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so ccm and retailers will be getting some back in stock soon? Not sure how to read this comment. I believe you mentioned early 2023 in a previous post for some restocking?

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I have the ellipse 1 on my 288 runners and am very happy with them. Some have said that the ellipse profiles are an easier profile to get used to than the quads. For me, a constantly changing, seamless arc of an ellipse made more sense than trying to blend together 4 radius' like the quads do. Again, this was just my rationale in my own head. I almost went down the rabbit hole of trying a bunch of different profiles and pitches to find the "perfect" one, but in the end, after a couple of weeks of skating on my ellipse profile, i felt it was a noticeable improvement for me in terms of feeling more balanced, stable and agile like it was marketed as. A year and a half later, I am happy with what i have. Mind you, I also spoke with the shop owner Anthony @kkskate who did my profiles to try and get them dialed in. I told him what skate I had ( Graf Ultra G75's that have a built in forward pitch / lean ), the runner size ( 288 ) and my skating style ( bit more upright D man ) and we altered the pitch that the profile comes with so that I wouldn't be leaning more forward than what I was used to. As I said, they came to me and I felt good from day 1. A month later, I felt even better. I also think pro-sharp could do a better job marketing the ellipse profiles if they would disclose the radius of each area. Even if it was just an approximate number from toe to heel, they should how 5-6 radius in each area, again, even if its just a close approximation. With all the other profiles, you know what that the radius is in each zone............ the ellipse, its a mystery.

This is my understanding as well. There are no options to buy the skate without steel on any of the sites i frequent. Basic step steel is included for $0.00, but you have to select it to add the skate to the cart on a couple sites. Others do it slightly different, but at the end of the day, one of the 3 styles of steel is coming with the skate. Local hockey shops may cut you a deal and knock off a few bucks if you want to buy the skates without steel, but I guess that doesn't apply to this post / topic lol

Perhaps a small battery operated fan to be used to help cool it down when you need to do the change over. Doesn't take much to dissipate heat if you have something like that blowing on it for a minute or two. Also, maybe try a high heat lubricant on the wheels inside, WD 40 makes one as well as others ( simple google search ) may help it slide on and off just a little easier in this instance.

There was one issue one here, where a person had a skate that took a clapper off the heel and cracked, but it was really more of a back and forth about warranty claim or the 90 satisfaction return policy. I believe in the end it was sorted out. I know two people who did it and it was painless. not sure where they purchased from though.

ROH is really more dependent on the weight of the skater if I am not mistaken. Heavier you are, the less deep the hollow needs to be, bc your weight helps dig the edges into the ice more. The less heavy, the deeper the hollow needs to be, bc you don't have as much weight digging the edges into the ice. I am 230 lbs and I am on 3/4. I like it, but I bet I could easily go one step lower ( 7/8 ) and still feel confident on my edges. When I first got my new step steel blades profiled, i also installed brand new replacement holder on my skates. So i asked the pro shop guy who I mailed them to, what ROH should I use. His comment back was, "you are now getting brand new steel thats 3-4 mm higher than what you were used to. You now have brand new holders on your skates and you now have profiled blades as well. Those are 3 new things to get used to, keep your ROH the same for now ( 5/8 ) and get used to the new set up, after that, start bumping down one step at a time as you get comfortable." I feel like you are in the same boat as me with the new skates, shorter steel and now possibly profiled blades. Don't go changing too many things at once. Maybe just stay with the 5/8 on the new profiled blades, get used for a month or two so and then change the ROH, go down to the 11/16, then maybe down to 3/4.

1) Being on the same steel for 7 years i was comfortable in my head with what I had, but by no means did i feel as good as I do now. I'm just a 44 year old, good ( not great ) skating men's league player and I am noticeably more agile and stable on my skates in almost every situation. 2) I play D about 75% of the time now, but I am an active D man who like to make the quick move in the corner to shake a forechecker and take that next stride or two to break out or make the outlet play. I'm 6'4 230 lbs, so I am by no means a quick little agile D man. 3) Mostly a north south skater when I play D or O, but I've been incorporating some more east west over the last year or two. I've always used my size, length, reach and stride to create my opportunities or make a play, but again, i just feel more mobile and stable in most situations regardless of what I am doing now.

Yes, i had the same steel on my skates for the last 8 years, so whatever single radius "banana" profile that was on there from all the manual sharpening's I've had done over that time frame. For me, I simply went with the profile that was recommended for my steel size, based on the prosharp chart they publish. To me, the ellipse made more sense as it was a single continuous radius vs. the quad that the 4 zones blended together. Plus i came to find out that the ellipse was a little longer in the back and less of a quick change to the shorter radius in the front, hence why some say its a little easier to transition to for average or below average skaters.

