Brocka Laver Mod

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I have changed my mind on this mod...its not necessary.
I just got a new pair of Lavers and my ankle can bend perfectly fine with out the Broka mod. I toatally recomend the canvas mods but this one does not do it for me any more. And it can tear your shoes up...
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peanutbuterboy wrote:I have changed my mind on this mod...its not necessary.
I just got a new pair of Lavers and my ankle can bend perfectly fine with out the Broka mod. I toatally recomend the canvas mods but this one does not do it for me any more. And it can tear your shoes up...
... if you're a dumbass.

Just stitch it up along the cut edge and it won't frey or run.
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Ok...maybe it wont tear your shoes up...that bad...but I dont need the Brocka. I have tried it with and with out and I wont do it again.
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Would people who have done this respond with what they feel towards it now, after playing with it a while?

I'm trying to weight the pro's against con's.

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i think if you dont know whether you should do it or not?

just do it.
after you shoes will be:
lighter (barely, but barely is still some)
more flexible
and like mosher said once you sew it up it wont fray or anything
so realy all you doing is.. making it lighter and making your clippers better.
i dont thinki theres anything negative. i think.
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Post by Sporatical_Distractions »

it's all subjective. My ankles protrude out quite a bit and that part of the laver just rubs it raw. I cut it out and I can wear lavers without that painful rubbing blistery bloodiness that everyone has experienced with at least one pair of shoes that they have at least tried on
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I recently changed back to my old lavers and made the broka on them larger by taking out the first eyelite. I have noticed an improvement in my game and now plan to continue this mod on my next pair of lavers.
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jon wrote:Ok for those that have not seen it before here is the best pic I have seen.
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Basically he cuts the padding out of the inside of the shoe down to the stiching and its supposed to increase the flex of your clippers. Now I have never noticed a problem with ankle flexibility and I tend to think what limits my flexability is my body and not my shoe. Do you people out there think this mod would actually help? does the padding interfere with stretching your ankle to its full potential???
wait. first: what kind of laver is that???
second: this mod after you cut it doesnt the point end of the "rod laver" heel thing poke your ankle???
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Post by ShredOnLawn »

VERY HELPFUL MODIFICATION.

CLIPPER CRANK IS WAY BETTER.

I am going to try it on an older pair right now. I've done similar modifications and they helped a lot.
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i just did this mod. it pretty good i think, i can feel a small difference. the biggest thing is it make your shoe really loose on your feet. i had to tighten them. but i can still slide in , slide out.
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I just did this mod too, and i can crank way more! It seems like before the cut out part sorta restricted me from cranking more, but i dunno it just feels way better!
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I may do this mod soon
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I'm in.
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I would like to do this mod, I'm even not wrried about destroying my lavers, I know that I will not, because I can mod everything without any ruin. But my parents, especially my mum, will be so angry at me... I don't know it it's worth to risk.
I'm sure it'll help me, because RL's are too tight in akles for me. An I noticed that with lavers I can crank less than in other shoes. And I feel the part, which is to cut, on my ankle when cranking.

Eh... So fucking dilemma.
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go for it man! Why would your mum be angry at you? Are your parents against modding shoes, or? OH well, this mod really helped and i think its really great, IMO
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Maybe they aren't against moding shoes, but they're against cuting shoes, that costs pretty expensive, when ordering from USA to Poland :P
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itsanother wrote: first: what kind of laver is that???
second: this mod after you cut it doesnt the point end of the "rod laver" heel thing poke your ankle???
1) The good ol' normal ones

2) I cut the sharp corners off...so no prob there.
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i did it

its not *that* good but it helps a bit.
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