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encephalitic-twin:

Roller derby types, I have a question.

What is the benefit of putting duct tape around the toe of your boot? Is it just used in the place of a toe guard? I noticed most of the girls in BRRG/derby in general have them instead of toe guards so I’m just curious.

Because the ends of your skates (where you put the duct tape) will get scuffed as all hell if you don’t tape it up, especially when you’re doing falls etc. xx

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  1. badelement221 reblogged this from threatavansufferin and added:
    It you’re outside a lot, the concrete can shear off your laces when you knee tap. Better to go through layers of duct...
  2. yuecake-blog reblogged this from vampirbaat-blog and added:
    Because the ends of your skates (where you put the duct tape) will get scuffed as all hell if you don’t tape it up,...
  3. vampirbaat-blog reblogged this from jailhouserockabettie and added:
    Wow, ok my toe stops fall off/loosen pretty much every time I skate and I thought it was just my shitty stock toe stops...
  4. jailhouserockabettie reblogged this from threatavansufferin and added:
    I actually taped mine up because my boots had holes in them so it doubled as a toe guard. One of my former team mates...
  5. threatavansufferin reblogged this from vampirbaat-blog and added:
    Some people don’t like toe guards because they tend to loosen your toe stops.
  6. doubleshotdepresso said: Yep, you’re right. It just protects the toe of your boot. I think most people like them better because sometimes toe guards mess with your toe stops, and with tape you usually get more coverage. I use both cause I’m cool like that.
  7. tearobite reblogged this from vampirbaat-blog and added:
    Some of us hate toe covers. But tbh, the best tape is hockey or gaff tape. Is win and doesn’t tear.