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Bad time of year to be ordering custom anything. Is what it is in this industry. Theyre worth the wait :)

I wore the original Cooper girdle (forget what it was called, it was white) back in mites/squirts. Loved that thing

The re-baking with clamps solved all my problems. They pretty much feel exactly like my old ones. One thing about them though is pissing me off. I wear my shins over my tongues and for some reason my tendon guards keep ending up under my hockey socks. So I end up with that "leg warmer" look. I hate that. My last pair were the "flexible" tendon guards so maybe they stuck out a little more and prevented it. It's the only pair of skates I have ever had do that. Hopefully it will stop after the tendon guards get broken in a little bit.

Can anyone tell me: did you get tracking information from True (or VH) when they shipped your skates to you? Just curious if I'm going to know when to expect a very exciting package, or if they just sort of show up on the doorstep. Monday will be 3 weeks since I ordered, and while I understand I need to be patient, it would be nice to know when they're on the way.

No longer collecting dust in the back of one of my rink pro shops...

I don't doubt that a good experienced operator can offer a great sharpening, but some of us just don't have that guy locally available. Having personally experienced the inconsistency of many "average" operators out there, I'd rather get a good-to-great sharpening that's exactly the same every single time versus gambling on the guy at the rink. Only time will tell in the long run, but I think these guys (Sparx) have done an exceptional job here. If you haven't given it a try, find one to test out and see what you think.