Stiffest Retail Skate On The Market Now?

[gxc999 7]

So what's the stiffest retail skate right now? Is the U+ Reloaded or Crazy Light as stiff or stiffer than the TO? I'm asking because I put an insane amount of weight in my skates and am destroying the stiffness in my 95s and 75s way too fast for my liking. I honestly can't afford the TO anyway, but Xmas is coming up, so any thoughts, guys?

[SCUBASTEVE 0]

i didnt find my TO's as stiff as my 95's. i had a lot more movement in my to's(opinion)

or go custom with an xtra stiff package.

i just started skating in the mlx skate an that is an exceptionally stiff skate. defiantly stiffer then my t.o.'s. but man they are ugly!!

So what's the stiffest retail skate right now? Is the U+ Reloaded or Crazy Light as stiff or stiffer than the TO? I'm asking because I put an insane amount of weight in my skates and am destroying the stiffness in my 95s and 75s way too fast for my liking. I honestly can't afford the TO anyway, but Xmas is coming up, so any thoughts, guys?

[matix218 11]

U+ CL is rediculously stiff

[SolarWind 23]

i didnt find my TO's as stiff as my 95's. i had a lot more movement in my to's(opinion)

or go custom with an xtra stiff package.

completely agree - matches my experience with retail T1s, plus quite a few people posted about it.

for customes I went with #3 stiffness and the way it feels on ice it gave T1s about the same stiffness as One95.

from what I was told with T1s due to the construction of the boot Bauer can make then only so much stiffer?

regardless I personally really like what #3 is like - fully laced the skate gives good support & still plenty of flex - arguably quite a bit more then One95, and I wasn't even lacing them all the way!

[malcb33 99]

IMO MLX skates have to be the stiffest on the market outside of customs.

[gxc999 7]

IMO MLX skates have to be the stiffest on the market outside of customs.

I might look into it. Does that 50% coupon still exist?

[malcb33 99]

According to the MLX thread, yes.

[gxc999 7]

How does the U+ Reloaded compare stiffness wise to the one95?

[IniNew 53]

One100s are stiffer than the TOs and comparable if not stiffer than the One95s.

[pass the bisk 0]

The CCM U+ CL are the stiffest retail skate from my experience.

The MLXs may be as stiff because they are designed to be a pro skate, but that is just a guess.

[romdj 26]

I'm kind of digging deep, but do you know which of them is the stiffest/softest?

APX , totalone , X60, u+cl ...

[808puck 0]

Skated in both skates. It could be the different boot cuts but the one100 seem a little stiffer IMO.

[johnnyvegas 0]

Skated in both skates. It could be the different boot cuts but the one100 seem a little stiffer IMO.

What is the other one?

[romdj 26]

What is the other one?

I think he is comparing the 100 to the Totalones.

[SolarWind 23]

this was discussed a few times before: One100 is stiffer than the TO.

[romdj 26]

this was discussed a few times before: One100 is stiffer than the TO.

i know but that was not my question...

I'm kind of digging deep, but do you know which of them is the stiffest/softest?

APX , totalone , X60, u+cl and 11K (edit so that the list doesn't go on & on)

[goaliemanshark 6]

My S17's are pretty darn stiff...

[808puck 0]

What is the other one?

Sorry, Skated in both U+CL and One100.

[johnnyvegas 0]

Thanks for responding

[Kainth007 0]

What order would the top-end skates from the big 3 companies would stiffness-Softness be ranked?

Would I be correct to assume:

Bauer One100

CCM U+CL

Bauer APX

Bauer Total One

Bauer 7.0

Easton EQ50

Reebok 11k

CCM U+12

And it is also my understanding that a skate can still be really stiff, but not feel as if it is, because of its ability to provide good forward flex (Total One Tongue, Easton Launch Zones) ?

Please correct me if I am completely off base here.

[toddmanley 0]

Stiffest? The Easton S17's that are sitting in my garage gathering dust!

I recently switched over to a pair of One100's because they had the lateral stiffness I needed but I could flex them forward much easier than the Easton's. Now I can actually get low since my ankles don't feel like they're in concrete boots.

[gxc999 7]

Stiffest? The Easton S17's that are sitting in my garage gathering dust!

I recently switched over to a pair of One100's because they had the lateral stiffness I needed but I could flex them forward much easier than the Easton's. Now I can actually get low since my ankles don't feel like they're in concrete boots.

Same as the one95's, they'll seem really stiff but flex and transfer your energy perfectly. I still don't think there's a better skate on the market.

[Blueandgold26 1]

Not meaning to hi jack the thread, what tends to be the stiffer inline skates? brand wise.