2014-2015 Gear Sightings

[AIREAYE 248]

haha whoops, I missed the "'like' Tackimacs" part. Disregard.

[Zjack38 46]

  On 5/9/2015 at 4:41 PM, OptimusReim said:

Yea I got one and tried putting it on and couldn't get it to go more than a couple inches. The install videos made it look like it should slide on easily but it definitely didn't. Ended up cutting it off. Oh well.

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how light would you say it was?

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

  On 5/9/2015 at 6:53 PM, AIREAYE said:

Yeah it gets tricky, but try not to use too much water. Best tip I've ever received (and I've installed countless numbers of these things) is to squirt a little soap into the tackimac for better glide.

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Here's another tip. Ditch the adhesive and go with hairspray.

[JSK81 400]

Yep, hairspray works the best. Plus it's always fun to see the cashier's face when a bald mofo like me goes to buy it.

[IPv6Freely 2097]

Yea it's basically a small non-aerosol hairspray that comes with the buttendz

[syinx 139]

For those who like the Tackimacs, I recently switched to tennis overgrip. Works spectacularly and feels incredibly similar.

[iceman8310 106]

  On 5/10/2015 at 3:53 PM, JSK81 said:

Yep, hairspray works the best. Plus it's always fun to see the cashier's face when a bald mofo like me goes to buy it.

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could say you are in a hair metal band

[the iceman 132]

Reebok R-Series sticks. Are these new for 2015? (I know about the whole switch to CCM thing)

http://reebokhockey.com/en/gear/player/sticks

http://www.icewarehouse.com/descpage.html?pcode=R25SJ

It looks like Crest toothpaste.

[lpgbackups 17]

its not a hockey stick, its toothpaste

[Buzz_LightBeer 974]

I think initially they were an SMU for Canadian buying groups

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Reebok will have a low to low-mid-end line.

  On 5/15/2015 at 6:55 AM, the iceman said:

Reebok R-Series sticks. Are these new for 2015? (I know about the whole switch to CCM thing)

http://reebokhockey.com/en/gear/player/sticks

http://www.icewarehouse.com/descpage.html?pcode=R25SJ

It looks like Crest toothpaste.

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[IW Team - Chase 184]

I wonder why the logos look similar

  On 5/15/2015 at 6:55 AM, the iceman said:

Reebok R-Series sticks. Are these new for 2015? (I know about the whole switch to CCM thing)

http://reebokhockey.com/en/gear/player/sticks

http://www.icewarehouse.com/descpage.html?pcode=R25SJ

It looks like Crest toothpaste.

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[Topdog 0]

What is SMU

[the iceman 132]

  On 5/15/2015 at 10:47 PM, Topdog said:

What is SMU

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Special Make Up.

[AIREAYE 248]

JR is right. They drew inspiration from the success of Sherwood's T90 and that price point translates to this R27 but with a low kick construction. Not too sure if many of you will be seeing it in stores though,IMO.

[Topdog 0]

So if you do a SMU can u get custom graphics

[Gummer12 134]

If you're a store big enough to order enough, within reason i'm sure they'll do something special to differentiate between standard retail models

[Tyler Roy 86]

  On 5/15/2015 at 11:18 PM, Topdog said:

So if you do a SMU can u get custom graphics

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Not just anybody can do an SMU stick, its not like you(consumer) can just give Bauer a call and design an SMU stick.

[UCMnumber8 32]

https://instagram.com/p/2zEHx1q6yF/?taken-by=boogaard1975

Ovechkin wearing what appears to be Bauer Nexus pants (either 800 or 1000) instead of his usual One95 pants yesterday in the gold medal game against Canada

[EpicvisIons 0]

Anyone see what looks like black straps riveted onto some players skates on the ducks ? Anyone know what they are ?

[JGraz15 53]

A lot of Ducks wear shot blockers.

[EpicvisIons 0]

Anyone see what looks like a black strap riveted onto the skates on a lot of the ducks players ? What are they ?

[syinx 139]

Shot blockers. http://www.skatefenders.com/home.html

[EpicvisIons 0]

Oh wow, those are interesting. Thanks

[OldCY 94]

  On 5/9/2015 at 2:08 PM, crazyhick said:

There's also one that feels like a candy-cane start right from the top

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The twirl. I recently got one and I really like it. I find them to be much thinner than Tacki Mac