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[Amiroo39 121]

Nice little haul from the weekend sales:

CCM RBZ 80s

Bauer Nexus 1000 stick

CCM U+CL shins

Bauer 4 Roll PROs in U of N.Dakota colorway

+ free RBZ hat

Nice mitts and Nexus. Probably the only Bauer stick I'd want to have. Do your CL shins happen to making rattling noise in the knee cap when you shake them? Seems to be a reoccurring event with these shins, personally I'm a little chocked, hopefully mine will be replaced under warranty.

[MarsB 33]

Nice mitts and Nexus. Probably the only Bauer stick I'd want to have. Do your CL shins happen to making rattling noise in the knee cap when you shake them? Seems to be a reoccurring event with these shins, personally I'm a little chocked, hopefully mine will be replaced under warranty.

I haven't noticed that yet, but I did see the thread about that just recently. Kind of a bummer, hopefully they get you taken care of! They seem to be great pads.

[Cheetodust 4]

Looks good! I wear the same shoulder pads and took a slap shot right above the belly button. Had a nice bruise! There's only about an inch or two between my pants and the chest protector but the puck found it. Always does!

[Krev 86]

Easton V9E

Edited August 14, 2013 by Krev

[lpgbackups 17]

i wonder if those sticks are really better than say...5 years ago... if the V9 series definitely better than the S19/SE16?

is the total one nxg really better than the one95 or the original T1?

i see reebok and ccm as being the ones who made the biggest improvements in sticks over the last 5 years, but thats mostly due to the fact that they were behind so they had more room for improvement than Bauer or Easton.

[ibeck 38]

i wonder if those sticks are really better than say...5 years ago... if the V9 series definitely better than the S19/SE16?

is the total one nxg really better than the one95 or the original T1?

i see reebok and ccm as being the ones who made the biggest improvements in sticks over the last 5 years, but thats mostly due to the fact that they were behind so they had more room for improvement than Bauer or Easton.

I was debating this yesterday actually. I tried out a v9 and really wasn't that impressed because I found it played the same as my old se16s

[AIREAYE 248]

I was debating this yesterday actually. I tried out a v9 and really wasn't that impressed because I found it played the same as my old se16s

I've heard a few people compare the V9 to the SE16. I found that the puck feel was the best part about the SE16, do you think that that's similar between the two?

[adam14 182]

my pro stock V9 kicks harder than my SE16's

[A2rhino 62]

Adam14, thats great to hear. If only the V9E wasn’t so damn bright!

[Krev 86]

Yeah, the aesthetics are my only real complaint. I'm still waiting for the V9E with white graphics I bought to show up. Excited for that one.

[adam14 182]

speaking of being excited, my first pair of warrior gloves showed up today. Tough decision since im not really a hab fan but I love their layout.

[17D1998 1]

Nice. Best looking gloves in the league (okay, I'll admit it I'm a little biased ahah)

[A2rhino 62]

Yeah, the aesthetics are my only real complaint. I'm still waiting for the V9E with white graphics I bought to show up. Excited for that one.

Be sure to post that one for sure.

[ibeck 38]

I've heard a few people compare the V9 to the SE16. I found that the puck feel was the best part about the SE16, do you think that that's similar between the two?

The puck feel, the balance, the way the stick flexed when I shot and passed was all very similar.

[adam14 182]

I still disagree with you ibeck, granted my stick was pro stock I found that it flexed similar, though kicked harder and love the puck feel on my V9

[Cosmic 178]

CCM CL shoulder pads with TotalOne bellyguard. Special thanks to IW Team-Chase for sending me the belly guard:

[Beleafer 14]

Vancouver Giants x60 SE, 87 flex, P91, with custom colour graphics I believe?

[CTB 32]

Bauer Vapor X7.0 special edition gloves paired with my team's jersey. Always tough finding teal in retail glove colorways. Never had white gloves before but I like the model (have a pair in the retail all black too).

[black hills tj 5]

Bauer Vapor X7.0 special edition gloves paired with my team's jersey. Always tough finding teal in retail glove colorways. Never had white gloves before but I like the model (have a pair in the retail all black too).

I don't think I'd ever have the balls to wear white gloves on the ice, but those are HOT. I'm a sucker for teal.

[CTB 32]

I don't think I'd ever have the balls to wear white gloves on the ice, but those are HOT. I'm a sucker for teal.

