I've
tried several different toe stops throughout the past 5 years and have
found quite a few that I liked; Gumballs, Big Blocs, Li'l Blocs, and
Bionic Super Stoppers. Until recently, I was using the Bionics and was
quite pleased with them...then I tried some Crazy Bounce toe stops.
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| Crazy Bounce Toe Stops |
Something else I like about the Bounce stops is that the actual stopper is nice and thick. When I was screwing them onto my plates, I ended up turning them for about twice as long as I usually would with other stops to get to the point where they were the same amount of distance off the track. If you are like me and like to have your stops close to the track, when using Bounce toe stops, you won't have to worry about your toe stops stems or plate's toe stop inserts stripping or about your stops falling out due to not having enough threads screwed into the plate.
I have been skating on these toe stops for the past 5-6 weeks and they look about
the same as when I took them out of the box. Pretty amazing considering, at one point, I was replacing my Gumballs every other month. I'm interested to see how long these will last and if they will gradually wear down or end up losing chunks. Once I find out, I'll come update this post.
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| Photo by David Bedard - Over a month of use on these puppies. |
Bounce toe stops have now become my top recommendation for new skaters as well as veterans and are my only recommendation for skaters needing new stops on bout day. To understand why, here are the Pros and Cons that I came up with:
Pros:
- No break in period.
- Won't pop off the stem.
- Nice thick stop with a long stem.
- Slow to wear down (so far at least).
Cons:
- Retail at $25, which is a bit more than Gumballs or Super Stoppers.
- Only come in one size and color.
- So popular, we keep selling out!
The October G Spot post offered a chance to win some rolls of KT Tape to readers who posted reviews on the 2N1 Skate Shoppe FaceBook page. So, without further ado, the winners are Charlotte Mahoy, Zack Sherman, Rebecca Kathleen Buss, Shayla Hamilton Urevich, and Melissa Manna Micoogullari! To claim your prize, send me an e-mail at 2N1SkateShoppe@gmail.com with your mailing address and what your top 3 preferred colors of KT Tape are and I'll get your prize to you ASAP.
This month, I am please to be able to give away some Bounce toe stops! To enter this contest, just go to the 2N1 Skate Shoppe FaceBook page and post "Bounce Me Crazy!" I'll announce the winners when I post my next G Spot article, which is titled "Project: Roller Girl" and will focus on Derby clothing. If you have any specific requests for items you would like me to review, please send me an e-mail at 2N1SkateShoppe@gmail.com or post a comment here.
Until we skate again!
Shocker
How would you compare the Bounce to the RX? I find the RX waaaaay more durable than Gumballs and incredibly responsive.
ReplyDeleteHey Scarlet! I am not a fan of the Sure Grip Rx toe stops. I found them to take much longer to break in than Grn Mnstr Gumballs and were not very responsive for me as a bigger skater. I would have to say that the Crazy Bounce toe stops perform better by leaps and bounds, literally.
DeleteThe Rx stops may be more durable than Gumballs, but I'm going on over 2 months with the Bounce stops and have yet to notice much wear on them at all. With how much I use both of my toe stops, I expected the Bounce stops to wear down or break apart rather quickly, but they keep pleasantly surprising me. Definitely a "must try!"
Thanks! I spend tons of time on my toes as well so a toe stop that I don't have to replace every 3 months would be great. Putting them on my (never ending) wishlist in your shop!! lol
DeleteSweet :) When you get them, please let me know how you like them.
DeleteSince your post was almost a year ago, how do you feel about the stops now? Do you still like them and did they last? I wear size 51/2 boot and was told these may be too big for my boot and plate. Is this, in your opinion, true? My plate is just the PowerDyne Thrust Nylon.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing back
~Shiva
I still LOVE the Bounce stops and have found them to last a really long time, which is nice :) The 2 issues we have had with them is 1) a few had some manufacturing defects and ended up popping off the stems, but Crazy is aware of this and will replace any defective ones no questions asked and the new ones have been fixed...and 2) they don't screw in far enough for the Pilot Eagle plates. I haven't had anyone with Thrust plates have issues screwing them in far enough, but it depends on what wheels you use and how far you like your toe stops screwed in. Personally, I think the lower the better which not only helps to keep your ankles in safe positions, but also forces you to skate with proper form.
DeleteIf you end up ordering Bounce stops from 2N1 and they don't work out, I'll pay for any shipping costs associated with you returning them. Just put a note with your order that Shocker said she would help you try these out without you having to worry if they don't work :)
Let me know if you have any further questions!
Shocker
thank you Shocker
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