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Carbon Pro boot question
This is my second season on Carbon Pro Boots. Last year, boots worked
fine; laces never loosened, no hot spots, etc. Thought they were the best. This season, I have been suffereing with multiple problems, so many I want to throw them into the Great Salt Lake. I have listed the issues below. 1. The left boot now has a spot on the outside of the ankle, at the bony prominence, they gets serious pressure. Skating for longer than 30 minutes leads to a huge bruise and the site is tender for days afterward. The point is at the plastic "rivot" on the outside of the boot. I have tried adjusting the heel velcro to change the pressure point to no avail. I have also changed my insoles to change the height of my foot relative to the "rivot", to no avail. The only thing that helps is keeping the laces loose, which doesn't really work when skating. 2. Is the lace tab supposed to rolled forward onto the laces or back onto the material after the laces are tightened? When I move it forward, the laces stay tight but I get horrible pressure from the plastic lock on the top of my foot when I flex my ankle. If I leave it back, the laces loosen up in about 5 minutes and this goes on for an entire workout (tighten/loosen, and so on; helps with the ankle pain, though). 3. With significant ankle flex, the plastic tongue digs into the top on my foot. could this be a problem with trying to keep my boots laced too tightly? Could all of these problems be from keeping the boots too tightly laced? I appreciate any help on this. I I donated my old skate boots this fall based on last winter's experience with the Carbon Pro and now I am beginning to regret it. With 4 marathons coming up, I'm hoping to not have to solve this problem by getting new boots. Dan Vargo SLC, UT |
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I too have noticed that the lace lock can squeeze the instep of my
foot. This was not the case with the RS9. I have found that the pressure point has been alleviated by moving the lace lock to one side or the other. Perhaps this will help with your other problem of self loosening lases. Hopefully then you can leave it loose enough to alleviate the plastic pressure, and tight enough for performance. |
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I had a problem like this with a pair of RS 9's a couple years ago
(which is why I got Carbons which don't have this problem for me). As a temporary fix, I used a small piece of blue foam from an old sleeping pad (about 1/2 an inch thick). I cut out a donut about 2" in diameter with a 1" hole in the middle. Slide this inside your sock on the outside so the bony prominence is in the donut hole. This should relieve the pressure, it worked for me. But, one shouldn't need such things ... so I went in search of new boots. Brian In article , Daniel Vargo wrote: 1. The left boot now has a spot on the outside of the ankle, at the bony prominence, they gets serious pressure. Skating for longer than 30 minutes leads to a huge bruise and the site is tender for days afterward. The point is at the plastic "rivot" on the outside of the boot. I have tried adjusting the heel velcro to change the pressure point to no avail. I have also changed my insoles to change the height of my foot relative to the "rivot", to no avail. The only thing that helps is keeping the laces loose, which doesn't really work when skating. |
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hi Dan- And then I said "hmmm..." I'm wondering from your post if there's a problem with the Carbon Pro's having padding/lining that wears out and gets compressed faster than happened with the black/yellow boots, or with other boots. This particularly sounds like what's happening with the ankle issue. As a "fix" for that, you might try putting some mole-foam on the spot on your ankle that rubs, and if that works, put the mole foam in the boot. I've had pretty good luck with that with both the bumblebee boots (they fit me horribly!) and with tele-boots. Has anyone else on the list had issues with the Carbon boot liners wearing out or compressing? as far as the laces, over-tightening, etc, it seems that maybe you are over tightening them. My experience is that the boots fit so tight in the first place that I pretty much do the laces up just to keep them from flopping around. Maybe the boots are too big? (maybe because again, the liners are compressed?) hmmmm..... good luck- Chris Daniel Vargo wrote: This is my second season on Carbon Pro Boots. Last year, boots worked fine; laces never loosened, no hot spots, etc. Thought they were the best. This season, I have been suffereing with multiple problems, so many I want to throw them into the Great Salt Lake. I have listed the issues below. 