Ha, yeah I haven't played with em yet. Just got them today but getting anything with teal on a stock model is so rare. Helps that they're in a model of glove I already own and like.

[black hills tj 5]

Ha, yeah I haven't played with em yet. Just got them today but getting anything with teal on a stock model is so rare. Helps that they're in a model of glove I already own and like.

I'm jealous. I only play beer league, so white gloves aren't really a big deal. I just have bricks for hands :P

[NorrisContender 4]

Still owe a better pic of the one100's I picked up a little while back post holder swap but I took this last night. My one90's are now the back up's with the 7000's and Comps relegated to curio status. All but the one90’s were picked up at local PIAS in nearly new condition over the last 5 years.

[ibeck 38]

I still disagree with you ibeck, granted my stick was pro stock I found that it flexed similar, though kicked harder and love the puck feel on my V9

To each his own!

[AIREAYE 248]

Here are 3 of my Bauer 5100 helmets that I've customized over the past couple of years. This was born out of necessity as no retail helmet even comes remotely close to fitting my head. All are size Large.

#1 :

This first one was my first crack at doing this, and as you can see, the foams are rather haphazardly glued onto areas where I felt should be taken up and the cuts are messy and jagged. I removed the donut of black harder VN from the parietal part of the helmet as well as the pieces of Hex-Sorb blue foam. I then layered up the occipital area (back of head, as seen) to create my own lock there.

#2 :

My second go at it allowed me to use some of my Poron sheet samples (I love this stuff) in place of the cannabalized VN as I did with #1. The grey softer VN parietal donuts were removed this time with equal effectiveness/fit. I added/velcroed on a piece of sweatband on the front crown of the helmet to augment fit as well as to absorb sweat. Works amazingly!

This is the helmet that I've been using everytime. The Poron has softened up a bit with use (and I assume lost some of its protective value) and the occasional dab of glue gun glue keeps it all together. Again though, cuts were still rough.

#3 :

This is my best one so far and most recent. After finding the Poron easy to use and comfortable to wear, I decided to use more of it in key areas. The occipital layers are much neater and sandwhich the previously exposed blue Hex-Sorb between the VN and Poron. That front wide sheet extends all the way to the top of the. The dual layer VN parietal donuts were removed in favor of Poron which I traced and cut.

Cuts were much neater this time thanks to a simple tricked I learned through trial-and-error, which is to leave the sheets/pieces of foam you want to cut in the freezer for a couple of minutes to harden them up. Much straighter and easier cuts with the exactoknife this time.

[salibandy 21]

Here are 3 of my Bauer 5100 helmets that I've customized over the past couple of years. This was born out of necessity as no retail helmet even comes remotely close to fitting my head. All are size Large.

#1 :

This first one was my first crack at doing this, and as you can see, the foams are rather haphazardly glued onto areas where I felt should be taken up and the cuts are messy and jagged. I removed the donut of black harder VN from the parietal part of the helmet as well as the pieces of Hex-Sorb blue foam. I then layered up the occipital area (back of head, as seen) to create my own lock there.

#2 :

My second go at it allowed me to use some of my Poron sheet samples (I love this stuff) in place of the cannabalized VN as I did with #1. The grey softer VN parietal donuts were removed this time with equal effectiveness/fit. I added/velcroed on a piece of sweatband on the front crown of the helmet to augment fit as well as to absorb sweat. Works amazingly!

This is the helmet that I've been using everytime. The Poron has softened up a bit with use (and I assume lost some of its protective value) and the occasional dab of glue gun glue keeps it all together. Again though, cuts were still rough.

#3 :

This is my best one so far and most recent. After finding the Poron easy to use and comfortable to wear, I decided to use more of it in key areas. The occipital layers are much neater and sandwhich the previously exposed blue Hex-Sorb between the VN and Poron. That front wide sheet extends all the way to the top of the. The dual layer VN parietal donuts were removed in favor of Poron which I traced and cut.

Cuts were much neater this time thanks to a simple tricked I learned through trial-and-error, which is to leave the sheets/pieces of foam you want to cut in the freezer for a couple of minutes to harden them up. Much straighter and easier cuts with the exactoknife this time.

Where'd you get the Poron foam? I'd love to get my hands on some; the girlfriend's helmet doesn't fit her head properly, some additional foam would be great. Also, any tips on removing foam? The sides are a little tight for her, while the front and back are too long.