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Wife and son ordered this license plate for me for Father's Day. Didn't even know they existed. They get me.

Got this in my e-mail box today. Definitely showing the new holder, and hard to tell, but looks like a thinner tongue (pro tongue?) https://imgur.com/Y4fZwMh

Bauer alone have thermoformable insoles, injected facing and thermoformable tongues. I was very screptical of these features, but they work extremely well. The high end quarter package is made from carbon curv, basically carbon fibre, not curv which is a cheaper alternative, albeit extremely good. However both companies buy in a lot of tech. CCM buy in d3o. Bauer buy in G-Form, Curv, the wicking fabric, and other technologies. As for the one piece boot, surely the stiffness and the fit are far more important. The 2x Pro looks ugly as hell though. They remind me of silly cars (automobiles) with big exhaust pipes and go faster stripes.

Not the best analogy. That 1000hp car isn't made for traffic, really not even meant to be used as a daily driver. Whats a composite outsole cost Bauer per skate, a few bucks? It's obvious Bauer is cutting corners in areas where those buying it won't care and/or won't notice a difference.

You’re also missing the point. The skates will sell no doubt. I may even buy a pair myself. I just find it hilarious that a $599 skate doesn’t contain a feature that has been standard on high end skates for over 20 years.

No it gets compressed by the plastic wrap. Here you go