Tendy01 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 20 hours ago, creasecollector said: This is a great looking set ! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 On 9/8/2018 at 10:06 AM, Tendy01 said: Seeing as I spent all day at work yesterday going through this forum, I figured I'd throw my new CCM's in as well. (First post so still getting the hang of the website) Full CCM EFlex 3 Set-up Pads: 33+3 Full Speed Skin Double internal, no external break Tight leg channel Glove: 590° break Game ready palm Double tee Blocker: Essentially stock, blockers a blocker Haven't gotten to use this stuff too much, got busy with school, can do a review after I get more uses in it. Big fan of the double tee (first time with one), love the visibility i get through the glove, haven't really noticed any other difference though. Speed skin wasn't as noticeable as I thought. When you are done with those in a couple years, give me a shout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyers27 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Warrior CR2 I'd been using for the last year (converted me to composite, I've never had a stick perform so well for so long) finally broke, with the blade snapping in half. Replaced it with a black and silver CR1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max27 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 vaughn 7700 mask, retiring my kings themed nme 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Pro laces armour... going on my GT pros. Back on the ice tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 30 minutes ago, cwarnar said: Pro laces armour... going on my GT pros. Back on the ice tonight... Just placed an order for a set myself. Been dealing with a bit of knee pain on the left leg. Hoping these will alleviate some stress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravitas Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 11 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: Just placed an order for a set myself. Been dealing with a bit of knee pain on the left leg. Hoping these will alleviate some stress. You wear Ritual GT leg pads, right? Were you using the Active Response Straps previously? I too have been dealing with some pain in the knee area, though it is on my right leg. Took off the heel ARS and had some relief, but I am still using the toe strap. Even with the toe strap, I'm still getting some pain. Thinking of switching back to the HALs I had on my previous pad or just getting some Pro Laces instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 9 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: Just placed an order for a set myself. Been dealing with a bit of knee pain on the left leg. Hoping these will alleviate some stress. Sounds like you may be coming down with a case of OLD! LOL! But seriously, what is your current set up, @coopaloop1234? Presently, I have a skate-lace toe tie with a few inches of slack knotted into them. Not that I feel pain that I can directly attribute to my toe-ties, but I had wondered if I should be getting something like this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, ZeroGravitas said: You wear Ritual GT leg pads, right? Were you using the Active Response Straps previously? I too have been dealing with some pain in the knee area, though it is on my right leg. Took off the heel ARS and had some relief, but I am still using the toe strap. Even with the toe strap, I'm still getting some pain. Thinking of switching back to the HALs I had on my previous pad or just getting some Pro Laces instead. Yessir, had them since release. I've never had any issues prior to this. Last week played a game where I had to make an awkward tip save and it messed up my left knee ligament a bit. Took a week off, it felt fine, played last night and it was still semi there. Decided to get a looser set up as the ARS can be tight. Even though they're heavily broken in. 13 minutes ago, Lucky Pucker said: Sounds like you may be coming down with a case of OLD! LOL! But seriously, what is your current set up, @coopaloop1234? Presently, I have a skate-lace toe tie with a few inches of slack knotted into them. Not that I feel pain that I can directly attribute to my toe-ties, but I had wondered if I should be getting something like this too. Hey, I'm a month from 30. That officially over the hill right? RGT with the stock ARS straps. They're well worn in as I've had them for over 1.5 years. Since going the elastic route, I couldn't go back to stock lace. I'd heavily recommend any sort of elastic toe strap. Edited September 10, 2018 by coopaloop1234 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 30 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: Just placed an order for a set myself. Been dealing with a bit of knee pain on the left leg. Hoping these will alleviate some stress. I went with the supplied screws... Test drive tonight... Might switch to lace if they give me any issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Wow - almost 30. Tell us more about the 2010s, Grandad? LOL! What do people think of the Brian's? I had them in my hand this weekend, and then put them back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwarnar Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Lucky Pucker said: Wow - almost 30. Tell us more about the 2010s, Grandad? LOL! What do people think of the Brian's? I had them in my hand this weekend, and then put them back. Probably the most frustrating on all the elastic strapping options out there. So many better options in my opinion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, cwarnar said: Probably the most frustrating on all the elastic strapping options out there. So many better options in my opinion Cool - thanks for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 15 minutes ago, Lucky Pucker said: Wow - almost 30. Tell us more about the 2010s, Grandad? LOL! What do people think of the Brian's? I had them in my hand this weekend, and then put them back. I was an early adopter of these. I ended up having to tape them on to prevent them from moving around. One day I forgot. Let’s just say that in the time I needed to retain focus, I could not. Be glad you put them back. