Slate
Blackcurrant
Watermelon
Strawberry
Orange
Banana
Apple
Emerald
Chocolate
Marble
Slate
Blackcurrant
Watermelon
Strawberry
Orange
Banana
Apple
Emerald
Chocolate
Marble
z1ggy
-
Content Count
789 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
7 -
Feedback
0%
Everything posted by z1ggy
-
I didn't ask for anything special, they just did that on their own. I've also never seen copper on front towers ever, although I've personally done it after I've have rivets fall out in my old Mako's. These are 271 holders. I normally wear 8.5 or 9 depending on brand, and when I got sized, my one food was about 8.6 (just over the 8.5 line) and the other foot was 8.75-ish. Honestly, if I was right between holder sizes, I'd rather go the smaller size and have a larger radius on my runner than have it be a little too long and then have my toe and heel catching... have to shave those areas or make a custom profile I'm not used to. Let me pop them on again real quick. When I was in store I just walked around and kind of hopped side to side. I didn't want to stress the eyelets and do any kind of damage, even though the skate had pretty much fully cooled off once I was on my feet. Also to this Boo10 guy... you need to chillax my friend. True didn't say squat to me and I understood it may take up to 3-4 weeks to get them. I got them just now because I went on travel Sept 5 and just got back. Boots had already been done by that point, but I didn't ask True... my LHS contacted me.
-
As promised, here are some pics and my initial review of the skates. Will be getting them on ice tomorrow, if not then some time next week. From what I can see, my skates have pretty much 0 QC issues. The biggest thing I can see is what looks to be some glue/epoxy that dripped on to my toe cap, which I pictured above. All my rear tower rivets are copper thanks to the awesome crew at my hockey shop. When I got these on my feet after the bake, the length front to back was spot on... I did not experience any weird length differences or hot spots. Crazy comfortable right out of the box. I will say though... they were just a bit too roomie as far as volume in my upper ankle and mid foot went, heel lock was good but not great. We let them sit in the shop's fridge for an hour and I went to get lunch. I came back, we heated them up with a heat gun and put some C clamps on the looser areas, then let them sit for a bit. That helped quite a bit as these skates prettttyyy much turn into playdough when heated up then freeze into position once they cool down. I'm going to take my heat gun out tonight and use some Saran wrap or an ace bandage to wrap around my ankle some more and just really try to get these as molded to my foot as possible. One major thing I feel is the blade under my foot. I'm like hyper aware where the steel is in relation to my foot so much so than with FT1 or FT2. I also went down to 5/8 hollow from 1/2.
-
Mine took 4 weeks. With all good things comes patience. They could have had a weird down day in the shop and managed to push this persons order right through.
-
The last they were made from is probably larger than your foot width wise. Ideally you get sized up and scanned for them since each pair is different. I believe I read the new True runner is a dual 9/10' radius, and I believe the Mako is just a single 9'. Pitch very similar, too.
-
My last ~ 10 years of skates have been: Vapor XXX ---> Mako II ----> FT1 ----> FT2 ---> True If you were an EE in the Mako, you'll still probably be Ok in FT1/2 EE but also try Supremes & AS1 in D width. I gotta say though my friend.... none of those fit as well as the Mako. FT1/2 are very narrow in the toes, I had to go up a half size to fit in them properly, which then gives me some other issues. The above response is probably the most sound; search high and low for used Mako's if yous are messed up or potentially shell that $$ out for True.
-
In what way is the supreme narrow? If it's only in the mid area (not toe box) that could be solved with some punching. I'd try that + the thinnest possible insole you can manage and thin socks.
-
If by hold in place, they mean strangle them to your arm after you have 2 adult men rip them over the elbow pad.... then yes. My normal dressing procedure for the last.... ~15 years has been to put my jersey on over my shoulder pads, then just push the sleeves up a bit, slap the elbows on.. sleeve just fall right back over again, good to go. Now I'll probably try first putting elbow pads on with shoulders... then get my jersey over everything at once. If that doesn't work well, might just be easier to try and find smaller pads. Not sure if I trust the dry cleaner lady to cut/alter this thing.
-
I looked, it's Men's League Sweaters.
-
I have to ask.... the goalie on our team ordered them. Maybe the name of the company or something will be on the tag. I'll check once I'm home. What's weird though is the sleeves are also mega long. Like I said.. ordered my typical players XL and it fits quite differently than our practice jersey, which is just that typical solid color cheapie stuff you buy for like $15. This thing was something like $75 including matching socks. It's more like a legit sweater to be honest.
-
Mine came in and are now mounted up with blacksteel and XS holders. I am picking up on Saturday... WIll post picks and give thoughts! Will be skating in them Sunday.
-
Yes, everybody complaining but only mine are crazy tight. Jersey is an XL, that's what I've always worn... Practice jersey and game jersey. I'll have to bring the jersey into the dry cleaner down the road that I mentioned before to see if she can widen it because it will surely be cheaper than buying new elbows. I'd rather not skimp on protection, even though this is a non checking league so I'm usually not hitting the ice too often.
