User blog comment:Almerzskie/chapter 601,.Luffy's new technique?gear 2 with a new style?/@comment-79.131.246.105-20110518124400

i think that the major good thing about not using gear 2 all over his body, and only in one part would be that his lifespan wouldnt decrease so much after every fight(it' said to take a huge toll on his body, Rob Lucci explained it somehow)