90's Skates

[Playmakersedge 58]

Bauer made a skate that was supreme custom 100 architecture.  But they were called Roos* they were made from kangaroo leather  .  Anyone have these? 

[boo10 323]

11 minutes ago, Playmakersedge said:

Bauer made a skate that was supreme custom 100 architecture.  But they were called Roos* they were made from kangaroo leather  .  Anyone have these? 

I had a pair of Roos with the clear Tuuk holder in the early 80's.  Extremely comfortable skate, but I out grew them in about half a season.  Gave them to my best friend, who wore them for a couple more years.

[colins 246]

8 minutes ago, boo10 said:

I had a pair of Roos with the clear Tuuk holder in the early 80's.  Extremely comfortable skate, but I out grew them in about half a season.  Gave them to my best friend, who wore them for a couple more years.

 

They were Cooper before they were Bauer. My brother had a pair. I had Bauer Supreme 100's around the same time. I don't recall there being a Kangaroo connection, but then again, I don't know where the name came from.

 

 

 

[boo10 323]

31 minutes ago, colins said:

 

They were Cooper before they were Bauer. My brother had a pair. I had Bauer Supreme 100's around the same time. I don't recall there being a Kangaroo connection, but then again, I don't know where the name came from.

 

 

 

Yep, mine were Cooper Roos.  I do recall mention of them being made with kangaroo hide, but don't know if that was true or just misinformation.  They were fantastic skates though. 

[rawkstar 45]

used these bad boys for the entirety of my youth playing days in the 90s and early 2000s. My dad still skates in them too... skates are over 20 years old now.

 

[flip12 699]

2 hours ago, rawkstar said:

used these bad boys for the entirety of my youth playing days in the 90s and early 2000s. My dad still skates in them too... skates are over 20 years old now.

I just about got a lightly used pair of those on eBay.de two years ago for about €50. Missed out on them at the last second as we were in Ikea and I forgot to check the end of the auction :(

[tpedersen3118 58]

652 Super Tacks, Supreme 6000, and my Supreme 3000 rollers with the green aluminum TUUK. Still have them too!

[Playmakersedge 58]

23 hours ago, boo10 said:

Yep, mine were Cooper Roos.  I do recall mention of them being made with kangaroo hide, but don't know if that was true or just misinformation.  They were fantastic skates though. 

I wanted them bad . Sweet. 

[Playmakersedge 58]

23 hours ago, boo10 said:

I had a pair of Roos with the clear Tuuk holder in the early 80's.  Extremely comfortable skate, but I out grew them in about half a season.  Gave them to my best friend, who wore them for a couple more years.

Clear tuuk  reminds of a pair of Doust 301 I had  . I loved them until I out grew them . I had to break them in @ hockey camp. 

[Playmakersedge 58]

On 6/4/2017 at 1:41 PM, MyBoxersSayJoe said:

My Graf 703's without a doubt. I remember they were much more expensive than the Bauers and CCM's at the time and definitely worth it.

West Side Skate and Stick has a bunch of new old stock Graf.  Never skated in Graf  . I always wanted a pair 

[Flop_N_Pray 38]

This thread brings back a bunch of memories. Nike skates, those were a hot commodity for a while lol. And I remember trying on early Vapors and thinking they were the most uncomfortable skate ever made. 

I coveted those high end skates as a kid especially the Graf line and we never had the money. My prize possessions were my garage sale CCM Tacks that were beat to death and (in retrospect) about 3 sizes too big. Still managed to play a lot of pond hockey on 'em.