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If they need to be baked just to see if it fits then that could possibly deter small shops as well as bigger retailers from carrying them or carrying decent stock. Why carry a new skate that you might have to bake multiple times before moving it off the shelf or have it sit there indefinitely? Not out of loyalty but strictly economics. Money in versus money out. Stores' goals are to stock what sells and then replenish and not tie up money on inventory that doesn't move. Bauer and CCM own the retail market share when it comes to skates and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Might be the reason why Warrior has done everything BUT skates.

I've skated on 35/65, Quad 0, Zuperior as well as a bunch of others. I like all 3, but would say IMO that the 2 ProSharp profiles are a safer bet for most players.

Preference...9.5 shoe/sneaker and 6 skate.

Tough time to launch a new skate line with retailers experiencing loss of revenue from the pandemic and the uncertainty of youth/adult hockey fully returning for 2020/2021.

Sorry I didn't see this earlier. Assuming his Ultrasonic's were retail did he not like the Quad 0 profile that came on the Pulse TI?

If you have any contacts in the auto detailing business you could also reach out to one of them. Those guys deal with all types of leather and synthetic leather issues and love to give advice.

It will be interesting to see how well it does at retail. Easton Mako skates were a niche product. Owned and skated in them with an LS2 holder/Nitinol runner setup and loved the skate. However it didn't do well at retail.

What might be the perceived benefits of the newer setup?

I'm partial to CarPro's CQuartz leather coating. From that picture the liner looks like it has dried out and is cracking. Not sure what rejuvenation product would work on clarino. Maybe someone who knows will chime in?

There are specific coatings made for leather and synthetic leather products. Not sure how well they work on worn surfaces but I've had great success with them on the leather interior in my car.

Pretty much nailed it here. Market is pretty much the same here in the Northeast.

Post referring that it should be True's responsibility to provide seran or shrink wrap...

Why would a "custom" skate have so much negative space to begin with that you would need seran wrap or tensor bands for the bake?

Without a doubt it's for simplicity as well as speed and ease of use. You don't think CCM wished they came up with that system first?

Guess NHL equipment mangers and players disagree. Of the 11% of NHL players wearing True skates most have Edge holders on them. Unless he recently changed last time I saw Marner he was also still sporting edge holders on his Trues'. From experience I'm not seeing durability issues in my area.

Unless you exactly replicate how you stand on the scanner there will be some changes from scan to scan. Whenever I scan for customs I do it barefoot and advise others that the most accurate scan occurs when barefoot. I regularly scan my feet to verify the scanner's accuracy and previously I always scanned to a 7EE Supreme and now I always scan to a 7EE/7 Fit 3. My only criticism of the scanner is that based on algorithms it will place some skaters in EE/Fit 3 that from experience I feel are better off in a D/Fit 2.

Didn't log enough time to be honestly able to answer your question. I wasn't overly thrilled with my 2S Pros when I first got them because of how thick the felt was on the tongue coming off the toecap. However once that area of the tongue compressed and I got the skate dialed in I really liked the skate and the performance I got out of it. I have a pair of custom Ultrasonic's hopefully coming within the next 2 weeks so I'll eventually be able to comment at a later time. I really like the toecap and tendon on the the Ultrasonic and time will tell whether I will miss the injected eyelets.

Willing to give them the benefit of the doubt on this as they may have been misinformed by their shipper.

The P89 is a great curve. Just wish the blade was a little bigger.

The majority of consumers buying skates have never heard of Step and aren't concerned with what steel comes on a particular skate.

Impressed with Bauer's Pulse TI. I would just wait for that to launch...

Cynicism and negativity sometimes are akin to honesty...

Curious as to why a heavier machine would be better?

Yes...