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yesterday's ice showed that I moved in the right direction. loosening the shin band gave the desired fit and pad feel to the leg. the transfer of the place of attachment of the elastic band gave the necessary headroom for adjustment. in general, the impressions are very positive. pads like more and more

Hello everybody! my first acquaintance with collars for neck protection happened about 15 years ago after my return to the ice. and it was DR neck protection. the main impression after which was one thing - very hot. very very. very. and I will continue to play without her. but one accidental shot to the neck from the throw-in point got me thinking. since the first exposure to the collar was negative, Danglers was acquired for protection. and I've been playing with him for over 10 years, periodically changing to a new one. during this time my brain got so used to the constant bang-bang about the mask that it simply ignores this sound and does not notice it. The main disadvantage of Danglers for me is not his clattering on the mask, but the complete overlap of visibility under my feet quite by accident and completely free of charge, I got the Bauer Supreme neck protector. the state is very sad, but it performs its main function of protection regularly. why not give her a second chance by trying to fix the main flaw? before starting work, I washed it thoroughly and began to disassemble the elastic band completely lost its elasticity and became just a band separated the parts and removed the binding inside the collar there was semi-decomposed foam rubber and crumpled LD foam then took apart the chest on internal material Thermomax the foam also decomposed the tread itself was very interesting in design it was segmented and each site consisted of different materials the outermost parts of the top were covered with honeycomb Bauer foam which hinted at the possibility of ventilation ... like the grid above it but as with other uses of this foam, the hint of ventilation was only a hint - the foam is glued to the PE foam, which does not allow air to pass through the whole protection structure was a sandwich of layers of soft PE foam with hard plastic between it plastic was inside each segment even under the center section, reinforced with an outer layer of HD foam also laid plastic a very serious design, offering good security small foam tears will not affect performance after assembly, so I will not glue them together in general, the general condition is quite lively except for the indicated points. the work plan has been determined and I will start to implement it soon

it took two weeks to return to the ice with these pads due to illness. and it was ... at least very strange. the muscle memory of my legs screamed at me - "what is this? why did you put on these boards? how are you going to play them? take them off immediately!" After finishing the assembly, I could only try on the pads on bare feet, without skates and knee protectors. everything seemed normal - the rotation of the pad is excellent, the feel on the foot is also great. but that all changed when I put them on in the dressing room ... the pads slid forward and down on the skate tightening the elastic on the lower leg only aggravated the situation - the pads stopped returning to the neutral position after the butterfly the elastic band of the toe bridge was very loose I passed it through all the holes of the ridge to reduce the sag. and it helped a little. played the workout with great difficulty, although I made a lot of saves, but I felt very uncomfortable most of the weekend was devoted to brainstorming to determine what I did wrong I compared Opt1k and 1S - the profile to the knee is almost identical, the knee blocks are at the same level, even the angle of the boot is almost the same first of all, I shortened the elastic of the skate and began to try on the pads on the skates and knee protectors I found old straps from P4 to put on the Bauer and use with the Lundi loop but for now I put them aside - I have been playing without them for a year now and would not want to return to them and tried it on again, changing the tension of the shin elastic it didn't help. I changed the attachment points of the elastic by stitching it inside the leg channel as originally intended by Bauer epiphany came when I completely unfastened the elastic of the shin on one pad. he began to dangle, but the sensations on his feet changed dramatically for the better I went to Google to see how Vasya wears his strapping when he had 1X he had a custom wide leg channel and still strapped them pretty loosely then he returned to the standard channel, but still tied freely looking at these pictures and comparing the leg channel of Opt1k and 1S, I saw the main difference - that on Opt1k, that on 1X, the lateral shin protection is greater than on 1S. my thin legs completely covered her and even with a tight tightening of the elastic of the lower leg, they freely rotated in this channel. on 1S shin protector is much smaller and does not provide for tight elastic tightening then I came across a video of Trav where he skates in Ultrasonic and they sit very freely too I think I found the right direction to confirm it, I threw aside my elastic aka Tune Fit and sewed a standard 1S elastic in the middle of the lower leg it got much better. but the old elastic was too stretched and the pad was too loose. so I sewed a double elastic on the other pad yes, that's it! that is, the reason for my inconvenience on the first ice was not in the strapping system itself, but in the degree of its tension. in general, I screwed up and initially focusing on Opt1k made a very short and tight elastic band so I just changed one point of attachment of the elastic by moving it to the outside of the protection and leaving the adjustment system the next ice will show how right I am. or wrong to be continued

if I remember correctly, Evgeny Nabokov played in the Epic 8800 glove as always a wonderful work!

