CCM RBZ Sticks

[2nhockey 21]

My daughter has gone thru a few sticks this season (Warrior Dynasty AX3, Warrior Covert QRL, Easton HTX, and now the CCM RBZ 260). Of her sticks this year the CCM is far and away her favorite.

She tapes her sticks to include all of the toe, and changes tape frequently. However, the CCM blade seems to be fragile compared to the other sticks. There are several pretty big chunks missing from her blade in the toe area, and the toe feels a little 'soft' for lack of a better word.

All of the sticks except the CCM are still in excellent playing shape. The CCM is probably getting close to her Easton in playing time, which is more than the 2 Warriors.

Did she get a bad stick, or is this about what your experience is with these blades? Other than the blade disintegrating she loves the stick. She'd like a 290, but if that blade is as fragile she'll probably go back to Easton.

Thanks!

[colins 246]

 

My oldest had an CCM RBZ2 that the toe completely opened up on, literally a big gaping hole in the toe you could see the foam core and other internals of the blade. The heel and mid-pocket were still perfectly fine, just the toe split open and hollowed out.

My youngest had an original CCM Tacks that also broke up on the toe, but nothing fell out, no hole developed it was just a series of chips and splits. Both sticks lasted a decent amount of time, so I guess that's just the weak spot - unlike some other sticks where the heel or pocket tend to split or go soft first. 

I had both sticks repaired and they are still using them either as backups or sometimes as their go-to stick. One thing about a toe failure - it's one of the repairs that can be done without affecting the stick's performance too much. Blade becomes a tad bit heavier and maybe slightly thicker in the toe than original, but the repair has held up well so far (knock wood).

 

colins

[puckpilot 312]

I own an RBZ superfast, which I believe is the from same year as the 260, and I remember reading somewhere that the outer layer in that year tends to easily chip off. With my stick, it seems to be true. I'm pretty sure they fixed this in the subsequent models, but I'd do some research on this before betting the farm.

I addressed this by putting a strip of hockey tape along the edges of the blade. Double layer for the toe, before I tape it regularly. 

[Jamarquan 201]

18 hours ago, puckpilot said:

I own an RBZ superfast, which I believe is the from same year as the 260, and I remember reading somewhere that the outer layer in that year tends to easily chip off. With my stick, it seems to be true. I'm pretty sure they fixed this in the subsequent models, but I'd do some research on this before betting the farm.

I addressed this by putting a strip of hockey tape along the edges of the blade. Double layer for the toe, before I tape it regularly. 

The Superfast is one year older, and if the problem is fixed than the 270 (this year's 99$ stick) might be a better price/value stick, but if money isn't a problem than the 290 is 30$ more, IIRC.

[colins 246]

7 hours ago, Jamarquan said:

The Superfast is one year older, and if the problem is fixed than the 270 (this year's 99$ stick) might be a better price/value stick, but if money isn't a problem than the 290 is 30$ more, IIRC.

 

I picked up a Tacks 6092 (the current gen #2 model in the Tacks line) on sale and it didn't last more than a couple months before the pocket of the blade went soft / crunchy. Not sure if that means anything or if a common weakness exists in the Superfast line, but I was disappointed in that outcome. The 6092 is great otherwise - price, weight and performance seemed awesome, but the blade failed way quicker on this particular stick than similar Tacks we've had.

colins

[Jamarquan 201]

12 hours ago, colins said:

 

I picked up a Tacks 6092 (the current gen #2 model in the Tacks line) on sale and it didn't last more than a couple months before the pocket of the blade went soft / crunchy. Not sure if that means anything or if a common weakness exists in the Superfast line, but I was disappointed in that outcome. The 6092 is great otherwise - price, weight and performance seemed awesome, but the blade failed way quicker on this particular stick than similar Tacks we've had.

colins

It may just be a CCM thing then. However, I've got a RibCor 26K (the cheapest model in the 2014 RibCor line - the first 'made by' CCM) and while the blade has a few dings and scratches, it's still fine.