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    I see! Thanks for the clarification. Still a pretty cool idea.
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    I love the replacement tendon guard idea on the Supremes. It's a natural conclusion in line with the variable flex tongue inserts from way back.
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    Cool. Can you post pictures of the TC1? I've been wondering what that pattern looks like. Is True keeping it available, though? I thought they were killing the TC1 and TC3 off with their next generation of sticks.
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    Yet more Blues: Magnus Paajarvi Looks like he's still doing his unlaced top eyelet with taped tendon guard setup. It'll be interesting to see if Stastny makes the plunge. So many former Graf skaters have, and the Blues have more and more VH wearers almost by the week.
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    More Blues, Jaden Schwartz (and Brian Elliott).
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    Without having gotten any direct communication from VH, they have posted here and in their own materials that there is the option to have less stiffness, as well as the option to add a little bit with the integrated shot blocker. MC88 also said they could accommodate his request to stiffen just cuff area around the top eyelet. There seems to be some variability they can offer right off the bat.
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    Their gloves look weird though.
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    Over here the Makos were actually pretty popular. I don't know if that's because there isn't as much pros-using-what visibility in Denmark in particular, or what exactly. The U15 team I've been coaching has two guys in them and pretty much every other team we've played has had at least two or three but even up to five or six skaters in Makos. It seemed like it was doing well here, especially for being in only its second year.
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    Brandon Kozun won the KHL fastest skater in his VHs, 13.58.
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    This is interesting for if VH were to reintroduce a stock offering: if that kept the velcro-attached tongue you'd still have the option of adjustable fit above the toes, so you wouldn't really even need the custom VH to make for the difference you feel there. The beauty with the extremely thermoformable boots is the adaptability of a stock skate. It's already essentially custom or at least semi-custom.
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    The idea behind thermoplastic-shell skates like the Makos or VH is you shouldn't really be able to get your foot in before baking. If you can get your foot in them at all before baking, it could actually be that they're too big, which you'll know for sure once they're baked.
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    You're right, MLX doesn't have a comfort edge. I should have looked again at my skates before posting. I think I had so many VH images in my head that I confused the two. Good to have that detail drawn to my attention!
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    If the top of the boot is softer than the MLX, then everything might just be perfect, maybe with the help of Vet88's recipe for homemade eyelet extenders. I can't wait to check out some VH in person then. I'll be in Toronto at the end of April, so I'll try to make it over the Zuperior shop in the MasterCard center. I think I'm confused about what the comfort edge is now, because I thought MLX had them. I thought it was just when the top edge of the boot had a cushioned wrap over the layered stack, that when finished normally reveals the sandwiched pieces like plywood. Edit: After looking again, I was wrong, there isn't really a comfort edge on MLX like there is on VH.
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    Is it much different from the top edge on the MLX? I have that issue with rubbing if I mold them close to the leg. If I skip the top eyelet instead, it feels sloppier. That's where having the right size would help though.
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    Thanks for the recipe :) This is what I've been mulling over in my mind (original VH boot on the left, and a slightly lower cut version with the top two eyelets averaged and slightly more forward on the right): Now that I can see it, maybe it's a bit too high, by a couple of millimeters or so.
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    I was thinking exactly the same--the 55 Flex eyelets looked a bit far forward to my intuition. Depth in the MLX is hard for me to guage, because I'm in an 11 and I really should have gotten a 10. That's the drawback of buying online and only going off of a single length measurement fit chart. I was squarely in their range for an 11, but I'm swimming in the boots in the whole forefoot. Replacing the stock MLX tongue with a 703 tongue helped, but I'm toying with the idea of just bailing again and going back to some Graf 604's that just might fit perfect after reestablishing what size I should have...so much tinkering at the moment.
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    I haven't looked into it. I think getting it over here would be a pain anyway, due to extra shipping and potentially customs cost, which is usually our 25% VAT on both the retail price of the item and the shipping. If I really want it, it might be just as beneficial to try and make one the way I want it. I have a friend who makes handcraft quality leather wallets, so I could get solid help on figuring out a sturdy solution if necessary. Edit: forgot I came back here to post another VH pro sighting: Dmitry Megalinsky, who used to be a Graf guy of course. I don't really like the white chunks. Looks like a clunky 50's two-tone shoe. I guess I think it could look good if they inverted the chromed logo and swoosing rectangles piece at the top of the boot, kind of like Graf's black print on white leather instead of embossed gold or silver on black leather.
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    I've thought about 55-flex, and am definitely intrigued. It just sounds like the company has potentially folded from what I've read of people on here trying to get support, replacements, or even just place new orders and never hearing anything back from 55-Flex.
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    Cool, good to hear. I was just thinking last night of how I wish my MLX were slightly lower cut and it reminded me of your new boots. I can't get great forward flex while also lacing the top eyelet, and the top of the boot digs into my right leg a bit, enough to potentially get an abrasion and a bump eventually. I wish the top two eyelets were merged, so there'd be one less overall. I also wish the merged eyelet were a tiny bit forward of the eyelet below. I love the extra little space between the top eyelet and the second eyelet on Graf. It gives good stability with great range of motion. I can try to whip up a photoshop version of what I mean. Edit: I mean, good to hear it's working out ok for you, even with the sad fact that it finished in an awkward way.
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    How is it going with your eyelet extensions? I keep thinking about that strange solution they ended up with for your boots.
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    I've never tried a pair of Makos but I have followed this thread since its inception, and it sounds like you may be experiencing classic Mako bumps. It's an issue a lot of people had with the first generation Makos chafing their ankles along the boots' edges. It sounds like you're experiencing the same, only maybe more on the back of your leg than on the side where others typically seemed to be affected. In any case, a lot of people found some sort of padded wrapping to protect and rehabilitate irritated areas and protect against future irritations. If that sounds similar to what you're experiencing, I'm sure you can find some specific products recommended for addressing the discomfort. Also, you may want to avoid baking the boots again or over doing the spot reheats on the upper part of the boot, as the glue tended to run out of the padding around the top on the original model, which made the mako bumps even worse. Both the Mako bump area and the shell's shearing or shredding were addressed in the development of the Mako II. Hope that might help.
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    Another argument against the price factor is the heavier and softer lower end models which still have the Mako ideas at lower prices.
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    Here I think it's another disagreement of shades based on your particularism versus my universalism
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    True, but isn't that why Easton offered the 30-day satisfaction guarantee on the Mako?
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    Yet another former Graf wearer, Dan O'Rourke.
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