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Originally Posted by !Nhan
Looking at buying my first pair of ice skates. Thinking of the vapor x3's. mickz any insight ont his? also do i want to get skates that have changeable runners?
TIA
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I wouldn't buy any pair without trying it on first to ensure they fit your foot comfortably. If it's your first pair of ice skates, like BlueG2 said, there's not much you can compare it to. Majority of guys I know have switched skates within the first year.
Make sure you get measured and sized up properly and the Sales Associate isn't judging your skate size based on your shoe size alone as the majority of the population aren't wearing the correct sized shoes to begin with. If they fit comfortably then the X3.0 are a decent buy for the beer league/recreational level. Pretty much anything mounted onto Tuuk LS2 holders from factory will be a decent skate.
As for interchangeable runners, skates with LS2 holders should have a plug underneath the heel of the insole for easy access to swap them out. Being a recreational player you'll probably replace the skates before you ever need to replace the steel.
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Originally Posted by rice cooker
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Judging from Reebok's history of OPS it's probably going to be crap. Having Reebok promise the product would be made available at the MSH Summer Jam Skate just to have the Reps pull out just hurt it's reputation even more. I don't know how a company can still make such shitty products in Canada with compression molding when Bauer's sticks are far superior despite being manufactured off-shore and using the less expensive bladder molding method.