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Interesting. How good are the gloves, compared to the big boys?

I found one on a local goalie Facebook group.

I use a Sumo now, so gloves, pants, mask, chest protector, and skates go inside. Jerseys are in a bag with my change of clothes, shower kit, and water. Sticks attach to the side of my bag, and pads are strapped in upside down, face facing the inside of the bag.

Does anyone have a used 40" Sumo tower bag they are willing to part with? I've heard good reviews about them, and would love to get one to replace my Vaughn wheeled bag.

What is your size? Maybe if you posted info on your Machs, you might find people willing to buy them off your hands.

Is there a way to spec these pads for harder rebounds?

Can wheels be attached to a carry bag? This way, you can have the best of both worlds: a bag that can easily be carried on stairs, yet can also be rolled to save strain on one's back. If it is possible, I would love to mod a carry bag to have wheels, and possibly even buy this bag.

I get that. I love the hard rebounds Bauer gives, and I'm curious if other small manufacturers have something similar. I hate having pucks (or balls) die just out of reach. The big boy rebounds go like this, from softest to hardest (True 12.2, CCM EFlex, Vaughn Velocity, Vaughn Ventus, Brian's GNetik, Warrior G6, True L20.2, CCM Axis 2, Brian's Optik, Bauer Vapour/Supreme). If JRZ was still around, I would expect their pads to be comparable to Brian's Optik, maybe Bauer Vapour when it comes to rebounds. Now that they're gone, I don't know who among the smaller manufacturers makes a good hard pad.

I agree. I wonder what current JRZ users will look for when it comes time to replace their gear. There are also the big boys, but I'm not sure how the modern Kenesky or McKenney pads compare to JRZ.

That's right. One caveat is that Warrior runs small. Warrior goes from 18.75 to 19.25 for 32" and from 19.25 to 19.75 for 33". I would measure your FTK carefully, because if you are exactly at 19.25, you can fit into either a 32 or a 33 Warrior.

What drugs were Cooper smoking when they made that?

Back to the OP topic, Stauber's Goal Crease is good, because they have both new and used stuff. Most other stores only sell new stuff.

I like my Warrior FR blocker. Hopefully I can find a good trapper to match it with. Maybe I can find a good Warrior glove.

Here are the pics of my regular gloves.

What hand are you? I have a set of used regular gloves I can send you. I also have full right gloves that I'm using now.

Wow. Now I know not to look for Warrior, if the gloves are not that protective. I knew that Lefebvre gloves have historically sucked, especially at the non-pro level. I'm curious what was bad about the True 12.2 and Axis gloves.

What do you want to buy?

Perhaps. The problem with going down to the calf is that my pads have tended to slip off me when I tried that. I can't stand skate laces. They have no give, and the chances of me cutting them by mistake is too high.

I go across the knee but use ProLaces.

What discussion of odd gear would be complete without the Kozac cut? That stick looks really weird. I get its purpose, to allow for better stickhandling in the butterfly position, but the oddly-shaped handle and two blades are a no-go.

Wow! It's good to know that it wasn't anything you did, but at least now you know which shop to use and which to avoid.

In your case, I would go with S Bauers.

Bauer runs small, so you may have to order UP a size from what you would usually expect. I have an 18" ATK/21 FTK, which would correspond to a 35 from most manufacturers (except Warrior), but because Bauer runs small, I need 36/XL Bauer pads. If your normal size is a 32, you need an S (33) in Bauer to get the same fit.

That really sucks @WillyGrips13. Here are some photos of my cat. Her name is Toraneko ("tiger cat", which means tabby cat in Japanese), and she is a 3-year-old Maine Coon mix.

Here are pics of a pair of L Ultrasonic pads I got off SidelineSwap. The original user listed them for $550 US + shipping. They are in excellent condition, come with ProLaces, and have hot rebounds and almost effortless sliding. If they weren't too small, I would keep them. I'm looking to trade these for a pair of XL Ultrasonic pads.