1. The left boot now has a spot on the outside of the ankle, at the bony prominence, they gets serious pressure. Skating for longer than 30 minutes leads to a huge bruise and the site is tender for days afterward. The point is at the plastic "rivot" on the outside of the boot. I have tried adjusting the heel velcro to change the pressure point to no avail. I have also changed my insoles to change the height of my foot relative to the "rivot", to no avail. The only thing that helps is keeping the laces loose, which doesn't really work when skating. 2. Is the lace tab supposed to rolled forward onto the laces or back onto the material after the laces are tightened? When I move it forward, the laces stay tight but I get horrible pressure from the plastic lock on the top of my foot when I flex my ankle. If I leave it back, the laces loosen up in about 5 minutes and this goes on for an entire workout (tighten/loosen, and so on; helps with the ankle pain, though). 3. With significant ankle flex, the plastic tongue digs into the top on my foot. could this be a problem with trying to keep my boots laced too tightly? Could all of these problems be from keeping the boots too tightly laced? I appreciate any help on this. I I donated my old skate boots this fall based on last winter's experience with the Carbon Pro and now I am beginning to regret it. With 4 marathons coming up, I'm hoping to not have to solve this problem by getting new boots. Dan Vargo SLC, UT __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --0-1767860348-1106843879=:10620 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii DIVHi Dan-/DIV DIVAnd then I said "hmmm..."/DIV DIVI'm wondering from your post if there's a problem with the Carbon Pro's having padding/lining that wears out and gets compressed faster than happened with the black/yellow boots, or with other boots. This particularly sounds like what's happening with the ankle issue. As a "fix" for that, you might try putting some mole-foam on the spot on your ankle that rubs, and if that works, put the mole foam in the boot. I've had pretty good luck with that with both the bumblebee boots (they fit me horribly!) and with tele-boots./DIV DIVHas anyone else on the list had issues with the Carbon boot liners wearing out or compressing?/DIV DIV /DIV DIVas far as the laces, over-tightening, etc, it seems that maybe you are over tightening them. My experience is that the boots fit so tight in the first place that I pretty much do the laces up just to keep them from flopping around. Maybe the boots are too big? (maybe because again, the liners are compressed?)/DIV DIV /DIV DIVhmmmm...../DIV DIV /DIV DIVgood luck-/DIV DIVChrisBRBRBIDaniel Vargo >/I/B wrote:/DIV BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"This is my second season on Carbon Pro Boots. Last year, boots workedBRfine; laces never loosened, no hot spots, etc. Thought they were theBRbest. This season, I have been suffereing with multiple problems, soBRmany I want to throw them into the Great Salt Lake. I have listed theBRissues below.BRBR1. The left boot now has a spot on the outside of the ankle, at theBRbony prominence, they gets serious pressure. Skating for longer than 30BRminutes leads to a huge bruise and the site is tender for daysBRafterward. The point is at the plastic "rivot" on the outside of theBRboot. I have tried adjusting the heel velcro to change the pressureBRpoint to no avail. I have also changed my insoles to change the heightBRof my foot relative to the "rivot", to no avail. The only thing thatBRhelps is keeping the laces loose, which doesn't really work whenBRskating.BRBR2. Is the lace tab supposed to rolled forward onto the laces or backBRonto the material after the laces are tightened? When I move itBRforward, the laces stay tight but I get horrible pressure from theBRplastic lock on the top of my foot when I flex my ankle. If I leave itBRback, the laces loosen up in about 5 minutes and this goes on for anBRentire workout (tighten/loosen, and so on; helps with the ankle pain,BRthough).BRBR3. With significant ankle flex, the plastic tongue digs into the top onBRmy foot. could this be a problem with trying to keep my boots laced tooBRtightly? Could all of these problems be from keeping the boots tooBRtightly laced?BRBRI appreciate any help on this. I I donated my old skate boots this fallBRbased on last winter's experience with the Carbon Pro and now I amBRbeginning to regret it. With 4 marathons coming up, I'm hoping to notBRhave to solve this problem by getting new boots.BRBRDan VargoBRSLC, UTBRBRBRBRBR/BLOCKQUOTEp____________________________________ ______________brDo You Yahoo!?brTired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around brhttp://mail.yahoo.com --0-1767860348-1106843879=:10620-- |
