Jesus fucking christ, my wrist hurts. I’m typing this with a wrist brace on.

As I said in my previous review, I recently walked off the Bad Dragon trail and tried some indy brands. One was PleasureForge and the other was StrangeBedFellas.

SBF is a husband and wife duo out in Texas specializing in… in well fake dicks. Their designs are very creative and they even have slim toys specially designed for those who have trouble with insertion, which I find endearing. I had been talking to Meesh, the head of the company, off and on since last winter trying to decide what to get. In a recent conversation, I learned that some of the designs are very smooth despite appearances. So after having not amazing luck with Ceela in small. I went with Yuri in med/med.

As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to get it.

Specs

Total length: 6 inches

Useable length: 5.25 inches

Diameter of the head: 1.2 inches

Circumference of the head: 3.75 inches

Widest shaft diameter: 2.4 inches

Circumference of the shaft: 7.75 inches

Base diameter: 4.25 inches



Ooo before I forget, you order also comes with a sticker, a business card, and these little silicone doodads that were made with the left over materials of your toy. PF also does that in the form of skulls, as well as some other companies.

According to the site, I believe Yuri is a dragon or something, but what won me over is the knot at the bottom. And what I like about SBF is that their knotted toys have the knot start sooner than later. For that reason, I truly believe than SBF is more geared towards women. As someone with a vagina, I can only go so far, and I’d prefer to have less shaft and more knot, and that’s the problem I with a lot of BD toys. You got all this shaft, but you can’t get to the part you really want. I found this out with Tucker and Nova.

SBF uses OO-50 for their medium, which I think is the same for BD and considered soft for PF. However, it’s still pretty squishy. The flared base makes it good for anal and probably even a harness.

Like Ceela, Yuri is pretty smooth despite appearances, and honestly I don’t feel a whole lot, but the head is good for clitoral play. Since it’s a medium, I can bend it while thrusting to get it on my clit. However I, for the life of me, cannot get the knot in. No amount of lube will do it. That’s when I saw the shaft circumference is almost 8″. I can barely get a small Flint in 02 softness in and that thing’s girth is 7″, so how the hell was I supposed to take on Yuri?

Le sigh.

Because it’s so wide, I don’t think a medium in soft will help me. I’d 100% have to get the small. That’s the risk you run in this hobby, your eyes are bigger than your orifices.

But despite all that, I kinda like Yuri. He’s gentle, he’s pretty, I’ve had no problems with ordering or contacting the company. Meesh is really cool, and her and her husband’s choice of colorations are great. I kinda prefer the ones she makes though.

I already got a Lon coming in from their pride drop that I’ll be reviewing. I REALLY want a Batou and Tyv, but I will update this review when I’ve either gotten Yuri to fit or gotten the model in small.

Breakdown

Design: 5/5

Recommended firmness: 03 unless you can take a knot that big.

Butt Friendly: Yes

Beginner Friendly: Maybe in small, medium no.

O-Rating: 3/5

Bludgeon Rating: 4/5

Overall Score: 4/5

Store: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StrangeBedfellas?section_id=22625393