xxx skates

[mmcc721 0]

im looking into gettign some of these... but i dotn want to have problems with bent blades again. Do these have the same problems as some of the xx's?

[PH_Hockey2 4]

I think that the LS steel problem has been corrected.

[hockechamp14 0]

The XXX has the LS2 holder, not the regular lightspeed one, so the new model has everything taken care of, or at least doesn't have the problems the origionals had.

[Chadd 916]

I've had three kids bring in XXX's for sharpening. Two had mismounted holders and all three had bent steel.

[Keith 0]

It's amazing Bauer is still getting away with that crap.......

[Cavs019 710]

Yea our entire initial shipment was bent, I had to remount the tuuks on both skates on mine.

[joshy207 15]

The quality of the steel has nothing to do with the improper mounting of holders. You seriously have to wonder how this BS goes on. If it were cars, and the tires were mounted all crooked, there'd be a recall like *THAT. Bent blades pose a problem, as the skates can't be sharpened correctly and, if bent enough and in a certain way, can cause the skater to lose his edge and wipe out. I'd love to see someone tear up a knee and become the new owner of a hockey company because his skate blades were terribly mounted... Shame on the manufacturers for putting out such horrible quality equipment. Shame on us LHS' for not sending every last pair of the defective skates back. And shame on hockey players for not checking for a proper blade mount.

[Chadd 916]

wow. I check every skate that comes in my door for problems and check again when I sell them.

[Lightning 0]

I have had mine since X mas and have yet to have a problem. I find them to be great skates, there was only one bad spot that had to be broken in with a few skates. No problems with the steel or the holders.

[mmcc721 0]

is there any way to tell if its bent other than using a ruller? i still cant tell by that? most of the lhs i go to dotn kno much about bent blades... and when i ahd my last bent pair i had to get skates sharpended like everyother hour of skating. shouldt have to do that after payin 470

[canhockey7 0]

The holders on my XXX"s were mounted improperly. But from what i've heard i was the only one that had this problem in my area. My LHS was really good about it though, and replaced my skates.

[SnakeEyes50 0]

my skates have lightspeeds on them and i havent had a problem with them and ive had them since November

[Chadd 916]

I just had a kid in here with a pair of brand new 6000s that was complaining about how they felt on the ice. Guess what the problem was.

[thenizzle 0]

do ccm vectors pose this problem as well? in addition, are vector pros or rbk 8ks better?

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Vectors dont have Lighspeeds AND arn't made by Bauer so probobly not..

Not many people have used RBK skates yet either...

[Deerok 3]

I was lucky, steel was straight and holders were mounted ok. Other than some cosmetic damage (puck marks, scratching) they are tip top.

[joshy207 15]

do ccm vectors pose this problem as well? in addition, are vector pros or rbk 8ks better?

I've seen quite a few mismounted CCM blades too.

[colonials22 0]

I dont want to start a new topic so

I have Graf 735's with t'blades how big will the switch be from my current skates to XXX's? (I'm going to carry over my t'blades from my Graf's if I get XXX's)

[JR Boucicaut 3805]

Probably as similar as you can get.