Replacement Blades for Painted Concrete rink

[OUIE8 0]

Hey All,

So I am use to playing with Easton carbon blades. But this was when I was playing solely on sport court. Now I have moved and am now playing on a painted concrete rink. The rink seems to eat up the carbon blades in no time. I have transferred to using a CCM ABS blade due to it lasting longer. Obviously the ABS does not have the power of a Carbon blade. Can people please recommend what blades might be of good choice for a very competitive game.

Thank you.

[thejackal 46]

try to track down CCM Vector blades. V110,120,8.0, any of those would do

[JDeezy 0]

i usually just use wood on these surfaces since they get beat up in no time. I can't stand those ABS blades. I like light sticks so I use wood blade wit composit shaft.

[BucksAway 16]

I have the same problem, i just tape the bottom of the blade at the start of every game and it seems to last threw the majority of it

If not you can always do wha fatwabbit does and put epoxy on the bottom of the blade

[TheHerminator22 0]

i usually just use wood on these surfaces since they get beat up in no time. I can't stand those ABS blades. I like light sticks so I use wood blade wit composit shaft.

Doesn't the wood blade get destroyed in a game or 2? I hate the ABS blades as well, but they may be your best option. What about the old Koho blades with the blue stripes?

[JDeezy 0]

i usually just use wood on these surfaces since they get beat up in no time. I can't stand those ABS blades. I like light sticks so I use wood blade wit composit shaft.

Doesn't the wood blade get destroyed in a game or 2? I hate the ABS blades as well, but they may be your best option. What about the old Koho blades with the blue stripes?

I can usually get a half a season out of a wooden blade. Still lasts wayy longer than composite. More slap shots cut down the time tho, but I dont take lots of those.

[fatwabbit 93]

put some epoxy on the bottom edge of teh blade. I was able to make my wood blades last about 6months of playing 1-2 times a week.

[skooled 0]

that, or tape the bottom, and rub a candle on the bottom. rub a bit while your sitting on the bench.... they will last as long as you keep it up

[JDeezy 0]

put some epoxy on the bottom edge of teh blade. I was able to make my wood blades last about 6months of playing 1-2 times a week.

I tried that, the problem was that I couldn't use the stick with epoxy indoors because it caused too much friction on the wood floor and my stickwork was very slow. I just use a light shaft with a cheap wood blade for outdoors. A little bottom heavy but it works for me. Indoors its playtime for Easton stealth S17 :D

[Patrick67 1]

I've was thinking about using the one95 woodblade on concrete/asphalt type surfaces, it has a kevlar strip along the bottom according to specs.

Has anybody tried it on a "demanding" surface?

[thejackal 46]

wood blades, even with kevlar strips, do not do well on rough surfaces IMO

[nyrmetros 0]

Reebok 2k ABS replacement blades. end of story.

[BenderHockey 127]

Koho Crossover blades. Find who has them, then stockpile. win.

[BucksAway 16]

Dont want to hijack the thread but what do you reccomemed if you have a tapered shaft?

[nyrmetros 0]

Koho Crossover blades. Find who has them, then stockpile. win.

I hated that blade!

[BenderHockey 127]

Dont want to hijack the thread but what do you reccomemed if you have a tapered shaft?

CCM made a blade a few years ago, it was grey. I think 5.0 maybe? It was tapered and used ABS.

[Patrick67 1]

Yeah it was the 5.0. but it's discontinued.

The CCM v.8.0 (yellow) that's on closeout at hockeymonkey holds up well outdoors. If you have a tapered shaft, get as many of them as possible.

[BucksAway 16]

what about these things

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/sherwood-rb950taper-3pk.html

there cheap??

[nyrmetros 0]

My LHS was out of the RBK 2k SR righty blades (they've been out of them for 2 months!) so I had to pick up a Koho 2100 blade. Damn thing was $25. (With tax $27). I can't beleive how god damn expensive it is.

[thejackal 46]

what about these things

http://www.hockeymonkey.com/sherwood-rb950taper-3pk.html

there cheap??

wood blade, will not last

[hockey_is_hard 0]

I used to use Koho abs, and stopped using them because it seems like they'd get worn down too fast, and plus were kind of flimsy (we play with propuck instead of ball so you need a stiffer blade to handle the puck better). Switched over to wood and its been a lot better. They last longer and feel better, but it takes a couple games to get used to it. See if you can find some on sale and stock up.

[tml67 0]

Dont want to hijack the thread but what do you reccomemed if you have a tapered shaft?

Sell the shaft. :) I sold my 2 XN10 tapered shafts. I guess you can flip it and use standard blades as well.

[FatAndSlow 0]

A buddy of mine pointed me towards the Warrior Swizzle. I've played on it for about 15 hours and is holding up well (so far). It's pretty $$$ ~$35 but it isn't nearly as heavy as the RBK 1,2,3K. FYI, it's for standard shafts

[wetwilly17 6]

for any type of abrasive surface, you don't want to use the traditional wood blades that are only meant for ice and sport court type surfaces. you can easily spot these blades by all the wood grain that is easy to see. the wood splinters very easily when on an abrasive surface. don't worry about it if you see grain in the hosel.

you can use wood blades though that will last a long time. the best outdoor blades i ever bought are wood (the Jofa TSM-8). they are no longer available but i have a stockpile i bought for about $8 each lol. anyways, look for the same type of construction: wood laminate with no apparent grain and with fiberglass reinforcement over the laminates. some have a middle layer of abs (still a light blade) some use all wood laminates. man all this talk makes me want to play some inline now...