boo10 323 Report post Posted July 10, 2020 From July 10 through October 15, (or while supplies last) CCM is giving a free pair of Step runners to anyone that purchases a pair of AS3Pro, AS3, FT2, FT490 or 80K. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hills 712 Report post Posted July 10, 2020 Good thing since now you won't have the worst stock steel on the market when you buy a $1000+ Canadian skate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boo10 323 Report post Posted July 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Hills said: Good thing since now you won't have the worst stock steel on the market when you buy a $1000+ Canadian skate. I know people always trash CCM's stock steel, but I've honestly never found it that bad. I would definitely say it's no worse than Bauer's LS1 steel, (I know, low bar). I only sharpen my skates a few times per season at most, so probably not near as picky as most. I also don't sharpen skates, so don't have to deal with that aspect of low end steel. I did have Step on a pair a few years ago and I definitely noticed markedly better performance than the LS3 that was previously on those skates. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hills 712 Report post Posted July 10, 2020 11 minutes ago, boo10 said: I know people always trash CCM's stock steel, but I've honestly never found it that bad. I would definitely say it's no worse than Bauer's LS1 steel, (I know, low bar). I only sharpen my skates a few times per season at most, so probably not near as picky as most. I also don't sharpen skates, so don't have to deal with that aspect of low end steel. I did have Step on a pair a few years ago and I definitely noticed markedly better performance than the LS3 that was previously on those skates. I would have to get my CCM SB Black sharpened every 2 weeks when on the ice twice a week. LS5 is is every 2ish months and that is the same for Step... difference is pretty big. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
boo10 323 Report post Posted July 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, Hills said: I would have to get my CCM SB Black sharpened every 2 weeks when on the ice twice a week. LS5 is is every 2ish months and that is the same for Step... difference is pretty big. No arguments from me on that, LS5 and Step are both quite a bit better than CCM stainless or black. I was comparing them to the lower end Bauer steel (LS1/LS2). It's just my personal opinion, but I think CCM black is better than LS1, and probably equal to LS2. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beflar 53 Report post Posted July 11, 2020 10 hours ago, boo10 said: From July 10 through October 15, (or while supplies last) CCM is giving a free pair of Step runners to anyone that purchases a pair of AS3Pro, AS3, FT2, FT490 or 80K. That is funny because I'm a huge fan of step steel. First thing I though when I saw the AS3 Pro skate was "I thought they bought Step. Am I suppose to buy Step after paying $1300 total?..." 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3793 Report post Posted July 11, 2020 20 hours ago, boo10 said: I know people always trash CCM's stock steel, but I've honestly never found it that bad. I also don't sharpen skates, so don't have to deal with that aspect of low end steel. Nailed it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted July 11, 2020 IMO, the factory CCM steel has never been very good. Its not the worst in the world but is far from what I consider to be good. I hope they put STEP on all of their upper end skates costing $499+ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainCharisma 25 Report post Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) On 7/10/2020 at 10:38 AM, boo10 said: From July 10 through October 15, (or while supplies last) CCM is giving a free pair of Step runners to anyone that purchases a pair of AS3Pro, AS3, FT2, FT490 or 80K. Which model runner are they giving out (Stepsteel, V-Steel or Blacksteel)? Nevermind. Just saw the announcement. Looks like Stepsteel. Edited July 12, 2020 by CaptainCharisma update Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VegasHockey 1280 Report post Posted July 12, 2020 3 hours ago, CaptainCharisma said: Which model runner are they giving out (Stepsteel, V-Steel or Blacksteel)? Nevermind. Just saw the announcement. Looks like Stepsteel. Standard stainless steel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
