IMPROVING YOUR FIT & PERFORMANCE // DOWNSIZING

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Ай бұрын

In this video, Ivo goes through the process of finding the perfect size skate for you.
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@jrgdiaz Ай бұрын

We lose a lot of beginner skaters because this information is either hard to find or brands and even some shops straight out hide it to just mindlessly sell their inventory quick. I went through 4 pairs of skates before I discovered how a perfect fitting skate feels like, not everyone has that kind of patience.

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

I totally agree. This is so fundemental.

@StreetBladerBloke Ай бұрын

So true

@coachandresc3066 Ай бұрын

I needed this video 2 weeks ago! I already bought some skates (RB Crossfire) and found out while skating that it was too big. I am trying to return it. I hope to buy something from you soon. Thanks for your videos that have helped me a lot. Greeting from Zürich

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Great to hear!

@hyphydan Ай бұрын

I have a pair of FR1 Deluxe in the 41 size/8.5-9.0, but the Size 7 shell size is a bit small for my 265ish mm foot. I found the measured foot sizes on FR size charts to be pretty accurate.

@FabiusPyromanus Ай бұрын

Looking forward to the video about the shell width! Such a frustrating topic for us with wide feet.

@Neosublimation Ай бұрын

Yeah, I just did the experiment about trying on the hard boot without liner. I got lots of space in length, but the hard boot alone fits my width with hardly any clearance. I guess I just need to keep the cuffs tight to deal with the front space.

@doctorgonzo7777 Ай бұрын

Fr skates, fr neo skates, rollerblade cruiser, rollerblade lightning, seba cj2. That's all the ones that i know off the top of my head that fit wide feet.

@blobeyeordie Ай бұрын

Same, I have some UFR skates that are just incredibly narrow and unwearable with the stock chunky liners on my feet. I bought some slimmer Myfit liners that helped some, but the shell is still too narrow and I just get hot spots and blisters. So I took my heat gun to them and stretched the crap out of the toe box and that seems to be my best effort thus far. Sometimes I feel like people have tiny Barbie feet to fit in skates.

@rayth217 Ай бұрын

Same, I’m an 11 EE in US sizes (28cm with a 11cm toe box) and the Them 909s are the only skate I’ve found that are not pure pain.

@FabiusPyromanus Ай бұрын

@@doctorgonzo7777 Thanks for sharing. - But I've skated the FR1 (41-42EU) for a long time. It wasn't wide enough for me. - The Powerslide Next (42-43) was to narrow. - Been skating the Them 908 Medium (42-43) with a Intuition V2 Medium (41-42) and it's bearable, but still not quite wide enough. Plus got super annoyed at looking at the wasted space in the front of my toes. - Recently got a pair of USD Carbon Free (42) and even without the insole it's not wide enough. The Roces 5th Element looks to be the widest boot on the market. I might try that next.

@TheRatera Күн бұрын

Im Brazilian and here traxart is a very popular skate company. I have the "traxart green" rollerblade. The liner fits tight and perfect, but the shell is 3 fingers bigger than my feet! I aways felt the skate was way too heavy, now I know the reason. The shell is too big, and the liner they made for these has really thick cushion on the cuff area, making both buckle straps close really tight. I regret not knowing about this before buying...

@freshasadaisy4782 Ай бұрын

For toe joint and toe nail health i recommend not to squeeze your toes into the toe box. We all know how damaged female feet are if women have chosen too small pumps.

@pablosskates7067 Ай бұрын

Is it really the same though. Most skates are the shape of human feet, whereas women’s high heels are triangular at the front.

@freshasadaisy4782 Ай бұрын

@@pablosskates7067 wrong. Skates are never shaped like feet. Look at the feet and toes of professional skaters in hockey, figure, speed, freestyle, slalom a.s.o They all wear too tight skates for performance reasons and many of them have deformed toes.

@jakepapa6516 15 сағат бұрын

Health isn't about aesthetics. Never seen someone hobbled from tight inlines.

