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    23 minutes ago, mcne0101 said:

    I'm seeing a Jetspeed with an R shaft geometry pro stock code, anyone have any idea what that is? Below are the options from the forum thread everyone links to. I've never seen the R before.

    Shaft Geometry

    C - Contoured Shaft (Round)

    F - Round and thicker than C

    T - Traditional Shaft (Square, like a totalone)

    Tr - Traditional slightly Concave

    R - Round corners with concave walls. Like Jetspeed at retail.

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    On 2/2/2019 at 6:05 AM, jpeaslee said:

    I've heard about guys saying the AS1 customs have a very contoured outsole, closely fitting their arch instead of being flat like a retail model. Any idea if the 70k would be similar or if the 2 piece construction would limit that?

     

    In the past, skates that didn't have enough volume and we lacking arch support (took me awhile to figure this out) gave me terrible arch pain.  Insoles with high arch support and loosely lacing over the arch helped, but we're kind of annoying to have to do. 

    2pc boot will inhibit any arch modification, sorry.

     

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    1 hour ago, jpeaslee said:

    I might have missed it somewhere, but are the total customs made in Canada?

    I'm in Nexus n9000s now as they're the only skate I've found that had enough volume, but the rest of the fit isn't great.  My left foot is wider than the right and had to stretch that boot but it's still not great.  I've got high arches and really wide toes (they're also cartoon like, biggest toe is the longest, and they get shorter from there).  On boots or shoes, there's always a spot where my big toe pushes out on the inside edge of the toe of the shoe and stretches it out and I've got wicked calluses on that part of my toe.  

    I really don't want to drop over a grand for a pair of skates, but it seems like that might be a good route to go.  Then I also have to figure out which line to go with.  Trying some on, the 70Ks felt the best, but I way failed the volume test.  The AS1's did ok, came closer to passing volume but wasn't quite as comfortable overall.  
     

    I was told my the closest 3D scanner shop (still 4 hours away) that the XS holders aren't available until this summer.  Anyone else hearing the same thing?  I'm debating whether I want to go ahead and do this, or if I should wait till this summer.  I'm assuming that's when the FT2 and "90k" (or whatever it'll be called ) will be launched?

    In the for what it's worth category, I'm also a big dude, 6'2" 260lbs, low level d2, high d3 skater, usually skate 3 times a week.  

    Any thoughts?

    1. Yes, Made at the St Jean factory

    2. An oversize toecap is available and may alleviate the chunky toe issue

    3. 70k with advanced facings would be a pretty good option for you then. You can advance the top 3 eyelets or the whole eyelet row, either 1/4 or a 1/2 inch. 

    4. Strong recommend for making a trip to get scanned. It makes a big difference. You don't need to get scanned to order custom skates, but you really should if at all possible. 

    5. You're a pretty big unit. You could potentially get 70K with more stiffness if you feel like you need the support. 

    Hope this helps...

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    10 hours ago, ParabolicActivity said:

    What is the breakdown between a custom and a hybrid kick point? Which one is most like my STX Surgeons?

    Custom: Constant Flex Profile - No place on the shaft is stiffer than another, hence custom. Wherever your bottom hand hits the shaft is where it will kick.

    Hybrid: Flexible Handle leading to a very stiff area around the CCM logo on the shaft, the taper below that is flexible too, so you have 2 loading zones on either side of the stiff hinge. This falls between a mid kick point (soft handle and stiff taper)  and a low kick (soft taper and stiff handle)

    It should be noted than none of the flex profiles are necessarily "better" than another... they just feel different

    If you want something that feels familiar coming from a Surgeon, try the Jetspeed or Ribcor.

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    21 minutes ago, Nicholas G said:

    For those wondering what specifics you can choose. Here is the order form.

     

     

    ^ This is not the custom order form.

    Below is the actual order form:

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    Not sure where the previous post came from, but I've never seen it before. If you are curious about options, each dealer that has a scanner also got a book explaining each available option. 

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    16 hours ago, PBardington3 said:

    Can anyone explain the new flex profile?

    The best way to think about the new flex profile is not so much about where the flex point is, or whether the pop-matrix channel is different, but how the stick actually bends. To rephrase, the focus on this product was to makes sure each sidewall is as efficient as possible, as in, a LH front sidewall should have different requirements of it compared to it's back sidewall, and conversely, the sidewalls of a RH shaft would be reversed relative to the LH shaft. It's got the ASY in the name to indicate that the flex profile of the sidewalls of the shaft are Asymmetrical, and that is what I'm referring too.  The end result is a product that is easier to load, but also pops back faster too.

     

    TLDR: New flex profile makes the stick easier to load, but with more pop as a result of optimizing the shaft construction...

     

    Edit: Stick is still Low-kick, with Pop-matrix technology, the addition of ASY-1 does not remove any features...

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