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If you are looking at top spec skates why not go full custom and get something like TRUE? Especially since you have two significantly different sized feet.

What ever happened to this company? Did they go out of business? Is anyone else making a similar product?

It easily snaps off.

They are slightly thicker the whole way through. This is Flare stainless, BladeTech, RamonEdge, and Flare DLC. I have some digital calipers at the shop so I can take pics showing the specific measurements.

Do both feet if you are going to redo the scan.

Yes

With JVR wearing TRUE skates I can kind of understand as it will negate any of the pitch built into the boot. TRUE skates have about 1.6mm built into the boot design. We get a lot of players who switch to TRUE and cannot adapt to the pitch and thus we need to put a lift in the front. Maybe the new Vapor has an extreme pitch built into the boot too and Auton doesn't like it.

Quad 0 vs Zuperior, more agility, and quick transitions and lateral movement. However, you will lose speed and stability. I find the Zuperior is great for players who play wing or defense, are fast on their feet, or battle a lot along the boards. Quad profiles are great for players that are a little more dynamic and have a lot of lateral movement and do a lot of edge work.

I was expecting them to feel more like typical steel (STEP/Tydan) but they actually feel a little bit like Flare without as much bite from the angled edge. I skate on 1 1/8" ROH on Flare and that was too shallow for these and when pushing the edges hard I would spin out, so I had to go with a 1" ROH. The glide was excellent and the steel sharpens beautifully. Overall, I am very impressed. I put a 9/12 combo profile on them with a very aggressive forward pitch. I wish it was easier to get these in the US. I found a shop overseas that will sell them to me but the price is insane.

He must like a negative or neutral pitch on his skates and doesn't want to mess with profiling.

Warrior Alpha Pro with a Bauer Re-Akt cage or Easton E700 with a Bauer Re-Akt cage.

There is a slight bit of weight added (nominal at best) but its more about where the weight is, at the blade, which affects swing weight. However, the ability to tip pucks when in front of the net, preventing a puck from hopping over my stick, or getting more "meat" on a shot when the puck is rolling or not flat is worth it. Once you go with a max height blade (MHB) it's very had to switch back. If you are a pure dangler though, I can see the MHB and its added weight being disliked.

I would look at a girdle. They offer some protectin in that area.

Soon. Very soon.

One of my buddies was able to get his hands on some RamonEdge Steel. I've been dying to see what the hype is. Mounting it on some new TRUE skates with some black TUUK holders. RamondEdge Steel Granlund https://imgur.com/gallery/ChrM3M9

I've decided that after 7 years in Seattle WA it's time for me to move on. I've been looking at moving to Scottsdale AZ as there seems to be a decent amount of rinks in the area and the people there I have played with were all very nice and drama free. The big thing I am trying to determine is if I should open a store out there. In Seattle I have three dedicated hockey stores and will likely be selling all of these to another local hockey store ownership group. It would be too hard to manage stores in Washington from Arizona. Looking at the hockey landscape in Arizona it seems there are two big players, Behind The Mask and Ice Den. Both of them seem more like a standard hockey shop and they don't seem to do any custom skate modifications, profiling or anything more than just selling gear and sharpening skates. Is there a market for something"more" out in Arizona or would it be a waste if time? I own and run the hockey shops in Seattle WA because I love hockey. It has never been a source of income. I also wanted to help address and educate a growing market and community that was in dire need of some educated ownership.

My most recent pair of TRUE skates weigh 909 grams.That's with the factory holder and steel. Brand new. Never used. The steel has been profiled though so it is obviously a few grams lighter. This is a size 7.5/8 with 272 holders. Standard tongue. No impact protection. Standard liner. https://imgur.com/gallery/s1pg4AH In the video I weigh the FT1 and FT2 for comparison.

My point is there is no competition between areas. The distance between the two rinks is 35 miles. This is not even factoring in the distance that people would actually have to drive from their homes. No one wants to drive 35 miles at 10pm at night to go play hockey unless that is literally the only option. If there was another option closer to home people would much rather attend that skate.

The FT490 has less foam inside and if anything is almost an identical replica of the FT1 in many ways. There are only a few very small changes overall. As for the protection aspect. I never took a shot in the FT1 skate that hurt my foot so maybe I have feet of stone 😉 . I do get shot often though, not on purpose, I just tend to get my body int he way of the shooter and the goalie and the shooters tend to shoot my feet many times. That being said, I think the FT2 will provide much more protection overall than the FT1 and the FT490. The composite seems thicker and the choice in materials seem more robust.

In the Seattle area people from the East dont go West and people from the South dont go North, vice versa as well. Its weird, but thats just the way people operate. I am likely only one of a few players that skates at all of the rinks in the region and I also dont associate myself with one particular group or set of teams vs another. I . just like to go out and skate, have fun, and enjoy myself. I feel like everyone who has "aged out" should embrace this thought because there is no point in being a dick or going "so hard" in a game of shinny with buddies that someone could accidentally get hurt. Also, since hockey is not nearly as popular in Seattle as most other locations I would imagine the community to be closer knit, which it is, but in a much more negative way.

I am debating on sharing the email exchange I have had with this individual so others can see just what a terrible person he is. Some have said this is a good idea, others said it won't make things better and could make them worse, if thats even possible. What do you think?

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I have lived in a lot of states and played hockey all over North America and Seattle WA seems to have the worst overall hockey community when it comes to camaraderie. It seems like all of the rinks are divided, the hockey associations are divided and the people are just overall pretty shitty. Why? My example: There is a drop-in that happens on Friday nights in North Seattle. A rink in the south decided they would offer a drop-in as well so people dont have to drive 40 miles just to get ice time. More importantly, there are more players than a single drop-in can handle so its nice to give people some options. One of the primary individuals who manages the skate in the north was upset that the south skate was publicized and felt some of his players were being poached he decided to ban the players who publicized the skate in the south. Some of the individuals also sometimes skate in the north too! No one was "poaching" or trying to "steal" any players. The fact he thinks this is mind-blowing..... Perhaps he doesn't understand that people have a right to choose. Anyway, I am frustrated. I dont understand what is wrong with people in Seattle. I am used to hockey communities being like family but it seems in Seattle area individuals treat everything like commodities. It's sad.

CCM issuea a credit to the stores account. The store then either sells you a new pair of skates or refunds you your money. Whatever the customer decides.