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Krev
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Everything posted by Krev
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They're priced lower than other top end skates. I too ran into the MLX skate breakdown on the heel. Nothing some epoxy couldnt fix. They're relatively narrow, I think. Perhaps the D will fit you just right.
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Nice. Best Tackla pant, in my opinion.
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In most cases you have to have some pull somewhere, or go through a pro team. We have some guys out here who go through the Silvertips, myself included. There was a pair of custom Makos that I saw, at least aesthetically. Had a black heel. I like the silver heel better, personally.
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Wow... drool. That is awesome, mack.
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Not very high. Lower than average arches, but not enough that I'd consider myself to be flat footed. Yeah, I'd rebake and then spot heat the problem area with a heatgun or a blowdryer on low heat to help alleviate that pressure spot. I was the opposite of the Buzz. 90% on left, 100% on right.
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MLX, the predecessor of the Mako. Only Bauer skates I've worn in recent years were the XX and XXX. I had the same problem after the first bake. I skated one game on them and didn't like how my arch felt. It wasn't terrible, just some minor discomfort in the arch. I rebaked at home without standing. Left them on longer this time, about half an hour, and my feet have adjusted. I took the footbed from my MLX (yellow superfeet) with me to my first game, swapped them out and it didn't feel right at all. My suggestion is to stay with the Mako footbeds, and rebake again.
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Pavelski as well. Resharpened to 1/2" and skated two games on them as a referee. Adjustment completed, and I have absolutely no complaints about the skates.
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You should be able to notice a difference in your natural stride, turn radius, and acceleration. Those were the most noticeable things to me, back when the MLX came out. The Mako's behave the same, if not a little bit more responsive than its predecessor. However, this is just my opinion. I'm sure others will have more input, like Chadd. The biggest thing for me was the turn radius. I found myself being able to execute tighter turns, without losing as much speed as I would have in a different skate. Especially useful for reffing, when cross-unders are used to make tighter turns and conserve energy in high level games.
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Certainly a lot of solutions. I'll probably stick it out since I'm two games in already and the adjustment is happening already.
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Hey, at least I don't wear the gear... My feet are too small, haha.
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I may or I may not. I might move down from 7/16 to 1/2.
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Childhood idol. If you think I'm obsessed, you should've seen Drew's collection back when he had pictures up. He has WAY more stuff than I do. I'm more particular though. Sticks, gloves, skates. That's really it. I have a bunch of just random older Easton stuff too. I have more of that stuff than I do Modano gear.
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I lucked into these. I have two pair. A HUGE thank you to steelnation.
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Awesome. I might swap them out just because it's what I'm used to. The CXN holder is nice... but hockey players are creatures of habit and I'm no different.
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The CXN holder is more forward than the LS2, is it not? That's what I've been on for years.
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Had my first skate on them last night. Absolutely unreal acceleration. I'll have to take some steel off the toe, but other than that they were great. Already dialed in. I like the new holder. Very forward pitched. More so than anything else I've worn before. That was really the only adjustment I had to make; compensating to not fall on my face in warm-up, haha.
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Pounced on this pair. I miss my all black pair. Should never have sold them.
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I would say that's accurate enough. Keep in mind though, the internal of the skate will still mold around the heel, giving excellent lock. Once you've baked them and let them sit, you can't bend the boot without a little effort. Same goes for any top end skate, really.
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Glad to hear it, Chadd. Looking forward to more of your posts in the LTR. Happy to see you've found them to be quite comfortable.
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Yup, and they'll have to deal with that consequence. That's why I'm happy that I got mine the way I did. Extra stock from an EQM with the rep present. Nobody gets fired, and nobody loses an account.
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True, but what store wouldn't want to make some $$$ as soon as possible with a really hyped up skate. I'm not endorsing it, but that's the reality of it.
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I canceled my pre-order. Got lucky with an EQM. March 15th is street date.
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I would talk to the dealer and get them to heat them up first. It's an 800 dollar skate, and it was designed with that in mind. Show them the mlx videos, they'll get it. They didn't hurt for me out of the box, but that won't be true for everyone.
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I've baked my Mako's twice. Once at the rink, and a second time at home. I did the same with my MLX. I don't see any reason why a dealer wouldn't heat them up for you beforehand. It's a major selling point. The MLX was reheatable, and so far the Mako's have behaved similarly for me.
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Nice pickup!
