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Hockeywolf runs a couple rink stores in Seattle that I've personally been to so they're legit.

Aight, I'll probably check out some step black steel to add to the XS holders. Personally I feel like all of these performance technologies is minimal improvement and not worth the value and I'd rather just get solid high quality steel. Good to hear there shouldn't be that huge of an adjustment, I'm going to skate on them tonight without any practice/public skate so we'll find out I guess. Sidelineswap does have the true holders in 263 but I'm pinched for time because I have games coming up with no alternative skates so I ended up mounting some XS holders with XS1 steel which I'll have to replace soon with some Step. Side note, if anyone ever happens to require holder repairs in the Seattle area, there's pretty much only one guy does it located in Olympic View Arena hockey wolf.

I recently broke one of my True gen 1 holders with the bolt lock on them and have decided to switch to the XS holders since the original holders are impossible to get anymore. I haven't been in the gear game since circa 2019 and I'm wondering what the best steel and profile to start with to experiment on the new holders. Back in the day Step blacksteel was the best steel but now I'm looking and there's a ton of aftermarket steel out there now. I've been using the stock step steel that came with my skates but now that I'm switching holders I'm interested in trying out other steel as well as profiles outside of the 10' stock. 1. What's the consensus on the best steel for XS holders? I'm looking for longevity and quality. I typically sharpen every 3 months with 2 skates a week and use a 7/8'' ROH on 263 mm steel. 2. The variety of profiling is even more expansive now, if I wanted to try out profiling, what should I start with? 3. Going from the gen 1 true holders to XS holders, I'm aware that the true holders put you on your toes more than other holders/steel, what's a good profile that replicates that feeling incase I can't get used to the flatter XS holder/steel? Now that I'm doing my research again, it seems like steel/profiling is turning into a huge marketing cash cow with skates so it's pretty hard now to weed out all the marketing riff raff. I appreciate the help from everyone!

Aight, I'll scratch that off the plans then. Thanks!

Has anyone tried to purchase a set of skates in Canada and then have them shipped to the US in order to take advantage of the exchange rate? Is that possible or would they have to be shipped to the same store that you had your scan? I'm planning to go up to Ottawa over the weekend and I wanted to get a set of goalie skates.

Most of the paint is on the toe cap, but you can tell that they very poorly masked the rest of the boot so there's some overspray on the side of the heel of the boot on the carbon area. Acetone was my first thought but I was wondering if it would have any effect on the finish or glue in and around the boot.

Does anyone have any suggestions for removing poorly done spray paint on the toe of the boot and all around? I bought a used pair of goalie true skates and I'm wondering if there's a solution to remove the paint without damaging the rest of the boot. It's just a cosmetic issue and if I'm unable to find a good solution I won't bother, but it's an interesting problem none the less.

I can't speak much to warrior pants. The only pro stock I've ever tried on were a pair of medium franchises and they fit way too large for me. Protection-wise, they seemed very solid. Everything in warrior that I've ever tried on ranging from pants to gloves to helmets has given me the impression that Warrior gear is definitely targeted toward big build people and since I fit "slim" for most things, nothing warrior works for me.

HP30 and the HP35 are more or less the same pant. They are the same as the HP520 pant with upgrades. There's a few minor differences such as the +1 zipper or zipper on the legs that one or the other might not have but fit wise they are the same and fit like traditional pants and are medium on the weight scale. HP70 is very much a traditional pant and is a copy of the old Tackla 7000 / 9000 pants if you've ever tried those on. They fit like tanks, look like tanks, are as heavy as tanks. HP45 and HPUCLP are the CCM RBZ/UCLP equivalent pant. They are the lightest pants on the market and provide adequate protection as well as seemingly(I don't have proof but there are very few other models used for CCM) being the most popular model CCM pant used in the NHL. UCLP is the older version and are a two piece pant (uppers and lowers can be separated). HP45 is a one piece pant usually with the +1 extension. The lining material on both the pants is slightly different and the lower back protector is also different, but all both pants function roughly the same. Most pro stock enthusiasts that use CCM pants ride along with the trend and prefer the HP45/HPUCLP model over the HP35/30/70. The lightness of the pants with good protection(enough for NHL players to use) makes it the clear cut choice. Sizing for the HP45/HPUCLP gets wonky because both pants fit a little short and small. I'm assuming "36-37" is your pants waist size and not your actual waist measurement. So, a large sizing guideline is 34-36 and XL is 36-38. Based on the small fitting of the HP45 and your waist size, I would go for an XL. However, since you're also 5'9 (me too but my waist is 31 and I fit a medium HP45 snugly), the length of the pants maybe too long. I find that being 5'9'' myself, the medium HP45 is just perfect with the +1 extension so XL for you may be too long.

Well, shipping should be way quicker for you so don't be too discouraged! Remember that the normal wait time would be a month or more. That's unfortunate but I'm still excited for them nonetheless!

Mine were finished today: https://imgur.com/a/N622DSb Does anyone know if it's overnight shipping or standard? I was hoping to be able to skate on them for a game on Thursday.

A note on turnaround time: I got my feet scanned last Thursday(10th), scans were submitted to True on Friday(11th), went into production on Tuesday (15th).

To clarify, I'm looking for a boot that has even more space at the bottom of the arch so that I can flatten out my arch rather than having extra negative space in that spot but I do understand your point. I have tried shimming my foot by adding extra insole to the inside of my foot near the arch, both along the entire length of the boot and only in the heel area and have had no success with that as the pain was even worse. I have not attempted to move my holders inward as I'm hesitant to permanently effect my skates before trying out all other options. Additionally, I have consistently skated with the top eyelet empty for a year or so but I just recently tried lacing fully to the top and roughly half the pain has alleviated.I still feel the pain in the arch area with pressure pushing up toward my arch. I'm currently already skating in a pair of stiff skates (Nexus 8000, has curv) so I wonder if this revelation provides any insight to my problems.

Yeah, I have pretty bad pronation that flattens out my arch. You can see the extent of the pronation from the Bauer Scan. If I skate hard, the part of my arch closest to my ankle presses against the boot and gives me a crap ton of pain. I'm currently in a pair of 7EE Nexus skates where I've tried superfeet/ccm insoles/speedplates all of which were not effective at combating the pronation. Additionally, the 7EE skates are slightly too narrow at the forefoot so I was hoping to fix that as well. I was hoping that the custom skates would make a pocket of space where my ankle/arch can rest against without being jammed against the boot to help relieve the pressure.

Yeah I've talked to Bret, his first suggestion for me was to go for a skate orthotic before trying VH. I was initially going to go with his advice but if a skate orthotic is going to cost upwards of 300-500$, I'd rather just get the skates.