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About your MX3 in C width post...
Hi Flyers.. I didn't want to bump an old post, but your topic ALWAYS had me VERY interested in real answers. It seemed NOBODY had a clue to what you were asking. Yesterday, FINALLY, I have your answer.
I LOVE the MX3's fit. I love the skate from the holder to the top, HOWEVER the loose feeling ankle pocket always bothered me. On a whim, and through some serious luck, I was able to acquire a pair of MX3 size 6.5C width skates. My original pair are 6.5D width.
To start it off, (and I know this is hard to believe) but the toecap is a bit WIDER on the C version than on the D. This was first told to me by the retailer in Minnesota over the phone, and confirmed by myself upon receiving the skates. The forefoot is almost identical to that of the D. MAYBE a touch thinner. Here's the kicker..the ankle on the C fits much tighter than the ankle on the D, BUT...
the placement of the gel/inner padding is the SAME as on the D, therefore, although MUCH better lock than on the D, the C version could have been much improved by moving the padding HIGHER up. overall I was amazed to find that the differences of fit were negligible on the entire skate, EXCEPT for the ankle, and a SLIGHTLY wider toecap.
If you love the MX3's like I do, but are not happy with the ankle lock AND tight toecap, than the MX3 C width is for you!
I'm skating on them for the first time today, so I'll let you know if there's any performance change, or dreaded ankle roll I was experiencing on the D version of the MX3.
I hope this helped answer your question, as I followed your post hoping someone would have a decent comparison.
Let me know if you have any more questions, as I'm happy to inform you.
Zorlac
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Thanks for the info. I used the c width mx3s in 8C for about a year. They did feel better than the D but not as much of a difference as I expected. I recently picked up pair of Jetspeeds in 7.5D and they feel snugger throughout. I put my powerfoot inserts in as well.
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OH OK... I was unaware you tried a C version of the MX3..
Definitely not the huge change I expected either... I will certainly look into jetspeeds, as I've heard nothing but goodness about them..
For now, the C width MX3 will be beaten up until I need to replace..
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Hi Jimmy, Zorlac here.. We met when on my way back to Florida, at no icing. Joey my real name..
Anyhoo, I'm GREATLY pleased with the profile of my LS4 runners. Faster, excellent turning radius, and smoother if that makes any sense to you. The balance points you selected for me were spot on! I would NOT change a thing except a bit deeper of a sharpening when on harder ice, which I recently experienced in a tournament in Ellinton this past week. Not sure if the LS3 I'm sending you soon would be 1/2 FBV or a bit deeper. I'm still inclined to think the 1/2 is OK. Could we go maybe a step deeper so to speak on the sharpeness?
Please advise, as summer is here and I believe the ice will get even softer.
Thanks again for such a speedy and professional job. I'll never again skate on stock radius blades! LOVING my custom profile!
Joey.