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Nope none at all! Many people opt to do the conversion on their old ice skates.

Yea that's tough, a grand is pretty steep but it's almost the same as custom Bauers. But if you get custom Trues you'll love it. They'll remain stiff for so long and the 3D fit with True skates are phenomenal. Zero dead space, complete wrapped fit, I can wear them all day. Even the stock skates 9x4 and such they're really good too. I've got wide feet tho so I only have experience from customs but everyone who I talk to loves the trues if they're the fit.

Thanks! Yea especially with the cool air for ice, you'll probably feel it way more.

Might vary from store to store but the shop I got it from is selling it for $149 so it's going to be around there. That's when it's singled out tho if you buy it with skates it's probably included or a lot cheaper. Are they worth the price? For 149 I'm gonna say no, if it was half of that and I was getting it with skates then yea. But short answer, if you hold me if I want my current tongues or spend around 149 for those I'd say I'll pass.

Ooo can't wait to see!

Mine was $70, depending where and how bad the break was price may vary I think. You can send them pictures and ask for a quote from them

@@TonyHockey sounds like a good deal!

Try it on your E5 maybe?👀

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Thanks man! I appreciate the support🤘

This blade in particular actually is made to go on the outdoors, I made a video recently on it! Check out my video on Hoapa's ODR blade if you're interested🏒

Yep!

Welcome back!

Yea blade protectors are still the way to go. But I might say durability isn't an "issue" cause they were designed for smoother outdoor surfaces I believe. Nonetheless regular ABS blades and protectors are still going to last double or triple the life.

Hahaha ofc🙈🤷‍♂️, was trying to hold it in as long as I could. Thanks man! Appreciate you. Oh man it's a crazy finals, before the series I wanted Florida to win but now I'm just watching for the humiliation of whoever loses haha.

@@TonyHockey the Leafs are done so I might as well go for the other Canadian team! Hahahaha

Definitely, with so many surfaces and so many wheels the actual slide/stop time varies a lot. In the video I had harder wheels do I slided longer

Thank you David! Appreciate the support. The Hoapa Blades and shafts are all tapered. I don’t know as much on the HOAPAs compared to other retail sticks like Bauer and CCM, but I believe the Hydrogen is one of their higher end stick options. “Flagship option for 2023” as they said. With that being said, I feel like all shafts are almost the same. Hydrogen is the lightest, origin has the nice wood touch, and pretty much anything after that looks the same to me. They don’t make it clear or completely different stick options like the other companies (Bauer Vapor vs Bauer Nexus). For the hydrogen VS CTC Mid kick I still love both and use it for different purposes. I’m in quite a few different ball hockey groups so in the lower skilled groups I use CTC, and Hoapa for the higher skill (cause lighter and better shaft). Because 1, I don’t want to completely wear through my HOAPAs that fast (they don’t last long outside) and 2 the CTC 2 piece is still a great option and way cheaper, especially in the long run when having to replace the blades. CTC: Mid Kick 85 Flex Hoapa: Low Kick 90 Flex Hoapa definitely feels way nicer to shoot, you can actually feel the pop! The CTC is still good but it feels like a “bland” shaft without any “cool features”. But then again for ball hockey the ball is light enough already and most people can fire a ball pretty good no matter the stick. I love my specs on my Hoapa but definitely could have gone to a 75 flex on the CTC to feel more flex/pop on the shaft. Hope this helps! Let me know if you need anything else!

@@TonyHockey Thanks Tony. I actually love my C2C shaft and I find it has amazing pop on it with my 85 and 95 flexes. I just grabbed a Hydrogen in 105 flex and I'll see how it compares! I know their shaft is tapered, but I'm curious if a a c2c blade would fit if I grabbed the midkick hoapa shaft... also: Compared to the pro carbon blade from coast to coast, how do you think they stack up against each other in terms of performance and durability? Which blade do you think is stiffer? Thanks!

@@davidbui2255 awesome! Both mid and low kicks will be tapered tho, can't fit CTC blades in there. Between the PRO Carbon and the Hoapa ODR blades, CTC is wayy more durable, and the CTC will also remain stiff for its entire life where as the hoapas lose its stiffness after you reach the line. Both are equally stiff but yea, CTC will remain stiffer for way longer.

