I had a chance to go to Cutting Edge sports which I believe is the front office for the VH skate line.. These skates are the real deal. extremely light and durable as well as comfortable! These skates are made right here in Winnipeg! For a base model skate with no steel it will run you $700. For a full custom skate, it will run you a couple more bucks. A lot of the Jets are using them so VH must be doing something right.