Bauer Vapor xxii

[gocanada72 3]

Thinking of picking up a pair of these for my son. How do they compare to xix's?

I notice the steel looks different. They claim to be LS2, but the xix LS2 looks different (not as 'deep'). Are they the same?

Thanks.

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Welcome to the board.

This post is in the wrong section - if it is hockey equipment-related, it goes in Ice Hockey Equipment.

To answer your question - they are a step below XIX. XIX's direct replacement is XXV.

[bainsstatic 0]

I just got a pair, I'll post whenever I get a chance to try them on and skate

[BoDangles 0]

Could be wrong, but don't the XIX's have LS1's?

Anyways, I have a pair of XXII's myself, so far no complants in the month I've had them, for the price you get a good skate. They're no XXXX's but, I mean they have a couple less features, a little heavier, and not as stiff of a boot. In my opinion though, if they fit him well, you can't get a better skate for the price.

[sabre09923 0]

Could be wrong, but don't the XIX's have LS1's?

Anyways, I have a pair of XXII's myself, so far no complants in the month I've had them, for the price you get a good skate. They're no XXXX's but, I mean they have a couple less features, a little heavier, and not as stiff of a boot. In my opinion though, if they fit him well, you can't get a better skate for the price.

Nope. LS2's were introduced with the 8090's (I think), a year before the XXX and XIX were introduced.

[sabres48 0]

Im not here to argue, but i thought the XXV's were a XXX equivilent, or closest to the XXX's?

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Im not here to argue, but i thought the XXV's were a XXX equivilent, or closest to the XXX's?

No, XXV is roughly same spec as XIX.

[sabre09923 0]

Im not here to argue, but i thought the XXV's were a XXX equivilent, or closest to the XXX's?

Like JR said, no. The 8090 to Supreme 70 was a weird occurrence...

[Guest cool_aid]

i was wondering about the steel too. why is it written super stainless steel while the top end skates just says ls2 on the side of the blade?

[gocanada72 3]

I noticed the absence of the 'LS2' logo on the steel as well. Concerned that the steel is somehow not as 'good' as the LS2 you see on higher end models.