Sprung Hockey

[Sprungster 5]

These are size 10 Flexlite 9 ice boots. This is the real crossover size. You either love the short frame and would never think of a large, or you don't feel comfortable with them. Because of the length of the boot there is a lot of action in the suspension.

With all this said there are, and have been since we started, A LOT of totally stoked size 10 Sprungsters out there.

I had to keep reminding myself that this is a full color pic. Only the red springs! :)

Thats my issue. I put them on a 10.5 Easton, and a 10.5 RBK. It just didnt feel right. It was like I was trying to skate so hard, and I couldnt get anywhere. Im looking forward to you getting the large chassis. I would like to give it a try.

I skated 10.5s at first, and I never got to enjoy the benefits of the frame properly until i went to 10s then 9.5s. I'm really looking forward to the large, myself. We will know what size to cross over very quickly. Only problem is that so many 10s like the short frame. Most size 10s have the medium aluminum frame, which is even shorter than a Sprung by almost .250".

I switched out the wheels on the Flexlites for some harder ones, especially front and rear, and the performance is much better for my own preference. More stable and predictable, much faster. Maybe it's just the black wheels, I don't know. I'm sure they're fantastic on reg frames, and I think they're the best looking wheels out there. A drag. :(

[Scorpion 1]

Hi,

that happend to my Sprung today during a game.

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I have lost the screw. How could i fix that?

[Sprungster 5]

Hi,

that happend to my Sprung today during a game.

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I have lost the screw. How could i fix that?

Did the nut and thread break off, and you put it back in backwards, or did the head of the pivot pin break off, (which has never happened before)?

They came with an extra pivot pin and nut. Do you still have them?

I can send you a new pin and nut, regardless.

Email me at keith@sprung-inline.com with your address.

[Ultimus 0]

Nice custom frame job!

[Zamboni 6]

Anybody selling these in Ontario, I'm just east of Toronto. Looking to set up ice skates my son used for season just finished, Vector 6's size 3.5 and adult chassis to put on my Graf 705's size 8. Small ok for my son's 3.5's, just bought him Vector Pros size 4 for next season so I can switch sprungs on to them after ice season?

No Ont dealer, where is best place to buy online from States? I prefer to pay more, walk in and buy....old fashioned that way.

[Archangel#16 1]

sprung doesnt make a small chassis for your son's size. The sizes are on the sprung website.

[kukakid 0]

Hey, I am thinking about installing some Sprungs on some old (original) Wicked Light's I have. Anyways I am having some major trouble getting the chassis off. Anyone have any tips?

[piperclap 0]

Got my frames mounted and skated on them the first time today. I'm pretty stupid, it appears, because I measured about 6 times, came up with something different each time, and just ended up kind of guessing in the end. But, they look OK, and skate awesome!

Not looking forward to breaking in new boots for the second time in the last 4 months, but I am instantly in love with these frames.

1. On the Hilo, I was constantly slipping when pushing off with my toe-with these, i wasn't, no matter how hard I tried to get going, using harder than usual wheels, on a dustier than usual floor.

2. Turning-sweet. Much tighter carving.

3. Stopping-Well, I can stop with these, while I couldn't under any combination of speed/floor/wheels on the Hi Lo. I don't know what the deal is, but I'm not complaining.

Overall-When I mounted them, I tried skating in the garage, and felt stupid. I was very pessimistic going out to the rink. However, the harder I pushed, the more comfortable I felt. At first, I felt ackward because I am taller on these, but that went away. Skating backwards, was in fact, sweet, and cross over turns are awesome-first time I've felt solid with my skating on In Line after coming over to Ice. On Ice, I always felt like I had to be knocked down, that I'd not fall on my own. On In Line-turning, cornering, stopping-always likely to go down, but didn't feel that way on the Sprungs.

Maybe some of this is just mental, but I'm definately feeling more in control and more confident. Its not that it feels like Ice skating, because its all kinds of different. But it definately gives me the same confidence I always had on Ice.

