numberthirteen

To be fairly honest, it's an epic fail in the aesthetic department without regard to what durometer his wheels are.

Good point but I make invisible scuff guards out of glue. When was the last time you scuffed the heel of the boot? When I playing in the ISHF Euro Cup in Germany it seemed like more of a fashion thing... People had them on low-end roller boots.

How come you guys tape around the bottom of your skates? I noticed the Dutch do it too.

Puckstop made a good job of my XXIIs. They have the X60s in at the moment do I'd assume they could get the X40s in...

Nottingham or Manchester I think, or if you live down South I think The Hockey Range at Bisley will do it.

Def Leppard are from my hometown!

Wow is the only word I can muster up. A good or bad wow? LOL. I'm not too fussed on them, they don't look brilliant.

LOL. Nice one. Here they are btw!

Yup. I think it was Tom who did everything, very well done. I had the boot from the Wicked 3s mounted on to the LSP2s from the XXIIs, just incase i desperately need an ice skate.

If i had a drill i would've saved myself £40 though. They did a good job though, can't fault them.

FINALLY! 4 days in the works. NBH Vapor XXIIs 9.5EE, Aluminium Mission Vanguard Chassis size M, Revision Platinum's, BSB Abec 9 bearings, Black AR waxed laces (blue tracers!), Pharrel Williams 'Ice Cream' footbeds. (Okay, it's not that special and i know it) (The skate is at an angle by the way)

They've had the Bully gloves in ages.

Yeah, i gotta say I'm not a big fan of them. The only Labeda's i've tried and that have lasted me a decent while were the grippers. But for aesthetics, you can't beat em'.

Something screams 'Labeda Fuzions' (White and red ^_^)

Yes they are a pic of the inside of the boot. The outside color is yellow on these. I will be putting on the new hum'ers that are all silver as soon as we get them! They will look so sweet! I'm converting my XXIIs onto the vanguard from my Wicked 3s to last me up till the end of the season. I've been meaning to do it ages but i've only just got the time where i have a weekend when I'm not playing! I've removed the graphics on the Vanguard so that the chassis is also silver and the colors match up. XXIIs, All silver Vanguard, RV Platinum's, white waxed laces, BSB swiss bearings! Sorted - Pics probably next Friday!

Just curious, is that a picture of the inside of the boot or are the frames mounted inside out, so the silver side is on the inside? I can't tell from the picture, sorry. What colours are the hum'ers? The red one's or the yellow ones?

The 2nd sickest thing i've seen so far in 2009. Didn't know there was anyway to make the X:60s look good, but you found one.

Most conversions on here really don't look in proportion or look 'right'. Those do, nice job! The chassis looks good with the boot.

I don't like that they've made the bottom of the new AK shaft silver. It means that blades won't match up into the shaft. I also hate looking down and seeing a light colored shaft. If i do end up getting one, the bottom will definitely be painted black.

Exactly what I'm doing over the Christmas break. Redoing the white, finishing with a clear matte veneer and adding some Yellow/Black RR hornet wheels and yellow waxed laces to complete it.

I didn't sand it first, but its held out decent. I tried painting it the first time and as a 'give it a go' sorta thing and they've held up well since september, but i only put one coat on so i would recommend several if you were to try it. I just used regular spray paint. It was some cheap industrial brand that came in a huge can, 'trade spray-white' was all it said on it.

That guy (Rob Shelton) is my coach. He just spray painted them. His gloves are RBK 5K lacrosse gloves. I've done something similar with my wicked 3s:

Where is there a rink in Northern Ireland? And i think we have a mini-shirt from your team in the BIPHA office at my local rink (Virtual Ice)

Roller: Skates- Wicked 3s Gloves- NBH 4-rolls Helmet- NBH 3500 + Itech chrome/white cage Elbows- Mission Fuel 90 Shins- Bauer Vapor 4 Pants- N/A Shoulders- N/A + Ice: Skates- Vapor XXIIs Pants- Team Canada ?!?! Shoulders- Franklin street hockey, taped on... Sticks: 2x Warrior AK27 + Johnson Blades (after two, fragile AK27 ones) One70 shaft with TPS genesis blade.. & several broken OPS with Wooden Easton Leech blades in them...

Background: 5'8" 141lbs Type of Play: Roller 3:1 Ice Frequency: 2-6 a week Shaft: AK-27 85 flex None Grip. Modifications: Cut wood butt-end to 2 inches, cut shaft down 3 inches and reinserted butt-end for balance. After about 4 months a crap appearing about an inch from the bottom of the shaft so i cut the bottom of the shaft back 2 inches and left the stick like that. Now around 95 flex. Blades: -AK-27 RH Draper -Johnson RH Draper Initial Impression: I had been looking at this shaft for some time on the web and bit the bullet and got it at my LHS as my 'Christmas present' my dad kindly cuppled it with the AK-27 blade which i was extremely happy about. The shaft looked beautiful and was dead light; my first top-end stick, i knocked a puck about in the changing room and was really surprised how lively the stick was. It stayed in my bedroom for the first week so i could admire the beauty of it. Flex: I'd moved from intermidiates to the stick and the extra stiffness did not weeken my wrist and snap shot as the livelyness of the combination. My slap shot had improved graciously as well, the shaft had a great kick to it and i could get both power and speed behind my shot compared to the int. i have been using. Weight: Good weight shaft, light enough for you to not have to think about it at all and more importantly well balanced with the AK blade, not as much so with the Johnson. Notes: The compatibility with the blades so far has been great, the AK blade fit in like a charm and lasted my about 3 months of semi-regular usage. The Johnson has lasted me for the other 4 and although chipped and battered is also stick going strong. I hear this blade work well with a Z-carbon as well. Shooting: Great pop, lively shaft, excellent kick on shot and the shaft hasnt gone soft in 7months, i'm very impressed. (bearing in mind i take occasional slapshots in games) 10/10 Passing & Puckhandling: At first i had trouble controling the puck because of the liveliness, but once the shaft had calmed down and 'broken in' no problems whatsoever, passed went where they should, and so did the puck. The shaft had great feel and i barely even glance at the puck now. 9.5/10 Durability: So far so good, aside from the aformentioned crack just about where the blade was inserted i have no problems with the shaft even though it has had some heavy usage, the paint has chipped and peeled but not desperately and it has easily outlasted one blade. Other people with the shaft have had them for a long time. The longest i have had a stick (i've broken 5 in a month before!) However, i do cycle through my sticks instead of using one until it breaks. 9/10 Overall: Best stick i have ever used, and i will deffinetly be ordering more when i can conjur up to money. (If anybody is interested in selling used or new cheap-ish ;) ) Deffinate reccomendation 9.5/10