From a former speed skater’s perspective, the way that companies that no longer have brick and mortar advise customers to measure flat on paper is an incorrect way to measure for many and causes us to have skates that are too big. However, I am just now discovering this… I grew up speed skating when boots were quality (100% carbon fiber, none of garbage carbon with thermo plastic resin and full grain calf leather)…and fitted by a professional. I went to the company I previously bought three separate boots as a growing child/teen ( sorry mom and dad.) The last pair of Boots were again purchased at a brick and mortar with a professional measuring, molding etc.. the last size I had was a 37.5 narrow. I remember a bit of room at the toes but the boot itself fit snug and I had zero issues. Measuring our feet while flat is inconsistent with the mechanics of our feet while in the boot. We should be measuring while relaxed. Some people see no changes others see over an inch difference due to arch height. That said, I didn’t know the above until very recently. Like you mentioned, I am one getting back into skating, all I know is inline speed skates so this what I went for. Given we had to shop online, I went to the companies webpage, followed the directions and measured multiple times. They advised a size 6/38 regular. I got the skates, bro, my feet are swimming. They feel comfortable like a shoe but the first time I took them out, I had to take my reg socks off and put two pairs of thick Nike Dry fit cushion/sport compression and a pair of thick snowboarding socks, as both have extra achilles material for that heel slippage…. And, I had tape my ankle for joint support… and they were still yuuuuuge. I molded them again, added footbeds (super feet) for volume and nada. That said, maybe discuss measuring the foot relaxed with the knee flexed over the foot?
Crazy how expensive skates have become..... I remember when the Dom Sagona UFS Throne came out with Fiziks @ $400+ which was kind of unheard of. And it was the three piece soul plates!
Bro do u see how much skates are now lol last night I look at a video the guy Brandon the news kid there are soul plates for 120 almost what razors cults chost lol
Love the videos. Question, because I used to agressive skate from 98-02 but haven’t touched a pair of rollerblades since then and I forgot how they feel.. over the years of playing basketball and football in high school I fucked my ankle so bad that the right one just feels permanently weak… question is, do inline skates offer good ankle support? I really don’t want to fick my shit up but I’ve been wanting to get back into blading for years now
Just ordered the Rollerblades RB Pro X skates in size 11 from Dicks sporting goods and they sent me a size 9! I’m so sad because I was really excited to start them out today. However I was surprised that I could get them on, it was just really tight. Now I can’t find any size 11 anywhere so I’m hoping that I can get a size 10 somewhere and that they will fit. I really wish I could try them on in store but there are none around me 😭
I'm also a 28.5 on one foot and a 28 on the other. I ended up going with Them 909s in a Large but I think I could maybe do the Mediums with a thinner liner in the future.
@@RH__1 Thanks for the info! I wish I would have had a place to try them on. The larges are working fine, but there's a little heel lift on the smaller foot. I'm going to get some hockey laces to see if I can wrap around the skate for a better hold. But yeah, definitely thinking about the Medium next time. I love the skates in general.
Please, help me! I live in Brazil and I'm going to buy a roces fco online, but I'm having trouble choosing the size. I saw conflicting information on the internet and I can't make any mistakes because if I buy the wrong size it will be very difficult to exchange. My feet are 27cm, can you tell me what size I should choose? The skates will come from Europe.
@@kevinkev1530 some razors sl navy size 7.5 on the box it was the last pair which dident have a blue liner so they gave me a white one Whitch says size 7 weird the fit good
I wear a 10.5 Bauer Vapor they are a tiny bit big I only wear a size 10 shoe, I am planning on upgrading to Tours and they say a shoe size and a half down but I think I should get a size 10, what do you think?
Thanks for the video!!! I have a question...I'm looking at purchasing the mesmer John Bolino skates and my foot is 30.48cm so I was wondering would the size 47 be a good size to purchase?
@@BacktoBlading thanks I appreciate it!!! That's the only bad thing though....the 47 is their largest size they make. Maybe I can try the Roces as my 1st pair
@@LucasShmucas thanks I appreciate it....I ended up going with the roces m12. It fits great for the most part, just a little snug so I may have to heat mold them around the ankles
Is the myth about roces m12 is extremely narrow true? All the information online is confusing me, my foot is 26,5cm in length and about 10cm in width, is that consider as wide? Thanks man!
