Miller55

Your shop might be able to tell you...

Yeah, Eagles are definitely not cheap, but they last. I have a pair of L29s now that are probably 15 years old, have been repalmed 3 times and are due for a 4th repalm. That's 5 palms on one pair of gloves and the shells are still in decent shape. My other pair were tan/natural H34s that lasted me a good 10 years and two repalms before everything fell apart. If I would have known they wouldn't remake that glove I probably would have had them fixed too, but I just tossed them and figured I'll get another pair. When I couldn't find I ordered custom L29s right before I took a break a few years ago and they're almost mint still. And then I just picked up a pair of black H34s that are sick. The tufftek and portofino are not as durable, but still pretty good. I love the Cali tan color so I'm considering a custom pair of either PPF x905s or the Aero pro custom with the flex cuff (4 roll glove with a flex cuff!!) , but I haven't found a place to try them on yet and I won't get gloves that I didn't try on

Yeah I agree. I never had an issue with locked thumbs. But the surgeon cuff is very different from the 11k. The Dynasty ax1s were decent after the franchises, but it don't think the alphas are the same quality. Also, I definitely feel like there warrior pro stocks are a bit larger than marked. I wear Eagles for a long time now, but pretty much the only glove I would leave Eagles for is the 11k/HG12/14. If I could find a pair of leather 11ks I'd probably be wearing those, but the only ones I've ever seen are Crosby that are like 600+. Fine for collectors, but I wouldn't play in $600 Crosby gloves. (Although it did cross my mind recently to restore my old Easton gx9500 Modano pro stocks with new gussets and palms and see if I could find someone to split the finger pads from one piece to two piece). I looked into custom or pro stock coverts and was just not impressed with the protection. Don't get me wrong, if you have money to burn then be my guest, but if you're looking for comparable quality to 11ks you won't find it apart from CCM pro stock and maybe Sher-Wood and STX for cheaper options.

The QRL and QRL pro were decent gloves. The retail padding was awful IMO, but pro stock was decent. The qredge gloves are not great imo. They did not have the mobility of the QRL line and the flex cuff was not as good IMO. They are very comfortable and I would probably use warriors for outdoor street pickup, but not much more. I have a pair of pro stock alphas that I never wear (I liked the colors and got them from a friend for 10 bucks, they need full repalm) and I would say they are decent protection and very light and comfortable, but the foam definitely feels sub par compared to even my Eagles (which are not considered the most protective gloves by any means) so I don't think they will hold a candle to the 11ks/hg12s

If you're looking to replace 11ks I would just stick with them. Nothing warrior offers compares in quality or protection imo

I definitely had a few Easton aluminum's bend on me to the point that they were useless. That was when I was like 10 too, so I doubt they're actually indestructible

Bsuer sizing is not the same as it was when the makos came out. Half size longer. Compared with Bauer's today I would say makos are the same size. I wear 9.5 supreme and could not comfortably fit in a 9 mako. I felt the same way with TF9s and TF7s, but I only tried on the R width. I did feel like I might be ok in a 9W with the wrap baking method. Regarding the heel, i agree it felt tight but it definitely feels like it can open up a lot

I wouldn't risk welding those, but obviously people have definitely done dumber things. I don't know your means, but I prefer spending money on new skates than copays, so I would get something new. If you need wider look into Alkali or Tour. Tour prices actually are not that inflated. I think the fishbones from 20 years ago were around 400 and now there top skates are probably 6. They haven't gotten much better since then, but they fit wider. Also in higher end models you have Missions in ee

Absolutely agree. It's on True now to resolve this and I've heard pretty good things about them. They definitely can't afford bad cs press on the retails. I would be surprised if the toe padding was the issue too, as they didn't seem to have that much of it to make a half size difference. I bought ROR pro returns and they came with the length inserts for. 5 size difference between the two feet to make the 9.5 boot to a 9 on one foot and it definitely felt more substantial than the toe padding. The TF9 padding doesn't even feel as think as the mako 2, so I can't see that being a solution, but who knows

Given how a few pages back there was a whole discussion about the surprise that very few shops are carrying these, I think it's safe to assume that a lot of folks don't have the opportunity to try them on. I'm not saying that's the case here, just that this is one skate that is definitely not so easy to find in stores to try on.

Cuzt0m m0dz. Pro only option, like the clarino liners

I'd be surprised if you can find anything lighter than the E700, but I also haven't bought any newer helmet models since the last 2014-5(ish?) E700s I bought

The blade on the chrome Chinese ones was terrible, soft and weak.

There are a lot of skates that offer a flexible tendon guard...

Nice catch. So it means that 8.5 will probably be perfect for you. I don't think you'll have an issue taking care of that. Good luck.

I've ordered from them and it definitely takes a while, but it will come. I've never had an issue, although I haven't needed to get in touch with them and it's probably annoying not to be able to reach anyone. They're pretty reputable company

That's awesome. Good luck on your next adventures. Did it years ago, left teaching in NYC public schools (absolute disaster) to run a bookbinding business. Just sold the business and moved out to Phoenix AZ to take a new teaching job and I love it

Not a chance. I have 2 in pretty good condition but I wouldn't sell either of them, and I would expect that if you ever met anyone else who has one they're also not looking to sell ever

I did not have that indent on either TF9s or TF7s. Could be there was a contour in the boot there but definitely not like what you have

It looks like there heat gun and tissue paper trick should fix it

Could be. I was told they couldn't even make me a 15" PPF x905 (14.5 is the PPF+ size) and that they didn't have any leather palm options, not overlays. I never heard that the NHL banned leather, pretty sure Crosby still wears leather shells. Anyway, this is way off topic, but I've probably bought 8-10 pairs of Eagle custom gloves over the last 20ish years, and the options that they offer now are significantly less than what was available in the past.

For sure. I was trying to say that even with the old eyelets and standard height, just changing the tongue was enough to address the lack of forward flex. I'm 200lbs and skate hard, and even I had a tough time with the og tongues, but swapped for regular felt tongues with a pu lace bite protector and I was fine. I'll bet a half inch lower and more moldable eyelets only help even more

Yeah I swapped the tongues from the 2s pros so I never had the issue with forward flex that everyone complained about with the stock tongues, even with the stick eyelets

Yeah that makes sense lol. Haven't tried on ultrasonics but from what I hear they're not a long way from the 2s pros, which are a word away from mako/vh

Lookin good. Even though I think the R1s are pretty hideous, those actually look pretty cool.