Easton Stealth S15 Initial Thoughts

[mojo122 538]

Pitch looks good on S15. Might just be the picture, but does the Pitch holder give that skate more of a forward lean than the Easton holders?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Hi JR, did your feet pretty much fit the boot before baking? Would the S15 mold to fit someone with narrower feet?

WHenever you bake, you're essentially expanding the skate. I normally take an EE but these felt fine out of the box.

Pitch looks good on S15. Might just be the picture, but does the Pitch holder give that skate more of a forward lean than the Easton holders?

I think that it's the design of the RBIIs (almost straight in the heel, rounded toe) that gives it that look. PITCH3 has more of an angle in the heel.

[Sven 1]

They look fine and i wonder what are you still wating for...

On some old thread you also said something about pimping another pair of skates but you never revealed that one.. hell you did not even answered my pm cause i really wanted to know.

LS3? j/k

[Chadd 916]

Hi JR, did your feet pretty much fit the boot before baking? Would the S15 mold to fit someone with narrower feet?

WHenever you bake, you're essentially expanding the skate. I normally take an EE but these felt fine out of the box.

That makes me wonder how many people will actually be able to wear them. They already had issues fitting most people and now they're wider.

[Wolfpack_1986 154]

i'm loving the ass kissing, in hope it will make pics and required materials for the 'pimping process' arrive sooner. hilarity.

I'm curious about the spacing of the eyelets on the skate... that top one seems WAY away from the 2nd. maybe its just the angle? Also, you mentioned its a higher cut than you normally like, what's it comparable to?

[TBLfan 25]

by far that is the best looking easton skate I've seen. Although... maybe an ICM might look better.

[Sven 1]

When mack gets some, you will see some with ICMs.

[duch 0]

Now that's what I'm talking about. Nicely done J.R. That's one great looking pair of Easton skates. If Easton could put holders and blades on all their models like that I bet they'd sell a lot more skates.

[sikocycles 1]

Was there any drilling required?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Hi JR, did your feet pretty much fit the boot before baking? Would the S15 mold to fit someone with narrower feet?

WHenever you bake, you're essentially expanding the skate. I normally take an EE but these felt fine out of the box.

That makes me wonder how many people will actually be able to wear them. They already had issues fitting most people and now they're wider.

SyNergy was pretty much just as wide...what has changed was that the S15 is not available in a N, which would probably cover your D-width guys.

i'm loving the ass kissing, in hope it will make pics and required materials for the 'pimping process' arrive sooner. hilarity.

I'm curious about the spacing of the eyelets on the skate... that top one seems WAY away from the 2nd. maybe its just the angle? Also, you mentioned its a higher cut than you normally like, what's it comparable to?

Yes, there is a bigger gap between the last eyelets on both skates. I wouldn't dare lace up that top eyelet.

Was there any drilling required?

Yep. Back holes were perfect - the fronts needed to be drilled/widened. Most of them needed widening, but I did drill some new holes in there.

[shute 4]

i was looking into getting these skates and converting them for roller hockey do you foresee any problems doing that? also i've held them in person but thought the boot was kinda of soft when squeezing them from the sides is that true with yours as well? if so how are they for stiffness and do you think they will last me a long time? last question... if i wear a size 8.5 nike shoe size would i fit into a size 7 s15 skate size?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

No, no, sure, no

[mew1838 0]

My heart melted.....

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Oh, it's gonna be even better.

[k-ody.m 0]

When will these even better ones be up?

[ATLstealth09 0]

Black pitch holders would be a slap in the face to the white holders.

[sfael 0]

Do you know when these will be in sotres in Canada? I went to the hockey shop and they said the production was delayed.

[Viking 1]

You guys are thinking too small. His new ones won't even have any holders. They'll be hover-skates.

[Jordan 13]

Do you know when these will be in sotres in Canada? I went to the hockey shop and they said the production was delayed.

I have seen them at Just Hockey and Majer Hockey in Toronto.

[Sven 1]

You guys are thinking too small. His new ones won't even have any holders. They'll be hover-skates.

In collaboration with Doc Brown, Marty McFly and Einstein?

[jimmy 194]

I got my easton's yesterday and only got 7 pairs, rest on back order, already. Still, I weighed a pair today alongside a same size pair of XXXX, the S15's were 5 oz lighter per skate. That's incredible.

[duch 0]

Like having light track shoes on blades.The newer upper level skates are amazingly light. I'm very impressed with the Stealth S-15 and Nike/Bauer One/90. Not so impressed with the price tags though.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Skated in them today - the right skate still needs to be tweaked. It feels as if my foot is all the way in the front of the boot. I am hoping it is either that my heel is not locking in or the skate needs to be expanded a bit.

PITCH is money though - did not feel that wobbling/buckling I was feeling with the RBII.

[djinferno 2]

Skated in them today - the right skate still needs to be tweaked. It feels as if my foot is all the way in the front of the boot. I am hoping it is either that my heel is not locking in or the skate needs to be expanded a bit.

PITCH is money though - did not feel that wobbling/buckling I was feeling with the RBII.

I'm thinking of going with that to help with my pronation, if they fit of course...

how do you compare these to the 1500 in terms of fit?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Higher volume (didn't skate in 1500, only original SyNergy)

Higher cut as well. But I am not feeling the top of foot/ankle pain I got from those SyNergys.