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It all depends on the foot. Guys- Remember these are custom molded to YOUR foot. If you have a fairly average shaped foot- The carbon sled is likely to look the same / similar. If you have an odd shaped foot- The carbon sled will look the same / similar. This goes back to about comments about aesthetics- These are custom carbon fiber sleds made for YOUR foot. The more you have oddities in the shape of your foot the more likely you will see that from the exterior. No two pairs of these skates will truly look identical because, they are made to various sizes / shapes of feet. Due to the various shapes of feet it's hard to take a uniform piece like that heel foxing and have it fit perfectly center on a carbon sled that fits someone who has an odd shape. Make sense? I think we have become so accustomed to homogenized looking skates where they are all the same on the outside and then the internals determine how good of a fit you get. Think of these skates as more of an Orthopedic Device rather than a Marketing Campaign with smooth exterior racing lines of a car. While out installing these Fit Centers I have had so many players take their shoes and socks off to show battle wounds from years of wearing bad fitting skates. Gnarly Bones Spurs / Calcium deposits from toes, ball, instep, heel you name it. The reason this skate makes sense is because it fits so good that you won't end up with those battle scars. So like I was saying- If you don't get it... Eventually you will.

My Mako IIs are literally falling apart (the carbon fiber has cracked around the forefoot where the rivets are), so I decided to order a pair from True on August 6th. I didn't have time to drive at least 2.5 hours (one way) to get my foot scanned properly (assuming they're even set up for scanning anywhere here in Florida), so I had my girl do the foot tracings and pictures. She's a former x-ray tech, an amateur photog, and an artist, so I think she did a good job with the tracings and photos. *fingers crossed* Years of skating in poorly fitting skates have done a number on my feet: very large Haglund deformities and other issues that don't necessarily hurt, but make skate fitting tricky. I loved the Mako IIs, but really looking forward to what True/VH does for me. I sent a pair of CXN holders up to Winnipeg and they're being installed on my new skates since I have a few pair of custom steel from the Mako IIs. Looks like I got in just in time to be able to order online from home and send my own holders to True. Anyway, as soon as I get them and take 'em for a spin, I'll be sure to share my thoughts.

Interesting. The one at SummerJam was fine.

Negative... haha. I saw it with my own eyes.

It is definitely crooked in person, that's not the camera angle. I figured because it was due to the shape of the foot of the person it was molded for, or the fact that it was a demo pair meant that maybe that pair didn't work out.

Camera angle.

CXN Holders? Have you tried to get steel for that lately? Not easy. I had CXN holders on my last pair of VH (in order to emulate my Makos) but I switched to Bauer Edge this time around. I believe I "determined" the pitch on the CXN+Runner to be around +3 and this is in line with what I have seen many others say as well as what VH told me is the pitch for the CXN + Runner. So I had them put a +3 in the heel (built into the boot). I haven't skated with them yet, so I don't know if my gamble was a success or a failure (If it is a failure, I'll have my runners profiled appropriately).

Did some work on the WRX...

I've got them. I think I didn't even know what they were and from this picture I actually thought they were much bigger. my gf just got VH skates with Step Steel so I may give these a try next time I sharpen her skates.

I just received my new pair. FYI... If you don't get the True holders (I got Bauer Edge), they come without the foxings on the heel.