Vintage Pimp Skates w/clear Tuuks (Pics)

[Hipster 5]

What should I do with these? The boots are an old pair of Daoust Jets. They look like clown skates, but hey, I guess they are sorta like vintage versions of todays pimp skates except the boots are not top of the line for that period like today's "Escablades".

The really cool thing in my opinion is the clear Tuuks. I wanted these for my Super Tacks so bad, but I spent the money on Springsteen tickets. Now I finally ahave some, but they are attached to these funny looking boots.

Should I mount the holders on another boot and get new steel and use them lightly once in awhile for fun or should I leave them as is? What kind of boot (modern or vintage) would be best idea to pair the blade holders with?

Maybe I'll have some Vibram soles put on the clown boots and dress up like Elton John for Haloween.

Are there any people who collect vintage hockey gear or is it all mostly rummage sale junk?

[Spreedizzle 1]

I think that the best thing about this post is the "but I bought Springsteen tickets instead."

:P :D

[topshelf11 0]

Those are frickin' sweet! And by sweet, I mean totally awesome.

You gotta skate in them at least once before you mess with them.

BTW, I had an old pair of Super Tacks with the clear Tuuks back in the day.

[Bender 0]

The boot of them is awesome!!!!!!!

In my opinion, that is one of the best looking skates I have EVER seen!!!

[McDougalfaschnitzer 32]

Looks like they don't offer much ankle support :P

[Bender 0]

ok well apart from they fact that he would break his ankles using them, they still look awesome :)

[Leafsrok 0]

ok well apart from they fact that he would break his ankles using them, they still look awesome :)

how many broken ankles did Gretz get?

[flaming_june 2]

you kidding me bender, thats about the ugliest thing i've ever seen, well, next to anything with tblades

[James 0]

What size are those?

[epstud74 24]

Looks like they don't offer much ankle support :P

Truly good skaters do not need that much support.

[lb33knight 0]

From my experience I have found those clear holders to be very brittle. It won't take much to crack them. Otherwise, have fun with them.

[VakarLajos 5]

How much you want for 'em? Those things are friggin amazing.

[mack 44]

Homey the clown. Don't mess around. Try to keep him down.

[bure401 0]

homey dont PLAY dat

[DarkStar50 679]

ok well apart from they fact that he would break his ankles using them, they still look awesome :)

how many broken ankles did Gretz get?

Gretzky wore the 301, not the "Jet." I'll bet you don't make it one lap around the rink in those skates.

[Hipster 5]

Thanks for the comments. To answer some questions:

They are just a tiny bit soft in the ankle. (insert major sarcasm) I'm skating on Graf 707's, and Bont Storm Long Track speed skates, so I'm use to little or no ankle support, but God help anyone who took a shot to the ankle with these. The tongue is about the thickness of a feminine pad, too. You could easily break someone's foot with a Bobby Clarke chop to the laces.

They are size 7 boots and the Tuuks are 270. I'm not going to play on the Tuuks because I don't want to shatter them. I'll probably put Blue laces in them. I have some hockey stuff from the 1980 Olympics maybe I could make some sort of garish display, though some folks may say my game has become enough of a garish display on its own.

Oh, but speaking of that, I just got some Thermablades put on my 709's. Picked them up last night and heating them up at my kid's practice and old men's drop in tonight. That's about 3 hours of ice, though. So I'll save em for men's drop in. Too bad they're not gasoline powered.

[Hipster 5]

I think that the best thing about this post is the "but I bought Springsteen tickets instead."

:P :D

Man, those were the days.

True story, I was a sophomore, like 15 or something, and I had to really negotiate with my Dad for permission to go to Chicago with two buddies to see the Boss. I ended up switching seats at the Rosemont & talking to this good looking chick behind me who was really into all the Lyrics about the hard workin man and all that shyte, so we traded numbers. She was quite a few years older, like 22, but I figured it was my animal magnetism, LOL. She said she said that if I liked Springsteen's lyrics, I'd love this newspaper she was working on and she'd love to send me a few copies to check out and blah blah blah...I'm thinking with my other head at this point so I give her my address too. Stooopid.

A week later a plain brown package shows up with 12 copies of "The Communist Youth Brigade" with all sorts of shit about assasinating Reagan and uniting against CEO thieves, etc. etc.!!!!! My Dad went ballistic on me. Made me bring them to the FBI and tell them I wasn't a communist. I thought the veins in his forehead would burst, but I was too much of a wuss to just tell him I was just trying to score some 22 yr old, so for awhile he thought I was a communist and Springsteen was like Stalin or something. Kept close tabs on who my friends were and what we were talking about. We laugh about it now and he knows now I wasn't a communist, I was just a dumb, horny teenager.

Ahhh, good times.

[Law Goalie 147]

Good lord, Hipster, do you own every skate on the planet? :)

Want some blac/gold Daoust 301s to park on top of those clear Tuuks? heh

[Hipster 5]

Good lord, Hipster, do you own every skate on the planet? :)

Want some blac/gold Daoust 301s to park on top of those clear Tuuks? heh

Not all at once, no. But I figure if I keep an on hand inventory of 5-6 pairs and live to be 80 or so, I Will in fact have owned every pair of skates on the planet at one time or another. Seriously though, I really like the combination of great craftsmanship, great materials and great memories in some of the really classic examples of hockey equipment.

I'm working on my own hockey version of a famous visionary quote:

In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes.

Andy Warhol

Mine is:

"In the future I will own every pair of skates in the world for fifteen minutes."

Hipster Warhol

Its a fine line between being a connoisseur of the classics and just being bat-shit crazy. But just some advice for the young uns....encourage the wife to feed her natural urge to buy lots of shoes...it comes in handy when you neeeeed to buy skates you know you'll never even use. ;)

[Hipster 5]

Looks like they don't offer much ankle support :P

Truly good skaters do not need that much support.

Very true. Its about Technique, Strength and Endurance. Too much ankle support actually detracts from skating if you really like to (or need to) manipulate your edges. Take a look at one of the fastest men on the Planet Earth. He doesn't need or want any ankle support.

I thought I was fast (when I was younger)...then I saw this guy skate in person. Holy Mother of God, is Shimizu a monster. Just an absolute formula dragster rocket out of the blocks. Never seen anything like it in my whole life.

[Jim A 4]

I don't think many of the Daoust's in general offered a ton of ankle support in traditional terms. When I went from 301 Nationals to Mega 10-90's and then back..it was an eye opener for sure...

[Hipster 5]

I don't think many of the Daoust's in general offered a ton of ankle support in traditional terms. When I went from 301 Nationals to Mega 10-90's and then back..it was an eye opener for sure...

How'd you like 10-90's? I never tried a pair of those and there are some up on Ebay..

[DarkStar50 679]

I don't think many of the Daoust's in general offered a ton of ankle support in traditional terms. When I went from 301 Nationals to Mega 10-90's and then back..it was an eye opener for sure...

I guess you never had a pair of first generation 501s. That boot offered a ton of ankle support. They were made long before 10-90s hit the market. I am talking about original 501s made in Montreal before Canstar bought Daoust.

[hellkitty 0]

I love the clear holders on them. I wouldnt mind having them for my xxx's.

[kellyklan22 0]

"Truly good skaters do not need that much support."

No doubt. My father skates 1-2 times a week in the same Super Tacks he played with in college, tissue paper leather and cracked Tuuk 2000's and all- and he can skate circles around just about anyone.