I just bought the skates a few weekds ago and have no complaints. They are 10x's better thatn my old CCM's. They are very light and have good control. I only spent $180 on mine and think ther are a great bang for the buck. My buddy spent twice as much on some CCM's and his feet are killing him. This is a strong buy in my book.

Whoever said these are for non-competitive use only is 100% wrong. These were top of the line skates a few years ago and still are great skates.

I have been using mine for 2 and a half seasons of Jr hockey and they are holding up fairly well.

Although the front left rivets on the right skate came un-done twice, but repaired twice and are fine now.... I had to replace the blades on them once and the fabric on both toes are completely mangled.

I'm looking for a pair of XXXX's now.