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    Similar here in Denmark. If you don't clear 50,000 dkk (around $7K) of revenue within a window of a year or something, you're defined as a hobby business in which case you're excluded from VAT payments as well as claims, i.e., you can't deduct costs for running your hobby business. I see on the Kickstarter page it says "Line Voltage 100-240 AC," so these are compatible with European voltage?
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    Wheeler's been in Bauer since coming back from his leg injury.
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    Can see Hannan's still in his from the same shot, nice :)
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    I could easily see that. This goes back to slightly earlier Red Wings teams, but I've been watching some of their classic games online, and when Fedorov and Coffey were there, no one on the ice came close to their acceleration and glide. They just cover so much ice while not even taking any strides. I know Coffey was known for his shallow hollow and long radius, but Fedorov seemed like he had to be on a close setup.
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    Once I switched from Bauer to Graf, I had no problems transitioning between ice and roller. Part of it certainly was that the boots were just much more comfortable, so it didn't kill me to shift my weight naturally, like it did in Bauer boots. Then I think the longer and more pitched blade setup also played along with how I had learned to skate.
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    My transition from roller to ice was awful. I think because of the radius thing. It got much better on an 11' radius Cobra holder with lots of pitch and a very shallow hollow, like 1" and higher. My first time on ice, it felt like I had canyons strapped to my feet.
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    Good to hear OptimusReim. I remember you saying how this was a goal of yours. Now you have the documentary evidence of achieving it :)
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    But if you look back at when he was younger, he definitely did use tape, going up even higher on his tendon guard and tongue, and it certainly had an effect on the ankle action in conjunction with his skate (which to me, watching his skating, it looks like this current treatment still does).
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    Jagr's long had a heel-sling elastic band, going way back to 20+years ago. I've never seen him in shot-blockers, though. I thought about that too, for Keith's skates. Hard to tell from the pictures. On a different note... A little show and tell? Or also loose rivets?
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    I think it's just tape. It looks like Keith imitated Brian Leetch's 80's-style ankle-immobilizing tape. It's the reason why Keith looks kind of like a baby deer when he skates. He's mobile and all, but he has absolutely minimal ankle action, which actually loses him some races from time to time. Can't imagine he could get himself to go without it at all. Can't really argue with his hardware though.
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    Let's see if he brings them out for any game trials again then. I remember Keith's name also coming in a thread about Bauer custom skates, where he wasn't happy with his boots over several pairs in a row. Since he wore VH for a length of time in the game, I imagine he's been testing them out in practice for a while. Maybe it just wasn't time yet, or maybe he is done with them, we'll see.
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    Nice, I remember Keith's name popping up, either from SVH mentioning him in a video or reading about a trial pair coming his way. We'll see if it sticks. A few of this year's VH guys have switched back out--Bourque and Eakin in particular.
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    Could be good in case they encounter an antagonistic sphinx or something.
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    There's a new dedicated VH Hockey page now. It's the one that's linked to the ads that have started showing up here, which is another thing itself--they're definitely investing in growth at this point.
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    It was probably smart of them to do that. The thinness of the tongue is the one thing I don't like about my MLX, especially where the piece that screws into the toecap is sewn into the rest of the tongue, makes it so that I can't feel the boot above my falanges, which is essential for quick starts.
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    Suomi Coverts are nice.
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    Excellent, thank you!
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    Thanks for another detailed update on your VH upkeep. I'm curious, what did you find was good to do and good to use for the self-Plasti-Dipped toe cap? I want to do that to my MLX before they get heavily worn.
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    Thank you! I want to put in a heel lift on my MLX, so I was looking for the right characteristics to match. I didn't know what threading basically.
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    If the Makos are as high cut and close fitting at the top as my MLX, I actually think that they're still committing the same motion obstruction that Bauer skates do, just to a lesser extent. For me, nothing matches the range of motion I get in standard Graf 703's. Those are the boots that unleashed my skating. Of course there's room for personal preference and all that. I just see a lot of great skaters wearing Bauer who skip and eyelet or two, like flipping the training wheels upwards instead of taking them off completely.
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    The way a lot of elite skaters (not just pro, but high level juniors all over the world) use work arounds on the degree of structure and stiffness in Bauer boots is a major factor in why I think that. Essentially, Bauer's stock setup just reminds me of being on a city cruiser bike compared to ease of moving on racing bike, which at first is a scary posture for most people.
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    Chadd, exactly that, and also, JunkyardAthletic, from the little I've seen of the Oilers lately, how can anyone not like Marincin? Sure, he'll make a mistake now and then, but he's a young defenseman on a crappy team, that'll happen. To me it looks like he has huge upside.
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    The only way that and the ultra high boots make sense to me is they're tailored to the preferences of beginning skaters.
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    They keep emphasizing their need for bona-fide offense, when they have great parts in place. RNH will be a solid first-line center once he's fully developed. They need guys like Horcoff to exemplify veteran consistency for their young forwards, and probably one more solid veteran defenseman to do the same. It looks like it'll be good for Perron to get out of there. He could be an asset to a lot of teams. Marincin too, if that's who they'd package him with as I just read in a rumor column. But I completely agree with everyone here--they want a No.1 center in return? No way. Not without perfect Inception.
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    My thought: it could be strange to skate on that aggressive pitch with a short radius. The CXN comes radiused at 9' I believe, while Bauer and CCM are both 10'. Graf, which is more forward pitched, like the CXN, comes with an 11' stock radius. I know exactly what you mean about feeling like you're skating in high heels on that pitch, but I also know what you mean about it feeling more restricting or sluggish to be less pitched. I haven't been able to skate on an aggressive pitch with a long radius recently, mostly because I've been dealing with getting the right boot first, but I will go back to a similar setup to Graf's stock when I get the chance and the spare money. If what you want is that ease of skating feeling from the forward pitch, plus more stability, I'd say go back to the aggressive pitch, almost all the way if not all the way, but just get a longer radius on your blade which will give you a larger blade/ice contact area and thus more stability.
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