roller equitment

[the_pirate]

hey im wondering what are some good pads for roller hockey that aint heavy as hell??? like im looking for specific pads just for roller hockey.... also where can i get them too?

[SpyderMan2k4]

the pads I'm lookin into right now are the Mission Helium Elites... from what I understand, they aren't too heavy (I haven't used them though, so I can't say from experience). The inside calf and knee are made of nylon, which is better for sliding on roller surfaces. They go for about 400.

http://www.inlinewarehouse.com/HocGoalieLegPads.html

They've also got a Lite version. If you're lookin for a little lower cost, that site also has the Mission Motions on sale (I'd go with the Motions over the Helium Lites... the Elites are compared to the motions, with some upgrades). As far as other brands, I haven't really looked into them.

[elite]

Check out the inlinewarehouse.com link above and look at their selection. They deal only with inline pads (and some Sr. version ice pads which are used for inline). I would second the Mission pads, although I don't use them. I've heard some good things about them, including that they're very light.

[VAgoalie]

What level are you going to be playing?

Inline pads are really no different than ice pads, and anything that says its inline specific is usually crap.

That being said.

Mission does make some nice pads.
My last set was blockades and they were nice, but they are extremly stiff.
If you want to spend some money Battram makes pads w/ slide plates on them.

[soulpatch]

Hands down the best pads for roller are Battrams like I have. You will pay a pretty penny for them though. I think they start around 700 or so but well worth the month IMHO. Everyone I know with Missions is having fraying in the nylon and durability issues after a few seasons. My Battrams are over a year old and except for a puck mark here and there they look brand new. (Though I clean them monthly)

Bascially no wear on the entire pad. I recommend you do what I did though and have some extra striping of material along the top anbd bottom so as to even further reduce wear.

[cuprajake]

soulpatch what do you use to clean them with?

[soulpatch]

on the weave I use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser or just some windex and a wet cloth.

ON the nylon I use a VERY diluted bit of laundry/dishwasher soap and a warm rag to scrup off the puck marks.

I like my pads to look good all of the time. I am not one for having tons of puckmarks on them. I spent a pretty money for the pads and the graphics so I want to see them. I think I can be a bit anal about it though as Soritong would say since my pads always look brand new even though they are over a year old and my gloves are well over 2 years old.

Roller doesnt leave too many marks though on the pads. It is ice where all of my marks come from.

[mklaman]

I have battram barrage pads with slide plates. Amazing pads, little wear.

They are actually about to be for sale (matching glove and blocker included).

magic eraser works wonders cupra. (edited: already answered)

[soulpatch]

Edited since I dont know where the post from KnitScarf went...........


The tours have almost no calf and leg protection. The foam tosses out horrible rebounds. The nylon used to cover the pad is some of the cheapest I have ever played in and tears/frays easily even on the best of sport court.

If you want to spend the money to replace them every other season or two cool. But they are basically worthless pads meant for LOW LEVEL play.

I would place Tours at the almost bottom of the roller list right above the Itech 900 pads.

[MightyK]

If you want to fork out some dough, most of the custom guys (Battram, Miller, Smith) will make you pads out of ballistic nylon -- this stuff is tough and last forever. In fact, I'll be selling some 35" Glenn Miller Ice Breakers soon. Let me know if you're interested, I'll let 'em go pretty cheap. They're not too heavy, but if you want really light, I'd go with some Smiths.

K

[soulpatch]

Ballistic nylon is awesome but it adds some weight to the pad and you are somewhat limited to graphics as they can start to look funky with ballistic nylon.



That said I have some 33" Icebreakers I have been trying to offload for like a year now. LOL. They are somewhat beat up though since I used them for years and years before getting my Battrams........

[VAgoalie]

On my new Battram pads I wound up putting ballistic nylon on the toe, the place where there is probably the most wear. Granted I put slide plates on as well, but it left me the option of taking them off if I want to.

[GoalieMike99]

Call me wierd, but I actually never had any problems with my Tour GTLs when I played roller. I used them about 2 years on sportcourt surface (2x per week) before I gave up roller to play ice full-time and they held up really nicely, with the exception of one strap buckle being broken. I played with some pretty hard shooters (A level players) as well, and had no problem with protection either. If you play on sportcourt w/ midlevel competition, and are on a budget, then the Tour GTLs would be okay. If you mix in some ice hockey, then stay away from these pads. I've seen other goalies use the Tour pads on ice, but would still be skeptical of using them on ice. OBTW, the Tour GTLs are light pads.

[adiotd]

I got my hands on a 2005 set of Mission Motions and i really love them after breaking them in and getting adjusted to the relativly new style of roller hockey goalie pads.

i love what mission is doing with goalie equiptment and i fully plan on getting rid of my bauer set piece by piece and replacing with mission