[piperclap 0]

Mounting was a minor pain in the butt-I didn't have all the tools I would have liked and my local hardware store is basically worthless. A few things that I figured out that I wish I would have been told-it is really, much much easier to drill through the frames, but the 8-32 T nut needs a 7/32 hole, which is bigger than what you have to work with. Get a small drill bit to drill pilot holes with. It'd be super cool if there was a paper template to just pin to the sole to drill through. Not a major need, but it would be super easy and cut out about 30 minutes of the job.

The center punch you'll need to have on hand to deal with the pivot pin is also super nice for getting the t-nut in the holes you can't really see inside the boot.

Also, an end-cutting nips is nice for cutting the prongs off the t-nuts, but absolutely clutch for trimming the flanges for the holes that are snug to the end.

Easton Z-Air boots need 3/4" screws-the full length for the backs and some washers for the front. Actually, a 5/8" screw would be completely awesome, but that doesn't exist in 9 out or 10 places.

Also, the do yourselfer rule applies-it will take three times as long and require four times as many trips to the store as you think. The mount is ok, feels solid and skates good. I need to take the front screws out, put on loctite, and another washer-the screws stick up, but it falls in the gap between the ball of my foot and my toe, so I don't feel it at all. This will wait until I'm bored this summer.

[wickedlite44 0]

pmed you kukakid.

[TheBert 0]

I'm just looking into Sprungs here. How "tight" are the pivot arms? If you picked up a skate and swung it back and forth, would the arms move?

[kovalchuk71 212]

No.

[Rick 0]

I really like the looks of the Sprungs on that particular Easton boot. That is the second Sprung/Easton set-up like that I have seen and I have to say that it looks real tempting. I have my Sprungs mounted on Tacks and after 3 skates I am really starting to like this set-up.

Rick Henry

[piperclap 0]

I really like the looks of the Sprungs on that particular Easton boot. That is the second Sprung/Easton set-up like that I have seen and I have to say that it looks real tempting. I have my Sprungs mounted on Tacks and after 3 skates I am really starting to like this set-up.

Rick Henry

That boot is my favorite boot of all time. Only time I've bought the same exact model skate more than once. I'm even debating ordering another pair of the boots so I can replace the old ones I use for ice hockey.

[Jim A 4]

moving back a page..just wondering what the benefit of a Lg frame would be? I'm in a sz 10 Flexlite 12 boot..and for once have a frame that doesn't stick waay out on the toe/heel as I would with a on OEM frame

[Datsyukiandeek 0]

moving back a page..just wondering what the benefit of a Lg frame would be? I'm in a sz 10 Flexlite 12 boot..and for once have a frame that doesn't stick waay out on the toe/heel as I would with a on OEM frame

Well im upgrading to the large frame because my fourth wheel feels like its infront of my heel. So when I skate backwards it feels like im gonna go head over heals. Keith mentioned a small fix for this problem. If you use hard wheels in the first and last spot you should get more responce in stops, turns and starts. Thats a real problem with my skates, im using Rink Rat Hornets and when I push off with my toes the wheel almost goes flat, instead of staying firm.

[piperclap 0]

moving back a page..just wondering what the benefit of a Lg frame would be? I'm in a sz 10 Flexlite 12 boot..and for once have a frame that doesn't stick waay out on the toe/heel as I would with a on OEM frame

Mine are on a size 10 boot and there's still a little (1/4" or so) over hang of the wheels front and back.

[Sprungster 5]

moving back a page..just wondering what the benefit of a Lg frame would be? I'm in a sz 10 Flexlite 12 boot..and for once have a frame that doesn't stick waay out on the toe/heel as I would with a on OEM frame

Mine are on a size 10 boot and there's still a little (1/4" or so) over hang of the wheels front and back.

