JimmyTheDriver

I am curious about this as well. Is the carbon heel, arch, etc, all custom made for the foot, or is i that piece the same across all of their custom skates? While I don't have Haglunds, I do have an accessory navicular that rubs in some skates.

I found it to be V shaped I guess? Ended up returning them. Toe box was a smidge looser than the Vapor 2X Pro, but a smidge tighter than the Supreme 2S Pro. Instep taller than Vapor, but shallower than Supreme. Heel wider than both Supreme and Vapor. I liked the skate, comfy as hell, but its a tough sell. With how flexible the boot is, they seem to pitch is as a do it all fit.

I don't know man... toe box and midfoot, yes, but not sure about the heel. The Ribcore 80ks I just got out of had a bigger heel and much more slip than the Supreme 2S Pros.

Might sound stupid but after the skate buying episode I have been on... I'm worried to ruin anything with another bake. First was at a Pure Hockey done by a forum member here, and was obviously much more conservative than your 5 minutes. He did mention potentially going into a shop locally to get a second bake after a few skates. You do yours at home in a normal oven? My first ride out, I cranked down through the midfoot pretty tight and it was rough. Last night I went looser and the pain was gone. Maybe I could go just as loose with even better fit after a second. Sorry to steal your post OP - hopefully you get something useful from the banter.

Interesting about the second bake. I did a single two minute bake, and they feel pretty damn good. I guess maybe I try a second? No hot spots, but maybe the tongue could wrap better. To the OP - its tough to tell without you actually lacing them to push your foot back into the boot, and skating. Plenty of times I haven't comfortably stood in a new skate, but after a few I've settled into the boot and its been perfect.

Are custom CCM skates also made in these same plants?

Interesting, thanks! I’ll have to order a set and match them up to my new CCM steel.

Is the profile/contour of "stock Step" different that the manufacturers stock steel? I have the CCM XS holders with Speedblade XS1 Black steel. The replacement Step would be a different profile/contour? I had always thought it was the same - just different materials.

Arch in the skate or the steel?

Thoughts on replacement steel? I feel like the pitch is a bit much for my liking, especially since adding superfeet yellows. Step Steel the only good replacement? If so, what size is my runner? Skate size is 8.5D, kind of had trouble following their size chart.

Did it work? The steep arches of these skates cramp my feet. Unfortunately that area of the skate is the hard carbon. Curious if this area can actually be shaped. Thanks!

Let's say you add Supefeet yellows to other wise stock Makos, is that slight heel lift enough to consider it more like a +4?

Great info, thanks!

They can be purchased like this so all I would have to do is a normal sharpen and I'm good?

I like this idea. Since putting in Superfeet, I am pitched extremely far forward.

When I was having fitment issues my case got passed around a bit and landed with the Easton skate R&D guys. They had me go 15 mins in a standard skate oven and made a passing comment they could handle even more. They were extremely soft after 15 so I couldent imagine doing it longer.

I never count on length while baking. Every skate I've run that gamble on, I curled my toes for the next year. The solid plastic toe cup and carbon fiber heel (whatever they call it) at the rear of the skates makes the front and back non-moldable. Now - the liner/padding within the heel does form some, but if you are toe curling, thats not going to stop. Your toenail grazing the front ever so slightly, maybe, but the toe actually banging up against the front... I'd go a half size up. -Jim

To me the rubbery mesh seems more for looks. The structure of the skate comes from the material under it. I wouldent be too worried about it.

Yeah. I have basically zero negative space. Now is the time with Easton skates future up in the air. Rumor had it Total Hockey stores gave mako 2s on sale for 400.

Are VH as moldable as Makos or is their draw the fact that they are essentially the shape of your foot before you even put them on? Many of you switch from Makos?

Damnit Gosinger, we are grieving!

The purchase really has be bummed out. Just dropped 800 on skates that were discontinued like 10 days later. I feel lucky to have gotten a pair but worry about availability of parts in the near future, like replacement tendon guards. My worry legit or do most guys never have to replace anything and I can rock these new beauties for a few years without manufacturer backing?

For sure. Like I said back when I bought them, I practically had to grovel to get them to shut up about Jetspeeds and let me try Makos on. I will say though that was only the retail store experience, Easton customer support on the other hand, blew me away. They made everything right by me, and then some. I am a born again, lifelong Easton customer now.

Yeah... but I also drove 4 hours to go to this store to be able to try some on. It worked out in the end so thats good :)

I tried this tactic at a Hockey Giant retail shop and they refused bake without buying them. They were convinced these were like all other skates out there and once baked were fit for your foot forever - thus can't be sold to someone else.