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Lol that's what I'm saying.

Custom Bauer don't come more narrow and with less negative space than their retail options. The Ultrasonics are fine for me, but I probably won't be able to fit into anything else going forward if they just keep getting wider and wider.

I more narrow toe box isn't necessarily an "issue" for some people. I actually downgraded from the Machs to the Ultrasonics because of the wider toe box in the former. Bauer moving towards roomier skates has become an annoyance for me. I think it's time they offered a fourth option - Fit 0.

Can confirm it's Quad 0, not XS (for 252). I know because I have both profiles.

I never claimed you did. Not really. I'm hardly ever on this site anymore. This thread was on the first page and I decided to point out to the casual reader that it's not necessarily "normal", and it's certainly not unique to Bauer. It would be a disservice to someone looking at the Mach's to come away with this impression. Isn't that what MSH is for in the first place? For the record, I baked my former Machs three times, at home. They looked nothing like OP's.

7th picture: https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/skates/7420245-ccm-used-ribcor-100k-pro-hockey-skates-size-7-0-regular-widrh 1st and 2nd picture: https://sidelineswap.com/gear/hockey/skates/7514390-ccm-used-intermediate-ribcor-100k-pro-hockey-skates-regular-size-6 I think it's just an artifact of eyelets. Not sure there's a way around it. Whatever the reason - over-tightening, someone too heavy for their height, aggressive on their skates, over-baking (under-baking?), not airing equipment out - we can only speculate. But clearly it's on a case-by-case basis, and not at all unique to Bauer.

I can see just fine on SLS. Plenty of counterexamples there. I sold my Mach's but they never had this issue. I can dig up some pictures if you really care that much. At the end of the day, it's an eyelet and eyelets rip/break/chip and get damaged. I had far more damage to the eyelets proper than anything else, let alone any perceived stretching. In fact I recall noting in my listing that the buyer would likely need to get a few replaced. My only gripe with the Supreme line is you can't get them with the injected facing the Hyperlites have.

Mach skates with Quad Zero are already pitched forward quite a bit. I'd just adapt to it. If you pitch any more forward you might end up with knee problems. Speaking from experience.

It's user-dependent during the baking process. Plenty of used skates online that don't exhibit this "stretch".

Tried to tell you.

I've seen this myth parroted around before. Ignore it.

They make a slightly smaller version of the white and red ruby whetstone that ships with Prime One-Day. The version you linked says I can't have it for 2 months!

I really want one of these, but hard to justify. I'm only sharpening my skates, and every time I check with my HDI, it says the edges are perfect. I can see this being a great device if you have a family or your machine is in a pro shop setting. I recently played around with the new Gen 3 app. Pretty amazing stuff they've done there if you're someone that really puts the machine through it's paces.

Nice. I spoke to the good folks over at Tydan and they're going to cook me up a Quad XS/Zero hybrid.

The Polaris sounds interesting. I actually have access to someone with one of these machines, as well.

Dang. Must've missed it. I'm on their email list too.

Oh I see what you're saying. The steel already had a profile, but you didn't pick it.

Oh nice. Was that like Black Friday by any chance? I was just about to order a custom profile from them.

@drmFF33 Did you ever try a Quad before? I'm looking into the Elite SCS options now, but they don't give specifics on which is which. I was hoping to get a comparison to something I've already used. Thanks!

How can I go about getting a Quad XS/Zero hybrid? Eg, 6 ft – 8.5 ft – 11 ft – 12.5 ft, and 18.5mm of forward pitch. I have money. Will pay. 🙂

What about stability. I'm curious if there are different Atomic K Cuts for different sized runners, as well. Wish I could get some more info on this. It's expensive to get new steel and a new profile for it to be a total dud.

Can you tell me what's different about it, in your opinion?

Lol I have to go to IG to read about profiles? Sheesh. What about the Atomic K Cut? It says "top secret".

I posted a question about these profiles earlier this year and you said you were going to ask if you could share any info, but I never saw that you responded. Still curious what profiles they offer. Their website still doesn't list them, but I know they have a few odd-sounding ones out there. Atomic K Cut, eg. Edit: I found some random info on Instagram, but Atomic K Cut Is listed as "top secret". Sounds like a lot of marketing but I'm open to anything.

What quad profiles were they on, specifically? The quads are a little aggressive and require quite a bit of athletic balance. They're not for everyone. What exactly is a 981/Quad hybrid, anyway?