Tongue materials

[irenar5]

Out of curiosity, why would you select a certain tongue material over another?
I have seen these materials in circulation:  lambswool, rubber, microfiber covered.  Any comments?

(I just got custom Harlicks with plain rubber tongues.  My reason was they would be easy to replace once the tongue got worn (my skateshop does them in-house) and I can trim it so it does not rub in certain spots.)

I am especially curious about lambswool.

[sampaguita]

For warmth maybe? Or for people who are allergic to rubber?

[Sk8tmum]

Personal preference. My kid gets leather covered as his sweatsocks tear up rubber tongues and the rubber rots out from sweating (Clarino leather lined tongues resist moisture).  Other people have allergies to the materials in rubber. Others like the warmth and cushioning provided by lambswool.

[sarahspins]

I'm allergic to natural rubber, so that makes it an easy call for me 

There is still some foam underneath the lambswool though... it's not just leather to leather on the tongues, it's just as squishy as a foam tongue.

[Hanca]

I had Klingsbeil with lambswool tongue and felt so hot in them, that at the end I sent them back and asked them to change the tongue. After every skating my boots had been soaked (sweatted) from inside and it wasn't very pleasant when I skated in the morning and wanted to skate in the afternoon too, and they were not dry yet... Now with normal leather tongue my feet don't sweat as much. But I can see how some skaters may love it; there are skaters who always have cold feet.