D3nZ

They have the Carbon stuff now instead.

I have plenty of custom designs that I made myself, can't post them cause never took the time to learn. They were to match my skates and team colors.

Product: Graf 709 SE w/ t'blades (Size 9 ½, Regular Widht) Reviewers Specs: 6'3, 185 lbs, normal footbeds and a bit large at the foot toes seperation Intro: I have seen those skates about a year ago when Gary Robert had them and fell in love with them look wise. They are my first pair of Grafs and the first time I have worn t'blades. For the 575$ price tag, I was hopping I would get my money’s worth. Blade/Holder: My skates came with factory installed t'blades and since it was my first time skating with t'blades I was scared that they woudn’t fit my style of skating and boy was I wrong to never had worn them before. They are probably the best holders I have ever had, I like everything about them, the softness, the sound, the sharp turns, the look, everything is just great about them. I didn’t have a large adapting time with them. When I got on the ice and after the stretching I started skating like crazy and felt comfortable with them right away. The plastic didn’t touch the ice at all, wich was one of my biggest fears. I highly recommend getting t'blades on your next skates. Only thing is that they do look a little cheap made. I hope they hold up. 9 out of 10 points. Fit: Out of the box, the fit was probably the best skates comfort wise. I still had them baked at my LHS and that still improved the fit although that was almost impossible. When I started to play everything was fine. I played 3 hours straight of hockey with them and only got a little pain at the back of my foot but no biggy. With them I wore Under Armor sock, if anyone wants to know about that socks, let me tell you that they work super and highly recommend them. 9 out of 10 points. Protection: Since they are probably some of the stiffest Graf skates they have a lot of protection. I got hit a couple of times on the foot and didn’t feel pain at all. Great all around protection even the tongue had great protection. 10 out of 10 points. Weight: Coming from some Nike Ignite 3s, my new skates are extremely light, especially with the t'blades. They could have been a little lighter since the new CCM and Bauer models weight a lot less, but I personally like skates that are a little heavy but not too much. 9 out of 10 points. Durability: I have skated only 3 hours with them but played intense hockey and they still feel like when I took them out of the box. They have no puck marks, no cuts and nothing broken yet, maybe after a little while they will certainly get some but nothing for now. 10 out of 10 points. Conclusion: Great all around skates and I am very pleased with them. I love everything about them, especially the t'blades. I am really happy to finally have a pair of skates I trully wanted and that will probably last me a long time. A lot of guys were very impressed with my skates and were happy to see t'blades for the first time and some want to try them out on their next skates. For the price I think I got extremely good skates and am very happy with the kind of skates that I bought for the price that I paid. Overall evaluation: 9 out of 10 points.