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Everything posted by mojo122
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You want Jack Edwards?
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Having and really liking the Mako skate, I really hope that the changes don't negatively affect the skate's performance. I look back at the S15 and S17 skate. S15 was an unbelievably performing skate that lacked durability. They addressed the durability with the S17, but at the expense of performance. Not that the S17 was bad, but just wasn't the same as the S15. I felt the same way with the Bauer TotalOne after the One95. However, Bauer made up for that with the NXG.
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So, I did pick this up from Total Hockey to try it out for myself. My steel setup are Nitinol runners sharpened with FBV. I've used it for just over a month, first applying it to a set of steel that was just about due for a sharpening, and then on a second set of sharpened, yet to be skated on steel. Not sure how the Nitinol steel plays into what I have experienced or whether other skaters will notice similar results with other steel. However, I have noticed: 1 - an increase in glide 2 - an increase in edge control 3 - longer sharpening life 4 - very little snow buildup on the blades Next time I get my skates sharpened I plan on coating only one runner for a better analysis.
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The redesign on the chest/belly piece on the RBZ shoulder pad looks good. I always felt the CL front was a little short. Interesting that CCM added a Drury curve to stick line in light of Easton dropping it.
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That might be an all time first. I've never had that happen to an event I've attended.
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Just give yourself a skate or two to adjust. If you were fine before with the CXN you'll be okay again.
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Changed out for LS so that I could keep my nitinol runners. I have heel lifts on the rear tower, so I retained the same forward pitch that the Mako's have with the CXN setup.
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Correct. But the holder is part of the skate. I swapped mine out because I have better steel than Easton's.
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Yes, the boots are second generation Mako's, but the holders are not Easton. That's what I was referencing as "modified".
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Modified Mako's...
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Looks just like a Bauer Vapor glove.
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It would be nice to know why the testers preferred the skates made by tracing over those that were done using the 3D technology? Also the size of the test group would be nice to know?
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I'm debating being the lab rat for this product.
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Light yes, but durability can't be determined this early in the game.
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Why not just get a custom skate made to your specifications? That's what I did, and have even made slight changes along the way. Odds are that the skate you have now aren't the perfect fit for you.
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I've had 3 pairs of customs. As already mentioned, the first 5 numbers remained the same and I've made some slight changes twice, which has me as of now at .2. After that I have an 8 for what I was told was toe cap size, followed by lettering for width.
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Christmas 2013!
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After wearing different iterations of the Bauer Supreme with flexible tendon guards along with the Easton Mako, the fixed/immobile tendon guard is one of my dislikes with the VH.
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Another great Winterfest!
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I haven't seen any. For reference that's with me skating 4 times a week for over 8 months in the Mako.
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By all accounts the VH is a lighter MLX except for the tendon guard, which is fixed in the VH and very mobile in the MLX. The Mako is a refined MLX skate.
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I skated using an old pair of heat molded Superfeet in mine the other night without issues. However, I did go back to the Mako innersole the next skate as they just seem to work better for me in this skate.
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Don't agree that stiffer is better just as lightest is not always best. I've been on mine for 8 months now at least 4 times/week and there's no sign of them breaking down.
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The Easton Synergy 1500 had a composite toe cap. Many shredded over time. Can't speak as to whether the VH toecap is similar in construction and I don't think there were ever enough MLX users for that skate to have a relevant sample size for comparison.
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Hope it's not the SAME pair...
