NBH One90 Tendon Guard Repair?

[koedur 0]

I suppose this was inevitable, but my tendon guards have finally broken off. They're practically hanging by a thread.

I've seen one or two posts where people have brought their NBH One90 into a shoe repair shop to get the tendon guard stitched back on. Does anybody have any experience or comments doing this?

Thanks!

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

They should be able to stitch it back in.

[Joe081484 0]

I just had one of mine repaired. I brought it to a hockey shop that does their own repairs, I had them back within a 4 days I think. They cut a new piece of plastic that was inserted around the broken piece and restitched the whole thing together.

I'll post some pics so you can see later.

Total cost of the repair for reinforcing the broken tendon guard and having the other one restitched was $25.

[tyson_two 0]

Post pics if you dont mind, and where was this shop?

[Joe081484 0]

Post pics if you dont mind, and where was this shop?

Shop was Zwickers in Bedford, MA.

I took a few pics last night I'll try and upload them when I get home from work.

[Joe081484 0]

Here you go.

You can see the plastic piece in the 3rd and 4th picture.

I'm happy with the repair it was hanging on by a thread before and is very sturdy now.

[koedur 0]

Those are great pics!

I just brought my skates to Toronto Hockey Repair (on the way home from my office).

I'll post pics of the repair after I get my skates back. Hopefully they'll be done in time for my next game!

[tyson_two 0]

Hopefully THR does a great job on your skates. If so i'll bring mine there too. Post pics when you do get a chance.

[tyson_two 0]

any updates on the THR repair job?

[koedur 0]

finally picked up my skates.

words can't describe the repair... i'll have the pics posted in a day or two.

[tyson_two 0]

would be interested to see pics of the repair. How are they holding up?

[koedur 0]

Geeze, sorry this took a while. Tendon guard repair pictures from Toronto Hockey Repair / THR.

Looks like they initially glued on the leather, followed up by a ton of stitches. The final result is that my tendon guards are now attached to my skate. Not exactly pretty, but it works. I don't think they used extra plastic to add stiffness back into the tendon guard. But then again, I've been skating on broke tendon guards for over a year - it's nice to have tendon guards that aren't hanging on by a thread.

I wear socks so I don't really feel the patch of leather too much during game time. If I'm just skating around, I can definitely feel the extra leather but it doesn't really hinder performance. That or I don't have enough skill where it matters :)

Right skate:

Left skate:

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Sloppy.

[Chadd 916]

Sloppy.

Yeah, it's in the same ballpark as the repair on my first pair of S500s.

[start_today 773]

I just noticed that the tendon guard on my right skate, CCM U12s, is ripped/broken, right where it meets the boot. Any idea what could have cause this? I noticed a small rip on one side over the summer, but today I saw it was all the way across and the plastic is broken. I unlace my skates pretty far down, and don't put any strain on the tendon guard when taking them off or putting them on. I don't tape around them either. I don't feel like I do any weird skating maneuvers where I'm leaning back and my calf would be pressing down on it.

This happened to a previous pair of Reebok 10ks from a few years ago, which is what worried me. Am I just a victim of bad luck twice? I cannot think of any actions that would cause this.

I don't live too far from Zwickers, which has pics above for the better looking repair, so I'll take them up there tomorrow.

[Mario123 2]

My tendon guards on my 11K's are ripping off...

What is causing this?

Never had this happen on any skates I have owned.

[hockeynutz 0]

I wanted to report on my success with getting my 5K skate guard repaired as this forum was helpful during my search.

I brought my skates to a few local hockey shops and they said they'd have to break the old one and screw in a new tendon guard from Nash Sports Manufacturing (http://nashsports.ca). This wasn't an option as I didn't want my RBK pump skates punctured.

I took to my local cobbler (Hugo's Shoe Repair; http://hugoshoerepair.wix.com/hugoshoerepair) inVancouver, and hoped for the best. The guy's been doing this for 30 years or so. He took a week, charged me $50 and exceed my expectations! They're like brand new, and very reinforced. I think he used glue, some sort of plastic parts, and some leather and stitched it up. Here are the pics. I'm very impressed by his work, and would highly recommend his services if you're in Vancouver. This repair should extend these skates for another 5 years.

Full album: http://imgur.com/a/70tzS

PS: the cause of the tendon guard was not taking my skates off properly. Unlace them 3 holes down at least and take good care of them in the bag.