A Cajun-Asian View

No equipment failure, luckily, but I did notice that the skate holder on the left boot of my Bauer Supreme 5000 ice skates were cracked when I inspected them before I was going to the ice rink with my girlfriend last weekend.

So, what am I going to do? Replace the skates? Heck no! The now discontinued Bauer Supreme 5000 ice skates has a well-earned reputation for taking a while to break in, and I remember those days. But these are my first ice hockey skates. I've ice skated recreationally in them, refereed ice hockey games in them, and punished them playing ice hockey in them for the past 10 years. And after that rocky break in time, these skates are incredibly comfortable for me. And after 10 years, that hasn't changed one bit!

Another angle at the crack on the back part of the skate holder.

Looks like some more cracks are forming on the front part of the skate holder of the left boot.

It's fortunate that I didn't try to skate with this, though I'm curious as to how long it was cracked in the first place...

I got these skates for $400-$500 around ten years ago. I had noticed that the left foot's skate holder had developed a crack last weekend, so I will have to replace it. Might as well replace the other skate, too.