What was this easton shaft called?

[kabby15 0]

what was this shaft called?

[english15x 3]

aluminum ?

[bbruins8 0]

Dunno but god damn you can really see the profile on Stevens skates in that picture.

[Sparty4 0]

I think its the old AC 7100 a bunch of the pro's used them back in the mid 90s

[lyle.m23 0]

yeh its the aluminium iv got one i use for street

you get alot of vibration up it but iv never used it on ice maybe it would be differant

are you looking to get one

if you are i would say t get a cheap composite instead

[killthepoodle 0]

Pro Gold, wasnt it? Or am I way off base. Pro Gold might have been a cheapie roller hockey shaft.

[the_game 452]

Easton 7100

Great shaft, I'd love to find another one.

[shooter27 116]

If I remember correctly, wasn't this was Easton's first composite shaft? I think it originally retailed around $90 with a blade and I said there was no way anyone would buy that. Of course I also said I would never use a OPS when I saw the original Synergy, so take that with a grain of salt.

[sweed 5]

Jepp, the good old A/C. It was an aluminumshaft wrapped with a carbon sock for better texture, grip and performance. Nice one!

[AnthonyJTa 0]

They were great... my 7100, and my first gen UltraLite- how I miss them. If I recall correctly, I think I remember Mack mentioning he's an A/C affectionado

[mack 44]

Best shaft I've ever used and I have an embarrassingly large stockpile of them.

[bombit 0]

Is that Sean Donovan on the Sharks in the background?

[AWE46M3 0]

That shaft brings back memories... haha

I remember having later models of that shaft as well. I remember owning a convex version as well.

[kk2 0]

Best shaft I've ever used and I have an embarrassingly large stockpile of them.

How large must it be to qualify as embarrasing?

[fastmiele 59]

Is that Sean Donovan on the Sharks in the background?

haha, I think you are right. It definitely looks like him. I was wondering who that was in the background.

From the picture he shoots right so the odds are in favour of it being Donovan.

They were great... my 7100, and my first gen UltraLite- how I miss them. If I recall correctly, I think I remember Mack mentioning he's an A/C affectionado

i never used one before, what is so good about it ? Balance, power, feel ?

[AnthonyJTa 0]

They were great... my 7100, and my first gen UltraLite- how I miss them. If I recall correctly, I think I remember Mack mentioning he's an A/C affectionado

i never used one before, what is so good about it ? Balance, power, feel ?

Way before I even ice skated I played ball hockey... and even back then I had a problem with buying/trying every new stick that came out. The Easton A/C and Ultralite were my favorites paired with wooden Canadien/Koho Revolution blades. I just loved the feel, and they would always be balanced well as opposed to aluminum... and the thing was built like a tank. Add an older Easton composite to the list with those 2... I have no idea the model, but it was black/grey/yellow graphics, and had that "Shark Skin" texture... man, that was a beauty too.

[kabby15 0]

Best shaft I've ever used and I have an embarrassingly large stockpile of them.

enough stockpile to consider selling one mabe??

[TheBert 0]

Dunno but god damn you can really see the profile on Stevens skates in that picture.

What's it look like? A long radius?

[mack 44]

The best thing about the shaft was its durability and flex. It was a stiff MF but it has the greatest pop on a shot I've ever had. To me it can give off a little "ping" feeling when I shoot and I know I got off a good one. The black/copper ones were golden, then they went to a black weave (just about as good) before finally going to the silver tips and then gold tips and then the Z-Core.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

When they went with the silver tip they went with a graphite wrap - it was renamed A/G.

[mack 44]

I still think it's the same thing, just re-branded. I guess the materials could look the same but the sticks were shit as A/Gs because the wrap would separate from the aluminum.

[SR27 0]

I remember how I loved that one. They were unaffordable for me at the time but I got a used one from a player on our pro team. Needles to say it was way to stiff for me but I was so happy. Used it for 4 more years I think. It eventually broke, I cut it and gave it to a younger guy who used for a couple more years. Unreal! Mine had the color scheme turned around, though. Silver at the top and bronze letters I think. Was that a different model?

[chippa13 1844]

I still think it's the same thing, just re-branded. I guess the materials could look the same but the sticks were shit as A/Gs because the wrap would separate from the aluminum.

Now I actually didn't have that problem with the A/G's but did have a couple of the second generation, or maybe third (the all black ones), of the A/C's where the wrap separated from the aluminum.

[mack 44]

That's really weird. The only issues I had with the first two gens were overheating, either by me or the pro shop guy who'd change blades. That's obviously not the shaft's fault though. The A/Gs were where I had some problems with separation at the wrap/aluminum tip. The worst were the ones with the Ultra Lite wrap though, I think those were the 6000s.

[SR27 0]

You guys talking about the brown A/G´s that came out about the same time as the 2nd year Ultra-Lites? Those came apart from the aluminum indeed. The later ones (black/blue or black/yellow) were better but alot more boxy. Couldn´t use them. Smae with the later UL´s. Too boxy.