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Have you tried on both? My next LHS trip I wanna try out the 70 deg break on the SLR4 and compare it to my V9. Also compare to the Brian's offerings if they have them.

How was trying them on in store without having them baked?

The true website says they only do customs up to size 12...you know if they have any offerings in size 13 or 14? I'm wearing bauer 12.5 right now but my shoe size is 15. Curious if I'm locked out of the true equipment.

Lemme know what you think. You go with a 60 deg or 70 deg break? Still loving mine. Velcro straps are wearing a bit but that's pretty much it. Look pretty pristine after a few months of being on the ice 2x a week.

Dear God I hope you meant sensory

Kuemper is there to likely replace talbs, who must he gone at this point. Rittich plus kuemper is a decent tandem.

Plan on trying on the konekts when I'm in socal. Looks like stock trues only go to 11.5 so I doubt I'll be able to find any to try on, which sucks. I'd go custom if I could get a read on how they might feel ahead of time but I'm wary of dropping $1k on skates completely blind. Most places are carrying konekts in 12 and 13 so I should be able to try those on at least.

So I was actually doing the lacing technique slightly wrong (going top 2 eyelets instead of 3) so I'll try out the right way tonight. Seems a bit looser that way but the flex is marginally better.

Sorry for not getting back yesterday, might have time for some pics later today. Here's the method I've been trying: gives lateral stability in the ankle (which I want) plus forward flex in the stance. What I'm trying to avoid is lack of support side to side; I think just abandoning the top eyelets would exacerbate this problem when my legs are fatigued.

Thanks for the feedback everyone! I'll monkey with the tying arrangement, currently I use a lacing technique similar to the lock loop above where the 3rd eyelet goes up to the 1st eyelet, then crosses through the second eyelet to tie off. Daniel apple recommended this in his videos to give the benefit of forward flex without sacrificing ankle stability. Using that seems to help a bit but thats what has me intrigued with the konekts given they have articulation for better flexion. I'll be in socal in abojt a month and I wanna stop by goalie monkey to try some things. Current skates are the best fitting I've ever had, my toe barely touches the cap and things are nice and snug overall without cutting off circulation. I wear 12.5 so finding properly fitting skates is always a challenge, and the fact that konekts go up to 13 stock also has me looking at them (I wear a 15 shoe).

Ok, trying to get feedback even though I feel like I know the answer here...I wear bauer 2x pros with 3mm steel. I tie my skates as tight as I can, slightly looser down low but ratchet it down as tight as I can at the ankle. When i first get on the ice, my skates are nice and snug and my ankles are locked in. After about 10 min, my skates are noticeably looser and my ankles are wobbly as hell. As my legs get fatigued it leads me to catching edges and stumbling, sometimes I go ass over tea kettle. Is the answer to find a better way to tie my skates? My skate tongue ends up off to the side (outside on both ankles) and that plays a role. Or do I just need to develop better leg strength/ankle strength? Someone talk me out of buying a pair of konekts

Also intrigued by bauers, they seem really nice but questions of durability are a minor concern. Bigger issue I have is I think even an XXL might be a skosh small based on their size chart. Almost took the plunge on the used bishop pads on SLS but I already had my SLR4s ordered.

Wasn't that thing old 20 years ago? I bought a T2000 in like 1996? And it wasn't even a new line; the vision line came out about that time to supplement the legacy line.

With my V9s I struggled to slide at first, even with quickslide. I dialed in my blade ROH down to 1/2", and with practice I was able to move around a bit. I said to hell with it and put vinyl film on my knee block just for shit n gigs, and the sliding was much improved. The SLR4s I took out on the ice and no joke they slid light years better than even the V9s with the film. Pretty incredible. The V9s quickslide is smooth and glossy; the SLR4 is slightly more textured. But the difference is noticeable.

Bro theyre Bauer not Boeing