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Just received my new VH skates. Rob was a miracle worker once again and accommodated me immensely with regards to the qualms I had with my previous pair. I didn't think VH Skates could fit better, but here they are: Specs: - Junior Size Priced Skate, new toecap - Enhanced Tendon Guard - New Enhanced Tongue - LS Edge Holder, LS3 Runners (Profiled to 11' +1 Forward Pitch) - 1/8" Heel Lift built into skate Modifications: - Built off of a smaller last than my actual skate size. The wrap of my first pair of VH Skates were incredible, but completely hampered my forward flex no matter how much I heated and bent the top 3 eyelets outward. Rob suggested building the skate off a smaller foot last, thereby reducing the volume at the ankle and giving me more forward flex (I likened it to how Bauer built their boot ankles in that the wrap came from laces more than material), while maintaining that gorgeous wrap around the rest of my feet. - The smaller last also slimmed up the areas around my midfoot and arch and felt much snugger and more wrapped, a lot like my old Mako skates. - The enhanced tongue was chosen to compensate for the lacebite that could arise from my preferred ankle wrap, as well as giving me a "diving board" tongue that snaps back into place after I've flexed into it. - I asked for no logo nor embroidery to give the skate a more minimalistic look. These feel even better than my old pair. Rob was even kind enough to source light blue laces for me when I asked. It's the little things in life. ;)

Paid my car off today. Looking forward to having an extra $220 a month I haven't had for the last 5 years.

There was just something about the feel of CXNs I wasn't a big fan of. Plus I travel a lot and carry extra steel with me and the availability of Edge runners just made life easier.

Yeah, the shop who installed them likely used rivets that were too short, and with the added height of the shims, there wasn't enough to grab on, and the lifts/shims started moving. Typically, they don't move if installed properly.

They better keep it very similar to what it is now or else I'll need you to start up another company aha. Seriously though they better not downgrade cause of this because I finally found a skate company I am all about.

No, bauer did not buy them. A private company bought them, and things are moving on as normal.

Please don't say Bauer bought them