JR Boucicaut

Got mine today. I'll take higher-res pics when I get home, but here's some preview pics...

Helmet: MIssion Carbster - protective, light Visor - Oakley Straight small - small, no fogging Shoulder pads - none Elbows - Jofa 8044 - stays in place Gloves - M1 - light, not overly snug but not loose either Pants - MBP 8 girdle - light, well padded Shins - Jofa 8090 - too much pad unfortunately Skates - Bauer 8090/Mission **** - can't disclose what they are

Bauer 8090 Background - 6', 225, wide forefoot, regular heel, small arch. Introduction - The boys at Bauer RR&D saw my S500 post and decided to offer me a pair of 8090s based on my foot type, along with a field tester's handbook which I have to fill out and return after the evaluation. I ended up dropping a half size and a width in these. The 8090 has a Supreme-type liner, a Nike V12 outsole and a XX tongue - very good features. Fit - Very nice fit. The toecap was very wide and the heel locked in my foot well. I baked them and skated in them the next day. I ended up having lacebite problems which went away around the 4th skate in them. It took me a bit to break them in, due to the fact that I have not skated in Bauers in 7 years. 8/10 Blade/Holder - This is what gave me fits. I usually skate in a 9' F radius, and the first thing I did was to set it at that. However, the boot pitch still had me on my heels - which was quite embarrassing because I was falling all over the place, just standing up normally. I ended up dismounting the back rivets and sliding in an 1/8" lift in both skates. It corrected the problem. However, I have sold 8090s and have had to do fwd pitches on 4 of them, and these are skaters who always skated in neutral pitches in other BNH skates. 7/10 Weight - The 8090 is currently the lightest skate on the market. It felt like I had nothing on my feet. 10/10 Protection - Very good protection. Bauer always has shined in this category. 10/10 Durability - Bauer finally got the weight/durability ratio down on this skate. No signs of breaking down, and is still stiff. Very well crafted. 10/10 Conclusion - Coming from skating in low-cut, softer stiffness, forward pitched boots for 7 years (Graf 705/Pure Fly/S500) it took me a while to get used to cornering and striding in these. Part of it was the blade, but to try to achieve a little more forward flex I was forced to unlace the top eyelet. I also have longer shin pads due to the boots that I was wearing previously. However, if you currently skate in Bauer boots, you'll love these. Easily their best skate. Thanks to Ken and Chris over at BNH RR&D for the trial. Very good job on the skates, guys. I hope that my feedback on here as well as the tester's handbook helps you guys now and in the long run. 9.5/10

I got three offers - more than I was looking for, but let's see how these pan out. If they do not, I'll reopen the offer.

If anyone is interested in getting a pair of custom TPS gloves and is VERY SERIOUS about it, please PM me. I need to have two orders at a time and I have one and am awaiting another. I need serious inquiries only.

Can we PLEASE get back to the topic?

I guess I can't be unique... Chadd is working on something. I won't be involved.

Yup. Sent the artwork to Mission.

No nylon. I think the Helium material is pretty bad-ass and the glove is sickly light anyway. Plus the logo can't be silkscreened cleanly onto the knit I believe.

Depends on what you're getting.

It's going to be standard yellow. The choices were either that or Atlanta yellow, which looks too peachy on black. It looks better on a blue glove.

Well, it sure ain't money... Working in the shop don't pay ish...however, I am buying these.

THese are the ones I have decided on. MSH logo on thumb, embroidered name and 1/2" cuff.

No idea. LOL but what I said...no group order

Looks like I can get the Heliums done. I'd love to make a group order, but I want unique gloves :)

Dunno if they can do the different colors...

LOL... We need to talk. :)

Or...

My gloves will have the back cuff that Frolov has. The front cuff will be standard, however. -1 cuff, +1.5 fingers, digitech palm and CoolMax lining. The problem is that I want a knit glove, however, those colors are not available to get in knit.

Those are standards. I think I'm gonna make a standard black glove with a silver and gold TPS logo and call it a day.

Looks like the only way I can get these babies made is if I go with synthetic leather. They're so ugly, I think it might be worth it :)

How's this? Oooooh weeeeee that's ugly! I like it!

Silver is available in porto only unfortunately. My guess is if I want to match the colors in nylon I'm gonna have to do Carolina grey and Boston gold.

Nope, did my own :P Thanks though!

Nah, this is my own concoction. LOL Only problem that I foresee is if we can do it with TPS is that the gloves will be more than $99.