@XtremeDrake Ай бұрын

I'm somewhat a beginner skater. Made a mistake on my first pair of skates buying upsized. My normal shoe size is 41 and the shell is for 43/44. The only reason at first I felt it was ok was that the liner was thick and it fits comfortably, which I realized after a few skating sessions that its too big and felt like I'm skating in "clown shoes". Now on my second pair of skates, I bought a size 41/42 skates. Now even though it's better, without the liner it's got 2 fingers space. I feel like I should downsize.. Maybe for my next pair of skates.

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Glad we could help here! too bad it was a bit too late

@Martz604 Ай бұрын

Super appreciate all the very in depth videos you guys make. Absolutely critical information for people to have the best skating experience possible!

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Our pleasure!

@Foxmizou Ай бұрын

Best video about sizes and downsize, really pay attention to this guy, probably is the best helping you to improve your skate im 10 years experienced pro roller if i know this at the beginning I preciated a lot ❤

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@filipivan5125 Ай бұрын

12:40 real life advice for boys 😂 Jokes aside, I wish this video was around when I got my 1st skates in 2021.

@markthompson1439 Ай бұрын

I recently got into rollerblading and absolutely love your channel! Such great information here! I live in the UK but plan to visit Amsterdam later this year and would love to pop in for a Friday evening run :)

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Go for it! see you soon!

@vincearredondo Ай бұрын

This is a great video. So when I try to tight the laces the most I can, my feet get numb, and then I need to back up a little bit. I got a Twister XT and I was using the insert to make them tighter, replace the insole with a superfeet and then they were too tight. I remove the insert and it feels way better, but still my heel gets numb. I am using Intuition V2 with it. Any advice? Thanks!

@guy9360 Ай бұрын

My left foot was usually fine, but I could never get my right foot tight enough. After checking without the liner it was clear my boots are actually too big. However, I put the soles of my running shoes in, tightened the laces a bit and now they fit really well now. Huge difference. Does not feel lose at all anymore and it skates much better, I can get them as tight as I want now.

@EugeneMaynard Ай бұрын

Great tips! If I did not like Sweden so much, your shop would tempt me to stay a summer in Amsterdam!🤣 👍🏾🙏🏾 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪🇹🇹

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

thanks Eugene!

@gidipo 17 күн бұрын

Most Powerslide freeskates is not for wide bigger shaped ancles and feet - will recommend Seba or FR for those feet!

@JeffreyOller Ай бұрын

I am skating a Seba trix 2 which I think ended up being too big for me. I put an insole in it but in order to get it tight enough, I have to tighten the laces so tight that it squeezes my foot laterally so hard it's excruciating after about ten minutes and I have to loosen them. I'm concerned downsizing (or right-sizing) won't be better since my feet seem too wide but not tall enough. There is too much space at the toe as well. Any advice?

@DanceOfDawn Ай бұрын

I'll join you waiting for a reply on this one!

@JigokuHebi Ай бұрын

What would you do in case of overweight skaters? That the cuff in many can’t close Tbh I’ll have a bigger cuff installed but Frx a nice tight fit in 42 besides the back of the cuff the upper part, that’s not tight that kinda hurts without trying to lace it up with anything But those have fat fat liners. Then there is rollerblade lightning that new one. Without tightening anything it’s like a good fit,doesn’t hurt, like if you stuck your foot in a pillow, also size 42 The thing is, changing the thing to clasp the cuff will kill my warranty outright, while frx is only a change of the plastic 😅 Hard choices 😮

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

1) Install longer buckles 2) drill one new hole in the cuff and move the buckle forward 1.5cm 3) go to Amsterdam for a proper fitting when you want to have something that works for you 4) Most likely a V-cut will work best for your calf. you can also cut it yourself 5) loose weight

@redpandablood Ай бұрын

Unfortunately, the staff at my local skate shop didn't help me buy the right size of the shell, and I knew nothing about skates and skating back then. My Imperial shell is a size too big for me, thankfully with the Myfit Fat Boy liner and 2 insoles they work for regular fitness/urban skating just fine. With all the info from your videos and personal experience, I'll be able to buy skates in the right size next time. Thanks for all the hard work you put into making your videos!💙

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

good to hear that we were able to help out here!

