DIY Toe Ties + Hybrid Option

[OldSchoolGoalie]

I made these around March 2023 and I play 3-5 times a week so it has held up pretty good! I think I need to replace one soon due to some minor fraying. I would like to share it here just because it might help someone looking for a cheap and custom option. This costed about $6 to make, but might be a tad bit more due to the S-Clip.  The Bungee cord itself is super cheap.

 

If you don't use a hybrid option which means having skate lace first then the bungee, you can just feed the bungee through and skip that part.

All you need some some shock cord, I use 3/16", and an S-Clip I used a Size-1 S-Biner clip.

Very simple, just tie a tight knot while trying to keep the ends even in length. I also use an anguler's loop for the ends.

Upon testing it might be better to do an under than over for the lace where the s-clip is attached to prevent it from sliding too far in the event your bungee is giving or isn't even for length. I didn't have a real problem either way, but lacing in for this part might be better.

 

These clip in super easy and have never once come undone or the knots released.

 

Final look.

 

If you want you can also run the cord through skate lace as well, but if you do the knot or have it go through the bridge and do a few tests before cutting the cord you'll get a perfect length which will not cause the bungee to slip.

If you're using the Konekt Skates just modify it a bit with something like this:
 

Then you can attach the s-clip with a little lace loop after the blue part. The length is wrong on the example here because this isn't my skate or picture just a reference.

I hope this helps.

Edited February 7 by OldSchoolGoalie

[OldSchoolGoalie]

I had to do a new set of bungees as they were starting to fray after using them since March 2023 for almost 5 times a week! I ended up adding some lace around the bungee as an "armor" feature. Works great! I did this not really because of any issue with blades, but due to added friction of the bungee rubbing on the boot as I noticed on my last set the outside part on both sides had the same wear.

[Gordon]

Hi, where did you get the lace?  Or what kind of lace is that that goes over the bungie?  Thank you!

[coopaloop1234]

20 minutes ago, Gordon said:

Hi, where did you get the lace?  Or what kind of lace is that that goes over the bungie?  Thank you!

Looks like standard non-waxed skate lace. 

[ZeroGravitas]

Fortunate that this thread popped up. One of the toe ties on my Shadows ripped the other day. My store was out of stock of Bauer's Pro Elastic Toe System, as well as the normal bungee toes. I had been entertaining the idea of going back to skate laces, so I scavenged what remained to do this. I cut off the old Bauer toes and pulled the bungee out, ran the laces through the washer and through the toe bridge and into the Y-shaped shell. Made small knots where the laces exit the shell so that it doesn't move around too much. I probably need to add some slack to the toes - it's been forever since I used skate lace. We'll see how these work this weekend....

[creasecollector]

Sweet! Let us know how they feel with the skate laces on!

[ZeroGravitas]

5 minutes ago, creasecollector said:

Sweet! Let us know how they feel with the skate laces on!

Skated with them in two games over the weekend - a 5-4 loss and a 4-2 win. I was afraid that I didn't have enough slack and that I'd have pain getting in and out of the butterfly but they actually felt better than the stock Pro Elastics and the standard Bauer elastic. Zero discomfort and seemingly zero stress on my knee and ankles. I felt like the pad was a little more responsive when getting in and out of the 'fly. I think I got 72 inches for the toes - I could definitely cut some lace off. Had to go through the first hole in the runner, the middle and the rear and then make a triple knot to make sure the lace stayed off the ice...