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The Coleman and Goodrow acquisitions are working out pretty nicely. As a Devils fan, I love seeing Coleman succeed wherever he is. Heart and soul player.

I think it was on ESPN when I was a kid, but they had roller hockey, but the ends of the rink were like half-pipes. Does anyone else remember this? Is it still a thing?

Oof. I made the mistake of buying a Nike aluminum shaft. Black with bronze graphics. I don't know if I ever ended up using it in a game. Definitely gave it away at some point. Would have been great for home defense lol. I remember Innovative and Combat now that they're mentioned. Fisher? Was that a brand?

I think from a distance, due to the coloring scheme on the CODE V, it may very well look like the Sher-Wood COD.

I definitely remember Harrow, but I never owned one. It may have just be Trilage. Isn't STX currently doing something similar as far as shaft geometry?

I was just thinking of the boom of composite sticks and shafts I saw during my time in youth and high school hockey. What were some of the random brands breaking into the industry that you tried out? ProKennex - these were either kevlar or carbon fiber shafts but didn't have any consistency as far as flex. I think they were a tennis racket company. I'd bought more than one, some were extremely whippy, some were stiff as could be Quad Force - I'm pretty sure these were some sort of reinforced fiberglass.

Yeah, I'm on a list for a Wednesday skate.

So you wet the cloth and place it over your face? Waterboarding yourself? Am I missing something? I bought a Bauer Concept 3, pretty happy with it from the initial use. I'll buy the attachment when Bauer releases hopefully in August.

Yeah, it was weird switching back as I haven't used my rollerblades in 7 or 8 years. I'll have to try it again when it's not 90+ and humid out.

Just skated last night. We had to get dressed and undressed outside. No bags allowed inside. You sign a contact tracing waiver, they take your temp, and you're assigned a seat where you can put your skates, helmet, and gloves on. Have to wear a mask until you go on the ice. Once we were on the ice, no problem or worries. Managed to get beaned by a slapshot my first shift. Had to go for an x-ray this morning, thankfully no fracture, but I have a huuuuuuuuge welt on my arm. I was expecting to be more tired and out of shape.

Just bought a Concept III I'll mount it on my helmet in a few. I've had a visor on my coaching helmets, I haven't had a fishbowl before. Just looking through it, kind of amazed at the clarity of vision over a cage. I'll check out the additional guard when Bauer releases it.

Hmmm. Nexus are their higher volume skates, right? I only ask because my Vapors are completely custom, so that boot may not be best for me in stock form. When I had stock Vapors 7EE worked for my forefoot, but I got heel lift. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Bauer-Nexus-Skates/193507713577?hash=item2d0df56229:g:zQsAAOSwPKZexAYh

Hmm. I'm now seeing that Marsblade O1 chassis are in stock. Can I order just boots from somewhere? Or will everything I order have chassis and wheels on them? I did check sidelineswap for skates in my size, nothing much near it. Maybe just these cheap Tours in 7R: https://www.hockeymonkey.com/roller-hockey/skates/senior/tour-roller-hockey-skates-volt-kv4-sr.html Or Bauers in &R:https://www.purehockey.com/product/bauer-rs-inline-hockey-skates-senior/itm/36675-41/ Then get a Marsblade 01 chassis wheels and bearings. Then have them mounted and life's good? Okay skates for $400 + shipping & mounting?

I'd liken it to being on a 15' radius lol. My ice skates are a quad profile.

I have clunky old leather Bauer Supremes that are like torture devices to my feet. In ice hockey skates, I have custom Vapor APX's that are 6-5/8 EA and 6-3/4 EA. Basically 27 CM x 11 CM on both feet, so that makes my ratio 2.45. Does anyone have a suggestion for a pair of skates for me to just get out and exercise in. Preferably just good enough that I won't have to modify or upgrade anything, but not top of the line since I probably won't be using them all the time once ice rinks open up again.