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Went to pull the trigger on VH's last night. Their pricing is misleading.... $799 - no holders or steel $909 - Tuuk holders plus ls3 steel $20 - delivery plus tax. $1030 or something I was in for $799 but it seems like it holders should be built into the price? ....back to ebay

What would you wear if you had your pick of any of the skates on the market? It's one of those questions I think about, as I imagine other MSHers do as well, quite often. Well, Sergei Shirokov may be a study in that merry-go-round: He was a long-time Vapor guy but switched to VH a couple of years ago. Apparently he wasn't sure of them though, going through JetSpeeds, Super Tacks, 1N's after his initial run in VHs but now he's back in a rather ugly custom order of their recent version: What a fickle guy.

Might have missed someone else saying this, but looks like big Z is in VH .

took almost 2 months, but finally got my Step Black Edge with custom engraving from Step

Good holiday haul: Kunlun RedStar (KHL) jersey and U Minnesota Duluth pro CCMs.

My MX3s. Hated the graphics immediately, but they fit like a dream. Added some black.

Grabbed a pair of M8s on clearance; and gonna give the X28 a try. Also trying a new flex (75).

My new custom Super Tacks arrived last week. Specs: 11EE/A and 10.75EE/A, oversized toe caps, black felt tongue, coated eyelets, full Clarino liner. I asked for no graphics, but they said it couldn't be done so I'll most likely remove them later on. The "outsole" vent is the same as the one on the jetspeed, not that boxy one on the retail skates. Baked them twice, skated in them once. So far, so good! Going to have my Tuuks put on later this week.

Gallagher QRLs

Got my VH skates 2 weeks ago and I am extremely satisfied with the quality of the product. Shout out to adrenaline's powerfoot inserts for the perfect combination of comfort and performance added to the already amazing package that is the skate. The first game with these skates on felt a little weird coming from Mako IIs, but since then it's only made me fall in love with them more and more. I ordered mine with the traditional sketching and pictures, no 3d scan. My only complaint was getting my foot in the first few times even after baking it, but they have videos explaining where to heat spot the skate to remedy this. Overall love the skates!ī7

Got my custom QRL's in a little while ago. white graphics kovalchuk pro pattern grip and diamond texture

Best steel I've ever skated on. My profile specs definitely helped, too.

Nexus 7000 V-cuts that have been laying around for a while.

Warrior QRL Custom finally arrived after 8 weeks. Warrior orange came out a little more red than I was anticipating but overall very happy with them!

This is where we played the Qatari National Team Last Night. New Al Sadd Arena in Doha. Kids are fast, have good skills but they still are not understanding you can't skate faster than the puck is passed. We came away with a 6-4 win, 6-0 going into the 3rd. This facility is first class all the way. We get to skate against the Qataris every Sunday in August. Never thought I'd see something like this here. It's a rink you get to early just so you can take it all in.

Never had a chance to try the infamous One95, but found one on eBay finally with my preferred curve and flex for $40! In USA colors:

I'm told the first step is admitting there's a problem. I see no problem. Gerry Cosby made Howies bag

ReAkt 75 BLU A Few SBPs and XCores Twins, Basil. Twins.

Finally bit the bullet today and replaced my old One75's (that were discolored and never properly fit) with a properly fitted pair of skates, I splurged on the Vapor X700's at my LHS and can't wait to try them out :-) 13652943_1158317550895643_5964823446412514121_o by Jon Schusteritsch, on Flickr

Travis Sanheim wearing VH at Flyers development camp.

Found this in storage at the LHS I work at. Manager gave it to me for free.

New skates--Bauer N9000. Almost sprung for the 1N but couldn't justify the price difference and I thought these were more comfortable (I think the lacing system lost me some depth on the 1N but maybe I'm just crazy). Still excited! Highest-end skates I've owned thus far and very comfortable with baking.

Good stuff, boys. I like thoseUSA ax1s. Well, ax1, bonafide, pro series iis this past month.

New set of wheels.

Added another pair of Whale gloves to the collection [/URL]

Scooped some new Supreme S180s today. I had been in Nexus' per a recommendation by a local shop and they just weren't working for my foot shape. I finally found a shop that was willing to spend some time with me and tried a whole bunch of skates out. Landed on these. Ended up with a set of Speed Plates too, here's to hoping they don't crack!

Teammate got a pretty good one of me.