Wolfpack_1986

uhhh, well, they werent designed to be the same fit.

i've been on this kick of lsitening to this swedish glam/thrash metal mashup type band... Hardcore Superstar. they have some shit on youtube... like the guys voice, they've got some weak shit and some strong shit. i like these two songs quite a bit:

in person it looked pretty different.

I put em on, they feel like crap (the bonafide). you get what you pay for. the ak27 gloves... the graphics look funny up close. the glove is dye sublimated, and it really cheapens the look imo. an interesting concept, but the execution is less impressive in person.

think about the skating motion, your foot rolls through the length of the blade, so it's in contact with the ice longer on a longer blade. the actual rocker you can get to be the same size, but you still have that extra length you wont roll through. I went from 255 to 238 and initially thought i was losing extra power. you feel it.

i recently dropped down a significant holder size, especially since my orginal blades were radiused to be flatter. Any way, it was weird at first, but i got used to it just fine after a skate or two.

I didn't think the grow lights put out UVC light. nor the power density.

Rustpot, I'd try to not comment on stuff you dont really know anything about. UV light can degrade most plastics. A risk i'd not be willing to take on my shinguards and helmet. cold and dry will also set most bacteria dormant, usually only high heat will actually kill them. (though, UV light can kill them, again, the plastics)

or they can be hiding them as vapor XXXXs because the packages of the one95 and a vapor skate look NOTHING alike. the skate will be built on a different last from what i understand, and will have some different foams and graphics. it's pretty easy to slap some old graphics on stuff. i think he was talking about a x:60 stick not skates ah, my bad. I could see that.

or they can be hiding them as vapor XXXXs because the packages of the one95 and a vapor skate look NOTHING alike. the skate will be built on a different last from what i understand, and will have some different foams and graphics. it's pretty easy to slap some old graphics on stuff.

you can find that out by asking about features... asking someone "how much money are you looking to spend today" right off the bat is a bit ridiculous.

i'd prefer the former over the latter in all honesty. If someone asked me how much i'm looking to spend today, i'd walk out and call you a douche bag. I tend to shop, sit on it, go back and check it out again before i buy it.

nice... *eek*

yeah, it's gonna be a bitch man. I'm almost 11 months out and still have residual pain. I did have the best recover as far as function goes out of any patient that the doctors in the office have seen. So, i guess i can trade some pain for that extra bit of mobility.

cracked all the way through into the joint, huh. that's not gonna be fun coming back from... that's the part that still hurts the most. good luck.

the medial malleolus? (inside, tibia)

well, i guess it's good that your first ankle isnt giving you any trouble.

maybe you should stop going feet first into the boards ;) I'm sorry to hear that you have to go through that whole mess again. How was your other ankle feeling?

i went back and read your description, sounds like it was far worse than mine. It's really only uncomforatable when i first lace them up. after a few minutes it's ok. I do have a pocket so there's minimal pressure on the screw heads, so that helps

when i talked to my doctor about what that surgery would entail, he said I'd be in a boot and on crutches for 2 weeks. That's just to allow the wounds to heal properly. He told me i could walk after that, but it would be 3 months or more before my bone was fully healed. Of course every situation will vary. Are yours particularly painful? I thought i was going to want them out, but honestly, I'm near full range of motion (95%ish), and the inside ankle only hurts in my skates. Well, there is the daily pain associated, but its not bad enough to make me want to endure another surgery and recovery. Its only risking a decrease in range of motion.

thats understandable, i suppose

if you're in a beer league, I cant stress enough really taking your time. Dont push it. Go ahead and get back in skates, but your ankle will tire quickly. I took my time getting back, because when your ankle gets as tired as it does your skating gets shot to all hell and can end up being dangerous (ankle giving out and going down, etc).

i sat on my ass, i didnt feel the need to exercise. I just came back at it hard when i was cleared. I'm still in my vector 10.0's, with the inside ankle punched out. have ankle protection for it, too. It's not going to be fun picking out a skate next time around.

and who else has the name JR. nobody.

OMG JR HOW MUCH DOES THAT STICK WEIGH?