hi-lo vs sensor

[hockeydevil11 0]

Whats the diferences between the two?

[MDE3 0]

Whats the diferences between the two?

HiLo..front 2 wheels 72 mm, rear two wheels 80 mm(mostly..but some 68 x 76 mm combinations)

Sensor: front wheel 76 mm, second wheel 72 mm, third and fourth wheel 80 mm.

claims are for better grip and push with larger front wheel....seems to be born out by experience.

Hum'er: all 80 mm wheels

[hockey22 0]

which in your opinion do u like better MDE3?

hi-low

sensor

hummer

[kovalchuk71 212]

what did u guys think of the sensor for those of you who have skated on it?

[MDE3 0]

which in your opinion do u like better MDE3?

hi-low

sensor

hummer

My son is still evaluating the Hum'er chassis.

He is definitely faster on cross overs, and backwards acceleration, but still getting used to the added height on the toe during the toe kick at max stride for a straight forward sprint. Even though his "toe" is no higher off the floor vertically than most regular high lows(we placed these skates side by side with other skates equipped with HiLo's of the same size), when you extend the skate during a "toe kick" the extra 4 mm's feels different. He feels he needs to adjust his stride a bit....even more knee bend....to get the max out of the chassis during a full out sprint.

Note these chassis are mounted on HiHo's and I added custom shims to the chassis so as not to change the shape of the the carbon fiber outsole on the Nike's. As such the "toe" of the Nike boot sits about .140" higher (a bit more than an eighth of an inch) than it would on the Tour skates using the Hum'er without any shims, and this might also be adding to the problem of "the feel".

The HiLO Nexed 2 degree "Apollo" was our favorite of all the HiLO chassis' we have used(we both used them) before this, as that inner 2 degree angle of the front wheel, although only 2 degrees, extends the contact time of the front wheel to the floor slightly, allowing more toe kick, and thus a bit more acceleration and top speed.

My son tried the "Sensor" only on a pair of demo skates, for a short period, and while he liked the chassis, the boot fit was so uncomfortable (wrong size) that he really couldn't do a fair evaluation. However with the larger front wheel, the Sensor should have a similar effect to the Hum'er and the Nexed 2 degree chassis, in that it should allow a stronger "toe kick" at the finish of the stride. This should net more acceleration and speed.