Hey Sibelius, in another posted you mentioned seeing Golden Horse boots at SP Teri, as they worked with that company.
Maybe they will partner or merge.
Gosh, although I'm a Harlick girl, I'd sure hate to see SP Teri go out. However, both companies are challenged by the new boot competitors.
Not likely, they were just displaying them as a courtesy. We did have a long discussion about the new boot companies though. Sp-Teri (and Harlick) are at an extreme cost disadvantage. You can get top Edeas in Europe for $450 euros, which means they cost what, $200 to make? Materials alone probably cost the custom shops more.
I do know that at our rink Edea has taken over almost completely from top elites to bottom beginners. Still a fair number in Sp-Teri (not as many Harlick), but it seems once they need a new pair it's off to Edea. They've lost quite a few high level customers to the freebie market, which drives the "wannabes". They must work for some though. I guess for us it's back to Harlick, or find a custom Jackson fitter if it's true. If I find anything out I'll let everyone know. My skaters' coach who's known them for her entire career hasn't heard anything.