nickyb13 9 Report post Posted March 9, 2012 Justin, I was reading through the old Graf Canada thread and saw you post abput replacing the man's skates with missions. Your sir, just gained a lot of my respect! Indeed that was awesome, another reason why I am hoping Alkali ventures down the ice route in the future : ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 12, 2012 i've been using CA7 for 6 games now, and its always hurts at the side of mid foot for at least 15mnts then the pain is gone. Should i re-baked it?Yes. Definitely reheat fit them. Look at video on heat fitting to make sure you get the best fit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenderHockey 127 Report post Posted March 12, 2012 Justin, I currently wear a Mission 9500 series skate, size 8D. Can you recommend what size approximately I would wear in a CA9? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 12, 2012 I would go with a size 8. The sizing is almost identical to pre-Bauer Mission. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanya 3 Report post Posted March 12, 2012 Ok my friend is about to order some CA5's from the states.He is a UK shoe size 10.5-11 However this needs to translate first to US sizes so I guess he would then be 11.5-12 USWould he then order a size down? ie the US size he'd need to order would be 10.5-12 USTrying to get this right first time as he has no way of trying these on in the UK and the ocst of shipping to the UK is fine, but paying the same to return etc etc would be a nightmare lol.basically I have told this guy to get Alkali over the competition...please help me make sure he orders the right size or I'll look a twat ha ha! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdcopp 1 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I think the easiest is measure his foot in cm and go from that measurement rather than trying to decode UK-US shoe conversion when US-US is almost never the same Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenderHockey 127 Report post Posted March 13, 2012 I would go with a size 8. The sizing is almost identical to pre-Bauer Mission.Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iceburg19 1 Report post Posted March 16, 2012 By any chance do the pants run on the small size.? . I bought the CA5 pants in adult large. They seem to be a bit snug compared to my other adult large inline pants. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AENutrition 1 Report post Posted March 16, 2012 By any chance do the pants run on the small size.? . I bought the CA5 pants in adult large. They seem to be a bit snug compared to my other adult large inline pants.Yes, they are snug. I would size up one size. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenderHockey 127 Report post Posted March 16, 2012 I wish Inline pant manufacturers would start making like an extra-medium size or something for us guys who aren't exactly slim in the middle, but have short hobbit-like legs. I'm always forced to get pants that are too long, and tape them up, which I hate doing. :/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanya 3 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 Regarding your 3 differing stick blade curves, which is closest to Bauer's P91A (Staal)? About to pull the trigger on a CA9 stick this week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Södy 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 My foot length is 26,7cm, which size would I need in CA5s? 7 or 8? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
snailmale 0 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 I'd like to check on the stiffness of the CA5 relative to similar priced skates such as the T6, RX25, and others. I'm really hoping to get a pair of skates that provides good value for money in terms of durability. I'm not too fussed about wheels as I'll be switching them over to outdoor wheels anyway. As such my main concern is with regards to stiffness/durability. The T6, I do know, has good stiffness for its price, but is slightly heavy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 Regarding your 3 differing stick blade curves, which is closest to Bauer's P91A (Staal)? About to pull the trigger on a CA9 stick this week.A47 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanya 3 Report post Posted March 20, 2012 Thanks Justin, appreciated :) hockey monkey only shows 3 curves (A17, A33 & A77) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 21, 2012 Check inlinewarehouse.com. They should have them.My foot length is 26,7cm, which size would I need in CA5s? 7 or 8?We are almost exactly the same size. I wear a size 8.5 skate, but can fit into a 8. I would go with 8, since the 9 will be too big. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanya 3 Report post Posted March 21, 2012 Similar question (I'd asked before and was advised to get a measurement) My friend here in Scotland asked me what skate was best to go for - I've recommended the Alkali CA5 over the T6 and other skates out there (one's available in UK) and he's taking my advice even although this means shipping from US to Scotland.With this in mind, he wanted to be totally sure he is ordering the right size skate - his foot is 27cm long and 11cm wide. Would he be ordering a 9? It's tricky to work the sizes as its usually a size down plus converting from UK to US size etc etc - it would be a nightmare to return back to US lol if he gets it wrong! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 My best guess would be size 9. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kanya 3 Report post Posted March 22, 2012 Brilliant - many many thanks for all the bits of help recently <3I am properly a fanboi and converting my team mates ha haThanks again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 23, 2012 Thanks for your help....Glad to hear you are helping us out. We appreciate it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
henryb 4 Report post Posted March 23, 2012 Hey Justin, I'm interested in getting my son a set of CA7 or CA9's sometime down the road. He currently skates on Bauer RX:20 size 10R. His toes do not touch the end, and the R width is good. He skates on Bauer X:40's for ice hockey, size 9.5D. His toes just feather the ends. He had to get them baked twice and punched a bit to get the width to fit perfect. Unfortunately, there are no shops near us in Whitby (East of the GTA) that carry your skates (that I know of) so we are looking for sizing recommendations. Should we look at 9.5 or 10's? BTW, we are planning to convert them over to Sprung's on day one, as we play both ice and roller every week, sometes on the same day.Thx for your help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdcopp 1 Report post Posted March 23, 2012 Justin,One of the guys skating out at Winter Wars West for the Thunder team also plays goalie for them in PIHA and was very interested in your gear he saw Sunday. Any word if or when we'll see Alkali goalie gear? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 23, 2012 Hey Justin, I'm interested in getting my son a set of CA7 or CA9's sometime down the road. He currently skates on Bauer RX:20 size 10R. His toes do not touch the end, and the R width is good. He skates on Bauer X:40's for ice hockey, size 9.5D. His toes just feather the ends. He had to get them baked twice and punched a bit to get the width to fit perfect.Unfortunately, there are no shops near us in Whitby (East of the GTA) that carry your skates (that I know of) so we are looking for sizing recommendations. Should we look at 9.5 or 10's?BTW, we are planning to convert them over to Sprung's on day one, as we play both ice and roller every week, sometes on the same day.Thx for your help.I would go with a size 9.5Justin,One of the guys skating out at Winter Wars West for the Thunder team also plays goalie for them in PIHA and was very interested in your gear he saw Sunday. Any word if or when we'll see Alkali goalie gear?No goalie equipment anytime soon. I just made these, since I didn't have a pair for roller. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jazz4all 9 Report post Posted March 28, 2012 is CA5 glove already available at totalhockey? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin 1933 134 Report post Posted March 28, 2012 Nope. They are still being produced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
