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@leftwinger: How is the koho chassis? Ive been checking around for straight setups, and there arent many cheap options out there. How much worse can the koho be than the lebeda one? Ive seen the koho sell on ebay for about a fifth of the price.

Thanks to reading some of the advice here for stripping lettering off jerseys... Before After

got some black STEP

Most stores do a bake after you've committed to the skate purchase. I went 5 minutes. Put them on, work them in, then take the fingers and fold them back towards the glove. Learned from you, homeboy!

Found this pair of slippers at work and put some tuuks on them. The boots are from 2003, but brand new and fit me well.

I wear the Bauer yellow Kevlar socks, which come up to my knees, and still got the bumps bad on my first skate. I was prepared for the bumps to be a problem, and if I was to get them, then I was interested to see where they would show up, so I could just pad that area. I got some nice little wounds that still mark the spot (from Dec 2013). Since that time, I have cut MoleSkin for each spot that gets chafed, and then wear a gel sleeve over the moleskin, and no problems. Just the gel sleeve is actually not enough. It has been an extra expense, and 10 minutes of prep prior to each game, but I already had the items (so the expense was already incurred); and the extra 10 minutes of prep are not a big deal to me, as I need the time to narrow my focus into hockey anyway. The Mako IIs have some subtle improvements, but nothing too seemingly huge- a seemingly more durable & responsive tongue, and the liner is claiming better moisture wicking. My Mako liner gets pretty wet after games. It dries quickly too, sure, but I would prefer a dry liner after each game, as I am a sweater, playing in a humid environment. No big deal though, I just dry them out and they are always fine. I wonder though, if that sweat that is accumulating in the liner is giving me that heavy skate feeling in the 3rd period (or if it is just that the skates are indeed a bit heavy, and I am not in the best condition in the world). I wonder if the new and improved liner will wick the sweat out as the skater perspires, thus saving precious grams of weight when the skater is already starting to fatigue. I do not know, but for me, this would possibly justify the extra expense and time, if I were in skates that I liked. I would ask how happy you are with your skates, before considering making the purchase. I wanted to wait for the Makos to get to this price drop and/or for Mako II, but I lacked skates at the time, so I just bought the Makos at $800 (-20% discount). Makos do not size exactly like Bauers. I was a 10.0 EE in Supreme One.9 (and APX2/X100); a friend of mine was also a 10.0 EE in Supreme. We are both 10.5 EE in Easton Mako.