Alkali OPS any good?

[Neo5370 132]

Anyone check out the new OPS's by Alkali?  The spec to price ratio seems fantastic.  Their top model, Six M, comes w/ a six month warranty and the $150 price point weighs around 420g, but are they just repainted counterfeits from alibaba?

[BucksAway 16]

2 hours ago, Neo5370 said:

Anyone check out the new OPS's by Alkali?  The spec to price ratio seems fantastic.  Their top model, Six M, comes w/ a six month warranty and the $150 price point weighs around 420g, but are they just repainted counterfeits from alibaba?

why would you guess/assume they are repainted counterfeits?

Alkali have been a legitimate hockey company for years. Granted most of there gear is focused on inline they are hardly dodgy

[Stewie 721]

True used to manufacture for them, but I am not certain if this is still..... true?

[GoalForFun 169]

I swear that new Alkalai stick is a repainted 1N.

[Neo5370 132]

I was thinking the same thing.  Anyone know who is making their sticks?  I know they're a legit company but they've got to be too small to have their very own factory.

[mLaChapelle10 0]

http://www.hockeytron.com/Toyota-Tsusho-America-Partners-with-Tron-Sports/

some insight 

[IPv6Freely 2082]

Is Alkalai another Tron brand they bought, like Hespeler?

[mLaChapelle10 0]

not sure how their operation works. i was looking into the Tron company after someone gave me a set of gloves. 

[IPv6Freely 2082]

1 minute ago, mLaChapelle10 said:

not sure how their operation works. i was looking into the Tron company after someone gave me a set of gloves. 

Avoid them. There's a long thread on this site. 

Anyway, let's stick to just Alkali in this thread, though. 

[mLaChapelle10 0]

32 minutes ago, IPv6Freely said:

Avoid them. There's a long thread on this site. 

Anyway, let's stick to just Alkali in this thread, though. 

i figured something was up, cost is too good to be true

[MD56 10]

Alkali was started by ex-Mission designers. Was recently bought out by Tron. 

[Neo5370 132]

I KNEW something was up.  

[Zac911 317]

Malki bought the brand;  however,  Joe Cook runs Alkali.  Under the same roof,  but different operations.  The Alkali sticks have a nice finish to them ( Apex Factory ) and though they appear to be using a material like Textreme I'm not sure if it actually is.  I know Bauer had an exclusive on Textreme;  however,  that deal is up and I imagine you will likely see more of that material or look alikes popping up on sticks.  The upper to middle price points feel nice.

[start_today 757]

That naming in the article is confusing as ever, since WSI Sports produces great made in America  jocks and other base layer stuff.