I am not an expert by any means, but some will chime in who are much more knowledgeable. For Me, i started playing hockey at the age of 20 or so and have been nothing more than a men's league hockey player. I put the ellipse 1 on my skates ( 288 mm steel ) about a year and a half ago and I swear its the best equipment upgrade I've ever done. I'm 44 year old right now ( still in good shape and still skate hard ) and wish i knew about this stuff years ago. I'm more stable, faster and more agile when i need to be. I believe some would say that the ellipse profiles are a great starting point for more of the amateur or less skilled skaters, where you would then move to a quad profile, depending on your feel / or perceived need for something a little more aggressive ( mainly in the front half of your steel ). I almost feel that I could use something like a quad to get me a little more agility and acceleration, but besides that, i am very happy with the ellipse 1. I may pick up a second set of steel an put a quad profile on there for my size runner and see if I like the difference but again, starting with the ellipse 1, I am very happy. Also, as for ROH, ( again, not knowing much about how sharp/deep you really need them over the years ), I used to be on 1/2 then i had the profiled blades sharpened at 5/8 just for a starting point, I found them too sharp almost instantly, so i am now on 3/4 and love it. I am also 6'4 230 lbs, so I could probably go even one step lower ROH and be fine.

i don't think that's ice shavings on the side of the boot. It looks like the clear gelcoat cracking / chipping away and deterioration of the carbon fiber underneath

Yea i saw the creasing between eyelet #4 and #5 and thought the same thing, volume / sizing issue perhaps.

Thought this was interesting. College level player says his AS3 Pro Skates are creasing and coming apart after a year of use. Seeing comments about CCM's skate quality being poor from others in the thread too. I also noticed some comments saying that say top spec skates are not made for durability, but only for performance and that they will break down faster.....personally I've never heard that line of thinking before. Anybody else on here have top level skates coming apart after a year or so of moderate use?

weird lol

To my understanding, ( I used to work for a sporting goods company that sold entry level and the lower end models of hockey equipment ), the percentage of left vs right is now like 60/40 with left being the more dominant stick usage now. Curious what PBH sees though.

truer words have never been spoken lol

mmmmmmmm, sounds tantalizing. Might just have to wait for them. Hope they have a better graphics package on the outside of the skate though. The loud, red CCM is just such a turn off.

You sir are a god send ! I honestly don't know if I prefer stiff skates or not. I know my 8+ year old Graf UltraG75's are well worn and not as stiff as they used to be. Couple that with the fact that i'm 6'4 and 230 lbs. I consider myself good, middle of the road men's league skater at 44 years old now. I can still pound my skates if I really want to, but as i get older, I'm clearly not skating as hard as i used to anymore. As for my skating, for 20 plus years i have been skate with the top eyelet un-used, so I'm not sure how or if that factors in to skates and stiffness at all with these super stif skate, but being a bigger guy, i am leaning towards trying the new AS-V's out bc I want a skate to last many years and not break down with my large frame skating in them 2-3 times a week. You wouldn't have any insight to next years Jetspeeds would ya ( wink wink ) ?????

So..........does anybody have any miles on their AS-V skates yet? I'm bored at work and I am dying for some feedback or more info......

I'd like to know the dimensions or at least the cubic inches available. For some body like me who uses 16" shin guards and XL sized everything, i find that bags today don't have quite enough room. I just want a big big enough, where i can toss everything in and zip it closed. Aint nobody got time ( or energy ) to carefully arrange my gear after a game to be able to easily zip it shut.

Guess i am waiting till 2023. Thanks for the info @PBH

What exact model skate did you buy? I know some of the entry level ccm skates and bauer skates come with a runner that has a longer profile or radius for beginners so the blades feel flatter on the ice for easier balancing as they learn. I think Bauer uses a 13' radius, while the rest of their skates have the standard 10' radius. If you bought one of these and he knows how to skate already, i bet its throwing him off.

The manager is who I spoke to. Agreed that he may not know everything or even be correct for that matter, but I’ve also read some comments from people that claim to be in the know, that the ribcor line will be likely discontinued in the near future, so putting the two together is what prompted me to create this post. We talked shop for over half an hour after asking if they had 100ks in stock ( they had one pair in the stock room ). He seemed relatively knowledgeable from what I could tell. Thanks for the insight on the sizing. Maybe boots today are sizing differently than when I bought my Graf G75’s 8+ years ago. Maybe I am 9 or 9.5 in the CCM’s.

Damn it !! Do you know for a fact that they will be produced again in 3-4 months? The Manager at pure hockey was telling me he believes they are done making them. As for sizing , not sure, couldn't even try any on. To further complicate things, Pure Hockey by me had me use the Bauer scan device, told me my right foot was a skate size 8.75 and my left was a 9. I know 100% for a fact i am an 11.5 in shoes and have a size 10 in my grafs that fit extremely well. I went to a newly opened hockey monkey store near me too, their Bauer scan machine said i was a 9 right and 9.25 left. A full two sizes down..... I'm blown away if any of that is true lol

Went on a hunt at some LHS's and couldn't find much. Most every other model and brand were in stock with plenty of sizes and fits. Online stores have very little too it looks like. Is CCM no longer producing the 100k Pros?