Lace bite

[smoketrail 0]

I'm currently on Graf 705 and experiencing lace bite on my left foot. I think it is because of veins and tendons positioned on the top of the foot where laces cross. Additional information, I alway get this even with other skates and I don't tie the laces too tight. My question is is there some kind of padding I can buy or use to help with this?

Also, I keep loosing an edge and blowing out on sharp turns. Is this the forward angle of the skates causing me to loose an edge? Or could it be I'm on wide skates and maybe it's the boot making contact with the ice. My skate position is not deep knee bend and I don't feel my heel (back leg) digging in on sharp turns. should I change holders? if so which one?

Thanks

[Chadd 916]

Bunga pad or Maltese gel pad will work

[jjtt99 0]

A cut up mouse pad can also do the trick!

[Nelly 0]

Just slip a Trojan Magnum over the tongue of your skate if you want some protection...I hear it works great!!

[smoketrail 0]

thanks were can I buy these pads, on-line?

[shute 4]

i use bunga pads myself and they saved my ass big time when i was having a ton of lace bit problems. i still wear them to this day even though my lace bit has gone away cause they feel a lot better on. you can get them here http://www.bungapads.com/categorylist.cfm?criteria=82

[sdh 0]

are you keeping your laces flat or do they twist up when you tighten your skates? I've seen this cause lace bite.

[shute 4]

my laces are always flat.. i had lace bit because i had crappy skates with a bad togue a few years back

[ChrisGass9909 0]

fixed mine with some pads from an old bicycle helmet tacks super glue and eletric tape

[kovalchuk71 212]

Sorry to bring this back up, but do the maltese gel pads come in a pair?

[hockeymom 2]

Sorry if I sound snarky kovy... did you look at the link Shute provide? It says "sold individually" that generally means one pad.

[kovalchuk71 212]

I mean the maltese not the bungas. But if you mean in general, then the maltese are probably only one

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Yes, only one.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Hmmm, didnt expect maltese to email me back so fast (around a 3 hr turnaround on a weekend) which is why I posted it here. Anyway, Apparently they now come in a pair. Cool

[Koho is Dead 0]

Sometimes when I get new skates I will just wear 2 pairs of socks the first two weeks or so. It always works for me.

[jeffw 1]

Someone once recommended pipe insulation and it worked like a charm for me. Just tear off a piece and stick it in your sock over the sore spot before you put on your skates.

A 6 foot length sells for about $5 at Home Depot or whatever is near you.

The lable says 'Armacell Self Seal Pipe Insulation'

[notquitedeadyet 13]

Someone once recommended pipe insulation and it worked like a charm for me. Just tear off a piece and stick it in your sock over the sore spot before you put on your skates.

A 6 foot length sells for about $5 at Home Depot or whatever is near you.

The lable says 'Armacell Self Seal Pipe Insulation'

That was me, but it has to be the black, closed-cell neoprene type. Not the styrofoam swimming noodle type of pipe insulation.

Worked better than the commercial products for me.