Mission LTs...what next?

[Sav25 1]

Morning all (if you live in the uk!)

I'm currently using a pair of Mission Lieutenants in 10EE size. Great skate, if not a little harsh on the ankles to start with.

My wheels are nearly dead, my chassis has a dent in it from a shot and the toe cap is starting to fall apart from too much wear from stopping at low angles and falling over - So time for a new pair of skates.

I live in the UK so trying on different skates isn't easy so looking for guidance from others. I'm tempted to convert over to tours but i'm about 190lbs so worried i'll break them down too quick.

I wouldn't mind another pair of missions but I know the sizing keeps changing so I haven't got a clue what size I would have to order.

I'm size 10EE in my LTs - does anyone know how that converts to other Mission lines and Tour lines?

Any advice on moving from LTs to a Tour skate?

Probably wont go for the latest Missions because (to me) they are butt ugly with that sparkly jazz and tacky writing up the side - what were they thinking!!!???

Rich

[RussianDangler15 0]

From what I know the new mission line is like a supreme skate. I also believe that the former mission lines fit like vapor skates (not 100% sure) so if the Lt's fit you try a bauer vapor rx 25 or rx60 depending on how much you are willing to spend thats just my two cents.

[dreww 0]

I'm not sure where you heard that the Tour will break down quickly but that's a false statement from what I've seen personally. Maybe a low end Tour will break down quickly, just like a low end Mission would. I recently just switched over from the Mission Commander SE to the Tour Tabu and haven't looked back. The Tabu is equally, if not more supportive, more comfortable, and faster than the Commander.

Not sure how the Mission EE size converts over to Tour. In the past year I've skated an 8D Mission Soldier Black (which should be the same size IF I were to have had the LT's), then had to step down to a 7D for the Commander SE series, and am now fitting great in the size 7 Tour.

[Sav25 1]

I'm not sure where you heard that the Tour will break down quickly but that's a false statement from what I've seen personally. Maybe a low end Tour will break down quickly, just like a low end Mission would. I recently just switched over from the Mission Commander SE to the Tour Tabu and haven't looked back. The Tabu is equally, if not more supportive, more comfortable, and faster than the Commander.

Not sure how the Mission EE size converts over to Tour. In the past year I've skated an 8D Mission Soldier Black (which should be the same size IF I were to have had the LT's), then had to step down to a 7D for the Commander SE series, and am now fitting great in the size 7 Tour.

Thanks for the advice

Do you know if you can bake the high end tours?

[AeoNKiNG 0]

Morning all (if you live in the uk!)

I'm currently using a pair of Mission Lieutenants in 10EE size. Great skate, if not a little harsh on the ankles to start with.

I just bought a pair of LTs and they are killing my ankles. Did you just keep letting your ankles heal up and then wearing them and eventually the pain stopped? I liked the skates initially but they literally have made holes in my ankles.

[Sav25 1]

I just bought a pair of LTs and they are killing my ankles. Did you just keep letting your ankles heal up and then wearing them and eventually the pain stopped? I liked the skates initially but they literally have made holes in my ankles.

I tried that approach at first but they didn't change much - baking made all the difference for me. They were still a bit harsh after baking but a session or 2 after, they were fine.

If you cant get to a skate bake oven, just use the usual fan-assisted home oven trick - that's what I did.

Without baking - expect endless foot torture!

[AeoNKiNG 0]

I had them baked last week. The guy at the LHS took the wheels off and then when putting them back on after the bake stripped one of the axels. The axel is stuck on there, like half tightened and we could not for the life of us get it off. Any ideas for how to get this loose axel off?

[Sav25 1]

I had them baked last week. The guy at the LHS took the wheels off and then when putting them back on after the bake stripped one of the axels. The axel is stuck on there, like half tightened and we could not for the life of us get it off. Any ideas for how to get this loose axel off?

Could drill it - but it's risky

[start_today 770]

I had them baked last week. The guy at the LHS took the wheels off and then when putting them back on after the bake stripped one of the axels. The axel is stuck on there, like half tightened and we could not for the life of us get it off. Any ideas for how to get this loose axel off?

What is actually stripped? The head of axle, where you put the allen wrench, or the inside threads where the male and female ends join? If it's the head, there are a bunch of threads on here with various ways to remove them, depending on how bad the situation is. Just search for "stripped" and a lot of things will come up. If it's the head, I'd also contact mission/bauer and ask about some replacement axles. This was a fairly consistent problem on these skates, and they were pretty good about quickly sending out replacements.

I'm having trouble following the scenario, who stripped the axle, you or the person at the shop? If he messed up, it seems to me like it's the shop's job to fix it. But, if they're doing things like taking wheels off when you bake, which don't need to do, and aren't able to properly tighten a screw, I'm not sure I'd trust them to do something more complicated like remove a stripped screw.