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Bont Skates - Rip Jaws Boot Hot Spot Removal Tool
Removing hot spots from the heel of carbon inline skates, ice speed skates, roller skates, figure skates, and ice hockey skates has never been so easy. The Bont Rip Jaws is a hot spot removal tool Bont invented this tool in 1976 and supplied them to some shops and distributors over the years but this is the first time that we are making the tool available to the public. A hot spot is an area of discomfort in your boot. Carbon fiber and fiberglass boots only have a very thin layer of padding between your foot and the hard carbon fiber. Sometimes blisters can occur and the Rip Jaws has been designed to push and stretch the area of discomfort out to make the boot comfortable to skate in. The Bont Rip Jaws boot stretcher will easily stretch your boots to remove painful spots.
The Bont Rip Jaws hot spot removal tool is perfect for removing hot spots from your ice, inline, or roller skate boots. Also works on any street shoe or boot.
HISTORY
Bont Skates was founded in Sydney in 1975 when Inze Bont, a recreational short track ice speed skater decided to fiberglass the back of his leather speed skates to gain more support. Bont quickly became the world's largest producer of ice speed skates and then branched out into inline speed skates, quad speed skates, roller derby skates, and long track speed skates. Bont was the first footwear manufacturer to use exotic materials like fiberglass in 1974, Kevlar in 1986 and Carbon Fiber in 1989, and the first to use heat moldable resins and thermoplastics. Bont was also the first company to use adjustable ice blades and remains the world's largest producer of speed skates and custom speed skates.
RollSkater1719
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2025
Works as expected but not great for smaller skates or doing more "precise" punch-outs in the toe box area. Would love an oblong version of this tool.
ben wooliscroft
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2024
If you have bont boots/shoes this is the tool for pressure points
P
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
Definitely doesn’t work in Ice hockey skates .., save your money.
Jeff
Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2023
what a tool! it widen the hot spots. good for wide feet too!
mgj
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023
Great value, works beautifully! This is a great alternative to the bench model. I use it for punching out tender spots on EDEA skating boots,
James W.
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2023
For a few years I would size up in my skate boot and engage in some seriously creative lacing techniques to accommodate my bunions. I've been skating for 32 years (ugh...) and have never built my own skates, always just kind of grabbed whatever decent boots were hanging around within my budget and sized up until the width of my feet wasn't creating too many problems. At this age though I'm sick to death of compromising and have the means for truly custom skates, and the wider boots available now are absolutely life changing. Between Bont and others like the Riedell Solaris, I FINALLY have real choices. Not perfect, but so much better.Picking these up I waffled a long while, I saw them, and was wildly indecisive. They're pricey. Really not inexpensive for a tool I won't use frequently. Then I looked at my closet. I contemplated. I hate shoes. I hate skate boots. I love skating. I love my new skates. They're still not comfortable and I'm too weird to ask for help. Anytime shoes aren't strictly necessary I'm outside barefoot like an absolute hippie. Driving barefoot (it's legal, google it, I swear), everything. My feet are gnarly, I don't mind in the slightest. I love my feet, bunions and all and I'm not about to surgically alter them and maybe risk more pain for something I've spent my life already dealing with.This fixes that. These worked on all of my boots (I'd do the spot test just to material check depending) and made my life exponentially more comfortable. These are a game changer. The quality is here, this is... super heavy and feels indestructible. Also may work as a home defense object. This dude is crazy. I can't say if it works better than other options out there, but the handle quality and durability of this alone, I feel like this is a much more modern solution and looks like it's just an easier situation to deal with. (Buy it for life in a nutshell.)The packaging here is also glorious, Bont quality. If you know someone who refuses to wear shoes, embarrasses you, has mentioned foot pain, obvious bunions or hammertoes, feet wide in weird places, or is in a league, this is the ultimate gift. Better if they're a skater and have a reference for Bont as a brand.
Sun Waker
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023
I’ve played roller hockey for years and also ice skated. We’ve recently moved close to a rink and I got my husband to try skating again as an adult and he loved it. So we bought skates and despite buying good skates we both had hot spots. Then miraculously this thing was suggested for me to try, and it works! Thinking back on all the years I played hockey and had to break in skates without the rip jaws, I feel so bad for my teenage self! If you skate regularly do yourself a favor and get the tool. As others have said, read up on the model of skates you have to see if it needs heat, moisture, etc. but a great tool that helped us want to get out on the rink more.
Heidi
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2023
This was an item I never knew existed. I ordered it for my boys because they skate a lot and complain of hot spots when breaking in a new pair. After I saw it I thought, hey this might work for me. I am in boots every day for work. In my occupation some days I might walk over 20 miles. Boots are expensive so if I get a pair that don't break in great, my feet constantly pay the price because I can't afford to just buy another pair. My current pair were rubbing my little toes so bad that my toenails deformed and fell off. I used this on my boots and it was almost instant relief!!! Not just for skates, use on every day wear, combat boots, etc. If you struggle breaking in shoes, these are for you.
Steve
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2022
After years of relying on "the kid at the pro shop" I can now take care of the hotspots on my skates myself. When you can take your time and really find that right spot this tool will take care of it. Some things to note... each type of skate, boot etc.. is a little different. Be sure to do your research before jumping in. Many require heat, some might require a little moisture. Either way the Rip Jaws do the job. The ball is the right size and the edge of the cup is smoothed so it limits potential damage to the outside of the boot. It did leave a small circular mark on my carbon fiber skate boots but I did have to heat them up significantly and get aggressive with the pressure so I wouldn't consider it 'normal' but wanted to include. It is purely aesthetic and doesn't hurt anything so I don't consider it an issue. But if you're concerned about leaving any marks I would recommend a piece of cloth or leather between the boot and the cup. There are certain situations where the cup needs to pivot just slightly more but again not a deal breaker. The Rip Jaws are nice quality and do the job they're made to do very well. No complaints. Buy with confidence.
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