Hey MSH, long time lurker (maybe 15 years, on and off) first time poster.
I have a question about some frames for conversion of old skates. I've been out of roller hockey for about 4 years now after playing rec league and competitive from about 1998-2016, so I've played quite a bit, but it seems like things have changed a lot from the 72/80 Hi-Lo days. (I know they were out a long time before 2014, but they were still easy to find).
I want to put some frames on an old pair of amp fly ice boots and I'm not sure what to put. I don't have any old 72/80 hi los that are worth using, so my options are basically a Hummer, vanguard or sprungs. Or i could wait and try the marsblades R1s I guess.
Issue is, another thread here said that there was trouble mounting vanguards on the amp fly, and I once tried the Hummers on the tour code tabu and I hated the all 80s setup, not to mention the dremmeling.
So basically, I can just fish around for old hi lo frames, or i can try the sprungs or marsblades. The reason I'm unsure about them is that everyone says the advantage is that they're more similar to ice, but I always played more roller than ice anyway, so that doesn't mean much to me as I'm comfortable going back and forth.
Do I lose anything from switching to sprungs if I don't need the ice like feel? Finally, anyone ever mount sprungs on amp fly boots? Thanks guys