Off Ice Breaking-in

[Rande 0]

Hi there,

well this is my first post on MSH, i hope i wont f*ck it up.

I just got a pair of Bauer VAPOR VIIs and the season has ended here.

I cant skate till September/August, but i want to break my skates in - so here

is my question:

How can i break my skates in without skating in them?

Baking ist NOT an option!

Greets !

[CHIEF22 0]

Get your self a pair of blade guards and wear them around the house for a while. Did that with my 652's and it helped alot. Make sure you wear the guards so you don't mess up your floors or your sharpening , if you have had them done.

Hope this helps you, and Welcome to the forum. From one noob to another this place is loaded with good info and very knowlegable people..

[Sven 1]

CHIEF, i dont think that you are a newb with more than 1000 posts ^_^

@Rande:

I dont know a better tip than this.

Welcome on MSH.

[top_shelf_24 0]

chief actually has only 26 posts. I think you were looking at his member number ;)

[Sven 1]

eeeh that was on purpose

im sorry !

[ladystorm3 0]

u can also sleep in your skates, but make sure u wear your blade guards...dont wanna wake up with 4 toes

or

get a pair of socks and put them in the microwave, put them on, then put on the skates

[Sven 1]

you could also put your socks in hot water, squeeze them a bit out and put on your skates with hot wet socks and walk around, its like same with the microwave

[ShaneyB 0]

rande what country do you live in?

[ultraman7k 0]

i just wore mine barefoot while watchin tv or whatever...seemed to work best for me.

[hunter4oz 0]

why cant you bake your skates, just wonderering, because if your not close to a store that will do it for you, you can always bake them yourself

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Put your socks in hot water and put them on your feet, then lace up your skates. Rinse and repeat.

[sherwood21 0]

why cant you bake your skates, just wonderering, because if your not close to a store that will do it for you, you can always bake them yourself

Vapor VII's are not bakeable, unless you want to royally screw them up.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

You won't screw them up. All it will do is soften the boot. The thing about "bakeable" skates is that the plastics/foams in the boot have a memory. When they cool down, they stay at the shape that they have been molded to.

[jimmy 194]

Put your socks in hot water and put them on your feet, then lace up your skates. Rinse and repeat.

Brush 100 times too! :-)

[wingmanrob 0]

OK, I may be overlooking something here, but why cant you just go to a public skate session and break them in on the ice??

[Sven 1]

He said that the season is over, i guess its the same as here... all icerinks are closed and there isnt any ice