Yeah Tape won't do much at all to help protect the stick, tape makes it feel grippy too on the concrete which makes it harder to stick handle. ABS blades or the wraparound is the way to go. If you're looking for a good outdoor option for ball hockey, Coast Hockey shop has great options with many different curves and shafts available. If you're just looking to train in the offseason outside then the wraparound is your go to. Lmk if you have any more questions!

Awesome! Glad it helped!

Definitely, what inserts do you have that feel the similar to ice?

I’m using the inserts that were in the chassis out of the box. Off the top of my head I’m not sure which ones. I’m not at home at the moment.

Way better than the missions… but that being said it’s a fully custom skate vs a mid range level skate. The weight I’m not sure but custom true skates feel very heavy on the hands, but light on feet. It’s cause there’s zero dead space when your foot is inside so it feels like just an extension of your foot

Hey Simon! Thank you for your support! Yeah I've been going back n forth between the 2 skates for a while now and so far I honestly like both of them. If you were goalie, and if you weren't coming from ice as a player (used to the rocker) I'd say stick with standards to save money and the weight of the marsblades. I love the Marsblades but I can def live without them, I only will continue to use them cause of my skating style (I'm coming from ice). Hope this helps!

Thank you, this is very helpful indeed. Love the marsblades so far, i guess i have to also try the other ones. But thanks for your answer! Really appreciate it👍😁

Thanks man!

Oh boy😂, I can only imagine

If you're comparing the rocker feel to the O1s, then the R1s will definitely feel more stiff. Instead of tightening the middle screw, try loosening a little bit, that could help add more rocker. As for the new inserts, they're going to feel stiffer than the H5-T8 rocker.

@TonyHockey oh really that sucks then. Forget it. I like my R1's but really don't feel any rocker at all unless you do loosen the screw a but honestly shouldn't have to loosen it up. But oh wells.

The "stiff toe" are the new inserts: H5-TF and H10-TF. Those inserts have zero rocker at the toe, only at the heel.

​​@@TonyHockey👋 where I can buy those new ones? I have R1 on my true tf7 boots but at time when I bought them three were only 4 inserts

Yea they’re going to be brand new, and not sold in the R1 kits I believe. Completely separate. Coast to Coast hockey shop is selling them, you’ll see it under their marsblade section!

Yea, it's the same idea of how the R1s come with the 4 different inserts in the kit, this is just adding 2 more to the collection. Can only be used on marsblades R1 frames cause of the design.

Thanks man. Yea definitely, will give you a whole new style on skating!

🙏💪 thanks for your take on em!

Soon they will be on the website, I promise 😅👍

It'll be alright, if you're an actual goalie who plays butterfly a lot and properly, your knee probably won't properly align with the knee cradle area. But with that being said, regardless it's still the best Street hockey pad there is if you want something to use outside with.

Correct! This is indeed a power slide but besides the 2 foot stop it's the best option and easier to learn and have confidence with. Still trying to perfect the 2 foot stop myself.

Hahaha, hope the video was helpful! You’re gonna love roller!

Damn yea had that problem with the recent Videos since I got the new mic, fixed it tho and it should be good moving forward with new Videos. Thank you for the heads up tho!

Coast to Coast Hockey Shop has all of them except blade armour, if you’re in Canada too Canadian Tire companies sell Sherwood wraps as well. Blade Armour can be found on their website bladearmor.ca

Yea 76 is pretty soft, if you're about 160 pounds and under you can get away with using them outside if you really want to, it'll still feel pretty grippy tho.

​@@TonyHockey ye im 170cm and 60kgs but i kinda like soft wheels just hard to stop on them exept for t stop tho, im actually an ice skater!

im going to buy 82A wheels when they are well used, i just spend 200$ for the skates and ment to be for the summer

@@xGentenaar awesome! Yeah I personally use softer wheels for my weight too, but it is going to be harder to learn the stop cause there's less give. 82A sounds perfect for you tho for learning the stop and just overall usage, and generally the harder the wheels are the more durable they are.

depends on the surface. the stuff hes on right now looks atrocious. im 190lbs and prefer 78a even outdoors. harder wheels have no grip, softer wheels break. but were playing on very smooth cement, not this asphalt stuff.