We talk a lot about boots and blades and give our opinions. How about showing off what we have? I thought this was a fun little idea, and I hope it isn't considered too spammish. Mods, feel free to take care of this if it is. Here are my Teri's:

hahahaha....we haven't come down to the point of posting pics of our skates I hope hehe

Mine aren't pretty...





Graf Edmonton Sp with Phantom blades

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My skates are hideous right now. I have them dyed beige for synchro, but nicks make the white show through. Also, when I compete I tape my laces, and when you tear off the laces, some of the beige paint comes off, too. So my skates are having a bit of an identity crisis right now.

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Why not? You ashamed of your skates?

Lies, they look pretty clean to me. And phantoms, good choice. I have a pair of phantoms, but they're too small. I'm selling them on ebay.

I can't post a piccie of mine because they block Photobucket at work but they're Harlicks and they're purple and I love them

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email it to me at kionon@hotmail.com, and I'll post it if you want.

And the problem with that is... (What's the matter, EastonSkater? You got ugly boots or somethin'???)

Sometimes you gotta say... "What the heck?"

With that in mind... *ahem* Here are MY purple Harlicks! (Aren't they beauuuuties???) The blades are just plain 'ol MK Professional. (Can't justify to myself to get bling-bling gold plated MK Gold Stars except for vanity.) And before you start... 95% of the the cost went towards making of the boot and the orthotics that are these beauties. They fit like slippers!!! AAAAAAHHH!!! )



And the inspiration for my boots is THIS picture!!!




(These are TashaKat's Purple Harlicks...)

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I wish my skates were that pretty. I'm not going to even post mine, they can't even compare with the smexyness of your skates.

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Interesting.

I would have been happy with plain, normal white. Stupid gender stereotyping judges. This is why I support Johnny Weir. If anyone can change the color issue, it's him, by sheer flamboyance alone.

Okay, so perhaps the fact he's an awesome skater will help too.

You can't possibly be including mine. I love my Teri's honest, but I'm really beating them, and they already show it....

Restraining inappropriate domestic violence joke. It would be tasteless and offensive.

Klingbeils with Phantom blades. Aren't they purty? They don't look a thing like that now, though.

HEY! Once i get my brand new skates I will be able to post in here! (Im slightly excited about the prospect of new skates... can you tell? )

..... only another week and $550 to go!

I like How do you find the off-set hooks? I was thinking about those for my custom Dance Harlicks (when I finally get back to skating PROPERLY!).

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Lynne --

I've got them on my Klingbeils (dance boots) and the only thing I use them for is as a "loop holder." But then I only use 3 of the 4 hooks, even though the skates are broken in. What I do is after I tie the bow in the laces (after looping around the first 3 sets of hooks), I put the loops of the bow over the offset hooks and pull the bow tight, making sure that the knot part of the bow is snug. Then tie another bow and double-knot it.

Seems to hold a bit snugger and not work loose as easily.

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I have the same skates as Vesperholly (Klingbeils), but with 2 dance notches cut in & also w/ dance blades. Also not nearly as pristine as hers!! (must have shot that when they were brand new, yes?)

Mine are Tan Klingbeils with black Ultima Ascend dance blades. I've got the higher heel for dance as well as a wide "U" shaped cut-out instead of the dance notch. They're also lower cut in back to help with toe pointing. I think also I had them cut a bit lower all the way around, plus I still only use 3 rows of hooks.

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Jen, if you can, please post a photo of your skates! I'd like to see the back cut down (how low), and also the U cut instead of the V notches! This is my 2nd pair of Klingbeils & when I got them I noticed the heels were not as high as my last pair--I'm wondering if when I get the backs cut down, if another layer of leather can also be added on to the heels? Probably not, but maybe I'll ask......I *might* be going down this Saturday!

Kevin, take a closer look; it's skate tape!

I don't have a pic of mine nor the time to get one now, but they look like I jump, which I do not. It's all the little kids cutting my boots up .

My former coach's boots looked like they had been shredded. Her two cats did a job on them!

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I think you might be missing your blades Tim! It must be difficult to get on an outside edge with that set up! lol My skates are just too shy to be photographed!

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Yeah, I took that photo the day I brought them home. Then I skated the next day and put a nice gouge in the left one.

Off set hooks are a Klingbeil feature, but I'm sure you could request them from another manufacturer.

All the skates are pretty....guh. Mine are just. Not that nice.

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The only picture I have of them, was the one I took to show off my new skate guards. I don't store them in these. I have these giant soakers with kitties on them.

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SP Teri is copying the offset hooks now. I loved being able to spot Klingbeils that way and now we can't anymore. Don looked into suing them, but didn't go there. Not sure why.

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Klingbeils with Ultima Protege blades. I've had them less than a year and I'm a wimp, so they're pretty pristine. I like the offset hooks--I have skinny feet and ankles and will take all the help I can get to keep my feet secure in my boots. The lambswool tongue is awesome too.