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nicker87

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nicker87 last won the day on October 25 2015

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About nicker87

  • Birthday 10/10/1987

Equipment

  • Skates
    VH
  • Hockey Bag
    Warrior pro
  • Shin Pads
    Rbk 8k
  • Elbow Pads
    Jofa 9177
  • Pants
    Easton pro 15
  • Helmet
    Bauer Ims 9
  • Gloves
    APX 2 pro
  • Stick
    Nexus 1000, True A6

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  1. nicker87
    Interested in this as well!
  2. nicker87
    Was the curve an option when ordering or did you have to send in a sample to have it done?
  3. nicker87
    @calby8 That definetly doesn't look like a cut or from a shot. Looks like bubbling either from the manufacturing or maybe from the baking process or if you used a heat gun to make some small adjustments?
  4. nicker87
    Those look amazing! Very curious to see how that holds up vs the stuff VH uses.
  5. nicker87
    No real issues after almost 2 full seasons of twice a week or more. Some cosmetic stuff like the color fading around some eyelets from the laces and socks rubbing against it and the screw on the toe cap rusting a little but they have a new toe cap with out the screw. I took a shot off the back of the heal and it cracked the epoxy but didn't effect the structure of the skate. Some of the epoxy that is around the leather trim so it has a smooth transition has chipped away from shots and sticks but again cosmetic. I don't know what most consider a long life span for top of the line skates but I expect about 5 years out of them and these seem to be about right on track for that. You may get a year or two more from a retail pair but you won't find anything that fits as well as these, and to me that's worth more than an extra season from a pair of skates.
  6. nicker87
    Skip 1 2- 7.5/10 3- 8 4- 7 5 to 9- 5.5 I was tightening everything a little tighter than listed but I have been getting cold toes this season, so I loosened up everything and it seems to helped. I think it might have been to my foot swelling as I played and I due use wax laces.
  7. nicker87
    Definitely go down. It was recommended by @oldtrainerguy28 who did my fitting. I've gone from 3/8 in my old skates to 5/8 and now at 11/16 and considering 3/4. Give 5/8 a try you won't regret it.
  8. nicker87
    It's 2017, that's what skates cost for us mere mortals.
  9. nicker87
    My felt tongues have no plastic in them. Was able to order the other ones that do have it but they are completely different from the felt ones. You have the goalie skates correct? Maybe they have a specific tongue different from the player skate? *edit just looking through the VH site, the second set I received was their low profile tongue, I thought that was the only thermo plastic one they had but stand corrected.
  10. nicker87
    There isn't any thermo plastic in the felt tongue. They have two tongues, at least they did when I ordered.
  11. nicker87
    Yep that exactly. @oldtrainerguy28I'm curious too about the tendon guard. Is it still replaceable now that it has the liner attached? i wish my pair of VH weren't still going strong so I could get the updated version lol
  12. nicker87
    Yep that exactly. @oldtrainerguy28I'm curious too about the tendon guard. Is it still replaceable now that it has the liner attached? i wish my pair of VH weren't still going strong so I could get the updated version lol
  13. nicker87
    It looks like there is a 3rd generation VH out now. I've been seeing pics on some social media with a new toe cap, they removed the screw that was on top, and a new tendon guard that has the liner going all the way up it. This is all just a guess based on pics I've seen so maybe some people who have gotten a new pair can comment or @OldTrainerGuy can shed some light on this. But if this is the case I think it's safe to say there won't be a better product coming for a little bit.
  14. nicker87
    Yep, been in mine for a year and a half, skating 2-3 times a week and they have held up just fine by me. Couldn't be happier!
  15. nicker87
    I'm not as strong a skater as you are, but I've always skipped the top eyelet with my VH and any other composite skate I've used so I could get my desired knee bend. You say you were in Graf 703s, which would have been a softer boot compared to the stiffer composite boot of VH which could be why you're noticing the difference. As for the skate loosinging up, try rebakeing them. You might get a little more warp out of the boot. For what it's worth I've never had mine loosen up on me and I've have them just over a year. When I'm lacing mine up I pull the laces over my foot just snug and then tighten it up as I move up my ankle.
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