Finally! a tapered non-composite blade

[nazzy19 0]

finally CCM has stepped up to the plate with the vector 5.0 tapered blade. It's that texallium stuff so you can go at it with worrying about taping your blade every game; Unless of course you can afford to use composite blades for roller....

Props to CCM!

[hockeymom 2]

Are you sure about that? I thought the V5.0 was a short hosel blade, but NOT tapered. Have you used this yet?

[M-Cohen 0]

Doesn't Easton have Synthesis wood blades?

[nazzy19 0]

yea I just bought two. Trust me, a short hosel, tapered blade. Just inserted them into my XN10 and bauer XV.

Easton have wood blades of course, but those flake and split after 3 games? I'm talking better than abs style blades that just wear down instead of splitting or anything.

[TBLfan 25]

wow, nice find. I didn't know that it was tapered!

btw, anyone know where to find one besides at hockeymonkey. Looking for a bonk curve.

[althoma1 574]

Great find....now I just have to try to find some local or somewhere online where they ship USPS if it's from the states. A tapered Recchi Vector 5.0 would be perfect for roller as long as it's not too much more than the standard CCM Texalium blades I've been using.

[nazzy19 0]

$40 CAD at my LHS Cylone Taylor

[hockeymom 2]

39.99 CDN at hockeygalore.com

[G60 0]

TPS makes a wood R2 tapered blade.

my friend just gave me one, he ordered it by mistake for his RedLite. he SWEARS he didn't see the huge red print saying "FITS TAPERED SHAFTS ONLY" oh well his loss is my gain :P

but you're right those CCM texalium coated blades are nice, they last alot longer than wood, and don't sucks ass like plain ABS blades.

[nazzy19 0]

Now if only they could lighten it some more.....maybe a carbon hosel rather than wood? =) Hopefully from CCM is reading...

[G60 0]

they could lighten everything by not using Texalium. from everything i've read, including from Hexcel (makers of Texalium and supplier of materials to Easton), Texalium was created for the sole reason of being 'eye catching'.

i've stumbled across a few RC airplane boards where people have wanted to use texalium on their planes, but don't do it because it's too heavy.

[FatAndSlow 0]

I've been using it for about month now on my Synergy II shaft. It is tapered. I paid $28 for it (hockeymonkey.com). I use the Recchi curve. Because I play a lot of outdoor, I think the Vector 5.0 is the best bang for the buck for a tapered blade. Does it perform as well as a Synergy II blade? Heck no but it's performance and durability is more than admirable. One last thing, I think it's the only decent tapered blade that is less than $45..

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

they could lighten everything by not using Texalium. from everything i've read, including from Hexcel (makers of Texalium and supplier of materials to Easton), Texalium was created for the sole reason of being 'eye catching'.

i've stumbled across a few RC airplane boards where people have wanted to use texalium on their planes, but don't do it because it's too heavy.

Texallium is used on the ONE90 and the S15. If that is the case, I wonder how much lighter it would be without it.

[bekster 0]

how is the feel in these texalium blades? similar to comp blades?

I would like to have some more durable blades than my current wood blades that dont last much longer than 1 month, but they are very light and have a good feel.

Thats why i want to try something different. But i cant effort comp blades ...

The CCM V 6.0 is just 25€ over here (is that the standart tenon version of the 5.0?). The CCM 7.0 feels much lighter but is 10€ more.

Do the texalium blades get soft quickly?

And does anyone know how much the 5.0/6.0/7.0 blades weight?

[phshockey53 0]

i have used a ton of wood synthesis blades, composite synthesis blades, R2 blades, tons of these short hosel tapered blades. i have to say, my best deal is probably the wood synthesis blade because it performs well, is pretty light and is 1/2 the price of composite synthesis blades. the only problem with it is when i switch over to play roller, it wears much quicker. recently i picked up an R2 Crossfire blade (Messier curve) for my XN10, i've used it for both roller and ice now and i love it. previousely, i was using some custom blades i had made through Christian/Harrow and at about the same price as those, this thing is great. as far as i know, this new crossfire blade is very similar the this vector 5.0 blade you're talking about as it is a solid blade, but rather on the heavy side with good durablity. i like my new blade enough that i'm thinking of getting another one to put in my Vapor XV or my T-Flex.

[TBLfan 25]

how is the feel in these texalium blades? similar to comp blades?

I would like to have some more durable blades than my current wood blades that dont last much longer than 1 month, but they are very light and have a good feel.

Thats why i want to try something different. But i cant effort comp blades ...

The CCM V 6.0 is just 25€ over here (is that the standart tenon version of the 5.0?). The CCM 7.0 feels much lighter but is 10€ more.

Do the texalium blades get soft quickly?

And does anyone know how much the 5.0/6.0/7.0 blades weight?

The 6.0 is a standard composite blade. The 5.0 is a tapered abs blade.

[FatAndSlow 0]

TBL, are you sure the Vector 5.0 is ABS? I haven't been playing hockey long but I don't think it's an ABS blade. It certainly isn't as heavy as most ABS blades (that's why I like it). I'm pretty sure it's a composite blade made of that Texalium stuff.

[G60 0]

the core is called 'dura-core' by CCM, and i have a V50 stick using the same kind of blade, dura-core with texalium coating, i've worn it down on the street and as far as i can tell it is a plastic core.

it's probably not as heavy as other ABS blades because the plastic core is thinner.

texalium is just a thin carbon/aluminum fabric used to strengthen the blade.

[nazzy19 0]

Yea its basically a fancy tapered ABS blade I would say. The durability and wear factor of an ABS blade, with almost the rigidity of a composite blade. Unfortunately that makes it on the heavier side as far as blades go, but I can use a tapered blade for roller without worrying about it splitting or cracking.

[TBLfan 25]

TBL, are you sure the Vector 5.0 is ABS? I haven't been playing hockey long but I don't think it's an ABS blade. It certainly isn't as heavy as most ABS blades (that's why I like it). I'm pretty sure it's a composite blade made of that Texalium stuff.

ABS has become more of a generic term(although technically incorrect) for blades that are types of hybrids for street that have an abs or similar insert. I know when some poeple hear abs they think it's a pure plastic blade but more often than not it's... not. Kinda like the Vector v40/v20, they're a dura-core with texalium coating but I hear a lot more people call it an abs... I guess it's easier to say than "dura-core with texalium coating blade."

[mreeves 0]

I've been using the short- hosel, standard V40 blades for street for awhile. These run about $25 at my LHS. The shop owner assured me I could make the switch to the 5.0 tapered blades for street with the same spectacular results, these run about $30.

I think it's funny that the ccm V40 standard blades have a shorter than average hosel and the ccm tapered blade hosels are longer than say the mission's?