Yes, very narrow. For 10cm at 26.5, you look pretty wide. Normal D width is 9.6cm wide for 26.5 length cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0723/9035/files/US_Mens_Shoe_Chart_1024x1024.png
@@BacktoBlading thanks for the response man! So, with m12 should i go with eu42 (270mm) or eu43 (280mm)? Considering the 43 is on the bigger shell size.
I’m a shoes size us 11 and have wide feet what fast urban complete slate would fit well? I’m willing to spend up to 500. The rollerblade twister xt looked nice but heard it’s only for narrow feet.
There are plenty out there who lists US 11. Integrated liners: - Powerslide HC Evo Pro - FR iGor if not on sale they might be out of budget - Seba High Light / Carbon same as FR iGor - Rollerblade Crossfire (if you fit them, I really would go for them, they are premium for what you get) Urban Skates: - would still try the Twister xt or some Edge - Adapt - Powerslide Next (would only go for black, because I have seen some reddit posts killing the coloured Next shells, and they seem to be for narrow feet aswell but still would try them) - FR Skates like the FR1 - Iqon CL 20 many more It really depends on your taste of type of skates, the style of your skating aswell. Wouldn't sink too much of a thought on width though. For example HC Evo Pros are said to fit narrow feet. I at least think I have a wide feet (yet between D and E I will measure it again later). But the width fit, not the size though.
@@MarioLuigi-vb3rp I have measured my feet again, so I'll let you know: Left: 11,7cm wide, Mondopoint (MP) 30,3cm Right: 11.8cm wide, MP 30cm According to a Brannock Width Scale I found on Deez Skates review for the Rollerblade Crossfire Carbon, my size is US 14 (somehow ignorable due to brands differ in their size chart), and the width is between D and E. As I said I fit the HC Evo Pros in width. Maybe this will help even more.
If ya don’t got a shop in ur area you is screwd roll the dice an hopes good all skates this days are not true to size not like back in the 90s an early 2000
Hey mate, great vid, very informative! How have the Reign v3 treated you in the Genesys boot? Still good now its been a minute? I'm getting the same pain you did, after getting back into it, I replaced my old G4.1s but oh my do I miss my old Jug liners, the white V3s look similar and its all under the Sunshine group so felt promising. The insole insert though in the V3 is actually the same as the ones in Razors stock liners which was a little concerning, any input is much appreciated bud, love what you're doing over here!
@@BacktoBlading Good to know! Thanks bud, not just for getting back to me but for your crazy dedication to the community, I've found your channel a lifeline for getting up to speed
From watching all of Law’s vids, I know his foot size better than mine.
I'm impressed with what he can squeeze his 28.5 feet in to sometimes!
sometimes i b watching just to see what skates are in the back. always some classic
From a former speed skater’s perspective, the way that companies that no longer have brick and mortar advise customers to measure flat on paper is an incorrect way to measure for many and causes us to have skates that are too big. However, I am just now discovering this…
I grew up speed skating when boots were quality (100% carbon fiber, none of garbage carbon with thermo plastic resin and full grain calf leather)…and fitted by a professional. I went to the company I previously bought three separate boots as a growing child/teen ( sorry mom and dad.)
The last pair of Boots were again purchased at a brick and mortar with a professional measuring, molding etc.. the last size I had was a 37.5 narrow. I remember a bit of room at the toes but the boot itself fit snug and I had zero issues.
Measuring our feet while flat is inconsistent with the mechanics of our feet while in the boot. We should be measuring while relaxed. Some people see no changes others see over an inch difference due to arch height.
That said, I didn’t know the above until very recently. Like you mentioned, I am one getting back into skating, all I know is inline speed skates so this what I went for. Given we had to shop online, I went to the companies webpage, followed the directions and measured multiple times. They advised a size 6/38 regular. I got the skates, bro, my feet are swimming. They feel comfortable like a shoe but the first time I took them out, I had to take my reg socks off and put two pairs of thick Nike Dry fit cushion/sport compression and a pair of thick snowboarding socks, as both have extra achilles material for that heel slippage…. And, I had tape my ankle for joint support… and they were still yuuuuuge. I molded them again, added footbeds (super feet) for volume and nada.
