trajik78

Mission Pure L7 12EE Previous Skates: Bauer Supreme 4000, Salming F1, Easton UL Pro, Reactor 3000, Goalie Supreme 7000 (2005?) Mission Pure L7 Height: 6'2" Weight: 211 lbs Usage: 1-2x per week for 2 months Previous skate: Mission XP95 Intro Bought these on a clearance sale for $50 at my LHS. That was a deal I couldn't pass up since they were retail for over $400. Fit I baked these guys right out of the box and little pain skating on them the first few times. If anything, it was a bit of shaffing on my outer left ankle, But I had that on my other skates as well. It has since stopped as they've been better broken in. Overall fit is great with little to no slop. 8.5/10 Blade/Holder No problems at all. Stiff and transfers all my energy into the ice. 10/10 Weight Pretty light skates. Not the lightest out there but it's a battle of inches not miles at this level of skate. 9/10 Protection Haven't taken a big shot off the sides yet, but got one of my front right big toe and it was a gooder! I feel the toe caps on recent skates aren't as stiff as they used to be in favor of reducing weight. In return you get sore toes. 8/10 Durability Not too many things to go wrong with theses skates. Doesn't seem to be any extraneous stitching for fashions sake. I've got a blade cut along the side, but it hasn't affected the integrity of the skate one bit. 9/10 Conclusion THe only thing I don't like about these skates is the top lace seems to bite through the tongue a bit if I was wearing my shin guard on t he inside of the tongue. I started putting my shin's on the outside and it seems to helped a bit. Also with more wear, the problem is going away and is much less noticeable. THey're aren't ultra-flashy which is nice and are very stiff and responsive skates. I love 'em. overall: 9/10 (pics to come)

kinda looks like a smaller version of Collin White :D http://delivery.viewimages.com/xv/2625068....58B9179092804B9