MikeO

I should preface this with my frustration with steel rivets.  I've ran a pair of Vapor X7.0's for six years now.  I've consistently played about twice a week over that span, and I'm meticulous with taking my insoles out and having a fan on my equipment when I get home after every skate. 

For the first five years, the rivets that Bauer used held up well, hell, they lasted five years before I had to replace one.  In April, I had my skates overhauled, all steel rivets replaced, and since then it's been a nightmare.

The place I took the skates to have a reputation in the Bay Area as doing quality work...but within a month the rivets they used were already rotting away. I had the majority of them replaced within two months.  I took them to another Bay Area shop and while those have lasted longer than two months, even those are now starting to rot out. 

I don't know if the rivets that pro shops use are just shite, or if Bauer uses some crazy specially treated rivets that actually last a long time. 

What's your experience with replaced rivets?  How long do they typically last for you? 

I just picked up a pair of pro stock 1N V-Cuts, but they have heel lifts I need to have removed...I don't want to have anyone in the Bay Area do this work because of the poor quality rivets they use.  Thinking of sending them to SkateTech as I would like to think former pro EQMs use quality hardware.

Appreciate anyones input. 

-Mike 

Basically this, but in a size that actually fits my large melon head. :-) Why do they always have to be smalls???

This would have been used between 2010 and 2014.  It's just too big for me and I have two others so time for this one to go.  Shows signs of use, you can see some discoloration in the mesh areas of the jersey, and some markings from normal use. No rips, tears or repairs, one tiny hole near bottom on rear of jersey.

Asking $130 shipped to US, $140 shipped to Canada. 

I know I asked this quite a few years ago. I know these gloves rarely come up...but I also know a few of you on here have Bauer/NikeBauer MSU 4-rolls.  Perhaps they are sitting in your closet collecting dust, perhaps you didn't want to part ways with them a few years ago but are willing to now.  

Let me know. Ideally 14" and not completely thrashed. While I'm looking for 4-rolls, I'm open to Vapors, also.

New or used, doesn't matter.  Looking for size large LA Kings socks both home and away.  Only need white!

Thanks!

-Mike 

Edit: Should have noted...I'm speaking of the edge black/silver/white socks.  Not the socks with purple in them.