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Old Mar 23, 2015 | 3:57 pm
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Originally Posted by stuckbtwstations
New mid- to high-end Bauer skates have quick-release blades (see Tuuk Lightspeed Edge) with the idea that you may want to change a broken blade during a game or something. The blade holder has a sort of trigger on it, then you just have to pry the steel out. It would barely take a minute.
If you can afford those skates, you're probably flying private.

Originally Posted by stuckbtwstations
If you are in fact able to take skates as carry-on, I wonder what they would do with spare sharpened steel on its own?
Not brave enough to try it and see.

But let us know if you try it.
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