TOUR Code 1's question

[eddy33 0]

hi, im new to all this baking the skates thing when i heard you literally BAKED them i was like what? ok, heres my question, i just got some Code 1's and they are AWESOME, light as hell and fast as %@$#@^ but the bad thing is they hurt awefull.. I had a game last night and right now i cant whwere my tenis shoes! it hurts that bad... How can i break into them.. i heard a guy say that he didnt recomend baking the code 1's because they are mostly glued together.. is that accurate? or please give me sugestions on how to break into them, weather it be by baking them or some other Mcguiver way of doing it!!!

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!

eddy

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[nsabino 0]

hi, im new to all this baking the skates thing when i heard you literally BAKED them i was like what? ok, heres my question, i just got some Code 1's and they are AWESOME, light as hell and fast as %@$#@^ but the bad thing is they hurt awefull.. I had a game last night and right now i cant whwere my tenis shoes! it hurts that bad... How can i break into them.. i heard a guy say that he didnt recomend baking the code 1's because they are mostly glued together.. is that accurate? or please give me sugestions on how to break into them, weather it be by baking them or some other Mcguiver way of doing it!!!

PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!

eddy

#33

Hi, I believe the Code 1's are bakeable, although I'd suggest precaution when doing this yourself. If you take this task into your hands, in other words, if I were you I'd put them in an oven at 75ºC for about 4 minutes, no wheels on and skate in an upright position. I would check it every now and then to see if it is getting too soft. Also pr-heat the oven to the aformentioned temperature, don't put the skates in with the oven on. After heating them in this fashion put them on and lace up by pulling out and not upward on the laces. To finish I would gradually tighten the laces to a tight fit and then with a blow dryer heat the parts of the boot that don't feel good and mold them with your hands or a towel,if the skate becomes too hot, to your foot.

Be careful with this, good luck.

Regards,

Nelson

[mattzilla 0]

I wouldnt chance it. Bring them to your LHS and get them to bake it, pay them whatever it is they charge. If you didnt know about baking, youre probably gonna fuck it up.

[eddy33 0]

Thank you both... like mattzila says i dont want to fuck it up... any body any more sugestions or how have other poeple done to break into them??????????????????????? oh an the thing about taking it to somebody who knows how to bake them is that i live in TIjuana Mexico there is nobody here or rinks to take the skates to...

any advice will be greatly appreciated.....!!!!!

eddy

[sdcopp 1]

blow dryer/heat gun on problem spots, wearing socks soaked with hot water, baking in your own oven, pouring boiling water into them, draining and then lacing up, etc.

The two things that will break skates in and ultimately break them down is heat and moisture.

[eddy33 0]

ok.. i was talking with Joe Norris and he just mentioned that about puting boiling water in the boot then putting it on.... so is it just that simple.. take off the wheels then just poore hot water in to the boot? just like that?? and put them on for a while.. any other indications or recomendations??

thanx man... i will try all of this tonight...

eddy

[Spreedizzle 1]

Wear them while watching tv. Seriously. Lace them up good and tight, and just sit around. Also pop up and do some forward flexions (little squats) to break the skates into flexing forward like they do while you are skating. The more time that you spend in them while not skating.....the more broken in/softer they will feel the next time that you do skate in them.

[eddy33 0]

i will do that, thank you.. and after dooing this is it a sure thing that the comfort will increase? or will it still take a few games to break in on em??

eddy

[liroadrunners 0]

it will take a few days. also if your going toi try the boiling water method i would sugest taking your wheels off.

[mattzilla 0]

none of these are a sure thing to make them stop hurting.

they could just never fit your feet properly, but all these methods should help.

i used a sock with hot water to soften up mine, and i wore them around the house, had them baked... but really the thing that loosened them up the most was playing in them. it'll be painful, but...man up!

[Thockey17 1]

ok.. i was talking with Joe Norris and he just mentioned that about puting boiling water in the boot then putting it on.... so is it just that simple.. take off the wheels then just poore hot water in to the boot? just like that?? and put them on for a while.. any other indications or recomendations??

I wouldnt put water in them.

Drop your socks in cold water then put them on while lying around the house. That'll work wonders for break in. Of course nothing works better than time.

[liroadrunners 0]

just skate through the pain im sure they'll soften up with 2 weeks or so

[AWE46M3 0]

Blow dyer has always worked for me. I usually skate barefoot, so I do this barefoot as well. Just heat it enough to the point where you feel it getting warm but not hot, repeat this a few times while standing straight up and youre weight as centered as possible. Sitting there doing nothing does not really help, as your foot expands when standing or skating for that matter, if you're going to sit at least apply some heat. I, however, did not have to go through this with my Code 1s. I just skipped the top eyelet and all was well.

[kovalchuk71 212]

NEVER STAND UP WHEN BAKING SKATES.

Seriously.

[youngin19 0]

Blow dyer has always worked for me. I usually skate barefoot, so I do this barefoot as well. Just heat it enough to the point where you feel it getting warm but not hot, repeat this a few times while standing straight up and youre weight as centered as possible. Sitting there doing nothing does not really help, as your foot expands when standing or skating for that matter, if you're going to sit at least apply some heat. I, however, did not have to go through this with my Code 1s. I just skipped the top eyelet and all was well.

I did the exact same thing with mine and no problems as of yet!

I was told by the LHS that I bought my code 1's from that they couldnt be baked?? Was I told wrong?

[sdcopp 1]

Blow dyer has always worked for me. I usually skate barefoot, so I do this barefoot as well. Just heat it enough to the point where you feel it getting warm but not hot, repeat this a few times while standing straight up and youre weight as centered as possible. Sitting there doing nothing does not really help, as your foot expands when standing or skating for that matter, if you're going to sit at least apply some heat. I, however, did not have to go through this with my Code 1s. I just skipped the top eyelet and all was well.

I did the exact same thing with mine and no problems as of yet!

I was told by the LHS that I bought my code 1's from that they couldnt be baked?? Was I told wrong?

Tour doesn't advertise bakability in their skates, but all skates can be thrown in a skate oven and heated up to improve initial fit. That's all it improves though as you still have to work them in to comfortable levels, and Tour touts out of box comfort.

[AWE46M3 0]

I did the exact same thing with mine and no problems as of yet!

I was told by the LHS that I bought my code 1's from that they couldnt be baked?? Was I told wrong?

Tour doesn't advertise bakability in their skates, but all skates can be thrown in a skate oven and heated up to improve initial fit. That's all it improves though as you still have to work them in to comfortable levels, and Tour touts out of box comfort.

Yeah, I was told they were not to be baked either. However, as I stated, mine fit fine without having to do anything aside from skip an eyelet.

As mentioned by someone else, I would think baking a skate and standing up would have adverse effects and I would probably not recommend that as well, though I've never baked any skate, period. I've stood up with using the blow dryer and heating, but we're talking relative low amounts of heat as well, and this needs repetition; from my experiences, at least 3-5 times, it's really a gradual process.

I would agree though, that most people who I consulted prior to purchasing my code 1s said they were comfortable out of the box and I would concur with this.

[eddy33 0]

Thank you to all !! i wil try all of this.. now one other question, will heating them up with a dryer or applying very hot water to the linner damage the liner in any way?

look forward to your input!

eddy

[AWE46M3 0]

I dont know that using "very hot water" is a good idea. I would think that you might melt stuff on the outside of the boots...? Not sure, but I could see this happening. I think you should to do this more gradually and I'm not sure doing ALL of the above is a good method for this. haha I'd just do one at a time as needed...