Hey Bigfeets! We start shooting the large frame June 30. They'll probably start turning up around the middle of July. They'll be all 76 with half and inch between each wheel. Same setup as the large Suregrip...without the little plastic flippy things for rockering. :)

IMHO 78 durometer Hot Shots are Way Better than Hornet 78's. Hornet 80's and Hot Shot 80 are both great. And, if you can get them the TB 822 Retro 78's are a very good inexpensive wheel. Me and a very experienced MSH bud both tried the 822's today. He liked them a lot, but his taste is a bit more refined than mine and prefers Hornet 100's with a softy on the nose. I liked them and could control my stops good with them. He's around 180 and I'm 165. Pretty old huh? :lol:

[bombit 0]

What if you're on the cusp size-wise between a regular size frame and a large? (ie. a size 9.5 or 10)

Are there any benefits of a longer frame vs. a shorter frame and vice-versa?

[Sprungster 5]

What if you're on the cusp size-wise between a regular size frame and a large? (ie. a size 9.5 or 10)

Are there any benefits of a longer frame vs. a shorter frame and vice-versa?

Both lengths are a matter of personal balance and comfort. I'm at the cross over myself, and will put some larges on 9.5s and 10s to see what's up. All the boots seem to be getting bigger, but there's also more room inside of a lot of them.

If you're filling up a new size 10, you're either going to like the compact frame (like my size 10 Nike Flexlite 9s) with about 1/4" of wheel showing front and rear, or feel over balanced. If your toes are at the cap, you well may want the large.

The crossover sizes of 9.5 and 10 work much better with firm wheels front and rear so you don't add wheel compression to the suspension. Bigger boot sizes put more leverage on the suspension, so the wheel thing becomes even more important. A longer frame relative to the boot spreads the weight out over a longer platform so that there's less pressure on the front and rear in heavy load conditions like starting and hard turns on the rears. More balance and control. More predictable.

There are much better skaters than me that can explain this one, but I'm sure the opinions will be on both sides. None of us will know till we try it. B)

[hockey_is_hard 0]

Do you know what the wheel base is going to be on the Large Frames yet?

[Sprungster 5]

Do you know what the wheel base is going to be on the Large Frames yet?

It's a 10.5" wheelbase with 3.5" between each wheel axle center. The frame is stretched and beefed and the rocker arms are designed from scratch for the new specs.

There is a different proportion of surfaces in the spring contact areas, so that the same spring profile used in the medium, also works for the large. That way I didn't have to change the part that is dead-on. We can also adjust the durometer of the springs, as we did on the medium. We're starting with much better urethane, now so it's easier to dial it in.

I took the chance when I had it, and lowered the front of the frame a little. This might help the Bigger&Taller guy's comfort zone. A touch more pitch. I'll be the first to know, at least. I'm neither bigger nor taller, but we have some on hand to start the squish tests.

Since I'm crossover size, I will be able to know first hand how they skate. And that's at the factory, usually. :)

[Rick 0]

Keith,

Would you be willing to post a pic of the new large frame along with the medium so we could see how they compare to one another?

Thanks

Rick Henry

[piperclap 0]

Played my first game on the Sprungs last night-in a word, sweet. For the first time ever, I felt as confident on wheels as I do on ice. I was able to play a lot more aggressive-I may not have been skating any faster, but I felt like I was winning more races to the puck because I was able to go harder toward the boards without fear of wiping out.

And changing directions was absolutely awesome. About 5 guys on my team asked me if they could order a set already mounted on boots.

[Rick 0]

I noticed something about my Sprungs today. I was rotating my wheels and noticed that on the front wheel on both skates it looks like the sides of the wheels are rubbing a little on the inside of the frames. It might be because I am using Hyper 150's which have a wide profile and I'm a big heavy guy. The funny thing is the rub appears to be very slight and I didn't notice it at all as I skated. My guess is that if I change to another type of wheel it won't be an issue.

Rick Henry