Bauer Hockey’s new Nexus line of gear is creating quite a buzz on the internet. The new Bauer Nexus 800 skates will only add to that buzz, and create additional excitement leading up to their release in June, 2012. The Bauer Nexus 800 skates will be a step below their top of the line skate, the Nexus 1000, but will still provide you with an exceptional product. It’s looks are going to be dialed back quite a bit compared to the Vapor and Supreme lines, as the Bauer Nexus 800 went pretty minimalist with the styling. This is great for players who just want a functional skate, and not one that is overly loud on the ice. You can also see in the picture below that Bauer is using a thick white felt tongue on the skates, similar to something you might find on a Graf skate. Bauer will be sticking with the Tuuk Lightspeed holder on the Nexus 800 skates, as well as LS2 steel runners.
What do you guys think? Will you be picking up a pair of Bauer Nexus 800 skates when they are released?
i have the x:60’s how will they compare?
What will the price for these be?
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What will the price of these be? and when are they coming out>
In June and probs in the 500$ range
Oh what, here we go again…. Made in China, if not Thailand, worthless thin as a slice of cheese tongue that guarantees lace bite and that faggot “anatomically designed” toe cap?
No thank you. I’ll stick with real skates from Graf. Made in Canada, too.
I just picked up a pair today. I’m coming from Bauer Supreme 5000’s and these (obviously) are noticeably lighter – I even weighed the two afterwards to prove it. One immediate observation is that I had to go down another half size; I wear a 10.5 shoe, the Supreme 5000’s were a 9, and the Nexus 800s are an 8.5. I had them baked at the shop but even beforehand, the interior padding makes this a very comfortable boot – similar in feel to Grafs. The tongue is thick felt, with an additional guard sewn in on the front, I have no fear of lace bite with them. In fact, I tried on a pair of TotalOne’s and preferred this tongue over the gimmicky flex tongue. Will be hitting the morning skate with these tomorrow – and will post back with a synopsis.
Thanks for the run down Johnny. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts after your first skate!
Skated this morning for 1.5hrs in the new Nexus 800s and they were great! Very responsive, and I could honestly feel the difference – I cut deeper, and had quicker acceleration, for sure. Had a couple of breakaways and could really feel the extra power in the stride. The first few minutes took a some getting used to likely due to the center of gravity changing; I went from a 9 in my 5000’s to an 8.5 in the 800s and just checked the length on the housing – the 5000’s were 280mm, while the 800’s are 272. The shorter housing is likely the reason I had quicker pivots, too. Both skates (the 5000s and 800s) both had LS2 steel in them, so the profile should have been somewhat relative. I quickly got used to them before warm-ups were over though. As for break-in, I had them baked at the shop yesterday but did notice a little pressure on one skate behind one ankle and after the first two shifts felt soreness in the arch, but only noticed it while I was on the bench, once I hit the ice, they felt absolutely fine. Seemed to have less fatigue skating in these, too. For context, I’m a fairly normal foot, if not a tad on the narrow side, and with the amount of ankle padding, they really hugged my feet well. Thumbs up so far.
One more thing; I took a shot off the tongue, didn’t feel a thing. The felt is pretty thick, but not restrictive.
Hey Body, thx for sharing your thoughs. Please how much they weight? in (grams). I have red that its something over 900 grams and it seems to me pretty much thought.