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1 hour ago, Maxpower29 said:

Site is not working I'll have to go there tomorrow 

Yea a lot of people trying to help him out.

Pet issues suck, I got pet insurance which helped me out a ton. 

https://www.bayareahockeyrepair.com

BAHR is offering 50% everything with coupon code Savenash. His dog jumped off a 4 story parking garage and is raising funds to cover surgery

On 8/29/2021 at 1:13 PM, tubby34 said:

Looking into getting a JRZ Fusion pad, should I be concerned about the internal construction of the pads? I like my Warrior G4's and want the same internals for the most part. Is there anything I can ask JRZ to do to the inside of the pads to mimic that? Do Warriors have plastic on the inside to cause them not to flex/shrink/get soft?

Thinking of going with a single break below the knee, or possibly a double break. I just don't want the pads to feel WAY too soft in the thigh rise. I like a stiff thigh rise, and a pad that can flex with my 5 hole.

I got no idea what I'm doing in other words.

Youre best bet is to contact JRZ and talk with them. Simon can build them anyway you like. I believe JRZ has a some composites in the thighrise to keep em stiff.  I am coming from G3s and G4s myself. 

I ordered their stock pads, which should be coming in a couple of weeks. 

7 minutes ago, insertnamehere said:

Oof, MMORPGs are the absolute worst time sinks. I can't let myself get involved in one anymore. Way too much time spent on those. 

I have sunk wayy too much time in MMORPGs. EQ, DAoC, FFXI, WoW. 

I sometimes will fire up Project1999 for the nostalgia.

Get your gear ozoned or buy an ozone generator and fumigate it.

31 minutes ago, CJ Boiss said:

Mass Effect and Dragon Age have got to be my favourite game series. Harebrained Schemes Shadowrun trilogy is very nearly third place.

I played the first dragon age. I got into mass effect for a bit but lost interest after a while.

I picked up Hades on switch while I took a week off work. It was pretty fun. 

I cant wait for my steam deck to come in so I can play a bunch of games from the couch, as my gaming rig is mostly untouched these days.

Updated Review:

I have played about 15 games with these. I had some initial wearing on my pads due to velcro and clarino having a go at eachother but that seems to have resided. I put a patch of moleskin on the boot channel and that seems to be holding up well and not wearing. It could have also been fresh clarino shedding a bit.

Ive noticed that I have to check the screws between games for tightness, but could loctite it.

In terms of speed of getting my skates on, these are awesome and while I cant get them super tight, I feel I get a very consistent tightness and overall good comfortable fit with the halo laces.

Definitely wont be going back to laces.

Adjustable thighrise on Smith Pads was also pretty weird gimmick. Suprised it hasnt been replicated anywhere.

7 hours ago, Snowman30 said:

Can't think of the name of it, but it was a goalie mask that your head was completely covered in a large one piece shell, there was no back plate on it.

Onezee

There was a pad that you could take the entire face off of and swap graphics out. Not sure if it was ever produced, but they definitely took some kids money.

I was quoted 6 weeks from JRZ for these. Just going with the pads as I like warrior gloves alot.

Tan and Black Weave.

19 minutes ago, bunnyman666 said:

Why do we need a “cape” on a neck guard? I never saw the sense of it, myself.

Because every goalie is a super hero

9 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

That should just pop out. 

That was my thought, but couldnt get it to budge.

I got the runner out, how do I remove the bolt sticking out of the runner?

Hey folks,

I went to swap my stepsteel out for some new runners. I have the nut and bolt holders and need some advice on how to remove the bolts from the old runner or where to buy replacement bolts.

On 8/1/2021 at 8:45 PM, A.YOUNGoalie13 said:

Hopefully pharaoh is too!!!

Tres is a good guy. He is currently giving away a free mask to anyone except David.

Because David was trying to get  a free mask to show all the goalies he knows.

I went with wire rack shelves when I migrated from basement to garage. 

36Wx 84Hx 14D about 70 bux each in the garage.

A blower fan and cyclone fan for air drying. 

Hot tub, kegerator and TV. Makes for a nice way to unwind after a game. Thinking about dropping in some synthetic ice.

2 hours ago, Maxpower29 said:

Ok nice thats what i was considering. So you didnt go with the heavy plastic? Im not even sure I need it, normal should be ok I think

Russian spec includes that.

1 hour ago, Maxpower29 said:

Did you get the extra shoulder size? What floaters did you get?

I went stock sizing on floaters and shoulder. russian spec made those segmented

2 hours ago, Maxpower29 said:

Ordering the Brown one right now but have some questions. 

The larger shoulder caps, are they worth getting? Pros/cons?

What is the major difference between the segmented and one piece floaters? pros/cons?

Im getting the rib protection because 2 skates ago I took one off the bare rip and was lucky it was a slower shot, still bruised bad. Any major reason I shouldnt?

I chose the extra bisep protection because hell why not. I hate the hockey I play sometimes because a beginner can come up on me and take 9 a 30 mph shots, then the 10th is from an ex JR player shooting at NHL speed. Catches me off guard all the time when your not ready and its not fun getting stung

I dont usually tuck mine in but I was considering the suspender strap holders incase I decide to. Is this stupid?

I chose not to get the shoulder lifts because I hate when they bother my mask. Should I reconsider?

The fighting strap seems unnecessary, or is it good to keep it in place? never used one before.

Anyway if anyone has time to read this book I wrote and make decisions for me I appreciate it 

 

Larger shoulder floaters will give coverage at expense of mobility.

It sounds like you just may want to get the russian spec upgrade.

I got a 2400CA which has built in extra rib protection with russian spec. It is pretty mobile once broken in.

Get the suspender straps if thats your thing, i dont tuck and just tie down and its fine.

Skip lifts, russian spec covers bicep protection. Fight strap probably skip.

3 hours ago, CJ Boiss said:

I've played with a G3 and GT, and I definitely prefer the feel of the GT.

Weird, I still liked the G3 over the GT and G4. The G5 is also excellent.

4 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

The removable palm is a love it or hate it proposition. One guy I know loves it, and another uses a Brian’s glove with his Warrior set (block, pads, chesty and breezers) because he liked the feel better. The ability to customise is certainly a great thing for some people. The weak link for me on Warrior IS the trapper going all the way back to the Messiah I started out with. Couldn’t get on with ANY Warrior trapper I had tried. Not certain where pro and pro plus is going to take us as far as whether or not “Senior gear is the current generation externals with last generation’s internals”, as I felt the Ritual Senior gear was by far the best value in new goalie gear. The gear Pete Smith and Warrior are putting out there is always on my radar. 

I actually love the warrior trapper, its up there with Vortek for how it feels. I will admit it does feel a little weird at first with the velcro palm.

That being said, I sold both my sets of warrior gear to get a set of Passau Starke (on sale and I was bored with a tax return) and a pads of JRZ with warrior gloves. 

I really liked the gear. The pads were a bit too short for where I would like them which the Passau pointed out to me, so Id have to go full custom.

my matrix air jock is still kicking, 13 years later. still excellent protection, recently tested in warmups

2 hours ago, bunnyman666 said:

It’s easy like a Sunday Morning to be Dancing on the Ceiling according to Lionel Ritchie. Brotha could write a tune!

I saw him live back in 2014 amazing performance