Remember the z bubble? What curve did it come in?

[resolvist 0]

Hey guys,

Trying to figure out what curve I was using when I was a kid.

Z bubble shaft w the blade to match. No idea what curves these came in at the time. Does anyone remember what was popular at the time?

My guess would be shanahan. Can anyone remember?

 

 

[YukonLiving 6]

Wow, I haven't thought of these in a long time. They were awesome... I had the green blade holders on my skates too. 

Two most popular curves I remember were the Shanahan and Yzerman but for some reason I also think I saw a few guys using a Lidstrom curve too. 

[JimmyTheDriver 36]

Wow... I loved the Zbubble as a kid.  I still remember the day I got it like 20 years later or however long it's been.  Mine was a Shanahan I believe.

[hawkeyfan 36]

have you looked at the archived catalogs in the download section.  You should be able to see what curves where available.  Note: some catalogs are in the blast from the past section.

[Troubadour 46]

That looks like the Shannahan z-bubbles I've seen. If that is yours, I am incredibly jealous. I've been trying to find a pristine one to buy for months now.

[xstartxtodayx 340]

I had several Z-Bubbles back in the day (broke 2 or 3), it was my stick of choice in college.  Those fancy blades didn't come out til later on from what I remember (or maybe I just never noticed?) and when I bought mine I normally chose the Lidstrom curve option with an 85 flex shaft, I used to love the heel curve back then before I picked up an old Jagr pro stock Koho blade and fell in love with toe curves (it's a curse).  I still have 2 Z-bubble shafts, I don't use them but don't have the heart to get rid of them lol

[yrhmblnr8r 69]

I prefer the silver z-bubbles. This was taken at a charity pond tourney over the weekend. 

 

 

[DRR 112]

I seem to remember having a Roenick curve.

[freeflyer14 11]

I used to use the Zhamnov curve.  In a related note, I still have an Easton hockey bag with Z-Air logos on it.

[strosedefence34 175]

22 hours ago, yrhmblnr8r said:

I prefer the silver z-bubbles. This was taken at a charity pond tourney over the weekend. 

 

 

Nice Stony Brook pants!

[tpedersen3118 58]

Ha! I still have my Z-Bubble shaft in the basement. Busted my old wooded Nike St.Paul curve blade last summer though. There is a LHS here that still have some old Christian, Koho, and Bauer blades, might check for a Bauer ABS and use for some street puck with my kids

[jmiro 55]

I just saw a cherry one piece silver with a shanny curve on facebook for 150...

[tpedersen3118 58]

On March 1, 2017 at 0:37 PM, freeflyer14 said:

I used to use the Zhamnov curve.  In a related note, I still have an Easton hockey bag with Z-Air logos on it.

I loved the z-air line. I used to have a red and black pair of the Z-Air gloves that the outer material literally melted away after years of use

[A2rhino 62]

Curious; Are you asking about the curves for history or trying to remember the pattern (actual curve you used).

[shooter27 116]

The Z-bubble was a shaft, not an ops, so it didn't "come" in any curve, you had to put a blade with it.  The Ultra Lite z-tac blade that you have pictured I believe came in the standard Easton curves - Modano, Sakic, Shanahan, Lidstrom.  Judging by the shape of the blade, I'd guess its a Lidstrom.  The Shanahan has a similar shape, but the bottom was extremely flat and that one looks to have some rocker to it, which is why I say Lidstrom.  If you look at the curve it'll be obvious - The Lidstrom was a deep heel with an open face, the Shanahan was a toe with a closed face.   

[Bakum 25]

I had the Shanahan when I still owned one of these. Was a pretty common blade option if you didn't buy the shaft-only. What a great stick this was back in the day.