Bought Vapor 1x skates and they did not include the Bauer Speed Plate

[VegasHockey 1284]

I thought all of the Bauer Vapor 1x skates came with the Bauer Speed Plate footbeds as well as they regular flat foot beds? I purchased my skates online and tossed the box after getting them baked but I am getting terrible foot pain and shin pain. Talking to local stores they said its due to my foot arch style and told me to use the  Bauer Speed Plates that should have been included in the box and were not. I contacted Bauer and they asked me for the serial number which I no longer have. Not sure where to go from here as I really don't want to spend the $50 on the Bauer Speed Plates if they don't fix my problem, especially if they were to be included free. 

 

Any advice? 

[Kgbeast 195]

I guess you should ask the online place you bought the skates from if the speedplates were supposed to be in the box or not. The store might pull the speedplates out and sell them separately hence being able to offer you an additional discount on the skates (not everyone need the speedplates). With extra accessories such as special insoles or waxed laces, the website would indicate if those are included, if site does not indicate anything, you should assume that they are not.

[Buzz_LightBeer 975]

They should come with if you paid MAP for them. 

 

Aside from that, the Speed Plates aren't designed to fix the problem you're having. Sounds like a volume issue that thicker insoles will only compound

[VegasHockey 1284]

2 hours ago, Buzz_LightBeer said:

They should come with if you paid MAP for them. 

 

Aside from that, the Speed Plates aren't designed to fix the problem you're having. Sounds like a volume issue that thicker insoles will only compound

 

Define a "volume issue" as I don't understand. I had the Bauer MX3 skates prior and had the same issues as the Vapor 1x skates. I have very slim feet and a smaller shoe size as I wear an 8.5 D width skate and a 10 shoe. My feet aren't sliding around and I don't feel there is too much or not enough space in the skate. The heel feels pretty locked in. It could be that I need to get the blades profiled to my skating style since that seems to be part of the problem.

I played through the USHL and moved on to the OHL before getting hurt and taking a lot of time off, 17 years to be exact. Obviously, I am still skating the rust off, as I am sure you can imagine, but something just doesn't seem right about any of these skates. They either are too aggressive in their pitch, Mako skates for example, or they feel like a boat of a skate, CCM. 

My last pair of skates I owned was the Graf Supra 707 and they were like heaven once they broke in. Tough as nails too! 

Maybe these skates need to just break in or I need to adjust to these new skates dynamics, taller in the rear and lower in the front. Not to mention the new skates, even after baking them 2 times are still super rigid. I was hoping that the second bake would make them a little softer but it seems that's not the case with these new materials. 

[beerleaguecaptain 1004]

Can you lay a pencil across the top and have it lay flat from eyelet to eyelet?  Does the tongue have  "muffin top?"

[stick9 905]

I don't recall the fit profile of the 707 but it was the skate with the hinged ankle area. The OP's problem may be two fold.

Both the Vapor and Supremes are cut much higher than the Graf and do not have a hinged ankle like the Graf. I believe this is source of the shin pain.

The foot pain is either lack of width or depth...possibly both. Vapors are not as deep or as wide as a Supreme, since the problem was there it would make sense that going narrower and shallower would not fix things. My guess is width. I struggled with this for years and it can be unbearable.

To the OP make sure you have the right skate for your foot. There have been dramatic changes in the skate world over the past 15 years. Quickly check the depth like dkmiller suggested, it's called the pencil test. Try not lacing the top eyelet, maybe two. That will give you more forward flex and may help with the shin pain. Many people skip the top eyelets on Bauers because of the cut of the boot. As for the pitch, Supremes are pretty neutral, Vapors are a bit more aggressive.

No amount of baking will "soften them up". That's going to take months/years of skating and when that happens it's time for new skates.