exactly the same solid pink foam was on the 1S Odin

Before starting work, I measured the pads from the fold of the boot to the top the total length was 94 cm, that is, 37 inches, which corresponded to the Bauer XL (36 + 1) upon completion I got a total length of 90 cm - 35.5 inches but at the same time, I left the knee stack position as on 36 inch pads. so now the pads are more correct to count 36-1)) the main reduction was in the elevation of the hip. but due to the greater angle of inclination, the pads should cover the 5th hole well even with a very narrow butterfly and now the most interesting pad weight before and after less than 2 kg !!! I don’t know exactly how much the Bauer's 35.5 ”stock pads weigh, but for me the result under 2kg is just impressive!

thanks I will definitely share my impressions as soon as I have the nearest ice with these pads. I don’t think there will be any cardinal difference - I’m used to this system and have been playing with it for 5 years already. And Bauer himself used it on Ultrasonic. but I'm still looking forward to the first time on the ice with them

... this is the end of Solomon Grundy I really like the wide leg channel. since the days of Reebok P4 so on Optik I also made it wider on the Bauer, I sewed on the outer shin guard according to the old markings but as the thickness of the core has decreased, the inner lining has shifted towards the edge of the pad. along with the protection of the shin, the canal of the leg has become wider. not as extremely wide as Vasy's but definitely wider than stock this weekend was done sewed all parts of both pads and tightened the laces sewed on the top binding jenpro and the bottom binding, hiding the ends of the laces on this the assembly was over then it was necessary to make a strapping stock system CRS could not be restored, so I made the familiar and beloved system with a V-shaped elastic straps, which I did on both P4 and Optik since I did not yet know how long the harness would need, I decided to make it adjustable Bauer envisioned optional leather straps for which there were already holes and which I expanded for a 2 inch elastic even at the stage of sewing on the nameless shin pad, I took two buckles left over from Optik and sewed them to Bauer before that I just sewed elastic straps into Velcro but why not make a fully adjustable system? all the more, this is Bauer! and I made my own analogue of the Tune Fit system for this I took two buckles Remaining anchorages from Optik for integrated knee protection cut off one Velcro wrapped around the buckle and sewn passed the elastic strap through the buckle and secured it to the pad this straping system allows you to attach it to any part of the shin protector the toe bridge remained took a piece of HD foam, cut and pasted used a new 6mm elastic cord cut to size, inserted into the toe bridge and attached Velcro for protecting the inner seam and repairing ridge cuts, glued on PVC protection well, here is the result of 1.5 months of work thank you all for your attention. any feedback would be greatly appreciated

a suitable sewing machine that can sew pads is not cheap. using it for a couple of weeks a year is not a very profitable investment)) I don't do it all the time like you do. for me it's more like a small hobby, a way of rest and rebooting the nervous system with a change of activity) perhaps I like the process itself and like doing it by hand) in any case, thanks for your appreciation of my work, from a master like you, this is the best compliment

Hello again sewing is a creative process, which, in addition to time, also requires inspiration. over the past two weeks, I have had neither the one nor the other. I only returned to it last Saturday. quickly sewed all the parts to the second pad and on Sunday began to move on since the change in the slope of the boot also affected the outer protection of the lower leg, a double elastic was also sewn in the lower part after which the shin guard was sewn into place and... assembly has begun! pulled off a lace skin with a core and started stitching the outer pieces through the binding to be continued

in the next episode another oddity was the location of the sliding leg support not flush with the side of the pad but recessed inward By the way, not only Bauer distinguished himself so much. below is a photo of Brian's knee stack, which is also recessed inside then it was believed that this position allows better sealing of ice as I said earlier, the sliding support of the lower leg is made of molded plastic covered with CORtech and did not allow any global changes to it so I just opened the sewing flap 90 degrees cut off the excess there are a lot of unnecessary things in this project that I cut off. (laughs) sewed the binding to the bottom made holes on the bottom platform (as subsequent sewing showed - this was not necessary - it is pierced without serious effort with a needle) and sewed right along the inside seam between the front and back trims then sewed the flap to the back of the pad and got it since the profile of the core changed and the angle of the boot became close to 90 degrees, the profile of the shin support did not allow the lower part to be sewn onto the casing What to do? Houston! we have a problem! for this there is a simple and ingenious solution spied ... from Bauer! sewn a short double elastic at the bottom and then to the casing incidentally discovered the separation of the toe bridge and sewed it sewed the binding on the shin pillow. nameless shin pillow)))) and then her own place the outcome today we should try to do the same with the second pad to be continued

before the game, I listen to what is in the car. and there are two Nightwish albums on a flashcard