That said, maybe discuss measuring the foot relaxed with the knee flexed over the foot?
So helpful thank you! Getting back into the game at 40 here!!!
Crazy how expensive skates have become..... I remember when the Dom Sagona UFS Throne came out with Fiziks @ $400+ which was kind of unheard of. And it was the three piece soul plates!
Bro do u see how much skates are now lol last night I look at a video the guy Brandon the news kid there are soul plates for 120 almost what razors cults chost lol
Yooo that's a flashback and a half! I remember reading Unity magazine and seen the Fiziks frame advert for the first time, blew my mind!
My oxygens were like 300.00 something in the late 90s. I'd say skates have stayed pretty flat in price. IMHO
Said a man and bought a tshirt for 200bucks...
Great video 🔥🔥🔥
Very informative as always.
Love the videos. Question, because I used to agressive skate from 98-02 but haven’t touched a pair of rollerblades since then and I forgot how they feel.. over the years of playing basketball and football in high school I fucked my ankle so bad that the right one just feels permanently weak… question is, do inline skates offer good ankle support? I really don’t want to fick my shit up but I’ve been wanting to get back into blading for years now
Do ankle excercises. Use easy ones for start and do not push too hard. Also try some ankle protection/support open socks like MyFit Footies etc.
Just ordered the Rollerblades RB Pro X skates in size 11 from Dicks sporting goods and they sent me a size 9! I’m so sad because I was really excited to start them out today. However I was surprised that I could get them on, it was just really tight. Now I can’t find any size 11 anywhere so I’m hoping that I can get a size 10 somewhere and that they will fit. I really wish I could try them on in store but there are none around me 😭
It’s a tough time, so few shops left. I bet you could fit a 10
I wear a 9.5 size shoes, what size of rollerblades I need, can anyone help me, thanks.
I'm also a 28.5 on one foot and a 28 on the other. I ended up going with Them 909s in a Large but I think I could maybe do the Mediums with a thinner liner in the future.
Same foot measurements as me pretty much,Them 909 medium ( UK 8 - 9 ) fit fine even with the stock liner,i've put intuition v2's in them though.
I'm a 28.5 and 29 on the other foot and just about fitted into the medium 909 with an 29 intuition. I think you'd be fine
@@RH__1 Thanks for the info! I wish I would have had a place to try them on. The larges are working fine, but there's a little heel lift on the smaller foot. I'm going to get some hockey laces to see if I can wrap around the skate for a better hold. But yeah, definitely thinking about the Medium next time. I love the skates in general.
Same here. Went with 908 large one year ago and i recently bought the crown liner. Game changer.
What skates do you recommend for wide feet?
Please, help me! I live in Brazil and I'm going to buy a roces fco online, but I'm having trouble choosing the size. I saw conflicting information on the internet and I can't make any mistakes because if I buy the wrong size it will be very difficult to exchange. My feet are 27cm, can you tell me what size I should choose? The skates will come from Europe.
Any advice on the Roces M-12 about the sizing? I’m like you. 28.5 in my bigger foot.
If you have a wide foot, look elsewhere. If you’re normal or skinny you might be able to make the 44 work
Im a 8.5 in nike shoe so im about size 7 to 7.5 in blades i use a Mesering tap Heil to longest toe 25 inch long 3.5 wide at the top of my foot
Or cm
@@ashleywallbridge1175 wht did you end up getting an wht size
@@kevinkev1530 some razors sl navy size 7.5 on the box it was the last pair which dident have a blue liner so they gave me a white one Whitch says size 7 weird the fit good
I wear a 10.5 Bauer Vapor they are a tiny bit big I only wear a size 10 shoe, I am planning on upgrading to Tours and they say a shoe size and a half down but I think I should get a size 10, what do you think?
My foot is 26cm and the skate I want says I need a 8-8.5 should I get a size bigger like a 9-9.5 or that 8-8.5?
