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Having owned both, I like the Px3s much more. The composite thigh is really stiff but can curve and shape a little bit.

I follow the painter (J Bo Airbrush) on IG - same guy who did the cyborg skull Price one a few years back. The detail work on this is absolutely sick.

I don't know if this product has really been marketed well. I asked Michel back in May when his IG preview went up, this was his response: I'm thinking a model with one skate lace and one elastic coming off the connector is the way to go. Elastic side could be positioned either along the inside or outside post of the skate holder (not sure which one is better at this point) to get the benefits of the elasticity, and the skate lace side is there to have a set end point so you get some tension when toe box is on the post

Disagree, a new graphic to visually designate a different break is going to get a few extra looks if the gear is sitting in the store. Remember, most folks buying gear don't obsess over news on TGN/GGSU/etc. and aren't necessarily up-to-date on what's coming from manufacturers best example, there's still people who don't know the difference between 580/590/600 breaks

Looks like it's lace + tape

I don't even know what the specs are on it? I'm guessing instead of being based on a circle, it's based on an oval?

I was a sales rep for them for a while, so I've got some dirt. It was a pretty sweet gig, I got to troll GGSU/other parts of the internet in my spare time to make a couple hundred extra bucks a month depending on how many units I moved. Phil had a great product, but ran his business into the ground with late/non payments to his suppliers (gel manufacturer, collar assembly folks, water jet cutters for the mask kits...you name it). Sean stepped in as a business partner, paid up all outstanding invoices and fronted business costs out of his own pocket (email, phones, etc) - he continued to do so until the rift. Business was good for a while and things started to turn around. We shifted production to Passau as a ghost-manufacturer, and in return gave them access to the gel for their own lines of gear. GoalieMonkey picked up inventory of collars and mask kits. A padded shirt was in development, along with paddle/shaft grip tape for the stick (gel acted as a shock absorber, this latter one was my idea). Meanwhile, Phil continued to trip over himself with late/non payments to suppliers while taking really good care of himself. Most egregious example I can think of was a brand new Cadillac in Phil's driveway when we had some outstanding invoices to Passau, causing 6-8 month delays in customer orders. Caused delays with production of a large inventory order going to Monkey and things spiraled pretty bad from there. Eventually Sean shut down the website (directed it to the Maltese dog wiki), cut off Phil's cell phone, and moved on to giving Passau/Roughneck a direct line to the gel supplier, and with Eco/GoalieParts. There were rumblings that Phil was skimming kits off on the side (which the screenshot you shared seems to corroborate)

I like the graphic. Simple lines without any spikes Closure looks sweet too

Poron is great because it stays soft and comfortable, but seems to absorb more moisture than the padding other masks are using. Best workaround is probably to squeeze/squeegee out the sweat after your sessions. It's gonna be gross. You could also look at repadding the mask with an aftermarket kit, but this would void any CSA/HECC cert. I think you're thinking of Rubatex, sir

How old is it, and is it a Bauer model with Poron? Use contact cement to glue pieces back in

AB18 Pro - this is the new 'unicorn' imo. 1/2" plastic reinforcement in the arms, like wearing shinpads over them. They can be ordered in 4 different fit profiles (1-2-3-4) with 3 arm lengths (-1, Reg, +1) - I may have seen a +2 arm length before but can't recall for sure. CCM AB22 on the right. Shares much of the same design, but belly blocks, front facing shoulder floater, and heart guard have seen some changes. CCM AB500 vs ABPro; these are from the Eflex 1 era? Note the carbon fiber in the shoulder and heart guard in the Pro; they used weave to get the same look on the AB500. They had a pro-only model that ended production right before the AB18Pro which had D30 where the carbon fiber was.

Oui oui oui

True 580 and Bauer 580 feel different. The Goalie Crease in Toronto just got some 580 breaks in stock, don't know if you're around there or not.

There's new custom options for 2024 Px3!

Thank you - it's coming along (slowly)

But your best bud endorses it

Two torn hip labrums...I'm shelved for a bit

The stick save section starting around 19 mins...I loled pretty hard at that. Seems like coaches decided how to make the position as hard as they could back then

Those jerseys are fking sick. The little embellishment at the bottom of the numbers...I'm a sucker for that type of attention to detail I actually enjoyed the WC more when they had the leadup show on HBO ("Road to the Winter Classic"?). They were extremely well done IMO I also think they should rename the event. Not all of them have been classic games in the traditional sense

@TheGoalNet had this issue with his set, not sure if he's still experiencing it I have had 5 gloves from Lefevre since the CCM split and have not experienced this. I think the older Lefevre style gloves with the tied thumb loop had a lot more give than the current setup they have with the velcro. Have you tried loosening the thumb loop? The break style does put a little bit more torque on the thumb than their other offerings.

The index finger protector on the first/stock pic you provided is weird. It's also missing the binding on the sidewall. As far as I know, there are two options for that finger protector - straight and curved. The set I received in August 2020 was ordered with straight finger protector. Comparing it to your first pic, it's a little bit sharper as it gets to the toe of the board. The pic of your actual came with a curved finger protector. My guess is that the stock photo you provided was their first attempt at the "straight" finger protection, and they ended up settling on what I had below.

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Yeah, I actually have some sitting in my garage. PM me your address, would be happy to ship. Not using them, and I'm making way more money than I know what to do with. I'll cover shipping too.

The arms on the Kenesky units are poo poo.

@Snowman30posted a pic above of the AB21. I haven't handled it in person, but visually there are changes to the shoulder floaters, body block shape, and heart guard. Out of these, I think the changes to the shoulder floater is generally positive (looks thicker) - a lot of AB18s I've seen have had it start to warp.