Baking one100s?

[sharks25 9]

Hey guys,

I just purchased one100s. The fit is amazing, the guy at the shop said that I fit perfectly in them. They feel as if they were customs for me. Anyways, he said that they would "hurt like Hell" still even though the fit is great. I've played twice with them so far, and both experiences have been amazing. No pain, no hotspots, no uncomfortable areas at all. But, everyone says that boots made with the alive shell should be baked no matter what. So, should I bake them anyways? Any negatives of getting them baked?

Thanks for the help!

[nisselrm 21]

Don't fix what isn't broken

[bruins89 1]

i had a similar experience in total ones but mine were baked, felt like i had been in them for months when i first steped on the ice. it was beautiful

[strosedefence34 175]

Don't fix what isn't broken

agreed. Now someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I used to work in a snowboard shop and there was a boot company that had heat moldable boots. A lot of times we would tell customers even if you don't bake them the heat from your feet will eventually do it. So I am going to go out there and assume that over the course of time the heat you generate in your foot will do the same thing as baking because well thats how it was done before skate bake ovens. Just because a skate should be baked or is recommended doesn't mean you have to.

[AIREAYE 248]

That line of thinking would make sense. Any footwear will break in over time, baking a skate simply accelerates the process.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

agreed. Now someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I used to work in a snowboard shop and there was a boot company that had heat moldable boots. A lot of times we would tell customers even if you don't bake them the heat from your feet will eventually do it. So I am going to go out there and assume that over the course of time the heat you generate in your foot will do the same thing as baking because well thats how it was done before skate bake ovens. Just because a skate should be baked or is recommended doesn't mean you have to.

Then again, those skates back then weren't made out of a material that was reactive to heat molding as the ONE100 is.

My opinion? If they fit perfect out of the box, you probably could've gone down 1/2 size. Because after that skate is broken in, there's no way that they are going to stay the same size as when you tried them on the first time, baked or not.

[sharks25 9]

Well I touch the toe-cap a bit while sitting and can barely feel it when standing while moving my toes. I thought this was the perfect fit prior to baking? Is that correct? The last pair of skates I had was 8.5 and my toes were crammed on the toe cap while skating, definitely too short in length. That was after break-in and a lot of skating.

[JR Boucicaut 3804]

Gotcha

[Jordan 13]

I never really understood the "don't bake them" sentiment.

The folks that designed the skates chose materials that were meant to be heat molded. Why not use the product as intended ?

[aarondevera 0]

I never really understood the "don't bake them" sentiment.

The folks that designed the skates chose materials that were meant to be heat molded. Why not use the product as intended ?

Agreed. While I understand the "don't fix what ain't broke" line of thought, in my experience anyone who's loved the fit without a bake, but took the chance to mold them anyway, loved them even more after the heating process. Myself included.

[DLK 0]

I'm in the "bake them" camp.

My last pair of skates felt surprisingly good out of the box...and they felt even better on my feet after being baked.

As to being "moulded over time," certainly the skates will break down and adjust to your feet quite a bit regardless of being baked or not...but I would expect that whatever heat-mouldable material is used is not going to fully activate/adjust by simply wearing the skates. I don't know how hot a skate oven gets; two hundred degrees F, perhaps? Definitely far hotter than I would expect my feet to ever get the boot up to. The material may become more pliable on a hot foot, but probably not nearly as pliable as it gets at roughly double that temperature in a boot oven.