What are the advantages in changing your holders and/or runners?

[martywest 0]

Currently I skate in 852 Supertacks. I've read a lot of posts regarding the Prolite holders that come standard on them being not the best. I'm not exactly an expert on skate technology, so what would be the advantage on putting E-Blade Pro's or TUUK's on them, and then also replacing the runners?

[Ryan DYHA 0]

Every holder has it's own unique pitch, runner lengthe, etc. For example, a Cobra runner is similiar to skating on your toes and tuuk custom +'s are a little bit more horizontal, in the end, it all comes down to Personal Preference

[jimmy 194]

The advantage would be to the shop that does the work, they make money. You're looking at $100 to make a swap. For what, nothing really. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the Prolite holders. On average, I replace as many Tuuk and Lightspeed holders as I do CCM Prolites/E's due to breakage. They're about equal in durability.

[LkptTiger 1]

Pitch, weight, feel, quality of steel...

[mew1838 0]

You must be kidding, prolite felt so good on ice.

[Doctor Hook 0]

I skate on 652s and snapped both of the ProLite holders, which were about as sturdy as Britney Spears' rehab stints. My LHS didn't have ProLites in stock (thank God) so they used EPros. He had to drill new holes and there's a small gap in the front of the skate between holder and bootsole, but other than that, it works fine and I like the feel of the EPros a lot more than the ProLites.

The work cost $20 per skate for new holders. I kept my original runners.

Has CCM ever fessed up on how craptastical the Prolites were? Just last game I saw a teammate had snapped his ProLites and I told him to replace with EPros.

[Monty22 835]

I've never had a problem with the Pro lites- And I think they have a slightly better "feel" than the E-Pro.

Holders are not indestructible. They will break from time to time, no matter what the manufacturer.

[swede 52]

I've never had a problem with the Pro lites- And I think they have a slightly better "feel" than the E-Pro.

Holders are not indestructible. They will break from time to time, no matter what the manufacturer.

+1..

Iv'e had Tuuks, prolites, ICM's, Crow's.. It doesn't matter whos the manufacturer.. In fact iv'e had less luck with Tuuk's than with any other holder.. Only bad thing about prolites, is that the holders tend to get soft and noisy after a while..

Only reason i consider going back to "rock-hard" ICM's..

[Chadd 916]

You must be kidding, prolite felt so good on ice.

I never liked it when I turned quickly or stopped hard and the plastic buckled on pro lites. I liked my Tuuks and now love my Pitches.

[Dr. Dangles 0]

It's all about feel, if your used to a certain steel and holder I would suggest you stick with it. There really is not TO much difference between holders, besides pitch, durability, etc. I would stick with what you are used to.

[KYHockey3 0]

You must be kidding, prolite felt so good on ice.

its all pp.

some like it, some dont.

its really was a really hard switch from the lightspeeds to anything else, so i just stuck with them

[Doctor Hook 0]

I still say ProLights are absolute pieces of stool. I've seen quite a few sets with snapped plastic in the front. Poorly thought out and constructed concept.

Buyer beware.

[Monty22 835]

To each their own.

I also was partial to the Pro Lites over the Tuuk because of the amount of usable steel was significantly greater in the larger sized holders. Grab a pair Pro Lites size 287 and a comparable older Tuuk with steel and compare the exposed steel.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

I'd prefer not to have a holder in which I can squeeze the front of the toe with my two fingers. I sihouldn't complain - when I worked my store in Orlando, since nobody knew how to rivet, I had an agreement that if I bought my own rivets, I get all of the riveting mone. Needless to say, PL3s kept me in business.