@paiermen Ай бұрын

Just flew from Portugal to Amsterdam and your store was the perfect excuse to do it 😅 I tried some different skates and in the end the Roces M12 LO TEAM BUIO size 44 I think we're the perfect match (and I'm a 42 +) Let's see now when I put some ride on those how it will feel.

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Ah thats cool to hear man! Was good ahving you in the store. Enjoy the skates!

@CarwynEdwards Ай бұрын

The insight about avoiding smaller stock liners in dual sized shells has been really helpful! I have been comparing size 39 and 40 liners in the FR Neo 2 39-40 and can barely see or feel a difference between them, now I understand why. The question I'm pondering now is whether the 39-40 shell will be the right size when I eventually put an intuition liner in it in the future. FR haven't released their Neo 1 Intuition sizing yet, curious to see which shell they pair with which liner size.

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

glad we could help with that. Goodluck!

@CarwynEdwards Ай бұрын

Interestingly, my measured foot size is 24cm and the 39-40 shell (suitable for 24-24.5cm measured foot according to FR) is a very comfortable fit with the brand new stock liner, maybe a bit more wiggle at the calf than I would like. But, am aware they will loosen more and there's a bit over the 1 and a half fingers at the heel you mention in the shell with no liner. I'd say about 1cm width and 2cm length of space around my foot without liner. Which makes me think I could probably downsize with a thinner (intuition) liner. Smaller FR Neo 2 and the Neo 1 Intuition due at the end of the month. What does this all mean? I think your video is absolutely spot on for my case. It begs the question as to whether shells and liners should be sold separately?

@CarwynEdwards Ай бұрын

@@AreyaEtoli I think the stock liners would be too tight for me in the 36-38 as I struggled to get into the 39-40. The 39 liner is a perfect fit out of the box, but have no idea if it would squeeze into the 36-38 shell. I have wider feet so the width feels nice, this is the main thing I'm worried about in the smaller shell. Toe box has lots of room and at least with liner the instep is very supported. LocoSkates in the UK did a video that shows being able to downsize when using an intuition liner, hence I'm very tempted to wait for the Neo 1 and see what the official sizing says from FR. Weight wise I was surprised how heavy they are. The base of the dual shell is rock solid, while the upper is very flexible, like this a lot. I suspect it's the cast frame on the Neo 2's, again the Neo 1 switches to extruded which I suspect will help. I was planning to upgrade to intuition later not from the start, but I suspect the shell size I would need will be different. A real pain this sizing lark as the closest physical shop to me that stocks decent skates is over 4 hours away.

@CarwynEdwards Ай бұрын

@@AreyaEtoli I thought they would feel heavy when I picked them up, but on the feet they are fine. Solid and planted feel at the base. I think what I'm feeling is mainly the usual issue with stock liners being too squishy (my current skates have harder than usual foam). The Neo Dual boot itself is stunning.

@nirodha7028 Ай бұрын

Will the arch assist of a superfeet insole essentially shorten my feet marginally inside the skate? Higher arch but shorter overal length of ‘relaxed’ foot? I am asking because my feet at relatively flat and I could do with a couple of mm less length for more comfort. I have faction tactical size 46 (305 mm inside shell length with the US size 12 stock liner)… I love the width of the liner and puffiness at the top… Tried my Iqon prime liners and with those my toe no longer touches the front but the liner is too thin to fill the width of the skate and lock me in… Hence I would love to use an insole with a higher arch support to dial in the setup to perfection (if it works the way I envision)… what do you think? Will it work? I am also thinking the higher resulting arch on the top of my foot will make it easier for the laces to push my foot further back into the shell when properly tightened. Edit: just watched the rest of the video and you actually explain it works the way I hoped ^^

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

glad you found the answer! good luck with that.

