Giving (factory Hyperglide) Cherry MX Ergo Clears a try, and trying them in general for the first time. It’s neat having tried a bunch of switches inspired by these before actually trying them. Like growing up on a cover and cover-cover of a song and then listening to the original - seeing what carried-over, what didn’t - and generally having a better idea of exactly what “Ergo Clear inspired” is supposed to mean.
Switch fluff ramble
As someone interested in the branching trees of influence that run through the MX space, I find these especially significant.
As far as I’m aware, they were the first frankenswitch shared around, and easily one of the most influential. I’d tried at least a few factory switches “inspired by Ergo Clears” before I ever tried Ergo Clears. Now they’re a factory product - and genuinely, I think this is the best thing that can happen for a good frankenswitch style, and I love to see it.
Whether it appears more or less directly 1:1 like this one, or as a new factory switch inspired by the characteristics like Dragonfruits - or like the whole wave of super-tactiles that followed Holy Pandas, which is now its own whole-ass category with lots of variety - I like seeing the fruit of experimentation become more accessible.
I feel like I’m typing on some snickity little bits of switch-history here. I also feel a little like I’ve bought a new pair of Chuck Taylors.
Edit: oh hey - almost forgot. Noticed that my NK_ PBT caps were fitting a bit tight, so I tried the Geon tool on them (the switches), and it definitely made a difference. Still snappy-tight, but now, not enough to make me wince.