I'm really just curious. I have an insane interest in other peoples' skates

I loooove my skates. They're SP Teri Super Teri... I *think* Deluxe. I got them SLIGHTLY used off ebay for $170, so I was pretty happy And I have Ultima Synchro blades, which I also love... took a few skates to get used to them, but they're great! I like the shorter heel... less catching my skates on my dance partner

Another reason I like my skates is... they have RHINESTONES around the heel!!! When my teacher waterproofed them (polyurethane, I think) she put rhinestones on in a "line" around the curve of the heel. (at my request).. they're really, really gorgeous. Just had to share I'm obsessed with my boots, lol.

SO, how about you?

These are my babies (aka my Free boots):



They're Custom Harlicks (double duo bond) and I love them. They are my third pair of Harlicks and the only make of boot that I never get hurties from. All I need now is the time and the money to start skating again!

For Dance I have Wifa Super Goldstar (had the Diamonds but they killed my ankles) with MK Dance blades. I was going to swap to put my old custom Harlicks on but things didn't turn out

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I also have an strange, inexplicable obsession with the kind of skates people wear. I just got new skates, and they are my first pair of Gams. I got the 400 model, and so far they suit me perfectly. Love all the padding, and they feel great in the foot. I also like the heel height. I can bend well in them, but they don't feel like they will break down too quickly. The height of the boot is also perfect for me. I have Ultima Synchro blades as well, which I love to death. Will probably never switch!

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Geez, those look like my boots too!!! In fact, I liked yours so much that I got me a pair JUST like it!!!

Mine are also custom Harlicks -- double duo bond too! And like TashaKat, I LOVE my boots too!!! I also have orthotics to deal with my lower back problems. And I'm willing to bet that TashaKat gets a lot of raves about her purple boots too.

I would LOVE to be able to afford gold colored Gold Star, but I ended up staying with MK Pros in the mean time! They're good for what I need to do for now and they're reasonably priced.

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

My skates are Riedell 320 Bronze Stars, with MK 21 blades. I got them new back in October 2002, so the boots aren't nearly as stiff anymore but still serve their purpose. I skate an average of 1 1/2 to 3 hours a week. (I'm not sure if my skates have lasted longer than normal?)

My coach kinda wants me to get Jacksons next time, but I'm afraid of changing brands because I'm so used to Riedells.

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I've just got beginner skates, still on my first pair. I have Risport RF4's with MK Club 2000 blades. I quite like them, quite comfortable!

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I have custom Klingbeils and Pattern 99 blades.

I have Gam 065's with MK Professional blades !

Nicki

Graf Edmontons with MK Gold Star blades.

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Klingbeils with Ultima Ascend blades

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Q: How many coaches does it take to fix Jen's Dance Intro-3 Problems
A: 5 and counting...

I have Jackson, not sure of the model (I'm bad, but it gets worse) I also have Ultima blades, not sure of the mdel.

Currently I'm in an off-the-shelf pair of Reidells (which I've noticed have a fit problem...more of this on another thread) with Club 2000 blades. But I'm anxiously awaiting a new pair of Harlicks (which should be in next week). They should hopefully solve the fit problem (but then I get to break them in...oh joy )

They aren't the double duo bond version (at least not yet...) and of course they are in boring black.

If they're anything like mine I didn't have an ounce of trouble breaking them in You do have to compare this to the tears, the bumps, lumps, pains, aches, agony that I had with other mames! Even the super duo concrete versions are really comfy.

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Custom Klingbeils and Coronation Aces.

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Haha, this is kind of like my obsession with finding out the brand of every piano I see. It's like my way of subconsciously judging the establishment - Yamaha Steinway

Anyway, I have SPTeri's ProTeri CL with MK Pro blades. Still in relatively good condition since I don't skate as much as I should, but they still feel great!

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Custom Harlick Quadra bonds (in standard white) with Phantom Parabolics. Four weeks in them and a lot of things are now better than with the broken down double duo bond custom Harlicks I had!

Steinway A, but no one in my house actually plays it. They all fool around a little, but that's it.

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Jackson Competitor with Coronation Comet blades-boots are comfy and the blades whisper across the ice! I wasn't able to get my scratch spin until I had these blades.....

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Ah, show skating!!! I do it for the glitter!

Risport Super Diament with MK Professional Freestyle blades (coronation comets were too too wide :S)

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FYI re Klingbeil boots, effective immediately, Klingbeil will be charging for certain extras on custom boots, similar to what SP Teri and Harlick have done for years.

I can't remember which "add-ons" have a surcharge, although I know there were 2 extra-charge add-ons when I ordered new boots today, for a final cost of $585 for the boots.

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Q: How many coaches does it take to fix Jen's Dance Intro-3 Problems
A: 5 and counting...

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Can I have it if nobody in your house is playing it? I've been stuck with a dinky out-of-tune Yamaha upright my entire life! I can play Rachmaninoff or Chopin or Debussy for you! One of the reasons I like staying in college instead of going home - I can practice on Steinway grands all I want!

Having a Steinway grand has always been on my list of "Dream items for my house." If I had a house, but I'm getting ahead of myself. My mom's been planning to get another piano now that they're getting a new house, but Steinways are friggin' $$$. No shame in getting a used piano though, I say.

My piano teacher in college got a beautiful one-of-a-kind Steinway grand from the 1800's for $4,000 from her piano-seller friend, because the person who sold it to him just wanted to be rid of it. They'd be if they knew what it was REALLY worth, LOL. She did tell me and I've forgotten, but I'm pretty sure at least $100,000. I need to make friends with a person who sells pianos, I think...

Oh, and "people who have fancy pianos but don't play on them" is definitely on my list of pet peeves as well. Sorry.

Did I get off-topic yet?

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"The life you've led is in fact not the totality of what is possible for you." - John Partridge of Wheaton College (and a Matrix philosopher )

Anita...have you tried one of the new Mason & Hamlins yet? The new AA is awesome!

We have two pianos, although neither is in our apartment, they're both in my grandparents. When we moved, we have a smaller apartment, so we had no room for it, so my grandparents took the one that we had in our old house. But they already had a piano they bought over from Russia. It's really old, and travelling over water isn't the best for it, but it still sounds so awesome. A nice, big, strong sound, and ivory keys. The piano we had in our old house was a brand I had never seen anywhere else, called Young Chang. It's a white, upright piano that we've had to repair the pedals recently. We had a piano guy come who said he fixed it, but then 2 weeks later, it broke again, so my grandfather took the piano apart and fixed the pedals. It sounds and plays like a dream now.

But I once went into a Steinway shop, it was heaven. Maybe one day...

Jackson Competitor (Canadian) with Mark IV blades. White.

Franz Schubert (Russian) piano. Black.

I'm a better skater than piano player although I love the Blues in both disciplines.