Tour Tabu or Ice conversion?

[Offwhite 0]

Hi,

About 6 months ago I went skate first into the boards and injured my ankle. I was wearing Tour Beemers that have a soft ankle support anyway. So I'm thinking about changing the skates but unsure if I should go for the new Tour Tabu, if they have a stiffer ankle support, or perhaps an ice conversion such as the vapor xxxx as they are super cheap at $250 and put the hummer frame on them? I play on a really crappy surface which is a soft gym matting, very common in the UK so not sure if this will help guide anyones opinion.

Also I was wondering why Tour never make EE width skates? and why are their toe-caps alot more stubby than other brands? Sorry for the random questions on a Friday night, hockey was cancelled tonight.

Thanks for any advice.

[Hoffer 0]

I would suggest first trying a pair of Tabus on and see how they fit. They have some good ankle support. The xxxx’s are a lower cut boot, at least I have found for me they do not offer as much ankle support as Tours. As for the toe cap, Tour introduced a new redesigned toe cap on the Carbon a couple years back and have been using it ever since, so the toe cap you will find on the Tabus are very different from the toe cap on the Beemers.

[Offwhite 0]

Thanks for your advice. Does the new toe-cap have a wider or an ergonomic profile? Sorry for all the questions but the local hockey shop doesn't stock Tour (infact doesn't really stock anything to be honest) I have pretty protruding ankle bones so a low cut boot might cause issues in the long run. Thanks again.

[Hoffer 0]

I have found the re-designed toe cap to be wider and fit better. Here is a comparison photo for you, on the left is the new re-designed toe-cap and on the right is the older toe-cap used on the beemers. Both skates are the same size.

[Offwhite 0]

Thanks for your help Hoffer.

It looks like I might go for the Tours, the toe seems alot better. Plus if the boot is stiffer I'm quids in.

Thanks again