Remove plastic insert from skate tongue

[40oz2freedom28 0]

Hey guys so I currently have a pair of Bauer x 7.0 skates and I love them but the tongue is just absolutely terrible. I was considering buying an aftermarket pro felt tongue but I wear a size 5.5D skate so trying to find a Junior size tongue to fit is near impossible. Do you guys think if I can remove the plastic insert in my stock tongue that make it not as stiff?(Lace bite is not an issue for me). Or anyone know of felt tongues for a Junior skate? All I could find online was for most Senior skates. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[laserrobottime 148]

Buy a junior skate or a men's 6 off eBay and use the tongues from there.

[Monty22 821]

Buy a junior skate or a men's 6 off eBay and use the tongues from there.

I agree with this , there are tons of smaller sized supreme skates for cheap right now.

[Zylos45 118]

I had the plastic inserts removed from my Nexus 800 skates

I hated the feel of the inserts coming from Grafs and (knock on wood) have never had lace bite problems

The shop that did the mod didn't charge me since I bought the skates there and said if I didn't like it they would put them back in for me

good luck

Z

[forbs02 20]

I took the plastic inserts out of a pair of 7.0 last year and replaced it with some felt from old tongues. I glued it down and kind of sewed it in. It looks terrible but it stayed in place the entire season, 41 games and practice every day.

[MThockeydad 469]

I didn't mind the plastic insert, but I hated the tight bound edge on the Vapor tongues.

I replaced my x7.0 tongues with a pair of thick felt Supreme tongues. Totally worth the effort--45min with a speedy stitcher.