-
There's nothing wrong with the elbow pads I have now, other than being like... 8 years old and pretty gross. They function properly still and most of the stitching is still intact. I'll look into the seamstress thing...maybe the lady who does dry cleaning down the street can do it, I know she does minor alterations for pants, shirts, etc.
-
My team got new jerseys and the sleeves for some reason are insanely narrow. My old Bauer Supreme elbow pads barely allow me to get my jersey over them. Had to have a teammate help rip them down over the padding, and that's not something I feel like doing from now on. Looking for the absolute smallest/least volume pads available. ...And yes I have the right size jersey, for whatever reason this company makes the sleeves very narrow.
-
Mounting holders on hockey skates for over pronation
z1ggy replied to smu's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment
@KelpFries Can you post pics of the plastic piece you made? What material you used, etc. Great post by the way. -
My guess is they didn't order the holders/runners right away.
-
Sharpening: Blade Hollow and the Relationship to Body Weight
z1ggy replied to Gretsch's topic in Ice Hockey Equipment
I also take ice condition into consideration. In the summer or on certain rinks I need to go a bit more shallow than on hard ice/winter rink conditions. I'm about 195lb and use 1/2'' but I do feel it's on the more "diggy" side, but I prefer this for the most part. I also find getting my skates sharpened a PITA, so with step steel and a 1/2'', I am usually good to skate for 2-3 months before I feel my edges starting to be a little too soft for my taste. Play/skate 1-2 times a week, maybe a total ice time of 100-120 minutes, depending on things. -
My boots are in but somehow the CCM holder and step steel didn't come in according to the shop (not sure how holders and runners would take 4+ weeks to ship). Hopefully will be picking them up next weekend. I will provided detailed thoughts and pictures since I'm sure there are a lot of lurkers who read this thread and use it as a guide on whether or not to buy. At least... I know I did.
-
True that. I don't even lace the top eyelet of my FT2's. But... I'm about 195lb and I skate pretty hard in mine. I like the overall stiffness of the boot, although I would never go stiffer than this.
-
I think most ppl here recommend going retail if they fit really well. For me... I've tried every skate that's come out and the only thing that came close was Jetspeed. Even then, My FT2 aren't perfect but were the best of all retail so I got them, plus I ordered True's because I still want a better fit. I was sized up and my right foot was like an 8.75 and my left was like 8.6. In almost all skates I either have to have crushing foot pain, or a sloppy toe/heel area. Chose 9's because I didn't want crushing foot pain. Has almost nothing to do with my skill level and how much I play, too. I want to play to the fullest of whatever skill I have, regardless if I'm on the ice with guys who played D1 puck or some random joe who can't even skate. I feel like skates are really the only thing I'd spend big bucks on. Padding, sticks... all that isn't making any difference for me really if I'm not skating.
-
Has or is anybody tracking this so called QC issue with time of year? I wonder if more issues pop up during the NHL season than they would say if you ordered skates between June and Sept?
-
I understand your point, I and I agree it's lame something costing $1000 and brand new should be defect free. They don't have rigorous QC though I would assume... and if they did I bet they'd cost way more. Having the tongue come out is more like having your engine gasket leak after driving it 5 miles. However, with cars... they almost certainly run and check the engine and all major components prior to delivery. In my company, we build electric machinery and we test them for at least 3-4 hours prior to delivery and there's dozens of QC paper work. These are hockey skates so it's unlikely they are "test driving" these out before they get boxed up. I assume the skates have to be built to some kind of drawing or spec of some sort, then probably checked quickly for fit and finish. With the number of skates in the NHL and players who make millions of dollars putting their trust in True still, the quality issues must be few and far. Maybe players have 2 or 3 back up pair in case these things like tongue coming out happen, idk.
-
I always expect to have to tweak skates a bit and that they'll never be perfect right away. While it's pretty triggering to see a tongue tab break off.... it's like a 10 minute fix no? Velco pad, epoxy & secure that while it dries. I probably spend 4 hours tweaking my Mako's when I got them originally to fit my dang foot properly. Heating.. punching... The towers were also misaligned. My FT2's so far have been pretty much flawless which I'm surprised by. FT1's had stitching coming loose in a few spots after about 10hrs.
-
I see.. But what do you mean by reporting it to the shop? Didn't you get scanned at a shop and then go in to get them heat molded to your feet when they first came in? Do you mean you saw small issues well after the fact with use?
-
This shop has done over 500 pair and they said problems are rare. Perhaps they have a better relationship, who knows. So far, the only negative I ever hear is from ppl here. I've met probably ten guys who use True and none have complained.
-
I hope I don't get a bad QC'ed job 😧 mine are due in a few weeks. Also gonna suck to drive the 80 minutes into NYC to get them only to look down at poor workmanship. I would hope the shop would not drag me in if that were the case. I have FT2 as "backups" but I was hoping to just return them in the 90 day window once I got the True's. Might return them for 8.5's anyway as I feel the sizing changed every so slightly with FT2 and 9's (which I had in FT1) are a hair big.
