Leafsrule16

Product: RBK 9K Pumps Reviewer specs: Eventually got custom white felt tongues, 2 extra inches for flop purposes. Intro 16 Male, 5'10, 180-190 depending, Midget AA and reffing I have been wearing vapor xxx's for a year and a half, ive had 3 pairs the first ones i owned fell apart in less then 90 days and so i was given warranty ones which had the same problem, unfortunately for me it took much longer for my tendon guard to break down so i had to buy new ones but i loved the vapors, i picked up a pair for $349.99 on sale and wore them for half a season before i tried on the white 9k pumps and loved the fit, i bought them. They are probably some of the best skates ive had on, i wore graf g9's which for a long time i considered my favorite but the rbks are just so much lighter, there not as light as the xxx's but there a light skate. Fit I always wore a ee wide skate and with my 9k's its no exception, i have a 10.5 ee and they fit me pretty good. It took awhile to figure out how to lace them properly with the lacelock and how much to pump up my skates but the pump is a great feature. Three pushes of the button and my skate fits perfectly, the only problem is my feet are fairly wide all over but there almost like a ducks foot as they get wider the further up you get, so there were a few issues with the skates but i had them punched out and i cant complain, the fit is defiantly versatile because of the pump, chances are they will fit you if you have normal feet. 10/10 Blade/Holder Not a fan honestly, I couldn't say they were bad for sure but coming off ls2's with a 3mm lift, i miss them. However one bonus is they did hold an edge for a lot longer, there not unlike the graf cobras in performance but the steel is nowhere's near as hard so you'll have to sharpen them more. Good blade/holders, just not what i prefer. 8/10 Protection The protection is great on these things, I wore them to referee as well as play hockey and ive taken multiple shots off the feet and i felt very little, very pleased with the protection, 10/10. Durability Theres a few minor details around the boot like scuffs and stuff but a problem is the tendon guards, i dont know what happened but they for forced back and tore the leather across where they meet the boot, not too bad but still. I'd say a 8/10 considering xxx's wouldn't have lasted me half as long Conclusion I dont mind the 9k's at all, the pump is pretty good and it actually does help, i just wish they were a bit wider in the front part of the boot (forefoot i think its called?), im pretty duck footed, also one of my feet is quite a bit bigger, half a size so my next pair are defiantly custom but overall the 9k pumps are a pretty solid skate, there fairly light and last a lot longer then some of the other skates out there today in the same price, i just wish rbk didnt take so long for custom tongues.

Wow. Is there any number i could call or anything? Also how stiff would a 4 be, too much for the 180 pound player?

Those are sick, i found this out 2 days after i had just received my custom warriors posted above, a bit disapointed too, but whats up with the pricing? It went up, i got pro packing and different palms and all of that and it came to $259.99 at maritime sports in moncton, the site said around 275ish now its saying almost 300 to make up the same gloves, price raise?

So? Some guys are like my dad wearing Bauer Supremes from 1989, and sweatpants over their shinguards. Other guys like Me just genuinely like hockey gear. I know I shoot the same in premium or pro stock gloves as I do when I borrowed my little brothers no name (AHS) gloves. I just like the pro stock better. I would play the game with rolled up magazines tied to my legs If I had to, but I dont have to, and theres no reason for you to be so judgemental about the things 90% of us here on MSH like. No ones judging you, this isn't PHEW. Good point, coudln't agree better. PHEW takes it way too far, sure its nice to have good style and a nice flop but they tell off just about everyone without 4 rolls, a 4500 helmet and flopped skates, not to mention they always catch on to latest fads. I was tired of people not knowing nothing on there. and then en masse like little lemmings they all decide they are tired of seeing 4500's, flop, flow, and four rolls. I sometimes wonder exactly how much gear they think is out there? The day phew gives up on 4rolls and 4500's , thats probably one of the signs of the apocalypse. I never really liked 4 rolls that much, there good gloves but i much prefer my warriors.

So? Some guys are like my dad wearing Bauer Supremes from 1989, and sweatpants over their shinguards. Other guys like Me just genuinely like hockey gear. I know I shoot the same in premium or pro stock gloves as I do when I borrowed my little brothers no name (AHS) gloves. I just like the pro stock better. I would play the game with rolled up magazines tied to my legs If I had to, but I dont have to, and theres no reason for you to be so judgemental about the things 90% of us here on MSH like. No ones judging you, this isn't PHEW. Good point, coudln't agree better. PHEW takes it way too far, sure its nice to have good style and a nice flop but they tell off just about everyone without 4 rolls, a 4500 helmet and flopped skates, not to mention they always catch on to latest fads. I was tired of people not knowing nothing on there.

I'm almost positive mine are the zoom air elites. I believe they came out one year prior to the ones you have pictured... Maybe they are, but if remember correctly, Nike made a bunch of skates that looked like that, and the easiest way to tell if they were zoom air elites were by the extra stitching on the boot and solid white custom +'s like on mine. How heavy are they? Ive heard they were bricks, but i always wanted a pair.

Thanks guys, posted them on phew but all i got was told off and told how my gloves sucked basically but with words like 'dusty' and 'benderish'. They are morons. MIAs sucked, then they started getting used more in the NHL and were "sick" and "dirrty" then Warrior came out with the same glove and it was even "dirttyer" ...yeah, that's a word( ). Then they got tired of seeing them so they became "dusty." Pretty much, I posted up a picture of myself on phew thought i had pretty good style one guy said i had sick flow and it started a photo fight that was so long i just took down the picture because i kept getting notifications, also tired of getting chirped because i only play aa, not everywheres has jr hockey or even midget aaa. And lamplighter, i heard the same thing actually but when i seen the gloves on the warrior site that were pretty much same materials i liked them and asked the people at my lhs said it would work out good so i tried it, i thought you meant maybe they wernt supposed to be together for some unknown reason, lol.

Thanks guys, posted them on phew but all i got was told off and told how my gloves sucked basically but with words like 'dusty' and 'benderish'.

Snipers a good guy, I've only talked to him online really but hes very friendly and i have no problem supporting his stuff at all, its of very high quality and i coudlnt say enough good things about it. Ive only had my shoulder pads for this season but we'll see, before that nobody could pry my pro-tacks off me.

Thank you, they feel as nice as they look too. Never ordering through eagle again considering this took 2 1/2 weeks to get in no joke. I paid the extra for rush order because my old eagles are 100% done.

I like tufftek but i liked the look of carbon, and where did you hear that? I seen a few people around here who did it and i liked it so i went for it nobody told me any different.

No problem, they run a bit short though, im 5'10 and 180 and i wear a large and there still kinda short, but then again im literally all body. Cant wait to get on the ice again after being off for awhile just because the farrells are so damn comfortable.

Roughly april, dont quote me on that one though . My custom warrior franchise gloves, pro packing with tufftek and carbon combo

Amazing, try them once if they fit you, you wont want to go back.

Heres my custom franchises, in team colors There tufftek and carbon with pro inserts.

Helmet - Bauer 5500 with a ccm 480 cage, Vector 10 with a 9500 cage Skates - Rbk 9k Pumps (white), Graf g9's Pants - Tackala 9000 Air Shin Pads - Rbk 8k and Mission Fuel 120's Gloves- Custom warrior franchises (just came in the day before yesterday) in black red and gold and eagle something or anothers from awhile back Sticks - One95, Couple cnt stealths, Shoulder Pads - FARRELLS! :lol: Elbow pads - Nike v14