t'blade question

[crosskore 0]

I dont really know if i go faster or if iam quicker or anything like that with my t'blades, but since everyone says that t'blades are suppose to do that, its in my head that I really am going faster and all that stuff. When i skate down the ice as fast as I can and I hear the t'blade noise I just think iam going faster. WIth me thinking I go faster and turn better, I dont think I could ever go back to normal blades because I would feel I have lost some stuff. You know what I mean? I might be jsut as fast, but i wouldnt think iam.

[Kyle_M 0]

This is like an online science class... ;)

[sn1per 0]

just a question, why do t-blades make all that noise when you skate? Isn't that kinda bad if you wanna sneak up on someone and steal the puck from underneath their nose? I don't think I've ever had a puck stolen off of me by a guy with tblades cause I can hear him from a mile away.

[mojo122 541]

just a question, why do t-blades make all that noise when you skate?  Isn't that kinda bad if you wanna sneak up on someone and steal the puck from underneath their nose?  I don't think I've ever had a puck stolen off of me by a guy with tblades cause I can hear him from a mile away.

Funny, same thing was said about Tuuks when they first came out.

[Vapor 0]

8th grade. And the only way you can have no water on the ice would be to have the tempurature at absolute zero, which, as of now, is impossible.

Thats not ture. Thats just where ALL particles stop moving. You can have a solid piece of ice at much less then -273 c that will not bear water when under pressure such as a skate.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Shark is right.

The thin strip of steel heats up quicker than a standard blade, allowing you to glide better WITH MINIMAL EFFORT.

The hotter it gets, it will glide better. A cold blade will not cut into ice. If your theory were true, Ethan, then everyone would cryogenically freeze their skate blades. And if you still don't believe me, get an ice cube, and two knives. Freeze one, and heat the other...see which one cuts through better.

Keep in mind that a shallower hollow will give you better glide than a deeper one.

[CaptainZbubble 0]

the blades are so well sharpend that they just slice throught the ice witch makes

the extreme noise....witch does fade after a while.just my experances...

CaptainZbubble

[Polar1 0]

but because there is so little metal, wen u make a quick and low turn, shouldnt u fall because the plastic touches the ice?

and does it make u more agile?

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

No, it has enough steel for that.

[ambro 0]

Shark is right.

The thin strip of steel heats up quicker than a standard blade, allowing you to glide better WITH MINIMAL EFFORT.

The hotter it gets, it will glide better. A cold blade will not cut into ice. If your theory were true, Ethan, then everyone would cryogenically freeze their skate blades. And if you still don't believe me, get an ice cube, and two knives. Freeze one, and heat the other...see which one cuts through better.

Keep in mind that a shallower hollow will give you better glide than a deeper one.

You're just helping my case more. If you wanted to cut through the ice, yes, a warmer blade is better. But you don't want to cut in deep, except on turns. You want to stay above, so you can go faster. The deeper you are in the ice, the slower you will go. A warm blade will get you deeper, therefore you will go slower.

[tyler9 0]

I'm just guessing here but i hink if the blades were hotter they would give you more push off the ice. If they didn' get as hot you wouldn't get as great of push. I'm guessing it would be like starting sprinting off blocks or just the ground. This is just a guess i could be completely wrong.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Shark is right.

The thin strip of steel heats up quicker than a standard blade, allowing you to glide better WITH MINIMAL EFFORT.

The hotter it gets, it will glide better.  A cold blade will not cut into ice.  If your theory were true, Ethan, then everyone would cryogenically freeze their skate blades.  And if you still don't believe me, get an ice cube, and two knives.  Freeze one, and heat the other...see which one cuts through better.

Keep in mind that a shallower hollow will give you better glide than a deeper one.

You're just helping my case more. If you wanted to cut through the ice, yes, a warmer blade is better. But you don't want to cut in deep, except on turns. You want to stay above, so you can go faster. The deeper you are in the ice, the slower you will go. A warm blade will get you deeper, therefore you will go slower.

That is what a hollow does, Ethan.

That is why shallower hollows provide more glide than a deeper hollow. That has nothing to do with heat.

However, you take a t'blade and a conventional steel runner, sharpen them to the same hollow and take off and glide on the ice, the t'blade will win. Trust me on this one - I've already done the experiment.

That is why I said "The thin strip of steel heats up quicker than a standard blade, allowing you to glide better WITH MINIMAL EFFORT."

The energy generated by your stride "melts" a thin layer of water on which you skate on. This has been established. You need heat to "melt" the ice. Since the t'blade has LESS steel than the standard steel runner, it will take less time to warm up.

[ambro 0]

Whatever. You win. Anyways, I'm saying that they won't have a higher top speed than conventional blades. I'm not talking about glide here. You're just gonna say something again to disprove me, but think what you want. I think I'm right.

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

What? You were talking about glide, and then when I refute your point, you give up?

I think you're wrong. Hell, I KNOW you're wrong.

[ambro 0]

I'm saying that they won't have a higher top speed than conventional blades.

And it is common knowledge that they have more glide then conventional blades....that is one of their main selling points.

I know they have more glide. Never said they didn't. I'm just saying that the heat of the blades is NOT the reason for the better glide.

And JR, I'm willing continue to argue my point until you give in, but I know that you are not going to, so why waste the energy to type so much?

[JR Boucicaut 3810]

Then try explaining it as you so eloquently did in that IM with me.

[crosskore 0]

Less hollow better glide? My t'blade profile I have has the most rocker and the most hollow. Do I have a disadvantage then? I thought more hollow would be good.

[ambro 0]

Then try explaining it as you so eloquently did in that IM with me.

You brought it up in the IM. Like I said, I'm through arguing on this topic. I know that arguing isn't going to get me anywhere, so might as well use that energy on something that might get me somewhere.

[Pats 0]

Less hollow better glide? My t'blade profile I have has the most rocker and the most hollow. Do I have a disadvantage then? I thought more hollow would be good.

Not necessarily, it's all preference. Remember that less hollow also CAN but may not hinder one's abilty to turn, crossover and start better. But I stress, it's all preference.

[Polar1 0]

im im thinking about gettin t blades.

anyone here use em?

wat r ur thoughts and opinions on them