Further to my previous post - still looking into boots but I would like to find somewhere that stocks the Jackson UB70 lite blades. I have tried searching via Google and can't find anyone who stocks them. I have even emailed Jackson direct - no response as yet! Have they perhaps been discontinued/replaced with something else?
http://www.hockeyboss.com/jackson-ultima-ub70-lite-figure-skate-blades.aspx
More Links:
https://search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A0LEVjbiymBVhHYAF0onnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTEzajVvczlrBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNwYWdpbmF0aW9u?p=%2B%22Jackson+Ultima+UB70%22&ei=UTF-8&hsimp=yhs-001&hspart=mozilla&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&b=11&pz=10&pstart=6
The absence of a reference at jacksonultima.com suggests that the product is no longer being made - maybe this is the same thing as the "ultima lite" blades. I don't know why they stopped making those - perhaps they occasionally broke? Regardless, the Matrix version of the Lite blades were the really lightweight ones.
Anyway, if you get a blade that is no longer made, and you get too used to it, you may not be able to replace it later.
Thanks for the link Agnesnitt. I have actually already found the Hockeyboss site, but they are out of stock. I eventually received a response from Jackson to my enquiry about these blades and they were indeed discontinued a couple of years back. All I can do now is to see if I can find anyone that has any left in their stock room!! :-\
Thanks Query - as you can see above they are discontinued and you do have a point - I might get too used to them. I am going to have a look at the new Jackson Lite range and see if anything catches my eye!!
Try ebay as well. You never know.
Quote from: shepherdess on May 23, 2015, 02:58:07 PM
Thanks for the link Agnesnitt. I have actually already found the Hockeyboss site, but they are out of stock. I eventually received a response from Jackson to my enquiry about these blades and they were indeed discontinued a couple of years back. All I can do now is to see if I can find anyone that has any left in their stock room!! :-\
when I searched and could only find that one link I thought that might be because they were discontinued.
More links -
https://www.google.com/search?q=%2B%22Jackson+Ultima+Lite%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xultima+lite+blades.TRS0&_nkw=ultima+lite+blades&_sacat=0
Some of those, like the ebay ones, might still be real.
It is possible that the Lites were the lightest weight high level blades designed for modern figure skating - quite possibly lighter than the blades with carbon fiber (MK and Wilson "Revolution") or titanium (several brands) chassis.