Mission or Nexed?

[cz606]

I have been playing hockey in rec leagues for a couple of years now, and recently our team has decided to step up to competative leagues. Because of this I decided to get better equipment and I am having trouble deciding which skates to purchase. I have found a good deal on Mission Type M skates and Nexed Stingers and am having trouble deciding which to get. Obviously the Mission skates have the reputation, but I have only heard great things about the Nexed skates such as sharper turning ability. I would appreciate any advice anyone has on the subject.
Thanks-Chris

[Colby39]

Hey cz606, most highly skilled players that used the Type M's hated them; the Vibe chassis rubbed a lot of people the very wrong way. My recommendation; try the Nexed's, but be prepared to have to get used to them, cuz the 5-degree tilt of the wheels throws you off at first.

Lemieux fan 4 life

[missionhockey21]

Do not get the Type M's, you will hate the Vibes on them. On the other hand everyone loves the chassis on the stingers from what I have heard. And you might want to consider looking at 2003 mission's which I highly recommend, including the D1's.

[JMUDukes26]

You could pick up a pair of type M's (since they are getting cheap online) and buy the Vibe removal kit. It's not that much money, and it would (theorectically) make for an awesome skate.

[missionhockey21]

Thats a good idea, for $200 and wo/ the vibes, the type m's would be a great skate.

[JMUDukes26]

If you try it, let me know if it works out, some ECRHA guys have removed their vibes and have had alot of success. I know on VSi Vibes that the vibe weighs down the skate alot, so this could be the way to go.

[MDE3]

Nexed doesn;t make a 5 degree that I know of - their chassis are either 8 degree or 2 degree. The one's I am familiar with are the 2 degrees which took no significant time to get used to(maybe 5 minutes). The boots can be a little stiff though if you are not used to carbon fibre boots - but not any worse than the Wicked Lights or Fishbones.
When introduced in 2001 the Stingers were claimed to be the lightest skate on the market. Never weighed them lol.

The 8 degree chassis probably do take some getting used to.

I know when the V-Forms came out (same company) with the 16 degree chassis, I couldn't skate on them - took about two laps to decide. Lost too much toe push. It was funny to watch some of the better players evaluating them and trying to be fair. I watched them falling on their face as they tried to make that quick acceleration step and come off the floor saying "not too bad" and then taking them off and never trying them again. The stronger the skater the worse they performed. With the front wheel angled that severely outwards, the slippage off the front wheel was too much in a normal hockey stride because the wheel angle to the floor was too extreme.

No such problem with the 2 degree chassis though. I think Nexed had a winner with that design, but so many were turned off by the 16 degree chassis that few people would give the new skate a fair chance. I think it was probably the guy(s) who developed the 16 degree who insited that the company buld an 8 degreee and a 2 degree chassis - so the wide angle design wasn' t completely abandoned (pride of authorship etc.)

You can pick up a pair of Stingers for about $150.00 if you look around the net. I believe Nexed sold out all their inventory to Hockey Giant, but other stores still have some inventory.

[Drexel63]

I had the Vibes (original version) for a long time... bent and cracked the housings for the "shocks" and everything... eventually they corroded and fell apart during a game...

Anyway, I put in the vibe-removal kit, and although it is weird to skate on a regular chasis again, it works quite well... definitely worth the price, I can get another 6 months out of this chasis now...

Bill Sherwood

[cz606]

Thanks for your info guys. I decided to go with the stingers and I should get them early next week. I will write a post to tell you how I like them. Thanks again-Chris

[missionhockey21]

For the price the stingers are, they sound like a deal. I hope you enjoy them.

[columbus_RHstar]

Hey, where did youi get the stingers? Hockeygiant.com has them for $150 and I am thinking of getting them so I definitley look forward to your post on how they are.

[cz606]

Sorry it took me so long to respond, I have been out of towm. Anyway I took the Stingers out the day I got home and skated for about an hour. They did not take much getting used to like some people said, and I think I will really enjoy this skate. I did buy them at hockeygiant for $150, which I thought was an excellent price. They slashed the price by another $10 this week to $139. Though I have only skated on them once, given what others have said, I would recommend them to anyone who needs a good pair of skates and doesn't have the cash to spring for a $400 pair of skates.

[MDE3]

Good choice - I think you got a great bargain on one of the best kept secrets out there. I'm just sorry they've stopped production.

[columbus_RHstar]

Hey, I hope you're right, my mom just placed the order today, I get them in 7 days for my birthday.

[columbus_RHstar]

How would you say the size compares, i ordered a 12, I wore an 11 in my Tours and they were getting too small. I hope I got the right size.