Bauer Vapor xxx skates

[icedog76 0]

Hi everyone, can anyone answers the following questions:

1. Are pro-stock vapor xxx skates more stiff than the retail version?

2. Are vapor xxx retail stiffer than the previous xx retail?

3. Do bauer vapor skates come with a 9ft radius out of the box?

4. up to how many times can you heat the vapor xxx skates?

Thanks

icedog76

[Miike 1]

1. Depends on if the person they're made for wants them stiffer or not. Some will get them extremely stiff, some won't.

[icedog76 0]

1. Depends on if the person they're made for wants them stiffer or not. Some will get them extremely stiff, some won't.

Makes sense thanks Miike

[icedog76 0]

Anybody know the answers to the other questions?

Thanks for your help

icedog76

[Jason 65]

1. Same answer as Miike, except for that I would add in most cases prostocks are at least somewhat stiffer than retail with some being extremely stiff.

2. Yes, I owned both. The XXX's are slightly stiffer. They also seemed to have more padding inside the boot. I liked the liners better too. They were more durable than the dry fit ones on my XX's. Overall, the XXX's were more durable for me except for the outsole. I think I may have liked the XX's outsole better.

3. They are supposed to, but I've measured them against a maximum edge gauge and they aren't exactly a 9ft. I ran my XX's on a 9/10 and then my XXX's on a 9.5/10.5. I liked the latter better.

4. I'm not sure what Bauer says, but I wouldn't heat them more than twice. I think it may have negative effects on the durability of the boot. Also, don't skate in them on the day you heat them.

I really liked my XX's and I liked my XXX's even better. If you have the right foot for the Vapors, you should like them too. If you can get the XX's for significantly less, go for those. I wouldn't pay more than $50-100 more for the XXX's.