RBK sickick shaft

[juiced 0]

hey guys, just got a really good deal on a sickick shaft. its Stiff 100 45Kp. Would that be comparable to a 100 flex easton ops?

[TBLfan 25]

45 KP is the standard RBK flex rating, the 100 is what the flex is on the Easton scale. So yes.

[juiced 0]

ok thanks, that's what i thought but i remembered hearing something (on msh maybe) about it not being the same. But that might have just been NBH. any way, ya thanks.

[Chadd 916]

Here's what Corry said when he was the CCM/RBK pointman here on MSH two years ago.

50KP/X-stiff = roughly 125 pro flex

45KP/Stiff = roughly 110

40KP/Regular = roughly 100

35KP/Mid = roughly 85

30KP/Light = even softer flex

20KP/Junior = junior flex

[TBLfan 25]

My findings is that, at least with CCM sticks, that isn't accurate.

Regular is definitely closer to 85 than 100.

[Spreedizzle 1]

My findings is that, at least with CCM sticks, that isn't accurate.

Regular is definitely closer to 85 than 100.

+1

My 7K in a 40kp is definately in the neighborhood of 85.

[chippa13 1844]

If I recall, CCM/Rbk sticks and shafts show the Easton flex equivalent. All Sickicks that I've seen show flex as Regular/85 Flex; Stiff/100 Flex.

[Rustyhole 1]

Recently picked up a 5K shaft and is says for flex: 40kp/85. Haven't used it yet as no games til new year and it's our (retardly) busy time @ work.

[juiced 0]

i just put a blade in it and it seems pretty stiff. stiffer than an easton 100 i'd say for sure. ill have to get used to it

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

My experiences with rbk sticks has been a bit inconsistent. Some sticks have felt true to their rating, but I've had some regular flexes that felt like 110. Tonight I held on to a 100 flex sick kick and it felt pretty good, right on the mark.

[B-Nads 0]

40kp on the Sickicks is a regular, which is marked as an 85 flex on the 5k shaft.

[juiced 0]

sorry to bring this topic back up but on a side note. i've used this stick for two ice times and it has now become a noodle...fun....

['fitz 0]

There is a reason you got a "really good deal"....

[juiced 0]

its brand new, just a bigger lhs is moving into an older lhs's store so they're blowing out all their stock. Has anyone else had this problem with a sickick shaft. Ive never used a shaft before, is this something i should have expected?

[thejackal 46]

the prostock sickick i had was a solid stick, just not the best performing thing ever. for one thing it's not light for a top of the line stick and kick wise the V130 is a lot better. i got my hands on some older 7K shafts because i was a fan of the shape and grip, though.

[Spreedizzle 1]

I have a 7K OPS (that I don't really use anymore) that did soften up over a few games, but not a ton.

[juiced 0]

do you mind me asking why you don't use it anymore?

[Spreedizzle 1]

Don't mind at all. The feel for the puck on this stick is not that great, especially when in comparison to a good TPS stick (my personal faves). That, and RBK blades are notorious for chipping rather quickly.

[BreakingParadigms 0]

CCM/Reebok use the IMS, in which they use kg, other brands like Easton and NBH use the English metric system, meaning they use Lb, so to convert from CCM to Easton simply multiply the value by 2.2, i.e. 40*2.2= 88, and going backwards, multiply by 0.453599, i.e. 88*.0453599= 40.

So, the true values for CCM are:

20Kp = 44

30Kp = 66

35Kp = 77

40Kp = 88

45Kp = 99

50Kp = 110

55Kp = 121

60Kp = 132

Hope this helps, :)