Bauer- Reknowned name for quality skates. (Bauer)

Member Name: andycharger

Product:	Bauer
Date:	02/11/00 (162 review reads)
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Advantages: Great Hockey Name

Disadvantages: Not a good boot for narrow feet.

Bauer. A great Canadian tradition. What else can be said about them? Well quite a lot actually as I have had eactly 12 pairs of skates now and I have had 4 pairs of Bauers.
My first pair of Skates were Bauers.Perhaps i should elaborate on the numbering system on Bauer Skates. The higher the number, The better the Skate is. i.e. 7000 are the top skate and 25 are the most budget of budget! In fact, its just a coincidence but My first pair of skates were named the same as my present hockey team, Bauer Charger! (hence, the name!)
Bauer Charger were a entry level skate. Their designation was Bauer 35 I think. They were a black Nylon cloth boot with a plastic back. Not very supportive to the ankle either which is very important.
I had another pair in between but my next Bauers were Bauer 100 Supremes. These had better support but were not in the same league as the top level skates.
My next boots jumped me up to the top level skate of the time, the Bauer 3000.
This had excellent support and seemed very rigid. It was a Nylon cloth boot again and had a set of TUUK blades which are the market leaders in blades.
I found them a bit to narrow which seems to be Bauers downfall. They suit people with Narrow feet.
The top of the range skates nowaday in the Bauer range are split into two types.
The Standard range top skate is made from Graphite Composite and has the designation Bauer 7000. It is lightweight but very strong. It is actually heated in an oven to help "Mold" it to your ankle shape as the heat makes it supple for your foot. This can only be done on a few models so dont go trying it on yout Bauer Tubos guys!!!
The other Range are called Vapors. The Vapor 10 are the top range boot here. I had the next one down which was Vapor 4 for 6 months this year before the eyes popped out of them. They were also the most uncomfortable boots I have ever worn and I have worn a few!!!
If you have average to wide feet, steer well clear o
f Vapors and even think twice about any of the bauer range. The Vapors are also a very ugly 2 tone boot.

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