Depends on which skate. 26cm is usually a size 7, so the 8 is probably fine.
Thanks for the video!!! I have a question...I'm looking at purchasing the mesmer John Bolino skates and my foot is 30.48cm so I was wondering would the size 47 be a good size to purchase?
I got mine and they’re a bit snug. I’d try getting 1 size up from normal
@@BacktoBlading thanks I appreciate it!!! That's the only bad thing though....the 47 is their largest size they make. Maybe I can try the Roces as my 1st pair
I've got similar size feet and find the Razors Genesys and Gawds Tim Frankens to be a good fit.
@@LucasShmucas thanks I appreciate it....I ended up going with the roces m12. It fits great for the most part, just a little snug so I may have to heat mold them around the ankles
@@ReggieRonin that's good to hear. I have to admit that I'm keen to try them myself at some point, but I suspect my feet may be a bit wide for them.
Is the myth about roces m12 is extremely narrow true? All the information online is confusing me, my foot is 26,5cm in length and about 10cm in width, is that consider as wide? Thanks man!
Yes, very narrow. For 10cm at 26.5, you look pretty wide. Normal D width is 9.6cm wide for 26.5 length cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0723/9035/files/US_Mens_Shoe_Chart_1024x1024.png
@@BacktoBlading thanks for the response man! So, with m12 should i go with eu42 (270mm) or eu43 (280mm)? Considering the 43 is on the bigger shell size.
Thank the gods for Razors shell size 12-13. Lol
I just got those graphite sl in 13 and they are too tight 😞
I’m a shoes size us 11 and have wide feet what fast urban complete slate would fit well? I’m willing to spend up to 500. The rollerblade twister xt looked nice but heard it’s only for narrow feet.
There are plenty out there who lists US 11.
Integrated liners:
- Powerslide HC Evo Pro
- FR iGor if not on sale they might be out of budget
- Seba High Light / Carbon same as FR iGor
- Rollerblade Crossfire (if you fit them, I really would go for them, they are premium for what you get)
Urban Skates:
- would still try the Twister xt or some Edge
- Adapt
- Powerslide Next (would only go for black, because I have seen some reddit posts killing the coloured Next shells, and they seem to be for narrow feet aswell but still would try them)
- FR Skates like the FR1
- Iqon CL 20
many more
It really depends on your taste of type of skates, the style of your skating aswell. Wouldn't sink too much of a thought on width though. For example HC Evo Pros are said to fit narrow feet. I at least think I have a wide feet (yet between D and E I will measure it again later). But the width fit, not the size though.
@@klerkusmaximus thanks for the info much appreciated.
@@MarioLuigi-vb3rp I have measured my feet again, so I'll let you know:
Left: 11,7cm wide, Mondopoint (MP) 30,3cm
Right: 11.8cm wide, MP 30cm
According to a Brannock Width Scale I found on Deez Skates review for the Rollerblade Crossfire Carbon, my size is US 14 (somehow ignorable due to brands differ in their size chart), and the width is between D and E. As I said I fit the HC Evo Pros in width. Maybe this will help even more.
@@klerkusmaximus awesome thanks
My skate size is the same as an Adidas or puma shoe would fit me. Nike is a full size bigger.
12 inches is about 30cm not 35cm Law!
If ya don’t got a shop in ur area you is screwd roll the dice an hopes good all skates this days are not true to size not like back in the 90s an early 2000
didn't work for my first buy. the CM method seems like shite
Hey mate, great vid, very informative! How have the Reign v3 treated you in the Genesys boot? Still good now its been a minute? I'm getting the same pain you did, after getting back into it, I replaced my old G4.1s but oh my do I miss my old Jug liners, the white V3s look similar and its all under the Sunshine group so felt promising. The insole insert though in the V3 is actually the same as the ones in Razors stock liners which was a little concerning, any input is much appreciated bud, love what you're doing over here!
Love the reign v3, great liners
@@BacktoBlading Good to know! Thanks bud, not just for getting back to me but for your crazy dedication to the community, I've found your channel a lifeline for getting up to speed