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    1 hour ago, shooter27 said:

    Somebody asked it above, and I'm curious as well, what happens when the flare gets worn down from sharpening? I assume that will change the angle of the edges to the ice.  Does that mean one needs to change hollow as their blade wears down to get the same bite?

    My assumption is you will get your blades sharpened less often thus having a much longer blade life. But overall, once you hit a specific point, you would swap the steel as the flare would be insignificant. 

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    On 9/3/2017 at 0:32 PM, Zac911 said:

    This is very similar to the Taper Side Honed Figure Skate Blades.  Having an edge flared out at the bottom would in theory give you lower steel engagement with the ice for turns as well as a wider steel for better floatation.  The bigger picture as to service / sharpenings might be more challenging though.  I am all for it;  however,  in the hockey environment  might not be all that practicable,  but I believe some of the next innovations need to come from steel and steel prep.

    Agreed. Steel quality has gotten better but no major changes have really evolved since the Paul Coffey era. He was the last player I know of that was known to constant play with this skate design. Profiles, steel types, holders, CAG, ROH, you name it. He tried it. 

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    I recently talked to someone who was using custom steel that was wider than normal. I forgot the name of the company but someone pointed me to this product https://flareskateblade.com

    Has anyone seen or used these? I am fascinated by the idea of wider steel.

    Note: This steel is not the same as the person I skated with using the custom wider steel. Maybe someone knows of the other companies name? The steel was about 1mm wider and it did not flare like this brand. 

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    Just now, xstartxtodayx said:

    There's a 90 day guarantee, I'm not certain the exact details but I think if you're not happy you can send them back.  You might want to check their website first to get the exact details though.  I'm going on about a month with mine and I love them.

     

    Even better if its 90 days. My box says 60 risk-free satisfaction guarantee though. 

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    Digging up an older post. I purchased these for my 1x skates and my experience was the volume they occupy puts my foot in a weird location in the skate. On my left foot, the inner ankle and my flexor hallucis  area are incredibly pained by them. I also find that the height increase in the rear, coupled with my blade combination radius and skate/holder put me too far on my toes. This tends to effect stick handling at speed and quick acceleration. I think they are better than the factory Bauer footbeds (which are pretty much nonexistent) but at least for me, my skates, and the way I skate there doesn't seem to be harmony. Before anyone says anything, I did bake the skates again AFTER the new footbeds. I did not the first few times and my ankle was wrecked from not sitting in the pocket properly. Moving back to the factory footbeds I did not need to bake my skates again. Everything just fell back into place. 

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