One95 goal skate review

[Rem29]

I should be getting my new skates around the weekend, as soon as I play in them I will let you guys know how they are.

I'm pretty exited as this is my 1st pair of skates in a while. (although my Helite 5s will always hold a special place in my heart!)

So yes, Coming soon!

[c0nquistad0rian]

It's great that you're excited - and for good reason. But, I'd personally prefer to see a review after you've used them for several weeks, or even months as opposed to a first impressions type of review.

The important thing that people want to get out of a review is whether or not a product is worthwhile. Product durability is a big factor in that, especially when it comes to something that takes significant abuse like goal equipment.

Just my $.02 and enjoy the skates! :)

[Rem29]

I intend to follow up multiple times during the course of the year don't worry! Its the advantage over something out of a magazine, you get information consistantly. unlike, like you said, just a first impression!

Thanks for the pointers though they are appreciated and I will gladly take more advice into the way I should formulate my review!

[Sprawl]

I too am excited to hear your review as I love reading gear reviews


However this is not areview :p the modnazi in me has to move this to gear talk :p

[Rem29]

I too am excited to hear your review as I love reading gear reviews


However this is not areview :p the modnazi in me has to move this to gear talk :p

Just so you can move it again when I actually write something ;)

[Sprawl]

precicely.

I havn't done any modding lately. it makes me feel important

[Gregan]

I picked myself up a pair of the One95's too. They are currently getting profiled and I'll be playing with them this week-end on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. If I'm feeling up to it I'll share my first impressions of the skates early next week.

[Gregan]

Ok, I've had my One95's for a week now and played four games with them. I had the skates profiled to a radius 26' (I was previously 28') and hallow of 5/8's. I am a huge fan of the 26' radius, it enables me to truly feel like I'm on my toes on the ice keeping my weight over the balls of my feet, enabling me to be more agile. They also feel great while skating around, allowing for far more mobility then I've ever had. I'm tempted to go for a 24' radius next time! :)

My initial thoughts on the skates are the following:

Positives:
- Out of the box they feel more comfortable then my Vector 6.0's ever did, even after breaking them in for over a year...
- The boot is very firm, but comfortable, I feel very solid my feet and more confident then I've felt in a while.
- I'm happy I wasn't upsold to spending another $50 on a pair superfeet... these skates come with high end insoles.

Negatives:
- Workmanship...

First is the holes drilled in the bottom of the cowling are just roughly drilled, not cleaned up in the slightest. Not a major deal, just if I'm paying premium $$ for a pair of skates I'd expect the workmanship to be perfect.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/GreganDunn/September21st2008363.jpg

The second issue that I have with the workmanship of the skates is the curve in the plastic cowling that holds the skate blade. This was pointed out to me by the skate sharperner that profiled my skates. He mentioned that the curve made it challenging for him to properly profile the skate and left it up to judging the mid point of the blade/skate to eyeing it a little bit. I wouldn't expect this imperfection on a high end skate.

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/GreganDunn/September21st2008361NORMAL.jpg


http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/GreganDunn/September21st2008359.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/GreganDunn/September21st2008361.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d137/GreganDunn/September21st2008365.jpg

[Rem29]

I had the chance to use my skates twice, yesterday and today.

So far no complaints from what I can see and feel.

First thing I noticed playing around with them is that the skates for me are very noticebly lighter than the skates I had before and also seem to keep my foot in a much better position, thanks to the stiffness of the boot. They also fit much better than my other ones did even after playing with them for over 4 years. I still need to tweak a couple things to make my forefoot fit properly but I think over a couple of skates and another molding session everything should fall into place.

I like the skate a lot because I feel it transfers my power to the ice very efficiently, I don't know how to explain it otherwise but they weren't sluggish in the very least and every movement was razor sharp. I also like the Tuuk blade they use, it feels much tougher than the old XXXs as far as durability.

A couple of things could be brushed up, like the holes in the sole but I'm more about the performance, cosmetics mean nothing to me at all, so as long as they work I'l like them.

I was also impressed with their fit out of the box. For a high end skate with a stiff boot they are very forgiving fit wise (but thats me coming from high level ski racing where we crush our feet and call it fun...)

Anyways, only positive things to say about this skate after a couple of tries, as the season progresses I will add to this and you guys will be able to get the lowdown on how these things hold up with time.

Pictures to come.

PS: Sprawl, have another power trip and move this to the reviews ;)

[jimbones]

Is profiling worth it? My tuner is recommending it. Isn't it expensive? If I never had it done before what radius should I start with?

[Satoriphoto]

Is profiling worth it? My tuner is recommending it. Isn't it expensive? If I never had it done before what radius should I start with?

IMO profiling is worth it - it's not expensive, though pro-shop prices vary.


Also factor in the skill level of the person doing it / As for the radius it really depends on your playing/skating style.

[jimbones]

my sharpener is the Islanders former equipment guy. He def know what he is doing. I think he said 50 bucks. Also what radius?

[c0nquistad0rian]

Yeesh, all of those holes in the bottom of that cowling look atrocious.

On a semi-related note: I wonder if you can order replacement cowlings without any holes drilled in them so that you can use the existing holes in the foot bed of the skates that you plan to use. No sense in putting extra holes in the footbeds, too. I'm sure that this wouldn't be much of an issue if you're ordering Bauer cowlings for Bauer boots, but ordering, say RBK cowlings for Bauer boots may be a different scenario.

[ws3030]

I should be getting my new skates around the weekend, as soon as I play in them I will let you guys know how they are.

I'm pretty exited as this is my 1st pair of skates in a while. (although my Helite 5s will always hold a special place in my heart!)

So yes, Coming soon!


I used to have these skates they were not bad. However, now i wear the one95 collings with graf boots....i love them