e/T-Blades

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has gloss	eng: T-Blades are a recent development manufactured by the German company "tblade GmbH" as an alternative to the traditional steel blades found on most hockey skates. They are sold on top-end hockey skates such as CCMs Vectors and Pro Tacks and Graf Skates or can be installed onto any skate boot. Instead of sharpening the blades, T-blades are replaced when worn out. T-Blades stay sharper much longer than a traditional skate blade. As stated on the manufactures website "Compared to a conventional skate sharpening, the tblade runner lasts 4-5 times longer." This balances the cost of buying T-Blades versus sharpening a normal blade because the normal skate must be sharpened regularly. This same concept keeps a skaters stride more regular over time because a normal skate blade tends to become uneven on the inside and outside edges after prolonged use and re-sharpening.
lexicalization	eng: T blades
lexicalization	eng: T-Blades
instance of	(noun) skate consisting of a boot with a steel blade fitted to the sole ice skate