Ultra Lite SBX's VS Air SBX's

[Next Sakic 0]

I have been having a hard time picking one of these skates. I dont no all the fact, basicly all i no is they both of SBX so the boot should be the same in them. but i got prices for them and there is a big difference. 399.99 for the airs and 249.99 for ultra lites. any one got any good info or advice for me?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I'm gonna take a wild stab at this one...

Air?

[Next Sakic 0]

yea i thought airs 2, but are the worth the price?

[Buzz_LightBeer 973]

Very much so...

[Justin 1933 134]

If you want true soft boot technology, look at Mission. Easton basically tried to copy the success of Supple fit, but didn't do a very good job of it...The even mentioned the word "Supple" when describing these skates in their catalog...

[Next Sakic 0]

i went mission, broke 4 sets of blades, i dont like mission at all. i use only easton now.

[Chadd 916]

i went mission, broke 4 sets of blades, i dont like mission at all. i use only easton now.

because with Easton they only bend out of shape.

[jeffv 0]

Aren't the Eastons notorious for broken blades?

Mission at least warrantied their steel, and I believe they've improved it since the old days.

Edit: D'oh. Too slow off the draw. Chadd beat me to a reply

[stix04 0]

on my old ultra lites i broke 6 blades in 2 weeks!!

[Next Sakic 0]

i havent broke a pair of easton blades yet. i guess im lucky.

[Justin 1933 134]

We had issues with our old formula steel from 3 years ago. All of our steel comes with a lifetime warranty. You break, we'll send you a new set right away.

When was the last time you heard of Mission steel breaking at a high or even average rate? Not recently, because we have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars fixing the problem.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

I haven't seen it ever since Mission took the drive shaft off.

[mac 0]

If you liked the mission boots but didn't like the blades, why not get new holders like Lightspeeds on them?

[crosskore 0]

Like t'blades ...:D