1A Ergo Clears and MX Purple. Something that felt punchy. But a lot of people prefer to use lightweight springs with their 1U keys, so were spring-swapping. It's not like before, where there was  a regular MX switch and a spacebar variant. The Ergo Clears are all of one type, but some people think that they were weighted too heavily.

Based on the Ergo Clear precedent, swapping for lighter springs in the Falcons is reasonable.



I tested AKKO Bittersweet recently. It kind of wants to be an Ergo Clear. They somewhat resemble POM Browns, but I feel as though the bump is 'wider.' And the spring is a little above Brown weight.

I replaced the springs with 50 gf 18mm Geon. This is a very natural weight for the 1U keys. Now, they are like light Ergo Clears. They are long-pole, but it is a very civilized long-pole. A problem you might find is that they are kind of thin and plasticy-sounding, at least using stock switches with GMK on my test setup.


Similarly, the 45 and 50 gf 18mm Geon springs change the character of Zealio V1R somewhat. The 50 gf give it a more linear force curve. It's snappier, basically. Very interesting change. The 45 gf 18mm are much more of a 'Brown' weight. These are credible Ergo Clears, but the V1R are known also for sounding thin and plasticy, with air-escaping noises typical of Gateron light-tactiles of that generation.

You can address the V1R's sound partly by lubing with 3204 or 205g0, but there might still be weird whooshing noises from the operation of the switch. In any case, when using 50 gf 18mm Geon springs, Zealio V1R and AKKO Bittersweet are credible as light Ergo Clears. You might actually prefer the Bittersweet's stock weight. They're a decent switch, but they don't have the 'character' of Cherry switches, or even Everfree Grayish.

Update: New renders
In plan: Collaborating with vendors

Worked with Geon on this. Released here in stock.

https://geon.works/products/in-stock-gmk-cyl-black-snail-red-cyrillic-alphas-deskmat?variant=46367424970915

Sorry forgot to post here.

Will there be another vendor? Maybe a US proxy?

Just thought I'd mention to the doubters—this wrist rest is still just fine!