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Has anyone had experience with the Maltese tongue option?

Perfect, thanks. Thats exactly what I was hoping to hear. Do you have the same holders on both? Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm good with LS2's + a shim. Gives me the same pitch as my Cobra's and I already have a bunch of Step steel for LS2's

I add shims anyway, but still prefer an agressive pitch boot and then add a shim as well. I got them same general response from Scott but nothing specific, so thats why I would ask to see if someone has had firsthand experience with both skates.

For those who own VH skates and have had vapor's in the past, is the boot pitch (angle of the forward lean of the boot, not pitch of the holder) similar or more aggressive than vapors? I personally really like the boot pitch of the vapor's and I'm considering purchasing a pair of VH skates. Is this something that can be customized?

Are you a lefty EBondo? I loved the MSH (CB?) M-1s, but I was never a fan of the HE750 glove.

The Mlx chart wasn't very accurate IMO. I found Mlx skates fit fairly closely in length to Bauer.

Using a stone will take the coating off, so its best to avoid it (and tell your sharpener not to as well). The blades sharpen pretty well, but you can use leather to debur if needed.

To me it looks extremely similar.

Thanks for the advice. I actually was trying to mimic the profile on my second set of steel, so even though I was changing profile it was actually the same as what I was using previously. I'll look into purchasing a spinner, I really do like the glide advantage of FBV but edge control is pretty crucial for me. Hopefully I can find an equivalent FBV cut.

Thanks for the reply guys. 90/75 is the most shallow FBV sharpening my guy offers. Being a bigger guy (205lbs) I was using 13/16ths pervious to using FBV but I got used to the 90/75 and actually enjoyed the extra bite (without the drag of a deeper ROH). Perhaps trying an FBV cut which is less sharp would be the answer for me, but unfortunately it's not available for me locally at this stage. The ice I was skating on was pretty hard for this time of year and maybe I'm not doing a good job of explaining the issue. It felt like a more smooth transition from glide the phase to where the edges bite using a 13/16ths ROH aposed to when I skate on FBV. To me it didn't feel like it was from using a less sharp hollow, but more that the edges gradually dug into the ice giving me more control. Does that make sense?

I've been skating on 90/75 for the last 2+ years, but last week I was trying a new radius out so the sharpener recommended trying it with a regular ROH before getting him to sharpen my skates with my regular FBV cut (to save on the FBV sharpening fee, if the radius didn't work). He sharpened them to 13/16th's which has a little less bite than what I'm used to, but to my surprise I found a had better feel for my edges with a traditional ROH compared to FBV. It was like the transition to my edges was smoother/ easier with a ROH sharpening, where as with FBV the transition to my edges is more abrupt. Has anyone else found this as well? I've been a very loyal FBV user for a while, but now I'm thinking about going back to a ROH sharpening.

Its not far off and the poster asked a general question.

If your worried about weight, try the Ti-SS (Step Titanium fusion style) steel. Lighter than LS2.1 and has way better edge retention.

They are officially in production now (finally) and should be out very soon. Step should be releasing more details on the facebook page soon: https://www.facebook...114819765333209

No, I've been meaning to do one (not an official LTR) but I haven't got around to it yet. I'll try get something up this weekend if I can get a chance.

Step is a 13' profile, from what I understand.

Step has 3 new products they’re introducing for the 2012, Titanium (gold color) and Carbon (black) coated steel as well as their long a waited Ti-SS (fusion style) blades. They have been working on these products for a while now, and are trying to make sure that there no production issues with them and that they will be of the same high standards as their current offerings. I have been lucky enough to be able to test both the Titanium coated steel and the Ti-SS which I just received yesterday. The Titanium nitride is applied with the same process as the black colour DLC (diamond like carbon) coating. Titanium nitride is an extremely hard ceramic base material, with a low coefficient of friction and because of these characteristics it is the preferred coating for metal cutting tools. I been skating the Titanium coated blades since the end of May and I found them to have similar characteristics to their Blackedge counterparts, but even better bite and less drag, which IMO is really saying something. I’m hoping to get a proper review for the coated steel on MSH in the next week or so.

Good to see it arrived safe and sound. Hope you enjoy it!

Around $150 Canadian is what he mentioned, pretty steep if true

Yeah, I've heard it before too. I spoke to them last week and they seemed pretty sure.....

According to Step, there Ti-SS (Fusion) is going to be out this Fall.

Nice job Ruff. Whats the puck feel like?

Any chance of getting a side profile picture Fatphilly?

I have superfeet in mine and they definitely helped the depth issue I had in my MLX's. The stock innersoles are really thick I found...

I've been using this product a month or so now. I do notice a difference in guide when using the product, kinda like trying FBV for the first time. It's not mind blowing or anything but I do feel the product gives you a slight advantage. Shame about their attitude though.