Oh yeah! metal heart and the princess of dawn

Not death, trash and power: Accept, Metallica, Halloween, Manowar

to be honest, I don't quite understand the need for this armadillo defense either. as I understood from the description of the model, this was done to reduce (or remove) the inner side protection to improve mobility. but examination showed that she was in place. then I do not understand the meaning of all this. but nevertheless, the Warrior has achieved excellent mobility, we must admit. Compared to my Reebok 18k, mobility is significantly better

I wanted to try Warrior pants for a long time, and yesterday, immediately after receiving it, I had the first ice with them. the most favorable experience. very mobile and lightweight, do not feel at all and do not interfere with movement. very satisfied

assembly begins with sewing in this project I am trying to fix some of Bauer's very strange technical solutions. one of them is the non-hidden binding on the sliding side. which itself does not slide well and is subject to very fast and strong abrasion you can understand its presence on the old school hybrid pads, but on the # 1 butterfly pad? This decision seems even stranger compared to the previous Supreme pads that JRZ made for Bauer. the binding was hidden on them in order to hide the binding, there are two ways, both of which are implemented both on the Supremes from JRZ and on modern models from other manufacturers using my Opt1ks as an example, I will show them the first is to close the binding with another piece the second is to get rid of the binding altogether by making an inner seam I did this on my Itech XP 4.8 which copied Supreme One 90 many years ago. I did the same with Od1n the starting point was the seams under the knee on the front and back skin then I sewed the lower parts along the pre-marked line cut off the excess it turned out like this then sewed the parts over the knee while inserting the knee block in its place twisted fixed the knee block with Velcro (temporarily, for a photo) and went to sleep))) to be continued

nevertheless it is so)) not very even seams give out)))

work continues pre-assembled to clarify the dimensions of all components which showed that the boot on the core is smaller than on the skin. and smaller than Opt1k, which surprised me since the 1S is larger. also on one boot, someone cut off part of the material so I pasted soft foam by folding it in half and after assembly marked the new boot size the skin had scuffs with the destruction of the internal foam caused by the friction of the core to avoid this problem in the future, I glued soft foam to the corner part of the core also drilled holes in the core for lacing which was missing marked the new dimensions on the inner skin and cut off then sewed the binding and a velcro mate for attaching the knee block took up the outer skin. to compensate for the increased bend over the knee, marked the place where the skin was sewn removed the foam and sewed it turned out like this marked out the new size and cut after which I also sewed the binding on the outer skin it took 15 minutes to write this post, but the work itself lasted over a week the day of final assembly is getting closer to be continued

great review! thanks! I only had three ice with 1S and felt amazing. your review further confirmed me in the idea that my next pads will be unambiguously Bauer and most likely Ultrasonic

moving sewed the front of the boot and the rest of the skin assembled a skin with a core to determine the angle of sewing of the side parts and marked sewed the side parts. peeled off the protective pads and instead sewed pieces of jenpro to strengthen and protect the seams after which he glued all the layers and added foam where it was missing to be continued

work on this project consists not only in restoring the destroyed parts, but also in eliminating constructive solutions that proved to be not very productive and which led to the destruction of parts one of these design flaws is the upper part of the pad, which was originally made thicker for greater rigidity, which resulted in a tucked CORTECH skin When playing the butterfly, the top corners of the pads are inevitably prone to abrasion. and regardless of the model and manufacturer. top corners of my Opt1k for Od1n, this was aggravated by both the design itself and the material of manufacture Bauer quickly realized this problem and in later releases of the 1s line the top of the pad was thinned and covered with a Jenpro binding. so I also made a thin upper part by sawing off the core then proceeded to the most important part - CORTECH skin. Bauer's hell and paradise. extremely lightweight and sliding innovative material showed very low durability in places of bending loads according to previously defined dimensions I cut the boot from the main body of the skin the main problem was the detachment of the CORTECH from the knitted base which was glued again the left boot was in much worse condition and even the knitted base was torn had to glue on a piece of new fabric as a base soft foam was glued to it for leveling after which, literally piece by piece, the old base and the skin itself were glued onto the new base the foam from the inside was also very destroyed so it was removed and replaced with a new one pad loops are glued to it marked the new size and cut to strengthen the skin in the place of subsequent stitching, a car protective pvc skin was glued the cut off top of the skin had the same flaking CORTECH and inner foam problems, which were fixed in the same way also the outer roll was cut for the new skin size Finally, an additional drawstring loop has been added in the knee area for a more secure fit of the knee block to be continued, do not switch))