successor for CCM RBZ 70

[samfisher 0]

Hi all;

Exactly a year ago I bought me a pair of CCM's RBZ 70 skates.

First intention was some occasional skating with my kids and get back on the ice after leaving it for 20 years.

But after a while, some friends asked me to join them in a recreational non checking ice hockey team.

I must admit, I never had so much fun, doing sports before. And I do know I'm a lousy skater, my passes and shots are to slow and sometimes way off, but every training I get a little better :-)

Beside the whole iceskating, stickhandling and shooting packet I need to master there is one thing I want to stop mastering:

Pain in my feet, while skating.

I understand that the RBZ 70 skate isn't "the best" and possibly not right for my foot, but I bought them just for some occasional skating. And the guy from the store told me that the boots will fit after some skating.

And as long I do not 'go for it' there is just the pain in the side of my foot, but it is doable.

Problems with these skates are:

- Lace bite (but found a solution for that, use a different lace pattern)

- Numb toes after 3 shifts

- stinging pain, on the side of my foot there where the little toe is connected in the foot. (there is a little bulge).

The numb toes and the pain at the side of my foot has got to go away. it is doable but not for playing hockey on the ice.

There are just 2 stores nearby and they sell Bauer, Reebok and CCM.

One would advice me Reebok and the other one would go for a Bauer Vapor or Nexus.

I own Vapor X60 roller-hockeys and they feel pretty okay. But I do not roll in them for 3 shifts long.

They give me rather a dull feeling in my footarch. Like my foot is forced to stretch out and lie completely flat.

I tried on the Nexus (I guess it was 6000) and that feels complete different. A little loose, for my opinion.

Any advice on this one?

Need more details, let me know.

I'm a male, 38years old, 5ft 7inch tall, weight about 176Lbs and my skates now are 7.5 D

Many thanks

[mojo122 538]

You already have some first hand experience with the RBZ and Vapor skates. You still have Supreme and Nexus in the Bauer line and Tacks and RibCore in the CCM line to choose from. That's 4 skates there to try on in the right size and see how they feel/fit. And by trying them on you really have to wear and walk around in them for more than just a few minutes. Different skate models fit differently, so if fitted in a skate that's not right for your feet you'll experience problems. That should be your starting point.

[bmess6 2]

Hi all;

Exactly a year ago I bought me a pair of CCM's RBZ 70 skates.

First intention was some occasional skating with my kids and get back on the ice after leaving it for 20 years.

But after a while, some friends asked me to join them in a recreational non checking ice hockey team.

I must admit, I never had so much fun, doing sports before. And I do know I'm a lousy skater, my passes and shots are to slow and sometimes way off, but every training I get a little better :-)

Beside the whole iceskating, stickhandling and shooting packet I need to master there is one thing I want to stop mastering:

Pain in my feet, while skating.

I understand that the RBZ 70 skate isn't "the best" and possibly not right for my foot, but I bought them just for some occasional skating. And the guy from the store told me that the boots will fit after some skating.

And as long I do not 'go for it' there is just the pain in the side of my foot, but it is doable.

Problems with these skates are:

- Lace bite (but found a solution for that, use a different lace pattern)

- Numb toes after 3 shifts

- stinging pain, on the side of my foot there where the little toe is connected in the foot. (there is a little bulge).

The numb toes and the pain at the side of my foot has got to go away. it is doable but not for playing hockey on the ice.

There are just 2 stores nearby and they sell Bauer, Reebok and CCM.

One would advice me Reebok and the other one would go for a Bauer Vapor or Nexus.

I own Vapor X60 roller-hockeys and they feel pretty okay. But I do not roll in them for 3 shifts long.

They give me rather a dull feeling in my footarch. Like my foot is forced to stretch out and lie completely flat.

I tried on the Nexus (I guess it was 6000) and that feels complete different. A little loose, for my opinion.

Any advice on this one?

Need more details, let me know.

I'm a male, 38years old, 5ft 7inch tall, weight about 176Lbs and my skates now are 7.5 D

Many thanks

I have the same problem with my RBZ 60. My toes are numb almost immediately and they dont feel good at all.

[NJPhil 19]

Did you have the skates baked when you initially purchased them? It may not solve your problems, but I think it would be worth a shot before purchasing new skates.

If they have been baked try on every pair that meets your budget. I would also avoid going back to the store that told you they would fit after some skating.

[samfisher 0]

They are baked, without success.

And because that was in the store that have multiple brands, I'm leaning toward Bauer.

Any special thing to look for myself?

I know that my biggest toe must feather the cap when standing straight, and touch nothing when in stance.

For instance, I lace my skates very firm, all the way up. Can't stand a loose feeling. But I have to use normal laces not the waxed ones.

If I use waxed laces I get those numb toes, if I use regular laces, the skates are a little looser around my foot and the numb feeling starts only near the end of practice.

Is there any rule on this? How tied a skates has to be laced?

Maybe I need to keep that in mind when fitting skates.

[samfisher 0]

I took a day off at work to visit the hockey store. I spend there almost 2 hours fitting skates.

I tried the Supremes and the Nexus skates in different widths and sizes. The Supreme 170 7.5 EE came out pretty good.

So, the supremes were sold.

Today, I took the new skates for a public skate session, man they felt good but skating was hell. (Still don't know why)

It took me near 2 hours to master my skating again. But I decided to use the new skates this evening for playing a hockey game.

And the outcome was really great.

No blisters, no numb feeling and even a better feel on the ice. Guess they can only get better when broken in properly.

Greetz