Vuronov

What you say is quite...true.

With all this facing material coming back into CCM skates, I can dream that they might bring back their white trim skates again, even if only as a custom option.

I think an 8R is a safe starting point but the new CCM fit system is a bit different than what we're used to with the old D EE sizings from CCM. From what I've read the Tapered fit is closer to a traditional CCM D fit and has the least volume, the Regular fit is actually a bit closer to a EE but with additional volume all around, and the Wide is something kind of new as a high volume fit all around. So the new fits don't just refer to the width of boot but boot volume too. So depending on how wide your foot is and how little or much volume you like in your boot, there's an outside chance an 8 Tapered may feel better for you. Also, if you're looking at the new ASV Pro skates, they are bigger and more voluminous than previous skates per size. I tried a pair on and a 7.5R or maybe even a 7.5T would be my fit and the 8 would have been too big. So in the end buying and trying and returning multiple skates may still be the best bet.

I have a normal shaped foot with a slightly wide forefoot. I usually wear 9.5 in everyday shoes. For what it's worth, I wore 7.5D in 11Ks and 50Ks and wear 8EE in Supertacks AS1 and Jetspeed FT2, though I could of worn 8D. I just liked the EE for the extra comfort in the toe area. If you're going to order online, do they offer free returns? If so, order multiple pairs and keep the ones that fit you best.

I switched them for the aftermarket CCM orthmove insoles I stick in all my skates. I have flatish feat and find the orthmove insoles with no added instep padding work great for me. Even with them in the skates just feel a bit roomy. The size seems fine, and skating in them I don't feel super sloppy or weak in the skates. They just feel a bit loose. Like I've baked them, plastic wrapped them to cool, then waited a day to wear them and even when I tighten the laces as tight as possible they just feel a bit too relaxed compared to my previous skates. My previous skates I've always had to really loosen the laces and pull the tongue back to get my feet in or out and get that nice suction noise. With these Ribcors I barely have to loosen the laces to easily slide them in and out. I've never had a skate where I could so easily just slip in or out of them. I have a slightly wide forefoot but otherwise normal foot and I've previously worn AS1 and FT2 skates both in 8EE, just to give my forefoot a bit extra comfort, but I could wear a normal 8 if I had to, and actually did in my 50K and 11K. It's why I'm so confused that these 8 Regular Ribcor 100K feel so roomy. I had read that most people felt they were actually the tightest fit of all the lines. I'm almost starting to wonder if someone pulled a switcheroo and stuck an 8 wide skate in my 8 regular box and switched the XS tongues out to match the box lol.

That's pretty funny because what you tried is exactly what I'm trying to do. I have a pair of 100k Pros and while my size 8 regular fits mostly ok, they feel like they could use a slight in decrease in volume and I was trying to find the extra thick XS Repalcement tongues to take up a bit of that extra volume and see if it improves the fit but I can't find them anywhere in size Large, which covers skates size 8-9.5. Here's a link to what I'm talking about. It's the right most choice, the one with the black felt trim and prominent D30 pads. https://www.icewarehouse.com/CCM_XS_Replacement_Skate_Tongues_Pair/descpage-CMXST.html It boggles my mind that I even feel like I need to decrease the volume in the 100K since by all accounts it seemed like it might be the model that had a "smaller" or "tighter" fit relative to the Tacks and Jetspeeds. I have a mostly regular foot but with a slightly wide fore-foot so I comfortably wore Tacks AS1 in 8EE and Jetspeed FT2 in 8EE but with these 100Ks they just feel slightly off which is weird since most people seem to say it has the tightest or slimmest fit relative to fit profile.

On a side note, anyone notice that the XS tongues seem harder to come by in the most popular sizes? I've been looking for a pair of the Extra in a size large and can't find anything other than x-small and small if even that. Dunno if it's just a supply chain issue and they'll eventually restock everywhere or if CCM is phasing them out for some new version.

Can't wait to see what skate he comes out with as the Mako is still, by far, my favorite skate I've ever worn. But not gonna lie, D'cosi skate sounds like a figure skating brand. Not that it matters but just saying lol.

Any idea how long it usually takes for new models to become available for total custom orders? And has there been any official confirmation of the Ribcor still being available for total custom other than a "tbc" designation?

So my AS1 skates are starting to wear down and I was considering treating myself to some CCM total custom plus skates for my next pair. I've looked through other posts in the forum and seen discussions on the many myriad options that CCM offers on their total customs, but one thing I didn't see mentioned, and obviously not as important as things like toe caps liners and facings etc, are what, if any, cosmetic options are available for CCM total custom plus skates. With a lot of the graphics seemingly printed directly onto the boots, does anyone know yet if they can be customized a bit with say color changes? Like could you order the AS2 Pros with the all silver look that some folks have posted on instagram? or FT4 Pros with the big red stripe replaced with some other color like how they changed it to blue for Matthews's skates? Or once the 100K skates come out and are available for custom builds, will the old option of white details be available to get skates that Perron, Hagelin, or even old Kovalev would want? Maybe it's too early to know, but I was wondering if anyone with the inside word knew if these type of cosmetic customizations will be available to us non Pros.

As someone who started out in 752s back in the day and was still using 1052s up to 2011...the only way to know what works for your foot with all these modern skates is to go to a good pro-shop and try them out. While some of the model names sound familiar, the various fits have changed a hundred ways through Sunday over the years. Plus, with all the new tech modern skates have relative to those 552s, your foot really won't know what to make of any of it without just sticking them in some skates. Here's a brief and basic rundown of the current CCM models from Pure Hockey's website. You can find one for Bauer as well. https://www.purehockey.com/c/ccm-jetspeed-vs-ribcor-vs-tacks-hockey-skates?gclid=CjwKCAiAg9rxBRADEiwAxKDTuh0YUlBvIxlrkr4izE8yX6f2jgaysqN6xScMe6UI439ZFkXGqdFy4hoCIyAQAvD_BwE But honestly, try on various CCM and Bauer skates and see what works. One thing though, these modern skates are gonna feel crazy more comfortable than what you've been used too!

