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  1. hey Justin, Any word on getting these skates to a shop in NJ? I really dont wanna drive to LI to try these bad boys on... But if I have too I will try to make the time.

    Hockeymonkey carries Alkali, maybe the store in Woodbridge will have them. I'll probably be goin there over the Holiday, I'll let you know if I see them.


  2. Ive skated in a few brands in the 20+ years Ive been playing roller hockey, but always seemed to prefer and come back to Mission. While Justin was there it was very apparent he stood behind the product, and as a consumer and a salesman myself, thats huge. He earned my loyalty.

    Now this Alkali brand is his baby, so if he supported Mission so well, I would imagine hed pour everything he had into his own company. It will be worth it to check out the Alkali products.

    I would say fit is more important than light weight, especially since I have such difficult feet to work with. If Alkali can deliver both, its win-win.

    Justin, you're saying this will be a unique skate. Can you make a basic comparison in terms of fit to other brands? Example: someone with wide forefeet and thin ankles fit well in Ccm boots, or so Ive heard. Are the Alkali boots similar to anything else so we have an idea if they'll be a good fit for particular feet?


  3. I think they look like the Mission Wicked series looked like a few years ago; wicked 1, wicked 3, wicked 5, etc. The ones that were cuttin into everyone's ankles. I liked the looks of those, and the looks if the Alkali skates. As long as they dont cut into my ankles, I will give them a shot. I supported Justin when he was at Mission and Ill support him now.


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    havent really done much yet because i just picked them up a month or two ago. factory wheels n all.. getting a new set of wheels, and getting an extended tounge installed.. modded the chassis a bit as you can see.. cleared it over as well so the decals dont come off. trial n error i will see how bad it chips when in game

    Nice work with the custom paint job. I liked my Codes. Watch out for those Genesis wheels though, the hubs crack. Seemed to crack at the worst time for me too. Don't know if those are the 2nd generation Gens though; I think Labeda supposedly corrected the defect. Never took the chance to find out though. Switched to some Rink Rat mini cores at that time.

    Where'd you get that skate anyway? I had my Codes at least 3 years ago, maybe longer.


  5. I think that they wont make a CL shaft for the pure reason that their stick is called the Crazy lite. Sure they can have a CL shaft that weighs like 200g but it would be horrible as a combo beacuse the balance would be off due to the blade.

    The Octo line wouldn't have shafts purely for the reason of their '8-sided taper', find a blade for those things, I dare you :P

    Ha, good points. They could release a tapered shaft and just call it the U+ Taper. Whatever...I just really liked my V130.


  6. Damn. I'm a Modo user, but this 4 lie business is bothering me. I know I can't use lies that are too big (ie 6) but a lie that's too small? Hmm. I'll probably have to use the Robitaille cuz it's a 5. I have a feeling it's got that nasty Iginla toe on it though.

    I also really like the Smyth patter, it looks like Ilya Kovalchuk's pro-pattern. I think someone mentioned it was. But again, the lie is too small.

    What's with all the 4 lies? Does Warrior think everyone is a 4 lie?

    I dig the clothes though. I would wear some of the stuff in the catalog.


  7. which is why i asked about specific items, in case anyone new what would be out early... for example ive had a synery II for a month now.... so... maybe next time dont have so much funn tearing apart a reasonable question. thanks anyways

    Sorry SteveO. Don't take it personally. You're relatively new and don't have alot of posts so it was more of an example than citing you specifically. It's just that as you've been on this long enough, and you start to see the same questions over and over, well it just becomes...repititious to put it nicely.

    But I agree with you. Easton has released some of the stuff early, so it's confusing. I'm not really sure why they release some stuff, and the rest in the Spring. The only thing I can think of is Christmas/Holiday season.


  8. My new 9K Pumps.I got a sneak peak before they got wrapped up for Xmas.They are as light as my 04 synergy skates and extremely comfortable.I got them for a really nice price of $480.

    http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00438uq.jpg

    http://img358.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc00440pg.jpg

    That must burn you up knowing you have a great pair of skates waiting for you. It would hurt even more be able to see them and take pics, knowing I wouldn't be able to use them for another 2 weeks.


  9. The people that don't know better, fine. But guys that have been around should know better. It just proves that people aren't reading all of the thread, cuz it was mentioned numerous times.

    But to play both sides, Easton is a bit confusing. They say "06" stuff, and you hear it's coming out next spring, but you go down to the LHS or look online and you see new 350s, new paintjob SLs, the new ST blades, etc, and I can see where it might confuse the consumer.

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