jimmy

Regular Step needs honing, the Velo and Blacksteel do not. You can hone them if ever needed but it will scratch the surface.

Yes, I use a nice slab of leather to break off any steel shavings, more for looks for the customers, but honestly, not needed, the V steel is very strong on the outside edge and really needs nothing honing wise in regards to performance.

The outside polished area is very hard and generally does not need honing. You will never notice any difference, honed or unhoned. A honing stone will scratch them. On brand new ones someone buys from us we do not hone, seems some do not like getting new steel with any scratches. After you play on them a while they will get naturally hacked up by skates blades, at that point, hone away.

I agree 100%. None of my customers who have bought the skate are whining that the steel is not here yet.

I'm not thrilled but my Easton sales rep is top notch and keeps me up to speed, so I would feel confident robbing a set knowing replacements are coming soon. A couple of years ago there was a severe shortage of steel for most brands. I always robbed stock skates if needed in emergencies and it always worked out.

Yes this bothers me a lot but as soon as it gets in I'll still sell a bunch, but it is a inconvenience for those who want a spare set. As for breakage, I just don't see these breaking like crazy from shots like the Bauers do. But if someone needed one from a broken blade, I would just steal a runner from a pair on the shelf. Wouldn't let them be without skates. Edit: just checked with Easton, they show steel in stock and allocated which means it's being shipped to dealers.

The point is, someone shouldn't be needing replacement steel after 2 months. Probably all the steel production they are doing is going into the new skates. This is common. Some times of the year it is hard to get steel from manufacturers, nothing new there. Personally I don't think they should have launched the skate in early spring, should have waited till summer and had replacement steel avail same time.

First, I haven't seen any issues with constant clicking, this is usually a symptom on the screws not tight enough. All screws loosen, regardless of brand holder. Many come from factory not tight enough, as stated use loctite and issue should be solved. If that doesn't fix it a .10 stainless washer from the hardware store is a good fix. As a side, LS2 are notorious for loosening and clicking, but with them, too loose or too tight usually ends up with a broken runner. The hardware setup on them is not the best, not to mention the hit or miss snugness of the fishhook up front. It's not always greener on the other side. The CNX holder is not a byproduct of Easton, the exact same team that designed the MLX, designed these, they were left unfettered by Easton to do their own thing. It is always a mistake to change holders and steel if it's a profiling issue. I get amused at folks who change holders when a simple radius adjustment is all that is needed. Yes, it's a monetary thing, I hate to see people waste money. But there are many other reasons, F'n with rivets, overlapping holes, endless life of rivet loosening problems to name a few. Also if a shop can't do a simple radius, what odds are there that they can do a remount correctly. All this just opens a can of worms. The Mako was designed to work in synergy with the CNX holder and steel and I feel some performance will be lost by changing to a LS2. Altering the radius/pitch on the mako is not difficult, so if your shop has reservations, go somewhere else.

This was covered already, the Lightspeed holder is exact fit. Big mistake to do it, there is no advantage to put LS2s on them except for those who don't like the aggressive fwd lean. Still, in that case, just have the steel reprofiled to neutral first, then if that's not enough, a shim can be put in the front, then as last resort holder change.

I wouldn't recommend it, oversized holders do not accomplish much if anything. When mounted forward of the toe, one will get a tiny bit power on pushes which is small increase in speed, but barely noticeable for most.

Tell me about it! I'm getting so many requests and can only fill them with steel I buy back from our goalie conversions. When I get a pair avail, it sells immediately. Easton better hurry up!

Now on Easton's website it says June 3.

Easton shut down their custom shop so no, no custom Makos. If you were in a custom in another model you should at least try the fit of the stock Mako. I have 2 customers who use to be in customs and the stock fit them fine.

Easton's Dealer Website says they are expected 15 May, so dealers should have them shortly after that.

You're in Mich and you can't find a place to try on a pair? These are not skates you can use any sizing guide or "advice' from anyone on a online board.

If you have wide feet then the Mako in E width would be appropriate. A D won't expand to E. One of the skaters at the Mako event had to use a D cause they didn't bring E's. Needless to say he was in extreme pain, even after baking..

Yes, still trying to find out if he went to his retailer, if so, what they said and/or why they just didn't replace the skates.

I'm missing something here, what did the store you bought them from say? Getting a return authorization from Easton for equipment is not difficult. I can usually get one in 1 day, and just replace the item from my stock.

I agree with you totally on both. Easton is tops in both in warranty and out of warranty service. Unless someone is trying to scam them, they really go out of their way to please their customers.

I specifically asked them about the reduction and they said it was just to make it easier on the stores.

16 min each skate in the oven, 8 is not enough. Where do you guys get this misinformation?

90/75 doesn't have much bite. Try a 100/50 and I think you'll be pleasently surprised, especially since you say you've been skating on "pretty sharp hollow".

All the ones I've done for customers,including mine were done at 16min, all came out perfect. I'll be doing them at that temp until Easton says different.

I was told this change was just to make it easier on the stores. Personally, I think they are more pliable with 16mins. But def 8 min per skaye is not enough.

200 degrees, 16 mins for both, not 8 each side. Also, 16 min is preferred, 10 mins is for shops who want to cut corners.