Should I bake my new 950's?

[JasinC19 0]

I've been hearing a lot of negative thoughts on baking new skates. I'm planning on getting 950's (or beemers) pretty soon, and wondered if people had any facts about the pros and cons of baking these new skates. I'd like to stay away from it if I can.

Thanks

[kovalchuk71 212]

If you dont bake them, it'll just take a little bit longer to break them in....no big deal really

[Lucius 0]

Two options. I prefer option two.

1. Buy a skate that doesn't fit your foot and bake it.

2. Buy a skate that fits and break it in naturally.

[Speed Demon 0]

It will more than likely benefit in the category of fitting and there is nothing to worry about if you bake em for 3 mins.

[MDE3 0]

Basically telling you to bake the skates for 3 minutes is just telling you not to bother....heating the skate in a 170 degree oven for 3 minutes will not get it warm enough to do any good..or in this case..any damage.

Mission is trying to help the customers out so that they do not damage the bond in the skate without telling you not to heat them...a problem all skate manufacturers can have as materials and glues get lighter and lighter, and materials are minimized to cut out weight. No one wants to actually come out and say..."do not heat these skates", as such a big thing has been made over the past 10 years about the "heat molding feature" of higher end skates.

I believe most of the superlightweight skates(ice and inline) probably do not even need to be heat molded given the new naterials being used in the skates, but there are all these LHS's who invested in ovens, and who use their "custom heat molding" procedure as a way to keep cutomers happy....Given the new materials and if the fit of the skate is really bad enough, heat molding probably will not be enough to correct the problem anyway..the buyer or his/her supplier probably needs to use clamps to spread the boot in the right places to really make a correction.

[nomorals 0]

I doubt you'll need to. I just bought a pair of 950's and wore em for the first time in a game. Other than the wheels (I'm switching back to rink rats, I really didn't care for the factory wheels) they felt perfect. No soreness or blisters whatsoever.

[hunter4oz 0]

i dont play competitive roller hockey, but i do on ice and from my experience of baking skates, the skate seems to fit better, and seem to wrap around your foot for for the perfect fit if that makes any sense

[MDE3 0]

You are probably right as for years most mid to high end skates for ice..and some for inline too, were made with heat moldable gels inside the liners.

[Chadd 916]

3 minutes makes more sense than 15-20. Having to bake it forever means it would never break in naturally. Baking it for a few minutes just speeds up the break-in process. Hey, I just spent $2k on an oven, I want to use it for more than just leftovers at work.

[MDE3 0]

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