Skate Help Please!

[kakos26 0]

I ordered a custom pair of Bauer Vapor 40's w/Custom Tongues. The tongues are like the ones on the one95 and both my feet are two different sizes. (which is why I custom the skates)

I did not like the lacebite holder so I ended up buying a pair of graflike tongues off of eastwesthockey and these tongues are wider than my skate and thick so I skated in them after they were put in and they felt horrible. What happened on my left skate was once I switched tongues I now have a BONE SPUR! It hurts now when I skate and sucks!

I took them back to the shoe guy and he cut more of the felt from inside to make it smooth like it once was. So I have been getting used to them. Recently my bone spur just kills off and on and I was wondering what I can do?

I already punched out the back to free up space for the spur and should I switch back to my old tongues? Hope you guys understand what I am saying!

Thanks,

James

[JR Boucicaut 3815]

James - I fit you for the skate.

Adding a different thickness tongue will make the skate fit differently.

If your bone spur is bad, if you do another pair, Steve will have to take that into consideration.

[kakos26 0]

Ohh nice what's up JR, yea I did another pair but with X60's and I am waiting on those. We did trace around my spur but I'm not sure if it got bigger or not. Here are the tongues I switched to http://eastwesthockey.net/basuclwhfeto.html

Steve told me its going to take a while on the skates, but when I get the 60's with the spur taken into consideration I will feel fine skating right?

[kakos26 0]

Sorry JR I don't know if you saw my reply, but in the meantime anyone else?

I also have vapor 40 size 8D (original tongues) that I can put in. (the customs are 7 1/4" and 7 3/4")

So its switch to vapor 40 original tongues or to the custom ones that came with the skate?

Thanks,

James

[JR Boucicaut 3815]

Okay, did you have any problems with the original tongue?

Looking at your spec sheet, you had a white felt tongue with a lacebite guard put in. Did you have any initial problems with that tongue?

[kakos26 0]

It was fine except I did not like the lacebite holder especially on my right foot, the left foot was fine. I think it has something to do with my right foots formation. I just felt like I did not have flexion like I did with the original 40 tongues.

[JR Boucicaut 3815]

There were so many things that could've been done - you could've cut out the lacebite guard, you could've heated and creased the lacebite guard...buying trim to fit tongues wasn't the best idea.

[kakos26 0]

Wow I wish I would have asked you, I did take it out and tried bending it lol That didn't work too well. But if I switch those original tongues in and heat the lacebite gaurds will that be fine?

[JR Boucicaut 3815]

You should've - Steve would've given you my number.

That would be the first step. Ironically enough I was looking at my 95s today and they totally formed to the top of my feet.

[kakos26 0]

haha nice, yea next time I'll do that. So where should I heat them? Like a skate bake oven?

I'm not sure what's up with my feet but I've had to bake my skate over 3 times. (probably not to effective) \

Thanks again.

[JR Boucicaut 3815]

Heat gun

[kakos26 0]

Ok thanks for the help JR.

[krimsanavenger 0]

I have a heel spur that would cause me some serious pain, so I had some neoprene padding sewn into the heel of my skate liner, haven't felt a thing since.