Tearing in boot liner

[TheBert 0]

I've got 5 year old Bauer XIX that have a hole and tear in the inside heel of the right foot skate that you can see here:

Is this fixable? Both this and a bit of the tendon guard tearing through the fabric have shown up recently. I undo the first three eyelets before sliding my foot out of the heel pocket to remove my skates -- and even take out the Superfeet too. Not rough on my skates at all, so I'm wondering if this kind of wear is expected or premature.

[flaming_june 2]

Five years? That's great durability! Mine tore in less than a year. I've put in gel pads down there to help with the space that's developed there. I don't know if it's fixable or not, but from what I hear, NIKE/BAUER had notorious issues with it. My current RBKs held up much better than my previous N/B but after a year it still were both torn. It just develops when the fit in your heel and skate isn't perfect. Maybe try gel pads from your LHS if it becomes a further problem.

[forbs02 20]

Yeah, that will happen. Just buy some heel cups and stick them in there if it bothers you. Otherwise stick one of these in there, they are great and will stick in there for a very long time:

http://www.goengo.com/default.aspx

[shoeshine boy 242]

it is fixable but I'm not sure if the whole boot will have to be re-lined or you could just patch. I had totally ripped up the liner on the tendon guard part on a pair of Bauer Vapor 8s. I had George's (www.hockeyrepair.com) re-line the skates. the work was spot on.