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Aloarjr810

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Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« on: November 21, 2015, 09:04:15 AM »
Just seen this today Pyramid Men's HPX Black/Black Right Handed NEW ITEM

http://www.bowlingball.com/products/bowling-shoes/pyramid/12413/mens-hpx-blackblack-right-handed-new-item.html

These appear to be Brunswick TPU-X's rebranded with the Pyramid label.

They just don't come with the extra heel and soles or shoe cover.(thus the cheaper price)

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2015, 09:22:38 AM »
There have been samples of Hammer branded ones all over Facebook

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2015, 11:25:15 AM »
KR has the license for the Brunswick shoes/bags/accessories.  From what I've hear that agreement is or has ended, thus the Ebonite/KR bag deal and it appears they are now private labeling the shoes.

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2015, 02:17:53 PM »
I love the all black.
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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2015, 02:28:30 PM »
I love the all black.

+ 1. I recently bought the black/red TPU-X. Wish I knew these were out.

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2015, 04:07:48 PM »
I love the white black SE, the all black is my second choice easily. Hope to see more
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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2015, 05:24:15 PM »
I think it's cool whoever the manufacturer is of the tpu x is that they are licensing different ball brands for shoes...

I think these branded tpux's look better that what storm has out...just saying.  Expect Roto Grip shoes now lol
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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2015, 06:59:26 PM »
I just saw these on bowlingball.com. They look pretty sweet to me.

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2015, 07:09:41 AM »
What's the deal with these (and the newer TPU-X models) only being available in RH versions?  If the heels and soles are replaceable, I would think that offering a LH version would be a simple matter of making mirror shaped soles/heels and putting them on the new shoe?  Or maybe there aren't enough LH customers to warrant building a LH shoe for them?  Seems strange to me.

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2015, 08:29:11 AM »
What's the deal with these (and the newer TPU-X models) only being available in RH versions?  If the heels and soles are replaceable, I would think that offering a LH version would be a simple matter of making mirror shaped soles/heels and putting them on the new shoe?  Or maybe there aren't enough LH customers to warrant building a LH shoe for them?  Seems strange to me.

They do have left handed soles and the heels work on either shoe.

They just don't sell the shoes with the lefthanded soles already on them (except for the Blue/black tpu-x), you got to buy the lefthand soles extra and switch them out yourself.

you can see them here in the brunswick catalog

http://bowlerssupply.com/pdf/upload/2015%20Brunswick%20shoe%20Catalog.pdf
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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2015, 11:04:21 AM »
They do have left handed soles and the heels work on either shoe.

They just don't sell the shoes with the lefthanded soles already on them (except for the Blue/black tpu-x), you got to buy the lefthand soles extra and switch them out yourself.

you can see them here in the brunswick catalog

http://bowlerssupply.com/pdf/upload/2015%20Brunswick%20shoe%20Catalog.pdf

Ahh, I didn't know that the heels were interchangeable between RH/LH versions.  Still, in order to get the Pyramid shoes (or the TPU-X with the newer revision in the red or white colors), you'd have to first buy the shoes and then throw away all the included soles and purchase LH specific ones separately.  But the RH version of the shoes have the proper included soles?

I'm just wondering why, since they do clearly make LH soles as you've shown, have only RH shoe kits by default and force lefties to have to purchase new soles (where the right handers have them included with their purchase)?

Oh well... I did end up getting a pair of the LH blue/black shoes on a Black Friday sale.  I had been waiting forever for the red/black shoes to be available in a LH option, but I contacted KR Strikeforce customer support which told me that there were no plans to offer the red/black or white/black in a LH option.  They only gave me the choice that you described above where I'd have to buy all new LH soles for the shoes if I wanted that color.

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #11 on: November 29, 2015, 05:09:11 PM »
One thing, you can also use SST soles and heels on the tpu's.

I was using my old Buckskin SST sole on mine (the whitemicro sole is too tacky) till I got a new replacement buckskin sole to put on it.

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Re: Pyramid HPX rebranded TPU-X's!!
« Reply #12 on: November 29, 2015, 07:30:09 PM »
Ive used my dexter heels and soles on the TPU-X without issue. Makes it easy.
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