I love my VNLA a la mode skates. they were super comfy straight out of the box

Have you received your boardwalks yet? If you have, how are they workin for ya! :D

@@Smokindolores they are coming tomorrow!!!

@@daniladik916 such an exciting time!!!! Let us know how it all goes! 💕

ekkkk!!!! So excited for you! How are they riding so far?!

@@Smokindolores how's yours?

OMG YASSSS welcome to the boardwalk family! I really wished I could have purchased the black ones! But I thought perhaps I could eventually dye my skates purple, then eventually black. :)

Thank you so much!!! I always get so excited when I see skaters from texas too lol Any word on your moxis yet? :(

@@Smokindolores yep i got my clems back in october :) they took wayyyy too long, ordered in late may

@@toastluvv My goodness.... 5 months? After I waited 18 weeks for mine I went ahead and cancelled. How are you loving them so far? :D

oooo nice choice! How are the sparkles?! would you say they are more dazzling in the day or night time?

@@Smokindolores They are so pretty when it’s bright outside 😊

Thats one of the reasons why I didn't mind getting this color because if I ever did want to switch it up, I can dye them a few colors before going to my fav color which is black!

Have you received them yet? If so, how are you loving them?! I wanted black ones sooo bad but I figured I would purchase the ones available to me and eventually dye them down to a black. It snows often here where I am residing but it looks as though the snow is slowing down so the streets are clear, but they just issued a stay at home order and you can only leave the house for food, work, exercise and healthcare. SO, technically I can go out but I'm afraid of any possible encounters with law enforcement. :(

I like them. The only issues are with my feet being different sizes, so one foot is usually loose. I like being able to adjust the toe stops and everything is functioning great for this beginner. Sometimes I can go into the parking lot where I live if enough snow melts, or practice small movements on my patio, but I'm dying to get with a coworker and skate on the fresh addition to the parking lot at work. Weather is my only real problem, we're not populated enough in Montana to keep people from being outdoors.

@@danielleoren1828 I feel you on the foot size being different. I would highly suggest making some adjustments to the shoe laces if you haven't already. When I first got my sure grips, for two weeks I had the traditional style lacing and one foot would always go numb. So, now I lace them up specifically for wide feet. It's not aesthetically pleasing but my goodness, my feet are so thankful lol

Well I have narrow feet actually. I've tried a lacing technique for the ankles and for just the toes and I don't like them. I'll try the wide feet one just in case, not like I'm doing so much on them that I'll fall on my 5 foot patio.

@@Smokindolores , how do you lace them up differently for wide feet? I have wide feet, too. I got the Sure Grip Fame skates.

I get all my gear at my local skate shop (they do ship nationwide) at www.medusaskates.com/ They are so awesome. Their phone number is textable, and I always call/text/email ahead of time before I make a purchase and they are so nice to let me know what's in stock and what may not be in stock. They are LEGIT the best company I have ever purchased skate stuff from. When I order, I always get my stuff shipped to me within that same week! I hope they're able to serve your skate needs! Toe Caps: www.medusaskates.com/Riedell-Toe-Caps-p/c42.htm (you can always go a less expensive route and get the toe straps but in my experience, these tend to shift around so I prefer the caps. Toe Stops: www.medusaskates.com/grindstone-heartstoppers-p/gss1.htm They have them available in long and short stems. Long would be something I recommend for beginners since they are a little closer to the ground and it doesnt take much to tippy toe to stop yourself and short stems of course would be used for people who prefer more space from the ground. From other reviewers, some people prefer the short stems specifically on the heart stoppers because the footprint of the toe stop itself is fairly large, so some people have said that having a longer stem, the toe stop sometimes gets in the way of regular skating and they sometimes 'trip' on the toe stop. This can be fixed by screwing the toe stop up so its shorter and closer to the boot, but you can only screw the long stem toe stop up so high before it starts to lift the boot away from the nylon plate. I hope this helps and feel free to ask any questions you may have!!!!

I would most definitely recommend this to a newbie skater! The bearings on these skates are perfect for a new skater because they wont roll as fast or feel as slippery. I've been skating for a while now and when I received these, I immediately upgraded my bearings for some Redz bearings and I kept the original ones as backup. The boot has a nice stiffness for beginners (some advance skaters might feel as though its too stiff and needs a brake in session before you can really enjoy them) and its a great set up to learn and practice with. Not to mention, its an absolutely beautiful boot!

Hey! Sorry for the late response but I just measured my foot and it measured (tip of big toe to back of heel) exactly 10 in which is 254 mm. I hope this help! (also if it helps, I traced my foot on a piece of paper and measured that way)

I received mine in early August and have skated on them almost daily. To me, there was absolutely no break-in period. Love them!

Unfortunately, I haven't been able to do a solid skate in them yet due to this semesters classes filling up my schedule BUT (don't judge me) I wear them consistently at my desk while I study (they give me good vibes lol) and wear them around the house while getting coffee and snacks and JUST by wearing them like that and switching up the lacing to accommodate my wide foot (and occasionally bending the ankle area with my elbows while I watch netflix), they are feeling SOOO good. At this rate, I would say little to no break in period and by the time I do take them out for a spin, they will be A1 sauce. I will def come back to this comment though after I take them a few spins.

@@kkor1462 How is the leather feeling now after almost 4 months of skating? Some moxis that I've seen look as though after the break in period, there is no general stiffness in the ankle area so I was wondering if you feel its a similar process for boardwalks.

They are but in comparison to the moxis, I actually saved money buying the suregrips which left me with some extra cash to buy some different colored laces and bearing cleaner! :D