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Yeah worth noting - UCLP should go size up. XL in them is equivalent to L in HP45 and HP70

Baked my TF7s yesterday. Haven't skated them yet. Putting them back on this morning left boot feels perfect, great heel lock, even pressure/contact over the entire foot. Right foot feels a bit sloppy in the heel area. I can raise my heel in the boot a bit. I do have a larger "Bauer Bump" on my right heel and it has been a fit issue for me in the past. I think it has to do mostly with reduced surface contact between my heel and the boot. Maybe I need to find the sweet spot tying them up, but the heel lock was not nearly as good as the left foot at first try. We did not do the "plastic wrap" method when molding. Talked to the shop that did the bake and asked if re-baking the right boot using the wrap method would give better results. His take was try skating in them a few times, but they usually get the same results with either the wrap or traditional lace all the way up method. I'm going to skate in them Thursday night and see how they feel. Has anyone tried both methods, and found the wrap method provided better molding? I know many of you have had good success with the wrap method. My LHSs (I called several) all said they don't do the wrap method anymore unless specifically asked to. Not sure if that is just a time saving approach or if the two methods really provide nearly identical results.

Some people put stock in that and others just want to buy what fits, feels and looks best for them. I've never tried the Super Tacks X, but I've definitely heard from others that it's very comfortable and well ventilated. It looks like it'd also pass the mirror test for most people. You're right that the segment of the market that puts stock in the VT tests will likely avoid it, but there's a large segment of the market that doesn't use the VT results to help them select their helmet. So the VT results may deter some and the price may deter others, but some people won't care about either factor.

Custom equipment are made to order so it's actually better for companies to make stuff as the orders come in. They don't have to worry about overstock. And they get paid the full amount up front

And honestly, that’s fine. People like to rag on parents buying their kids expensive stuff but not sure where this equipment police mentality comes from. I mean, this is a board full of people obsessing over the minutiae of equipment, and plenty of people playing with equipment they don’t need or can’t come close to wringing the potential from. Whatever makes people happy, it’s just a game.