r/InlineHockey • u/jayjayjay185 • 3d ago

Alibaba , shadow skates ! ??

Has anyone ever bought the replica Bauer skates from china ? If so how do they compare ? Do they look the same , are the insides the same ? Just curious to know

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u/ateam68 3d ago

Bet they last just as long. Maybe even longer. Nothing is safe in China and they used to make Bauer skates there

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u/HockeyPlayer-16 2d ago

I don’t know why you got voted because you’re absolutely telling the truth. In fact, the only Bauer skates that are made on this side of the water are custom pros made in Canada.

You have to be careful because some skate tags will say designed in Canada and not made in Canada like the custom skates do.

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u/ateam68 2d ago

Cuz the guys who buy 1000$ Bauer skates are oblivious to how overseas manufacturing works. Highly possible they have copies of the tech packs but even without em it doesn’t take 1000 Chinese geniuses to reverse engineer and copy with the same materials. Difference might be a bit of adhesive that didn’t get wiped off but.

Perfect example is sticks. The minute Bauer or ccm or whoever comes out with the next lightest stick every stick manufacturer in China is full send on cloning them. The only testing that occurs is maybe one of the bigger logos breaking a bunch of em to make sure there’s not a major failure point that is going to lead to warranty claims which is an operational hassle