LoneStar77

So if the eBay auction from TSR said the XXXs I bought were the pro model, will they have the super thin, non-durable palms or something different? Either way I am looking forward to giving them a shot & having this particular color scheme. Link to the gloves I bought, that should be here tomorrow.

I picked up some Bauer XXX Pro gloves in navy with red & silver from Al's Pro Stock on eBay (thanks to this site for introducing me to that site & starting me on a dangerous trend of buying gear I don't necessarily need, but want :P ). I should have them in a little over a week. They are an inch smaller than my NB Supreme One90s, but I figure I can use the for times when contact/slashing is going to be toned down...either way I wanted a pair of USA colored gloves & feared the 15" ones they had would feel way too big.

Explanation please? Just curious why the cut outs helped retain the edge. I still love the look of those old Vapors, one of my favorite skate designs. They didn't fit my foot at all, but they were cool as hell. I think he meant the black coating helped the steel retain an edge, not the perforations. My first pair of inline hockey skates looked like those old Vapors, I hadn't though about those in years.

First post here. :) Helmet: Bauer 5100 (black) with a Nike Bauer 8500 Cage Shoulder Pads: Nike Bauer Vapor XXV Elbow Pads: Jofa 8077 Gloves: Nike Bauer Supreme One90 (black) Pants: CCM V06 (black) Skates: Bauer Vapor X:40 Sticks: Nike Bauer One95 Shaft (87 Flex) with an Easton Synergy ST Sakic Blade, Easton Ultra-Lite Shaft (100 Flex) with an Easton Synergy SC Pro Sakic Blade, & Easton Grip-Lite (110 Flex) Shaft with an Easton Ultra-Carbon Modano Blade (the 2 Easton shafts are probably 5+ years old & were bought before I really knew what I was doing in the equipment world & the Grip-Lite has now been clear coated because the grip coating got WAY too sticky over the years). I also have an Easton Ultra-Lite Modano blade & an Easton Thornton wood blade that came with the Ultra-Lite when it was purchased. Inline: Mission RPM Skates & Mission Matrix Pants combo (I started playing inline, but now have switched to ice & I don't want to go back after one short ice hockey season.)