Synergy Skates

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

Missions take 8/16s. You probably will need 8 or 7s on the SyNergy.

That whole "voiding warranty" by switching holders applies to EVERY skate.

[CBJ 0]

Missions take 8/16s. You probably will need 8 or 7s on the SyNergy.

That whole "voiding warranty" by switching holders applies to EVERY skate.

thus the "keep in mind"

the reason i make/made mention of it voiding warranty is because they are a new skate and with anything brand new you run the risk of having issues.

[BIG 0]

here...go and buy a pair...

synergy skates

Or wait till october........ http://www.greatskate.com/acb/showdetl.cfm...15440&CATID=152

[tyler33 0]

Will I be able to get these in a EE?

[Jim A 4]

As I understand the KORs are much heavier than the Eastons. Just a guess but putting pressure on the skates after baking the Eastons may warp the composite shell.

What a difference a year makes!! 810g is now heavy...damn...lol

[twistedwrister 0]

i dont know but does anyone think they might've gone too far with the composite thing? I mean seriously, they now have response plus composite goalie sticks!! I guess i see the advantage but that just sounds a little wacky.

[Kobe 0]

Technology and market demand will always yield "wacky" new products. I am by no means an Easton advocator (I currently don't use/wear one piece of Easton equipment) but if they perform as well as Ryan says they do then we'll probably be seeing a new era in skate design. All of the other companies will have to follow suit just to compete.

[wristshot19 0]

What's interesting about these skates is that they are almost like the old plastic skates of the past just with improved materials, looks and a non-removable inner boot. It seems like we are progressing and regressing at the same time. Not that this is a bad thing but it would seem that the founder of Micron wasn't really all that crazy when he wanted all skates to be made of one material (at the time it was plastic) and that they should be more of a one piece construction. There was a story on this a while back (not sure if it was here or CB) but I can't seem to find it. What was old is now new again;-)

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

That is why "revolutionary" doesn't apply to hockey much. Constant improvements on products is an evolutionary process.

[sikocycles 1]

Does anyone know if they are made in the usa or canada?

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

Easton's top-end skates are Canadian-made.

[Edge 0]

When i was in the shop today, Easton gave us a display Synergy skate...I wasn't impressed about the non heat moldable thing...some of the layers over the composite part of the boot were GLUED onto it, not stiched. It was very, very light, looked pretty cool imo, and had a pretty comfortable liner inside. The shocktech footbed/insole was also nice.

I've never liked the Razor Bladz holders, so i dont know, with Lightspeeds or Custom +'s, these may be pretty nice, Easton is shipping a pair for me and another employee of the shop to try out on the ice, I'll let you guys know how I feel about it. The weeknesses i predict in them are the non heat moldability, the GLUED on layers, and of course the razor bladz steel/holder...we'll see.

[Dave 1]

IMHO heating is way overrated.

Isn't the necessity to heat a skate a sign of bad out-of-the-box fit?

The last Nike Quest line of skates (before V-line) was not heat moldable and yet they were/are highly regarded for their fit and comfort.

Not to forget: each heating always takes away from the durability and stiffness of a skate.

[Edge 0]

that is very true, but I usually grow out of skates before they wear out, that's just ME though.

I still like to have a skate formed to MY foot. I do see your point.

[Chadd 916]

People expect baking to fix too many problems in the fit of a skate. Since the Synergy is primarily a molded skate you better have the right foot type or it won't fit right. No punching or stretching.

[Edge 0]

i put it on, ther was some pinching right before the toe box...

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

When i was in the shop today, Easton gave us a display Synergy skate...I wasn't impressed about the non heat moldable thing...some of the layers over the composite part of the boot were GLUED onto it, not stiched. It was very, very light, looked pretty cool imo, and had a pretty comfortable liner inside. The shocktech footbed/insole was also nice.

I've never liked the Razor Bladz holders, so i dont know, with Lightspeeds or Custom +'s, these may be pretty nice, Easton is shipping a pair for me and another employee of the shop to try out on the ice, I'll let you guys know how I feel about it. The weeknesses i predict in them are the non heat moldability, the GLUED on layers, and of course the razor bladz steel/holder...we'll see.

Can't exactly stitch a composite material...

And YES, baking is way overrated.

[Jim A 4]

i've not seen the Synergy..so i can't comment on its construction..however..composites, carbon fiber etc..can accomondate a wider variety of footshapes depending on the materials used..ice and inline speedskates are fully heat moldable in the carbon area...the outsole, ankle ,etc..

[black296tuuk 3]

Easton's top-end skates are Canadian-made.

I think they probably make the Graphite part of the skate in Mexico, I noticed the carefully worded "Assembled in Canada" inside the skates. This makes sense because that is where all of Easton's graphite is made. See that way you can pay someone $10.00 a day to do the hard part and then stitch a Canadian flag on it after you throw some glue and rivets on it.

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

Yes, but if you look at t-shirt tags, you'll see "Made in Honduras from U.S. components." "Assembled in Canada" is the same thing.

[Justin 1933 134]

Who cares where it is made...Canada, Mexico, USA, or Asia????

Would you rather have a quality product that worked great and never fell apart and was cheaper and happened to be made in some place other than the US or Canada?

Or would rather have a okay product that cost more and didn't have the quality, but was made in the US or Canada....

Personally I'll take the first one....

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

I totally agree. I was just merely explaining the "Assembled in Canada" bit.

[Chadd 916]

Didn't Gary start a post like this once? ;)

[Justin 1933 134]

I totally agree. I was just merely explaining the "Assembled in Canada" bit.

I know you do...I was just making a point out there that just because something is made in the US or Canada, doesn't make it better...

And before anyone starts on me about jobs and moving stuff overseas....Give it a rest....Jobs are not lost...New jobs are creating in different areas...Saving cost on manufacturing opens up for more money for R&D, marketing, sales, the list goes on and on....

[Scores 0]

And before anyone starts on me about jobs and moving stuff overseas....Give it a rest....Jobs are not lost...New jobs are creating in different areas...Saving cost on manufacturing opens up for more money for R&D, marketing, sales, the list goes on and on....

So what you are saying is....more high end jobs are created in Canada and the USA and the lower paying unskilled jobs are moving overseas...I guess it is a better trade off???

Seems like the big two skate guys think so...didn't they both shut down Canadian production and move overseas?