jr2000d

Only took 2 months but I've gotten around to respond. @Cavs019 you (and all the people in these threads) are correct. After talking in the locker room, with pro shop reps, and most importantly the guy that has sharpened skates here in SE Michigan for about 100 years (he's crazy but does one hell of a job on my skates)...........everyone confirms what you are saying.............the skates coming out of the Asia's and far east are just as good if not better then whats coming out of Canada at the consumer level. Graf has been taken over by a bunch of $$$ counters and the quality of the skates has fallen in recent years.......All that said I am still very happy with my purchase.

@aireaye................don't have quite the coin to go custom. Can I even get Bauer to make some average joe like me a custom pair? My research showed me for production top of the line skates Graf is the ONLY one still hand making skates in Canada. The newest TotalOnes are out of Thailand and the APX2 are out of China. Mind you they still carry an $800 price tag. @flip 12 whats VH? I'm new to these boards so please forgive my ignorance. Do you mean Vaughen Hockey? Thanks for the clarifications,

New Wheels. Been only able to skate in them twice so far. Loving them. Graf Ultra G9035 95 Flex, Tuuk Lightspeed 2 Holder, Step Steel, Superfeet Yellow Insoles. My decision came down to country of origin. For my money I want my skates hand made in Canada.......Only one company left in the equipment game doing that.............Graf Canada!