Speed plate 2.0

[Sniper9 535]

13 hours ago, caseyjones said:

Yea I was kind of the opposite.  Never thought I’d wear a skate in a narrow fit, but some skates definitely allow you to mold them well.  I went with the best heel lock and tightest fitting all around to the point where it feels uncomfortable when you first put them on.  I found that after sitting with the mach’s tied up for about 10 minutes they’d start to open up a bit.  Then the baking and punching process makes them ultimately feel like a glove.  I do wonder if there was some kind of defect with my first pair.  Size 6 fit 2 was crushing my big toe on my left foot.  Two different pairs of size 6 fit 1 and I don’t experience that at all.  That first pair almost had me go up a half a size which would’ve been a mistake.  
 

there’s not a ton of movement with the speed plate.  You can hear it click back and forth.  Few mm at most.  I had to pry the stock footbeds out with a tool they were so tight.  I have a feeling the 1.0’s coming today will fit bette r since they are meant for a 6.5 skate and apparently take up less volume than the 2.0’s, but we’ll see…

edit: 1.0’s so much better for me. Size 6.5 fits perfect.  Nice and thin.  2.0’s are too bulky for me.  Completely changed the volume of the skate.  I took out the stock insoles (also very thick) and have been skating on paper thin Bauer form fit insoles that had the tabs on the front of them.  Speed plate also are very thin but more rigid.  Excited to give these a whirl.  Now I have to scour the web for more of these.  Can’t find them anywhere in my size 

I have three sets of speed plate 1.0 and one of the 2.0. Fwiw, the size 7 and 6.5 speedplates are the same but you just trim them to the 6.5 length. But I'm with you, I prefer the 1.0 because I like the rigidity. The profile of the 2.0 didn't bother me but the arch support wasn't as firm as the 1.0. I hope Bauer keeps up with the speed plate. I know the 2.0 is still floating around and even in one of their more recent catalogues. 

[mojo122 538]

8 hours ago, Sniper9 said:

I know the 2.0 is still floating around and even in one of their more recent catalogues. 

Going to say it's just a bunch of leftovers in limited sizes.  The original SpeedPlate fit and molded better than the second generation SpeedPlate.  Just prone to cracking overtime.  Something new from Bauer may be in the works.

[wc19 1]

Cracked my speed plate 1.0 and been having trouble finding it again, where is everyone getting their speed plates from since bauer doesn't have it anymore? Is it just from eBay?

I agree I've been wearing 7.5 before and yesterday tried on the hyperlite 2's and seems like I'm a size 7 fit 3. 

Anyone else try superfeet and just didn't like them? I found it dulled my sense of my edges and now trying to find a pair. 

Edited September 4, 2024 by wc19

[mojo122 538]

Used SuperFeet before and after SpeedPlates.  They're better than stock footbeds but do (did in my case) require a bit of a break in period.  Curex makes a nice arch specific footbed as well.  Currently using the Bauer Aetrex footbed and find it to be more comfortable out of the box when compared to SuperFeet.

[Sniper9 535]

On 9/4/2024 at 11:21 AM, wc19 said:

Cracked my speed plate 1.0 and been having trouble finding it again, where is everyone getting their speed plates from since bauer doesn't have it anymore? Is it just from eBay?

I agree I've been wearing 7.5 before and yesterday tried on the hyperlite 2's and seems like I'm a size 7 fit 3. 

Anyone else try superfeet and just didn't like them? I found it dulled my sense of my edges and now trying to find a pair. 

I had the original superfeet yellow prior to speed plates and found they were fine. But after speed plates I didn't like them, mainly because it had my heel sit too high up with the carbons. Haven't tried the comforts though, which seems like a softer version of the original yellow. I like a stiffer insole so I tried the carbon first. May eventually give the comfort a shot once I'm through my speed plate stash. 

Edited September 5, 2024 by Sniper9

[PuckItAll 1]

On 3/11/2020 at 7:52 AM, VegasHockey said:

It's too bad that Bauer is likely going to discontinue them. The good news is there are some other third party company working on a heat thermoformable footbed for hockey that is lighter and better than the Bauer SP. 

4 years later, are there any alternatives to the speed plates? Anything thicker than the speed plates gives me volume issues and foot pain and mine are starting to crack (they're around 6 years old after all..).

[Sniper9 535]

On 1/9/2025 at 2:06 PM, PuckItAll said:

4 years later, are there any alternatives to the speed plates? Anything thicker than the speed plates gives me volume issues and foot pain and mine are starting to crack (they're around 6 years old after all..).

You can find a few on sideline and eBay here and there and even online stores for the 2.0. But the 2.0 are a bit thicker than the first Gen and sizes are scarce. 

[Leif 161]

On 1/9/2025 at 10:06 PM, PuckItAll said:

4 years later, are there any alternatives to the speed plates? Anything thicker than the speed plates gives me volume issues and foot pain and mine are starting to crack (they're around 6 years old after all..).

There’s a skate shop in Gosport, England called Everglides that does custom insoles.

https://everglides.co.uk/services/custom-insoles/

Maybe you can find the same product at a shop near you.

I stocked up with a new pair of Speedplates when I heard they were discontinued, I use them in my ice and roller skates. I can’t imagine skating without them. There are still a few pair lying around, albeit with shipping fees and tax from overseas.