Zippper in Pants

[troybruins89 0]

Does anyone have any pics of someone with a zipper or cut pants? I have Tackla 9000 which were fine until I got 8000 shins. Now the bottom of the pants gets caught on the thigh guard of the shins, after I extend my leg. Would zippers on my pants solve this problem? How much trouble am I looking at when installing zippers?...I cant say Im very talanted with a needle and thread.

[Langenbrunner15 0]

EIther go to a taylor shop and tell them to do it or just cut them. Jay Pandolfo has ripped pants...

[Fonya 0]

Fix it by mail might help.

[Cavs019 710]

cut the thigh tabs off of your shinguards.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

They are removable on 8000s, no need to cut.

[echi24 1]

certain leagues have restrictions against cut pants or undone zipper. referees will give a warning and send you to the bench

[Chadd 916]

I'm sorry but every time I see this topic I think of something else getting caught in a zipper and it's not pleasant.

Back on topic, I would consider removing the flap on the shin pads. It's not like they offer any real protection anyway.

[sherwood21 0]

Does anyone have any pics of someone with a zipper or cut pants? I have Tackla 9000 which were fine until I got 8000 shins. Now the bottom of the pants gets caught on the thigh guard of the shins, after I extend my leg. Would zippers on my pants solve this problem? How much trouble am I looking at when installing zippers?...I cant say Im very talanted with a needle and thread.

I had the exact same thing, with the same equipment happen to me as well. I just took off the thigh tab like Cavs and JR said, works fine now. That thigh tab didn't do anything any way, so it was expendable.

[Ogie 0]

Take the pants to a shoe repair place. I had mine installed in about 30 minutes, and it cost about $4 us.

[forsberg91 0]

certain leagues have restrictions against cut pants or undone zipper. referees will give a warning and send you to the bench

Yeah thats a new rule in my league and I haven't skated with them zipped up since maybe Pee Wee. I hate it

[troybruins89 0]

I took the thigh pad out. It fixed my problems and seemed to be the obvious thing to do, after I was done of course.

[twiztidwrista10 3]

Ogie are you talking about having zippers put in? I always wondered about that. Also i think skating with zippers undone looks kinda gay. I tryed it undone once and theres no real benafit at all. It also makes you look trashy. That and sagging pants. And it makes you more prone to taking a bad cut there or something. This is just my opinion tho.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I like what CCM did with their Tacks pant - they left a flap so that if you like to skate with the zippers undone, you don't have the spot exposed..