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I would ask are you even remotely close to a city with better hockey stores? Trying on various brands of skates is a necessity if you want a good fit...NO ONE on this board can tell you what to buy (unless they were your twin brother). Look at posts from JR and Chadd...time and time again they're advising board members to try on skates and not go off of one persons advice. Grafs are not crap! Some people may think so, and for them maybe they were. You could find someone else that doesn't like Mission, CCM, or Bauer for some reason too. I went from Vapor 6s to 703s and couldn't be happier. If I were to go off what I read just on this board I would have bought S500s. I went to a store, tried them on, and they didn't feel good on MY foot. Certain CCMs don't feel good on MY foot. I really liked the 8090s, but the heel was too wide for MY foot. There is no substitute for being able to try on all the different brands.

I was thinking the same thing when I read the Kevlar thing...crazy

good question, but it looks like the Control grip on the Redlight adds a whopping 65 grams.

Anyone know what the Endure stick will retail for? Below the XX?

Are the 5090 skates essentially a Classic Silver with different graphics?

Helmet: Nike 0004 - Ok fit, would prefer something a lil more comfy but it doesn't bother me enough to change Visor: Itech straight shield - pretty happy with it, some fogging after 2 seasons of using anti-fog sprays on it Gloves: Easton Air '02s - decent glove, will try Helium's or XVs down the road Skates: Bauer Vapor 6 - fit my feet great, really like em Pants: Mission Warp Zero - too bulky, way too heavy, but great protection Shin Pads: Itech Kinetix - no complaints here, they were cheap Elbow Pads: Franklin - but will be switching to V-10s in future Shoulder Pads: Itech Kinetix - good light pad Stick: Mission Flyweight 12-9 Bio w/R2 Comp (Tucker), love it. A cut 10-7 Fly with TPS XX wood blade as backup.