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Just now, bunnyman666 said: I was an early adopter of these. I ended up having to tape them on to prevent them from moving around. One day I forgot. Let’s just say that in the time I needed to retain focus, I could not. Be glad you put them back. Damn... I AM glad I did just that! Even the sales guy I was talking to (who was great), was sorta implying that they were a bit dodgy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 45 minutes ago, cwarnar said: I went with the supplied screws... Test drive tonight... Might switch to lace if they give me any issues Thanks for the setup visual. 44 minutes ago, Lucky Pucker said: Wow - almost 30. Tell us more about the 2010s, Grandad? LOL! You're just upset that your best years are long behind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Cooper Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I put these Brian's straps aside when I bought my Brian's Optiks because they were too long. I have a shortened version of them (purchased separately but same type) that go through my front skate hole then back through the middle skate hole and velcro together on top of my skate laces. I have had no issues at all and I love them. They offer good flex but not as restrictive as the Warrior strap I've used before or laces. Easier on your knees and ankles. I have no issues with it coming loose as it is a double velcro capture. This really helps as snow and ice can build up and if it was a single velcro I could see how it would fail. No issues with putting them on and easy to take off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 minute ago, coopaloop1234 said: Thanks for the setup visual. You're just upset that your best years are long behind you. I dunno - I'll probably get a few of my "best years" right at the tail end of things, when I'm too old and effed up to realize things piss me off, and too old to give a damn anyway! Oh, and GET OFF MY GRASS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 7 minutes ago, Lucky Pucker said: I dunno - I'll probably get a few of my "best years" right at the tail end of things, when I'm too old and effed up to realize things piss me off, and too old to give a damn anyway! Oh, and GET OFF MY GRASS!!! Is that really your best years when you can't remember anything else? There's no comparison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 4 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said: Is that really your best years when you can't remember anything else? There's no comparison! Yeah, you're probably right. I'll let you know when I get to that age ('cus I sure ain't there yet - in fact, you're a month away from joining me in the 30s, old man! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Adam Cooper said: I put these Brian's straps aside when I bought my Brian's Optiks because they were too long. I have a shortened version of them (purchased separately but same type) that go through my front skate hole then back through the middle skate hole and velcro together on top of my skate laces. I have had no issues at all and I love them. They offer good flex but not as restrictive as the Warrior strap I've used before or laces. Easier on your knees and ankles. I have no issues with it coming loose as it is a double velcro capture. This really helps as snow and ice can build up and if it was a single velcro I could see how it would fail. No issues with putting them on and easy to take off. What he said. I tried the various bungee set ups, found them too restrictive. The only change I made was to knot some skate lace like you would with the skate lace set up. and connect that to the pad, instead of using the cord supplied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 1 hour ago, Lucky Pucker said: Yeah, you're probably right. I'll let you know when I get to that age ('cus I sure ain't there yet - in fact, you're a month away from joining me in the 30s, old man! ) .... young whippersnappers.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I too just received some regular Pro Laces last week. I`m hoping to save them for new pads for this season. Looking at the Warrior GT SR like my GT glove. It`s hard to get new stuff and hold off from trying it with your old stuff right now. I`m talking accessories of course. The elastics will feel different from my sliding toes but should be much easier to tie up before the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CG35 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Keep the toe bridge... get Velcro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Pucker Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Bought a bag (yes, with wheels; depending on your POV, I'm either old now, or will be soon - and I can injure myself plenty good without it being bag-carrying related.) Haven't hauled gear to the rink in it yet, but I like it - and it has integrated straps for securing my pads to the top of the bag, so I can retire the yellow bungee cord I had been using on my old bag, and sent it to the HHOF Given the Vaughn discussions and criticisms here lately (mostly about pads, gloves, owner rants, customer service and business models), I haven't removed the tag on this yet, and I have the receipt - so if anyone has this bag and hates it and/or has a good reason why I should return it, please let me know by Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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