Easton S15 Wide Skate Issue

[laxhockey1563 0]

Hi,

I'm new to posting, but not to this forum and I have an issue with my Easton S15 Skates. They are 9.5W and I bought them about 2 months ago. I have a very wide forefoot and a narrow heel and these were the best fitting skates I tried on.

My problem is that sometimes when I go around corners or make a sharp turn the boot will hit the ice and I'll just lose that edge. It happens to both the inside and outside edge. I was wondering if there is anything that can be done about this? I'm pretty confident that this problem is occurring because the boots are wide and not regular. My last skates were Nike Bauer Vapor XXV and I never had this problem with them (they were D width and too narrow).

Also I liked the LS2 holders and I was wondering would it be worth switching out the Razor Bladz 2's for these? Would the LS2 holders raise the height of the S15's (are they taller than the RB2s), which could possibly solve the wide boot problem? I don't have a problem with the Razor Bladz 2's, except with the runner which for some reason dulls much quicker than the blades on the LS2's. If I should keep the RB2s what is a good solid stainless steel blade to put in there?

So basically,

1. What can I do about losing an edge around turns?

2. Should I switch to LS2 holders?

3. If I keep the RB2 holders what type of runners should I get?

Sorry for the long post and the plethora of questions. Thanks for reading and giving advice.

[cptjeff 0]

The holders won't increase the height much. Perhaps a little, but you would be much better off if you had a narrower foot.

I don't know nearly as much about holders as many here, I'll leave that one alone.

As for steel, step steel blades are a little taller then the stock blades, try those. Very high quality as well, they'll hold an edge.

[stuie7 6]

as mentioned, step steel might be worth a look. it'll give you an extra 3mm in height and it'll hold an edge waaaay longer than the easton steel.

[xaero604 0]

what about adding heel lifts and front shims between the holders and the boots? that would effectively raise you off the ice and should prevent you from bottoming out. I don't know if that's a more expensive alternative to getting step steel but it seems like a more permanent one since you would have to keep buying new step steel every time you sharpen through the added 3mm.

here's a couple of links to what I'm talking about:

http://eastwesthockey.net/re1heli.html

http://eastwesthockey.net/fr1shset.html

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

xaero is correct - put lifts on both holder towers and that will give you enough clearance.

[laxhockey1563 0]

Thanks so much for your answers.

I'm going to talk to my sharpener this week about adding lifts onto my holders, is there any specific height I should go for? I see that on the links xaero provided there are 1/8", 3/16", and 1/2" heights. Would it hurt to go higher just to be safe? Also could I put say 1/8" on the front and 3/16" on the back so that I don't have to grind down the steel as much on the new blades when I get them profiled?

Finally, those Step Steel blades are awfully expensive and getting S15's in the first place was pushing it (I only got them because it was the only S__ skate they had in my size). Is it really worth paying double/triple for blades over Standard Easton Stainless Steel runners?

[interpathway 9]

See if your guy can get 3mm lifts, and have him drill 8 sets, 4 front and 4 rear. Put in one of the 3mm shims under each tower and try that for a week. If the problem persists then have your shop put the other set of lifts. The cost to do this again shouldn't be more than the rivets and the shop owner's time. Good luck!