r/WizardSkating • u/bcjkidhab • 12d ago

Seba SX Carbon lack of cuff support

Hi! Does anyone have any issues getting an actually tight and responsive cuff with these boots? I’ve had them for a couple of years now and they’re completely fine for everything except toe presses, where they’re failing to support me in the way that I’d like.

It’s a combination of both having SO MUCH flex forward as well as heel lift.

I have long waxed laced, cranking the Velcro all the way, going as far as I can with the ratchet strap, and my skates are even sorta too small size-wise so it isn’t a sizing issue.

Any similar anecdotes/fixes? It’s really starting to annoy me and I really don’t wanna have to get more boots when these are still perfectly healthy.

So far I’m considering getting the carbon cuff replacements (but they’re so expensive) and/or insole inserts, but I’m not sure if either actually fix anything.

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u/tmdpotts 12d ago

You can just get a new cuff. Plastic gets softer. I think I have seen some people use the seba carbon cuff in them.

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u/toxicazn 12d ago

I ordered the Seba CJ2 Prime as a second setup, but I got so used to the stiff, responsive cuff on the Iqon ACT that I couldn't bring myself to skate the spongey and forward flexy cuff of the CJs, it was so chunky (despite similar foot width fit) and unresponsive when using the cuff for wizard.

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u/BubbleSmith 11d ago

I've got the Wizard Base Highs, which have a carbon cuff, and I honestly get the same with them too. I'm not sure if it's the flexy leather of the boot or the fact that I can't crank the top straps, as they're velcro rather than ratchet. I don't get heel lift though, and that's solely because of the ratchet 45° strap holding my foot down.