swede 48 Report post Posted November 14 How much can one expect the newer Catalyst line of skates will expand or widen with baking? reason for asking is cause i ordered a pair of Catalyst 5x4 for myself in Wide, (Fit3 vapors now) and the Cats are really crushing my forefoot, especially behind the big toe where i have bunions.. Do the cats widen that much with baking, or will i probably need to punch them aswell like i had to with the vapors?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westside 232 Report post Posted November 14 Did you buy the same size as your Bauers? The Trues should open up a half size after baking Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swede 48 Report post Posted November 14 No, actually the Cats are one size up.. I’m a size 7 Fit3 in vapors, and the Cats are 7.5 Wide.. Fit3 and EE Bauers are longer than Fit1, Fit2 and D width Bauers. my toes are jammed against the toecap, so they are not to long. Will be perfect lengthwise after baking, the question is, if they will widen enough to fit my forefoot after baking. my only issue with the Bauers is that the toecap are to narrow and dig in between the first and second joint on my big toes. The Bauers are punched right behind the toecap, to accomodate bunions i have on my big toe joint. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flip12 714 Report post Posted November 14 34 minutes ago, swede said: No, actually the Cats are one size up.. I’m a size 7 Fit3 in vapors, and the Cats are 7.5 Wide.. Fit3 and EE Bauers are longer than Fit1, Fit2 and D width Bauers. my toes are jammed against the toecap, so they are not to long. Will be perfect lengthwise after baking, the question is, if they will widen enough to fit my forefoot after baking. my only issue with the Bauers is that the toecap are to narrow and dig in between the first and second joint on my big toes. The Bauers are punched right behind the toecap, to accomodate bunions i have on my big toe joint. I'm the same: 9.5 R in True, 9 Fit 1 in Vapor. Bauer's Birkenstockier toe cap makes the difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper9 529 Report post Posted November 14 8 hours ago, swede said: No, actually the Cats are one size up.. I’m a size 7 Fit3 in vapors, and the Cats are 7.5 Wide.. Fit3 and EE Bauers are longer than Fit1, Fit2 and D width Bauers. my toes are jammed against the toecap, so they are not to long. Will be perfect lengthwise after baking, the question is, if they will widen enough to fit my forefoot after baking. my only issue with the Bauers is that the toecap are to narrow and dig in between the first and second joint on my big toes. The Bauers are punched right behind the toecap, to accomodate bunions i have on my big toe joint. Well only way is to find out. No one has your feet. General answer is yes it would open up a bit but to how much you actually need, only way is for you to do it. You can always stretch the boot too. With trues it's easier bc the entire boot is one shell and doesn't have a junction where the plastic toe cap is attached to the quarter package. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swede 48 Report post Posted November 15 I guess so.. well, the True 30-day money back fit warranty applies also in Europe, so i guess i don’t have anything to loose baking them.. interresting to see if they can expand that much width wise in the forefoot and how it will effect the toecap since the toecap is glued on the outside. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Left Wing King 50 Report post Posted November 15 With the skates that have returned under that warranty, what do True actually do with them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Westside 232 Report post Posted November 15 Not sure about True, but retailers sell them at a significantly discounted price. Typically online and under a different name or as an ‘outlet’ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leif 161 Report post Posted Tuesday at 02:10 PM On 11/14/2024 at 7:59 AM, swede said: No, actually the Cats are one size up.. I’m a size 7 Fit3 in vapors, and the Cats are 7.5 Wide.. Fit3 and EE Bauers are longer than Fit1, Fit2 and D width Bauers. my toes are jammed against the toecap, so they are not to long. Will be perfect lengthwise after baking, the question is, if they will widen enough to fit my forefoot after baking. my only issue with the Bauers is that the toecap are to narrow and dig in between the first and second joint on my big toes. The Bauers are punched right behind the toecap, to accomodate bunions i have on my big toe joint. I had problems with Bauer rubbing the sides of my big toes, it could be painful, even with customs. Those hard toecaps are horrid. My True TF9 opened up noticeably after baking. but were still tight round the forefoot. Each time I skated, they felt just a bit looser and today they are like cosy slippers. A year later I bought TF9 inlines, and the weird thing is right away they felt just like the older TF9. So either they were a tad wider, or my feet gradually adapted i.e. changed shape. Unlike Bauer, the side pressure from the TF9 was spread out over a sizeable area. Anyway, yes the TF9 forefoot expands a little bit when heat moulding. It has a thin plastic skin over a carbon fibre shell, except at the very front where it is thick plastic. I think Cats are pretty much the same. On this page you’ll find a photo showing the construction of the Cat Pro: https://www.truetempersports.com/en-us/hockey/hockey/hockey-more-information/custom-skates/catalyst-pro-player-skates.html You won’t get more volume, but it should squash down a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swede 48 Report post Posted 23 hours ago I had to return the Cats.. They are not for wide feet even tough the size was 7.5 wide.. Even after baking they squeeze my forefoot way to much. Not even punching the entire forefoot out would be able to fix the width issue. Back to tweeking my 3X instead.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper9 529 Report post Posted 19 hours ago (edited) 3 hours ago, swede said: I had to return the Cats.. They are not for wide feet even tough the size was 7.5 wide.. Even after baking they squeeze my forefoot way to much. Not even punching the entire forefoot out would be able to fix the width issue. Back to tweeking my 3X instead.. They may not be wide enough for your feet but it doesn't mean they aren't for wide feet. Just depends HOW wide you need them. Depending how long you baked them it also could've not been hot enough. And you would t be punching the forefoot, to increase volume/width you'd stretch them which is a different process, but you'd need to leave it at the shop for a couple days at least to do it properly. Edited 19 hours ago by Sniper9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
swede 48 Report post Posted 15 hours ago (edited) I baked them acording the instructions that came in the box. The heel and ankle molded nicely, but the forefoot would not. So, i dont know.. I returned them while i still could! I can still use my Vapor 3X skates, but i need some extra silicone pads between the big toe joints. Vapor Fit3, with old Vapor EE forefoot and Old toe cap would be perfect. Edited 4 hours ago by swede Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
