Gear Sightings 2011-2012 Gear Sightings

[5 Minute Major 1]

Would anyone mind ID'ing these products? I don't think I've seen either before.

The sales guy said Timonen's runners were called something with an "N". Maybe Nitinol? I forget.

Simmond's holders were cool. You can change the runners in seconds. They have switch/button that releases the runner w/o using a tool. Someone on here (MSH) mentioned it somewhere in this thread.

[mwerth 5]

The sales guy said Timonen's runners were called something with an "N". Maybe Nitinol? I forget.

Simmond's holders were cool. You can change the runners in seconds. They have switch/button that releases the runner w/o using a tool. Someone on here (MSH) mentioned it somewhere in this thread.

Hm, thanks. I did see the holders mentioned, but I can't seem to find a name for them.

[clthockey22 0]

Simmond's are the quick change holders that where invented by the hurricanes equipment manager. They are offered by Pro balance, pretty cool set-up, one lever flips and blade pops out. bunch of carolina and charlotte players using them this season

[ibeck 38]

Hm, thanks. I did see the holders mentioned, but I can't seem to find a name for them.

http://www.proskatebalance.com/news.html

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

Simmond's are the quick change holders that where invented by the hurricanes equipment manager. They are offered by Pro balance, pretty cool set-up, one lever flips and blade pops out. bunch of carolina and charlotte players using them this season

Someone else invented them, it wasn't Wally.

[clthockey22 0]

Someone else invented them, it wasn't Wally.

My bad. Just going by what equipment guy in Charlotte told me. Didn't mean to mislead anyone

[ktang 34]

It looks like Simmonds mounts his holders forward (like Lafontaine used to). Unless I'm misinterpreting the boot heel / back of the holder in that picture.

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

My bad. Just going by what equipment guy in Charlotte told me. Didn't mean to mislead anyone

Wally likes to tell everyone he invented everything.

[5 Minute Major 1]

It looks like Simmonds mounts his holders forward (like Lafontaine used to). Unless I'm misinterpreting the boot heel / back of the holder in that picture.

FATPHILLY has Rinaldo's APX's. They had an extra upper layer on the back part of the Tuuk holder for a more aggressive stance. FAT, take a pic of what I'm talking about.

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

That would be a heel lift.

They had an extra upper layer on the back part of the Tuuk holder for a more aggressive stance.

That picture of Simmonds' skates does look like he's skating with short holders.

[5 Minute Major 1]

That would be a heel lift.

That picture of Simmonds' skates does look like he's skating with short holders.

That's it! I couldn't think of the wording. Thanks, JR!

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

No problem.

[iammerson 19]

I don't know if this has been addressed yet but does anyone know what skates dustin brown wears? I cant make them out cuz they are all blacked out.

[jsp047 27]

I don't know if this has been addressed yet but does anyone know what skates dustin brown wears? I cant make them out cuz they are all blacked out.

To me they look like the TotalOnes he's been wearing for a while, just all blacked out now.

[cemetery 14]

I don't know if this has been addressed yet but does anyone know what skates dustin brown wears? I cant make them out cuz they are all blacked out.

Brown's are just regular TO, but I've been meaning to ask as someone here might know...Brown, Ryder, and Horton all have blacked out TO's...does Bauer make them specially at their request or are they doing it themselves once they receive the skates? Last season for example Brown just sharpied or spraypainted over the gold highlight on the back of the skate and the rest of the boot looked like a normal TO, but this season they are completely black with out the normal detailing on them.

[IniNew 53]

I can't speak on anyone else, but it appears that Ryder is wearing the TO Classics.

[snipey 0]

Brown blacks them out himself, I know that for a fact.

[dsjunior1388 81]

Stolen from PHEW, poster claims this is the lower third of Max Talbots stick.

[bar down 1]

reminds me of warrior kronik

[dsjunior1388 81]

Bench shot for San Jose showed Marleau, and his stick certainly looked like it had the dagger taper, plus the W logo right at the heel which suggests he might be using a widow or diablo, which means he's no longer using his typical two piece, wood blade set up. Curious.

[ibeck 38]

Bench shot for San Jose showed Marleau, and his stick certainly looked like it had the dagger taper, plus the W logo right at the heel which suggests he might be using a widow or diablo, which means he's no longer using his typical two piece, wood blade set up. Curious.

Still using 2 piece, Warrior puts the "W" on the bottom of their blades anyway.

[Gefiltefish 9]

Bench shot for San Jose showed Marleau, and his stick certainly looked like it had the dagger taper, plus the W logo right at the heel which suggests he might be using a widow or diablo, which means he's no longer using his typical two piece, wood blade set up. Curious.

As iBeck mentioned, its still a two peice...

Also not sure that Marleau uses wood blades... I get the two mixed up, but I believe either Marleau or Thornton are using composite blades. Still two peice, but all composite. One of them uses wood and the other composite. Hard to tell since they both paint them black.

[JR Boucicaut 3799]

I can't remember if he switched but Marleau had Warrior wood blades when they got him from Easton.

Keith can answer that question better than I can.

[dsjunior1388 81]

Definitely a two piece, my bad. Could have sworn it looked like a dagger taper.

[Miseaujeu 291]

I can't remember if he switched but Marleau had Warrior wood blades when they got him from Easton.

Keith can answer that question better than I can.

Composite blade Standard 2pc. connection