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Newly profiled step steel arrived today (ordered thurs night- very fast turn!! Big ups to Bob at No Icing). After a quick back and forth via email, Bob recommended a combo radius, 20’/32’ with some forward pitch. Said my 1/2” hollow is a good depth so no change for me there. Probably wont get to play in it until next week but snapped a few pics for now. First two pics show new profiled step vs the stock runners. And holy shit! Look at the difference in shape. No wonder I was having serious issues and felt off balance. The old steel looks like a player radius. I did not expect this drastic of a difference and I personally would have never guessed the steel was this rocketed by looking at it. Third pic is just my new stetup w the step runners. They’re slightly taller than stock as well but not much. Maybe 3-4mm.

I've always tucked using suspenders only. Found out quickly that wasn't going to work with my new Gen 2 as there is too much slack in the suspenders and my C/A would eventually pop out during the game and stay untucked (and shift around at weird angles which I could see causing gaps etc). Plus it was just uncomfortable, for me untucked. That said, I started using the lacing on my ccm shield 2 pants to tie to the belly loop (not even that tight) and haven't had any issues since. Still keep the regular suspenders on as well. No Mrazek straps, just as far over the floaters as i can manage without dislocating my shoulders.

Quick update. Ended up arriving at a profile to test after speaking w/ Bob at No Icing. I needed a backup set of steel anyways so I’m getting the new profile on SS Step runners for Graf. I haven’t been too impressed with the stock Graf runners I’ve been using and def feel like they’re causing some issues for me. Will report back once I get a chance to play in the new Steps next week.

Awesome design / color combo! Enjoy!! (If these happen to be 33+1 I’ll just jump in the queue now.)

Thanks, I'll most likely end up sending to Bob at No Icing since no one in my area really has the capabilities like a No Icing. Per my last post though, I think it would be hugely beneficial to get a real world test of a few different profiles that are widely used. Just to hit the high notes / benefits of each and get a good context for what changes you might expect. Maybe that's just me talking but I'd guess most recreational goalies don't get profiled blades because they know little to nothing about it.

@TheGoalNet Just throwing this out there as an idea, but what about partnering with a Step or Tydan and say No Icing Sports to send you a handful of runnners that you get profiled and test out? I think something like that would be hugely beneficial to the steel companies and No Icing while at the same time demystifying the process of selecting a profile to try first. Rather than coming to a conclusion on which blade is best for the "subject", I think there could be huge benefits from objective feedback relating to each profile that they demo'd (i.e "the SAM profile felt best all around because it helped me ...", or "the dual radius was best for backside pushes and butterfly pushes", etc.). Questionnaires are a good start but real world feedback would be very interesting to see in this case.

Thanks, and yes I get what you're saying but that's why I tried to highlight "in theory". Most people in stock blades have absolutely no reference point to even begin to figure out what they don't like about their current blades, let alone decide on what they might like about other profiles. To your point, the best option would be to try all those different profile options to see what suits your game best. This really isn't feasible for most beer leaguers but it is what it is. If most stock blades are poorly profiled and/or mismatched profiles, it's shocking that after market steel companies wouldn't market their blades with the "profiling is better than stock" angle. And really educate the market on its benefits, etc. Would seem to me to be the better sell than just "buy my steel, your edge will last longer".

Couldn’t find a specific thread on goalie steel profiling so here it is I guess. First, let me say I’ve never had my blades profiled, but the more I read up on it the more intrigued I get. I’ll get right into it. The big questions I have are: 1. What are the two are three best (in theory at least) profiles for goalie steel? I’ve seen a few references to profiles called SAM, WIN, Zuperior V, Detroit 2, Single Radius (25-30 ft), etc. 2. Having never tried anything but stock steel, how would one decide on which profile is best? 3. What’s the typical stock goalie steel profile for the big brands? 4. What’s the best method to check my current steel profile/radius? I’ve read that No Icing Sports in NH has a mail order profiling program which is cool and potentially solves the “who” and “how”, but doesn’t solve the what or why questions which come first.

New gen 2 just arrived tonight! Can’t wait to try it out. Went logoless with @BadAngle41 spec script, Maltese heart guard and beef up

Nice! Logo-less looks really...CLEAN Me too! Supposed to get mine within a week so that would be +/- 9 weeks end to end with some mods.

Man, I used to get these sticks back in the 90s! Nice pickup!

Slowly but surely refilling the goalie bag. Grabbed some more replacements the other week at a local shop: CCM shield 2 pants (in navy! Which is what I was looking for) Bauer 1s knee pads CCM dangler

I don't have a great frame of reference so I can weigh it tonight to throw a data point out there. Didn't feel heavy to me though...

Thanks! Can’t wait to try it out! Yes, they still do and I have one in there. If I’m not loving it I’ll have to figure something out - maybe get a thicker sweatband or add some foam.

Just received my refurb Promasque Classique back from Matty Garland at Promasque and couldn’t be happier. Basically stripped the shell of everything, repainted white, added white powder coated cat eye, new internals and hardware. Great execution and should work out well for a while! Also added a dangler which I’ve never used in past. Here’s a before and after look:

seriously! signs of a serious demo-ing problem. Lehner in that same camp too. had to order some navy padskinz for the glove logos/striping. I should send him the bill...

Yeah, that's the same guy I've bought from. Good seller and very honest (imo) w/r/t the gear I've got from him. I see what you mean. He must be using both - or maybe he's now using a 1-piece only? Not sure but my set is exactly like the ones he has on in this game pic (2-piece EF3 glove and same blocker w/ same colorway/zones ).

just ordered this tank - 2400 John Brown (should have in a few days). basically same as what you got but a little wider and not as tall - 42 x 24 x 18. slight premium to some of the others but i doubt i'll need to replace it any time soon.

@Max27 good eye. A guy on Sideline Swap gets a bunch of his returns. Grabbed one a few months back and been very happy w it.

@IPv6Freely Do you have a fit 3? I was recently trying masks in a store and fit 2 was too snug for me. The 960xpm med/lrg fit well though. Anyone have an idea if med/lrg 960 or 950 is comparable to NME fit 3?

Thanks, will give a once over once I have it back.

That makes sense. I'd say 6-7 years tops. There is some very minor chipping at the outer edge of the mask near the ear holes but otherwise the shell looks to be very much intact. I opted to get it scraped and go back to a white canvas with white powder coated pro cat eye. I was initially just going to keep the polished stainless steel cage but after seeing a bunch of pro masks with it I really liked that look and changed. Although I'd love to get a brand new lid, I'm just getting back into it so I just went easy path for now. If I went new - I'd probably go Bauer VTX if retail or Warwick if custom.

Haha so it's probably still safe right? (takes large sip of expired milk)

?? (best delivered with gruff Indy voice) if only I had the koho 570 pads to match i'd build that shrine myself! I had 570 glove and blocker but my parents chucked them about 5 years ago when they moved SMH Definitely keeping the koho stick and neckguard. Good quality never goes out of style! The balance I'll likely throw up for sale on here or sideline swap.

Finally picked up my old Promasque Classique (circa ‘98) from my parents garage. Was thinking about getting a brand new mask but opted to go the “full refurbishment” route through Matty at Promasque. Just shipped it off today so should have back in a few weeks. Went with white powder coated pro cat eye and white straps. Will post “after”shots when it arrives. Ps - my brother did the paint back in high school! Not bad at the time and free wasn’t bad either!!