I'm here Guys....Go ahead and ask

[jeffv 0]

Ditto on the M1 pant...my jaw DROPPED when the guy at the LHS told me how much he'd give them to me for... then he got all worried and asked if that was too much money, while in reality it was the opposite.

As long as they're meeting their costs and overheads, I don't feel TOO bad.

You can't blame a manufacturer for changing their products every year...it's the insecure consumer who always wants V2.0 that is fueling that. I'm probably no different...the minute I feel excessive slop in my Pure Flies, I'm hopping into a pair of S500's... and I have a good imagination for slop...could happen at ANY time!

From my point of view, limited as it is, I think Mission has had good skate continuity...the PFs were out for what, 3 or 4 years with just some minor fixes? That's time for change.

Glad I finally found you guys! Thanks for the hint on some other MB, Theo...(not directed directly at me, but in your poster id!)

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Actually, no, they're been out for two yrs. The release the first year was really limited...

[jeffv 0]

Oh. One with the formula holder, one with the F-pro?

[Lightning 0]

Besides, if they stopped making changes to the equipment ecept for every couple of years or so we would run out f posts to talk about....We are always looking for the next great stick or skate. The people that are on this site probably support the entire hockey industry ;)

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Oh. One with the formula holder, one with the F-pro?

Yes.

[Shayno 1]

The big hurry to design new equipment started after Nike bought Bauer in the mid-90s. Bauer 2000 skates were the top-of-the-line for probably 5 years, then the 3000s for 3-4 years... then Nike came in with their "change things up every 6 months" mentality that they used in their athletic shoe lines, and now hockey equipment is different from one year to the next, even if it's just a small cosmetic change.

I guess you're right with the Quest pants and gloves, as long as they haven't changed at all in the 3-4 years... maybe Nike is learning that different isn't necessarily better... not sure, I haven't really followed Nike's line too much. But if I remember correctly, their Quest skates were around for 2 years, which is now the standard shelf life for a skate model. Helmets rarely change because of the high costs and lengthy time involved with R&D and certifications.

YES!!!! I AGREE!!!! 100%

[shotty 7]

did you just a bump a 6 year old thread???