A2rhino

Thanks for the feedback puck it. I always hope for the best and prepare for the worst. I truly believe my recovery will go well. I have great faith in the docs at my ortho office after they helped me through a terrible groin injury a few years ago. Optimus, i agree with Puck it. Don't let this get you down. Keep pushing and doing what the docs tell you. Never hurts to get a second opinion if you're not happy. remember that we are all different and recover at a different rate. I PM'd you the other day.

Optimus, I had a similar accident back on June 12th. A dirty boarding hit from behind. Broke my fibula and separated the tibia from the ankle. I had surgery on June 20th. a plate and 8 screws put in. Sent the pics to JR. its no joke. Was cleared on Monday to be out of my boot (woo hoo) and walking in a shoe. I still have extreme swelling that will eventually go away. For now its causing a lack of ROM. Thankfully I have no pain. I slept in my boot every night until I was cleared on Monday. It sucked but it helped. I still ice it twice a day. I can stand/balance all my weight on it. I've been doing fore/aft ROM exercises with it using a theraband. nothing crazy but just to stretch. I can say that the dr. was surprised with the speed of my recovery and healing progress. I attribute it to being in shape, eating well and getting a lot of sleep. Dr. said that I should be back on skates in Nov. I think that's realistic at this point. I look at as the ice and my gear aren't going anywhere. Just take it easy and hang in there. I must add that I begin PT next week and that should help my progress even more. I do tend to feel a sharp pain now and again in the area where the plate is. I can only guess its from the plate rubbing against scar tissue. Never the less, things happen like car accidents. Fix the car and get back on the road.

Thanks again for the quick reply to my email and for posting this. I hope it helps those who may have had the same thought or question. I just sent your link to a friend of mine who's 8 year old is showing great potential of becoming something amazing. I'm curious to see what his skating coach will think of these.

I ordered some of these today. It will be a while before I'm able to try them but I'm convinced that they will work great from all the feedback. I am curious. Are these similar to the Toe Glove that was in the Kor Shift 2 skates?

I think the best thing is that you can always you the trusted Sharpie to color over any blue you don't like. I know I did that for years with my Supremes. Would be cool if Bauer sold a black pen similar to Sharpie that did this.

My personal favorites were the Easton S15 and my current Bauer Vapor X900's The S15's fit my foot better than any other skate. Had great protection and unlike many of you, I had no issues with the quality/breakdown of the skate. I still search for it daily on EBay. The X900 is the closest thing that I have found to the S15 for my foot yet. But to this day, the S15 in my opinion had the best heel lock and fit I've ever come across.

Be sure to let us know how the paint holds up.

I'm sure they will have a liquidation sale.

I had hoped that Warrior would have acquired them. For some reason I saw the Warrior W in the place of the flying G.

How much longer is the forearm pad on the new elbows than the RBZ's? I just got a pair of the RBZ's today and they are pretty short. But the fit is awesome.

Do we have a MSRP on the SpeedPlates?

Does the 1S have a stiffer upper than the 1X?

Shotblocker This company does a lot of the Pro’s custom stuff that you see out there. Shotblocker XT is one of the many models they have available. This particular model is designed to protect the entire top/front of your foot where your tongue and laces are. They have now made this model available to be sold to the mass market for $70.00 U.S. a pair. Fit: The XT comes in one size. I wear a 9D skate and it fits as if it was made perfectly for my skate. It measures 6.75” top to bottom and 4.5” left to right at the widest point at the top of the tongue. The XT has a great (hinge) flex point preventing any sort of limitation in your range of motion. I should add that even this hing/flex point is protective as well. They also have some sort of grip finish on the back to prevent the blockers from moving around during play. They have two places in your skates where you are to put your laces through to keep them snug to your boot. One at the bottom eyelets and again at the 3rd or 4th depending on your skate and where your flex point is in the tongue. You will not need longer laces for these. 10 out of 10 Weight: They are extremely light coming in at 70 grams each. You will forget they are on. 10 out of 10 Durability: This is where they excel and you get your money’s worth. These things are tanks. I have taken well over 100 sticks and nearly the same in blocked shots, without even a slight sting. Even after all that they still look as though they are basically new. They are constructed of a high-impact, engineered resin which has been over-molded with an energy-absorbing thermal polymer. 10 out of 10 Intangibles: The only con I have about these is not the instillation, however they are bit of a pain when lacing your top eyelets. They have engineered them to have a hinge and snap system that you can push the top part down to the snap into the very bottom of the protector exposing the top eyelets so you can easily lace up your skates. I personally have found this not to work successfully on my skates and have had to improvise by using a rubber band to hold them down when lacing my top 5 eyelets. For that I gave them an 8 out of 10 in the Fit. Conclusion: I’ve been wearing these now for nearly a year and would highly recommend them to anyone playing D or that stands in front of the net. I never thought that something so protective could be so flexible at the same time. Like I said; They are worth far more than the sale price of $70.00 a pair. My overall rating is a 9.5. This is only due to needing a rubber band every time I lace up my top 5 eyelets. I hope you have found this review to be helpful.

Had these changed to a pittard digital and mesh gussets from Hockey Menders. Have become my new favorite gloves. Sending two more pair to have done the same way,

Amen to That brother!!

Cant wait!

Is the D30 SMART FOAM the same as the Crazy Light U FOAM? in the Ultra Light pants. Also are these pants a spin off of the CCM 7000's in terms of fit? Ok so I just watched a video on the D30 Foam. interesting to say the least. I remember seeing something on downhill skiers using this sort of tech in their gear protective gear during the Olympics. Curious though, Nowhere do they say that it is a more than one time use kind of thing. Meaning that once there is impact to the foam, will it be able to do the exact same thing time and time again?

They really are a great fitting glove. I pick up others and still go back to my Pro Stock 11K's all the time.

They were I believe the 1997 Special Edition.

JUNKYARD, I remember those Eagle Gloves. Loved the Black and Silver.

Tacki Mac

KryptOng Dig'n the TM grips

I really like the idea of the Surgeon 500 elbow pads.

I saw these with white Tuuks on TH and thought that looked great. Just a fan of the solid black look. Thanks for the info on these not being available custom.