One Dollar Lace Bite Pads

My Bauer Vapor LE inline skates don’t have much life left in them, so I really have to crank down on my laces. Finally, my poor feet could no longer take the abuse. My feet looked like they’d been bound in shackles and I didn’t want anyone asking questions. I looked into retail lace bite pads but the price scared me off.

Then I stumbled on a pad of a different sort. A mouse pad.

It took a little trial and error to get the sizing right, but eventually I found the right fit. The dimensions are roughly 4″ x 2 ½”. You can see from the photo I gave them rounded edges. Just for looks. When “mounting” the pads, I arranged them so the rough side was facing the tongue and the smooth side was against my socks. They’re not perfect, but I can definitely claim an improvement.

I’ve noticed a lot of the new skates, the Bauer Supreme One60s I use on ice for example, have padding sewn into the tongue to prevent this problem. If the padding your skates provide still isn’t enough, you might give this little trick a try.

For more ideas on preventing and curing lace bite, Built for Hockey has a few good suggestions.

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2 Comments

  1. Scott said on July 18, 2012

    Nice idea. I’ve done simillar; taking the tounges out of old skates and using them underneith the tongues of my new skates.

  2. Ben said on April 4, 2013

    http://www.ezeefitsports.com/
    Those prevented my lace bite, which was really, really bad. Highly recommend.

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