Sven 1 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 Hi there,i just wanted to ask all of you how you tied up your skates ?Just the normal way or some new ways (which i dont know ;)) ?I personally laced them up the normal way (like in shoes) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turcotte44 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 ok this is dumb, but il answer anyways, i do it normal till the second last eyelet where i put it in the same side as it comes ou making a loop in which i pass the other lace through and tigthen. I only go till the second last eyelet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanmccann 3 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 I didn't know that there where other ways to tie skates!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neo5370 132 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 yes there is.......some people backlace them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marek svatos 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 does backlacing keep the skate tighter? because i am looking for a way get my skates to stay snug throughout the entire game. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadd 916 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 does backlacing keep the skate tighter? because i am looking for a way get my skates to stay snug throughout the entire game. I backlace mine and never have problems. I've shown some people how to do it and they usually complain that the skates are too tight the first time. they aren't used to having the laces stay tight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duckjob 1 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 I recently started back lacing my skates as well. The only thing i had to adjust was how tight i had my laces to begin with. Lacing them normaly, I would tie them tighter in the beggining, assuming that after 10-15 minutes they would losen up to where i wanted them to be. Back lacing, I tie them as tight as I want them to be in the beggining and they don't get any looser during the course of a game or practice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
troybruins89 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 what is back lacing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hitz14 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 ya what is it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3797 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 Backlacing is when you put the lace through the eyelet from the outside of the boot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ambro 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 How many of the eyelets do you backlace through? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3797 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 Some people do all of them.I don't like it. I get lacebite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanmccann 3 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 Some people do all of them.I don't like it. I get lacebite. which ones do you do then? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR Boucicaut 3797 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 I don't backlace. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCYC5 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 Can anyone post a photo of what back-laced skates should look like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
duckjob 1 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 The battery for my digital camera just died or I would put a picture up tonight. Really it doens't look much differnt than normally laced skates, you just stick the lace through the outside of the eyelet inside of the inside like normal, think opposite of what you usually do. I'll put a picture up tommorrow after my battery charges if I remember. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
asdfa 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 as far as i can tell, they look the same. i backlace by skates, but after about 30-40 min on the ice, they stretch anyways, which is pretty annoying. i need to find me some wax laces Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tokes 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 Here's a picture comparing a backlaced and a non-backlaced skate, side by side. Graf makes the best laces IMHO, I just don't like it how my LHS doesn't carry white waxed laces, only yellow, and no longer than 84" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sniper407 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 i backlace... but now that lace bite has been brought to my attention i may switch it if i ever have those problems Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notorious#29 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 Whats the advantage to backlacing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tokes 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 Whats the advantage to backlacing? Backlacing keeps the skate tight even after the laces start to get a bit wet and you start skating in them for a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deerok 3 Report post Posted January 29, 2005 Great advice and information. I tried it out yesterday in practice, and what a difference. Even my left foot (which is a 1/4 size smaller than my right) felt secure.Thanks a lot everybody! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCYC5 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2005 Hmm, I'll try that out for the next game!How many here use waxed laces? I can't stand them, they hurt my fingers too mch :P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Accord 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2005 (edited) I use Graf waxed laces which are probably the best wax laces ever made, and I still find myself always having to re-tie my skates after the 2nd period.I'm definitely going to give backlacing a try. Edited February 1, 2013 by Gummer12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sven 1 Report post Posted January 29, 2005 Here's a picture comparing a backlaced and a non-backlaced skate, side by side. Graf makes the best laces IMHO, I just don't like it how my LHS doesn't carry white waxed laces, only yellow, and no longer than 84" well i cant see any difference... How do you back lace ?i dont know it :(how about making a small video? :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
