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Yes, as thin as I can get them. Currently in Bauer Core socks. HM gave me a free pair of the light grey Easton socks with my skates. Oh my god they are so thin, I can't wait to try them!

The guys at HockeyMonkey told me that Easton has been telling them to let customers bake the Mako, since some people can't even get their foot in the boot unless they are baked first. But then again, HM will bake any skate before purchase if you ask them to.

Was going to, but then... http://i.imgur.com/ywcMnN4.jpg

I'm just bummed after reading everyone else who was so happy when they got them baked, etc that mine didn't work out like that. Still easily the most comfortable skates I've ever worn, aside from being just a touch too short. The 8D Vapors I had were painful to stand. I was actually able to play an entire game in these, so its definitely a lot better. The Vapors I thought would be okay once they broke in (because they felt great during the baking process), but they were just too painful to skate in to ever possibly break them in. These makos are SO close to being perfect. I've also never experienced such great heel lock as with these (different sized feet with different width ankles makes that hard to fit a stock skate). If they'd just break in a tiny bit they would be amazing. There seems to be a vertical seam on the end of the toe box that my big toe rubs on. That's the worst part, not even so much the length itself. Baking the mako changes the fit completely. It's impossible to judge the Mako without baking it.

I played one game already, and my toes were killing me by the end of it. I wonder if my toe being right on the line, if I should have gone up half a size.

8D.

I'm an 11 sneaker, 10.5 dress shoe, and pretty much right on the 8 line on the brannock.

Maybe I'd just better go skating some more.

When I put on Makos right after baking, they feel great. Once they cool though, they seem a touch too short (but seem like a half size up would be way too much). Are these going to break in a bit like another traditional skate might, or is the post-bake fit pretty much always what it will be like?

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Youll be fine with plasti dip, since it can just be peeled off. The other two options... probably not a good idea.

I'm probably the worst skater on this forum, and I wear Makos now. Fit > *

I love the re-akt. Amazingly comfortable.

This. If there was ever a model that required you to try them on, this would be it.

Those Mako elbow pads remind me a lot of the Warrior Projekt elbows. I wonder if they fit even remotely as well.. The old EQ series pants tightened the same way. I thought I would like it (having a belly on me) but I really didn't. At least the top end Mako pants have laces (something the lower end ones dont have). I really liked them in the store when I saw them, though.

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The guy at the store said I have narrow feet... which is odd because I always liked wide skates (RBK 9E, Nexus 9D). But maybe that's why my fit has always been crap? I thought the width of the makos would be a problem because of how tight they felt, but once I start skating and they heat up a bit and open up they feel great.

Can you get replacement steel for these yet? I haven't seen it anywhere online.

lol. Like I said, it's fine, The tongue just kind of bunches up when I put my foot in unless I straighten it out. I concur. I'm going to make sure the laces are more snug next time.

The look is growing on me. I thought they were awful the first time I saw a photo of them. Then saw them in person the first time, much less ugly. Now I kind of like it. The only thing I don't like about the looks now is that the bright orange draws attention to the div5 guy who cant skate wearing $800 skates...

I put my superfeet into them, and it felt more comfortable standing up at home. But oh man did it make my feet hurt when skating. Went back to stock footbeds, no problem anymore. I'd give that a try, AfftonDad. You can also spot heat the arch (with the footbed out) and flatten it out with the handle of a screwdriver (see the Mako fitting tips video on youtube). As for the tongue, the only issue I've had is on my left foot I have to adjust the tongue around the 2nd eyelet from the toecap every time i put my foot in, or it gets "rolled" and does this to my foot: Hasn't been a problem since I figured out what was causing the discomfort and know what to do when I put my skates on.

I might push it out a bit with some heat, but you're right - these things appear to be forcing me to fix my stride - with painful consequences if I dont ;)

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Oh they do. It's amazing really. Pre-baked I could barely get the damn things on. Now it's like they were made using a last that was cast from my feet. Incredible. Very likely! As I mentioned, I have terrible knee bend so I'm probably compensating for the forward pitch (or at least trying to). I recall somebody else had this issue too, earlier in the thread. I wonder if it still bothers them. I'm sure much of my issues (which arent much) are due to my poor skating. Maybe I can finally work on that aspect, now that I have a boot that isn't painful.

That makes a lot of sense, and is COMPLETELY true in my case. I skate with terribly shallow knee bend. I actually found very little pain when I was actually skating hard, it was more when I was positioning in front of the net, etc. Honestly, I'm not sure I would have even noticed if I hadn't cut my toenails way too short. We'll have to see next game. Yes for sure. Cranking on your laces should never be necessary (and even less so in this mako boot that wraps your foot so much that you feel like you could skate with no laces at all ;) Having the constant pressure all over my foot is just a weird feeling, coming from years of skates that are too big - something I equate with being too tight. But I know better in my head, and just need to get used to it. Having the tongue go down into the toe box is weird too. Not used to my toes not being able to move all over the place. They're pretty much locked in place.