Tendy Buckles have been designed with the intent to be a universal solution. The kit has proven to be compatible with a variety of ice hockey goalie skates in our testing program, including skates manufactured by Bauer, CCM, Graf, and True. We can not guarantee the kit is compatible with your specific skate model, but we may be able to help you in the case that the included hardware does not work with your skates.

See our customer testimonials for successful installations on various skate models.

Tendy Buckles have successfully been installed on Junior Size 3.5 Skates and up! It has been reported that the buckles are too big to fit on a Youth Size 13.5 skate (Customer's child was about 6 years old). Youth sized skates are smaller than Junior sizes.

Everyone's feet are different!

Through testing, it is my personal recommendation that Adult sized skates will have a better closure using 4 buckles per skate, while 3 buckles per skate will be sufficient for Youth sized skates.

Customers are encouraged to try different configurations of buckle placement to find the most comfortable fit, prior to using the thread lock provided in the kit.

The only difference is the quantity of buckles per skate!

The buckles and hardware is the same size for both kits.

The description on the Tendy Buckles product page details the specifics of what is included in each 'size' of the kit.

Although it cannot be guaranteed, the Tendy Mods have not been shown to cause wear to the inside of leg pads. The buckles have smooth, rounded edges with no sharp elements exposed.

In my personal testing since I started this project, I have not seen any wear on my pads caused by the buckles! Here's a comparison picture from when I started using them in June 2022, through September 2022: https://imgur.com/a/2Yu8x0n

(The wear in the toe area was existing, caused by the plastic cowling of my old Bauer Reactor skates)

With all of the people in the testing group (about 20 goalies), and all previous customers, there have been no reports of wear on the inside of leg pads that was caused by the buckles.

So far I have only heard from one person that reported minimal wear to a pad riser (which I believe is something that lifts the pad up off of the skate), but nothing on the actual pads.

Please report any instances of wear to the inside of your pads to TendyMods@gmail.com so we can keep this section updated!

While Tendy Buckles can be installed on player skates, they have not been tested for that purpose. For goalies, they sit under the pads so they are protected from impacts and have less opportunities to catch on something and come undone during play. The buckles are not tested/rated for impacts, such as blocking a shot.

Unfortunately, Tendy Mods is unable to provide a warranty on our products. Please contact us at TendyMods@gmail.com with any issues you may have, and we can try to provide a solution.

Tendy Mods products are sold "as-is." We are unable to accept returns at this time and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We strive to provide you with a quality product but due to the small-scale nature of our business, it makes it nearly impossible to accept returns.

For additional information please see our refund policy: Link to Refund Policy