Telfo

they can just leave the eflex line as is if they would just use primo/quickslide on the sliding surface.

14 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

Would it be fair to say they have performance in spades, but the durability still needs to be worked out? I know a Junior who was downsold the lower end pad because it had the good sliding stuff in the important places and good ol’ Jenpro everywhere else! 

Yeah Bauer focuses on performance first and everything else second, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing at all

10 hours ago, Mroy31 said:

People like to jump on the legit original concerns of the 1S, but easily forget that the pros that used them used fewer sets in the NHL because of the quality of the internals. I think Dubnyk went from something like 4 sets to 2 sets, and Lundqvist they had to basically pry the demo set away from him to give him a new set. 

The original retail issues were legitimate, and the pros have EQM's to endlessly patch anything they need, but I think we're well past the concerns about general durability. 

my 2x set has some durability issues as well. Nothing compared to the 1s type stuff but it is more than fair to say Bauer has more issues than some other brands overall. 

58 minutes ago, Puckstopper said:

I guess I'm the contrarian here.  I worry about durability a little bit, but I don't hate the way it looks. 

definitely an improvement over the 1s and 2s

that weird binding at the top sure is a decision! overall I like the graphic. less boring than the 2s if nothing else.

the mask looks pretty good...although triangle vent holes>>>>>round

Warriors stuff is getting a bit stale and that graphic doesn't look it's gonna change that much.  hopefully they will have some new features but I am not holding my breath for anything more than another incremental upgrade from the G4/GT2

8 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

Maybe, maybe not...

Your best course is for the new CCM holder as CCM is fine with Step, and their stock steel is 10X better than Bauer WISHES it was.

I found the stock steel on the FT2 skates to be awful.  noticeably less sharp after 1 skate.  

I am really curious how the glove feels compared to the Gnetik IV

EDIT: forgot you did 90 degree break so that wont really help me much.

Gatekeeper graphic 2.0

this thread prompted me to go ahead and order some step blacksteel for my 2x pro skates.  I went about twice as long between sharpenings on my old step steel than I can now on the bauer steel.  I figure it will pay for itself over time.

7 minutes ago, Wrbsti15 said:

thats perfect. thanks!  seems like the only difference is that it's not as wide and doesn't have that thick piece of foam inside it?

is there a picture of what the minimized toe bridge looks like?

I would be curious to know what the upcharges for all those various changes were.

I don't really see what sort of incremental updates they could do to the 2s.  I wonder if it is a more substantial change?  Maybe the strapping could be improved a bit.

22 minutes ago, coopaloop1234 said:

2X is a 590 style break.

sure feels fingers to palm to me!

the 2X is definitely a 580 style and I just cannot get used to it.  Always feels like the glove is gonna just fall off my hand if a hard shot hits it.

2 minutes ago, cwarnar said:

What's it at nowadays?

25ish weeks I think.

sent Michel my deposit yesterday.  now to make my mold and begin the long wait.

Do cages from other manufacturers(custom cages, goalieparts etc) work on the protechsport masks or would you have to get any replacement cage from Michel?  Debating ordering a mask from him but would like to get a more colorful/different style(open mouth cat eye) of cage