bunnyman666 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 What led me to buying a pair of TPS Icecaps with Brock tubes? Yep yep! They are the foot wide ones in pretty good nick, though they will get some new toe trims. Some modernish features include solid boot/no toe cap, more boxy shape. The throwback stuff includes nylon inner flaps that are not quite wide enough (or in the correct position) to be used as sliding surfaces. I thought they were hybrid pads, but are clearly stand up. I want to see why the Brock tubes were such a big deal. I will only wear these in non-competitive stick and puck sessions. Any experience with these pads? Pix to come... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 We may need to move this to mods section, as I am already optimising these bad boys to be a more butterfly-friendly pad, as I will have some jenpro knee flaps coming. I stacked up the ILP area with nearly 3" of stacks. Most of the landing would make these a LOT more butterfly compatible. Since the face and back side are stitched together rather than laced, installation of a professor strap will require more thought, though I could ratchet down the calf strap. No- the only pic on Instagram @bunnydevildude is just a pic teasing yall (y'all sounds strange coming from my lips). Pix to come, I promise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoalNet Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 1 hour ago, bunnyman666 said: We may need to move this to mods section, as I am already optimising these bad boys to be a more butterfly-friendly pad, as I will have some jenpro knee flaps coming. I stacked up the ILP area with nearly 3" of stacks. Most of the landing would make these a LOT more butterfly compatible. Since the face and back side are stitched together rather than laced, installation of a professor strap will require more thought, though I could ratchet down the calf strap. No- the only pic on Instagram @bunnydevildude is just a pic teasing yall (y'all sounds strange coming from my lips). Pix to come, I promise! We will move it when you share pics!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Just now, TheGoalNet said: We will move it when you share pics!!! Of course! Like I said- it is a work in progress, though I can do comparison pix. One interesting note: the leg channel is pretty open for an older pad. But again- it is still a more vintage-style build with the stitched, rather than laced construction. The leg channel material is bizarre. This is not a mint condition pad, which is why it is getting demonic rabbit treatments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Knee flap and leg channel clean up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mik Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 What is the gray material on leg channel? Looks little weird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Nylon. It is weird stuff, for certain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Looks like it has a decent knee landing surface. I'm guessing the calf wedge is just a thin nylon (like the outside calf protector on Premier pads)? If so, they're probably useable as an old school hybrid pad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 3 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: Looks like it has a decent knee landing surface. I'm guessing the calf wedge is just a thin nylon (like the outside calf protector on Premier pads)? If so, they're probably useable as an old school hybrid pad. What was on before was nylon and foam semi-circle. I added another pad stack. The strap laced through the inside of the flap. This was definitely a precursor to a modern sliding pad. The calf protector is more interesting, as there isn't a wedge, but there is some rigidity to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 Update: Dennis Dombrowski has made a set of ILP's (a.k.a. knee flaps) in black weave to match these pads a bit better. I realise this is smooth jenpro and I am getting embossed on the knee flaps, but it does slide better. They have not arrived, so no pix YET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 New ILP's to be installed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Now the surgery begins: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Wtf are brock tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, SaveByRichter35 said: Wtf are brock tubes? Louisville/TPS used them. They had these beads in them that killed rebounds. Hasek had them in his pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 One down: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaveByRichter35 Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 24 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said: Louisville/TPS used them. They had these beads in them that killed rebounds. Hasek had them in his pads. OOOHHHHH ok I remember those. One of my goalie partners from high school had X-Hales and I remember them having something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 Professor strap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 And if they get a hole in them, WATCH OUT!! Beads EVERYWHERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnyman666 Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 9 minutes ago, Chester said: And if they get a hole in them, WATCH OUT!! Beads EVERYWHERE The upside is that I can use the beads agsinst my enemies!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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