Bauer Endure 2

[jgiovanni 0]

Hey guys, first post.

Hockey Giant has some Endure 2 sticks on sale.

I am just curious what you guys think of the stick or if some one has any experience with it.

Thanks

[swede 52]

low end.. Lower end version of Bauer Endure. I have a few teammates that uses them. My opinion is that they are blade heavy and has a poor feel.

[Ogie Oglethorpe 14]

Really? The old Bauer Endures were supposed to be decent, and these replacement versions, I thought, were high retail dollar (like over $125)?

[swede 52]

Really? The old Bauer Endures were supposed to be decent, and these replacement versions, I thought, were high retail dollar (like over $125)?

They arent replacement versions of the endure. Her in Sweden the Endure 2 has been out since the Original Endure came.. The vapor VIII replaces the Endure.

The retail price on Endure2 in Sweden is $96.. And since we allmost pay twice the US price, the retail price in US should be around $49-$59..

[jgiovanni 0]

Really? Hockey giant has them listed as 189 retail

[sabres48 0]

every stick "originally" costs 100 or 200 something dollars. Ive seen easton classic abs sticks listed as 89.99 MSRP. Its a way to lure you in to think your getting a real good deal, however you usually arent, there are a few exceptions every now and then, but usually just a marketing technique.

[mack 44]

Granted I haven't used it, but I wouldn't compare it to anything overseas since there's always differences in products between the two places. My guess is these are Endures with spiffed up paint jobs.

[jgiovanni 0]

How good were the original endures? (Durability wise)

[Doctor Hook 0]

How good were the original endures? (Durability wise)

I have two as shafts. One I snapped above the hosel and the other is rocking steady after a season or so of use. They're fairly sturdy but it's all relative to how they're used.

[JR Boucicaut 3806]

Really? The old Bauer Endures were supposed to be decent, and these replacement versions, I thought, were high retail dollar (like over $125)?

They arent replacement versions of the endure. Her in Sweden the Endure 2 has been out since the Original Endure came.. The vapor VIII replaces the Endure.

Correct.

The Endure2 was the lower-end version of the Endure, and the VIII replaced it.

[Groovyname 0]

Endure 2 definitely the lower end stick. As for durability of the original Endure, I can speak from personal experience that it's a tough stick to break! My Bauer Endure (p106 - great curve, RRP in Australia $499 when it came out) put me in hospital for almost three weeks last month.

Got it caught in the net as I was forechecking, and it speared me in the guts (freakish, I know). It lifted me up, threw me over the corner of the net, and the stick finally broke at the blade once it got past horizontal because of the twist I put on it.

I weighed almost 100kgs at the time!!!

Now, of course, I weigh a fair bit less (85 kgs at last count) because the bloody stick tore a hole in my abdominal wall... followed by a collapsed lung and then a bowel blockage.

Which is all the world's longest way of explaining that if you want durability, go for the original Endure. The one that speared me was over a year old, and barely worn (although I'm not a big 'slapper'.

I just picked up six PM9's from a guy in the US via ebay (for $65 US each) - figure they should last me for the rest of my playing days... which is either 12 years or 12 days. If it's the latter, then I leave my remaining sticks to the next guy who posts...

[Jarick 5]

Dibs for lefty PM9's :D

Well good to hear...I've got a pair of P88 Endures and the blade started to soften a bit one one but hasn't gotten any worse. Kinda thinking about picking up a P91 or something if I find some extra cash. Very tempting when you live 5 minutes from Hockey Giant and they still have a bunch!