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Funny. I am having the same issues. First year no problems with laces or
pressure on outside of ankle.This year,number2, lace loosening and ankle pain. Frontrunner took care of my lace problem. Fitzgerald "Daniel Vargo" wrote in message . .. This is my second season on Carbon Pro Boots. Last year, boots worked fine; laces never loosened, no hot spots, etc. Thought they were the best. This season, I have been suffereing with multiple problems, so many I want to throw them into the Great Salt Lake. I have listed the issues below. 1. The left boot now has a spot on the outside of the ankle, at the bony prominence, they gets serious pressure. Skating for longer than 30 minutes leads to a huge bruise and the site is tender for days afterward. The point is at the plastic "rivot" on the outside of the boot. I have tried adjusting the heel velcro to change the pressure point to no avail. I have also changed my insoles to change the height of my foot relative to the "rivot", to no avail. The only thing that helps is keeping the laces loose, which doesn't really work when skating. 2. Is the lace tab supposed to rolled forward onto the laces or back onto the material after the laces are tightened? When I move it forward, the laces stay tight but I get horrible pressure from the plastic lock on the top of my foot when I flex my ankle. If I leave it back, the laces loosen up in about 5 minutes and this goes on for an entire workout (tighten/loosen, and so on; helps with the ankle pain, though). 3. With significant ankle flex, the plastic tongue digs into the top on my foot. could this be a problem with trying to keep my boots laced too tightly? Could all of these problems be from keeping the boots too tightly laced? I appreciate any help on this. I I donated my old skate boots this fall based on last winter's experience with the Carbon Pro and now I am beginning to regret it. With 4 marathons coming up, I'm hoping to not have to solve this problem by getting new boots. Dan Vargo SLC, UT |
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In case you didn't see the earlier thread, wrap excess lace around the
laces below the base of the plastic tightening thing-a-mabob (technical term) after tightening. This will prevent them from loosening up. The FrontRunner "FITZGERALD" wrote in message ... Funny. I am having the same issues. First year no problems with laces or pressure on outside of ankle.This year,number2, lace loosening and ankle pain. Frontrunner took care of my lace problem. Fitzgerald "Daniel Vargo" wrote in message . .. This is my second season on Carbon Pro Boots. Last year, boots worked fine; laces never loosened, no hot spots, etc. Thought they were the best. This season, I have been suffereing with multiple problems, so many I want to throw them into the Great Salt Lake. I have listed the issues below. 1. The left boot now has a spot on the outside of the ankle, at the bony prominence, they gets serious pressure. Skating for longer than 30 minutes leads to a huge bruise and the site is tender for days afterward. The point is at the plastic "rivot" on the outside of the boot. I have tried adjusting the heel velcro to change the pressure point to no avail. I have also changed my insoles to change the height of my foot relative to the "rivot", to no avail. The only thing that helps is keeping the laces loose, which doesn't really work when skating. 2. Is the lace tab supposed to rolled forward onto the laces or back onto the material after the laces are tightened? When I move it forward, the laces stay tight but I get horrible pressure from the plastic lock on the top of my foot when I flex my ankle. If I leave it back, the laces loosen up in about 5 minutes and this goes on for an entire workout (tighten/loosen, and so on; helps with the ankle pain, though). 3. With significant ankle flex, the plastic tongue digs into the top on my foot. could this be a problem with trying to keep my boots laced too tightly? Could all of these problems be from keeping the boots too tightly laced? I appreciate any help on this. I I donated my old skate boots this fall based on last winter's experience with the Carbon Pro and now I am beginning to regret it. With 4 marathons coming up, I'm hoping to not have to solve this problem by getting new boots. Dan Vargo SLC, UT |
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