They seem to be basically the same design and construction but there seems to be some minor cosmetic differences on the stuff newly in stock on the major online retailers. Like I said, the liner colors seem different and the one Tackla leg diamond vs two seem to be the major differences between these "new" pants vs the same old ones on the Finish website. My guess is they're the same pants at the core with just some minor differences in looks to "freshen" it up a bit. Still, nice to seem them being offered again on the big online stores. The pants may not have the latest and greatest materials and marketing tech...but they're still durable tanks and I'm just a fan of that euro fit.

I may just be late to the game in realizing this but has someone new started making and selling Tackla hockey pants in North America? I just received a pair of 1051 pants direct from the Tackla webstore in Finland (clearance priced and shipping ended up equaling the sale price of the pants) but on a lark was googling Tackla pants and saw that Ice Warehouse, Hockey Monkey, and even Hockey Tron are now selling Tackla pants again. They use the same model names...1051, 951, 9000 etc...and seem to be mostly the same construction as the old models that have been around forever but with a few differences in construction such as the design of the kidney guards or the color of the liner. They all also seem to have only one Tackla diamond on the left leg vs one on each leg like they've done for years (with a few exceptions). Oddly enough, the finish Tackla website makes no mention of these new looking pants and only have the same old models available that have been around for at least a decade. Is this something new from Montreal or some one else? And are they basically the same style pants we're all used to? Thanks!

Currently skating on size 271 SB4 holders and thinking of getting some new skates that come with 263 SB4 holders. Since I've already invested in some sets of 271 Tydan steel profiled the way I like it, I'm thinking of changing the 263 to 271 on the new skates. Would that require drilling new holes or would the one size difference on the holders fit the same? Thanks!

Any reason why the new 710 helmets are retailing for so much less than the Resistance helmets? Aren't the 710's an updated version of the Resistance?

Now that the QRL gloves are available retail, any idea when they'll be on the Warrior customizer?

I had zero issues with my Superfeet yellows in them and have zero issues with my CCM low arch insoles now.

I agree, but even with just the white facing around the eyelets area to ankle to tendon guards, that would already make for a cool but not overly gaudy look. If you could also whiten out the black overlay on the heal and yellow and silver instep areas it would be even better, and harken back to the old CCM tacks heel lock! If there is an option to get any of this custom ordered down the road, I think I may have to get in on these skates (assuming good fit for my foot of course). Being a diehard Mako fan, I wonder how these will compare to the fit/comfort of the Makos and how the pitch will be. I love the aggressive stance my Makos put me in and found it improved my skating even more.

I'm hoping for a white option ala the Reebok K's (and old CCM tacks before that)!

I got a pair of "used once" 2's off ebay as future replacements for my regular Makos. Now that I've baked them, I'm tempted to just start wearing them instead lol.

I'm sure he meant no attitude by it (ok, not much :-P). Point is, as he referred to the previous posts in this thread, you essentially can't really get an accurate sense of fit on your foot without baking the skate. I get that you mentioned the LHS won't bake them for you, which is a disservice to you on their part. The Mako's are made to be baked multiple times and it's the only real way to get a sense of how they will actually fit on your foot. If they won't let you try them baked, then other than a leap of faith, you won't really know what "fits" you. Any sense you get by just walking around in an unbaked pair won't really mean anything. I will say this though, I wore 7.5D CCMs and then Reeboks and happily wear a 7.5D in Makos (though I might have been able to wear a 7.0D). I have a relatively wide forefoot and otherwise unremarkable foot, plus flat feed. That's just me though, so YMMV. Best of luck to you though, they are GREAT skates and I love mine.

Pure spitballing here, but I'd be shocked if Bauer adopted the Mako skate more or less wholesale into its lineup. Bauer has 3 well-established lines and there is no real reason for them to start a 4th, especially for a skate with a dedicated but small following and that had virtually no market impact at all. I love my Mako's but let's be honest, I only ever saw one other person in a pair and we kind of looked at each other like we didn't believe it. There has been some speculation that maybe the Nexus would get replaced by the Mako, but I think that is pure wishful thinking. I'd wager that the Nexus has sold way better than the Mako (even if that's much less than the Vapors and Supremes). My guess is that the Mako will cease to exist and the current stock of Mako's and Mako 2's is all that we will ever see of the overall design again. I think at best Bauer will adapt some of the features/technologies they like from the Mako skate and a few years down the road we may be looking at Bauer's latest lineups and see bits and pieces of Mako inspiration quietly sprinkled here and there. I went ahead and bought a pair of Mako 2's on discount myself.

Pretty sure that worrying about looking "cool" has been a fundamental part of growing up for ages regardless of what parents do.

Maybe show him some pics of the pro's that wear them and hope it make him want to too?

Sent my Mako blades off to get a fresh radius etc. and played last night in my old 11Ks. I used to love my 11Ks and it was my first time in them since getting the Makos. HOLY CRAP, it felt like I was trying to step into a rental ski boot or one of those early knock off rollerblades in the hard shell. I felt like I had to work against the boot vs the boot working with me and my balance was all off for a bit (probably a lot of it going back to standard epro blades). Before the end of the game I had readjusted and was getting around fine but it made me realize and appreciate just how much of a better fit, comfort, and mobility the Makos give me. First time I skated in my Makos it was like a revelation and last night made me realize it all again. I know they're not for everyone, but man, if they ever stop making a Mako style skate I'm gonna have to stock up cause I don't think I want to go back to anything else lol.