@PonyTony365 27 күн бұрын

I've just bought myself a set of usd sway 57's and was thinking i bought the wrong size. I'm now wearing them round the house until i get out on them to break them in!😂

@ELUNIC0RNIO Ай бұрын

i want 5th element yuto gotos but for some reason i cant find my size. i am 27.3 cm so i sould be a 10 but everywhere i got 10 is missing or people have different sizes which i found confusing

@up7heavens 19 күн бұрын

got the fr1 size 45 today My foot Length: 28cm Width: 11cm the skates are too big (1cm from toe to inliner and at least 1,5 cm from inliner to shell). i ordered today size 44. keep you updated #1 update so i got the fr1 in size 44 - in my opionion there are still way too big like thisissoul said. I can fit 2 fingers with my feet in the shell and also when i try the skates with the liners i still got something around 1,5 cm place. Personally i dont think it's that bad for now but when the skates brake in it will be eventually too big. So i orded now the fr1 in sizes 42 and hopefully this will be the right sizes. eventually i will make a video of all 3 skates for u guys 2# so i got the fr in size 42 and it's just like in the video. my toes are touching the the front of the inliner and they are pretty tight. Unfortunately so tight that it kinda hurts my front toes because i have no space and feets are going numb. but i think they are right ones. between the inliner and shell i have at least 1 cm.

@PracticalPrimate Күн бұрын

How are they wearing in for you? Did you get the intuition liner or the normal? My foot has the same dimensions as yours and just ordered the 43, might be a bit big :/

@xxxxxNeMxxxxx Ай бұрын

I got the Powerslide Next and I have some trouble getting in/ out. When i'm in the skate though it feels okay and very responsive except for some pressure on the left ankle. I'm not sure if this would get better with heat molding/ breaking in the liners.Are they too tight/ should i get a differently shaped shell?

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

heatmolding the liner will help for sure. we can also boot fit the shell for you if you come to the store and make an appointment for that before you come. adding a butterfly wrap around the liner also helps taking off the ankle buckle and using our special lacing technique for the bottom laces also helps, then put a smaller piece of laces in the top holes to tighten those.

@TboneSloan 19 күн бұрын

@@Thisissoul What's a butterfly wrap? Very intriguing!

@DanceOfDawn Ай бұрын

Hello lovely bladies and thisissoul-team, thanks a lot for this really informative and crisis-inducing video! :D i have just concluded (after feeling it for a couple of weeks of somewhat intense skating) that my seba e3s are one solid size too big. now i am torn between getting another pair a size smaller or stuffing the skates i have into oblivion and beyond. to be honest i don't feel like doing the latter, since I'd like my power to be translated to the wheels and not lost in an eternity of padding. do you guys know of a direct way of exchanging or selling/buying used skates? if i get a fitting (new) pair, I'd probably like to sell my larger ones. any resources on that? is there maybe a service, that refurbishes skates? thanks in advance 🙏🏻

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

There is no channel for know other than the websites like ebay that you already know. Hope you find the right skate and I am glad we could help with that.

@Va1shnav 28 күн бұрын

Are the Wizard Base Intuition liners as thin, if not, thinner than MyFit Second Skin liners? Or a bit thicker?

@Thisissoul 28 күн бұрын

the base liners are the thinnest liners on the market

@alan213586 Ай бұрын

We may have inspired this video or maybe this was in the pipeline already (myself and girlfriend got the chance to be in amsterdam over the weekend 😄and got the chance to try on skates for the girlfriend; next pair will definitely be gotten from thisissoul!) For the 8:11 part of the video, for any other wide footed people as a wide feet anomaly (roughly ~245x105mm flippers for reference): You can't beat going into the shop but from personal experience and reddit browsing; I think the Rollerblade RB for freeskate and Roces 5th elements for aggressive are probably one of the best wide feet choices My only personal regret would be following the mondopoint too closely; currently I'm using an EU40/UK6 5th Element Shell with a RL2 medium liner for a pretty good fit. When the Aeon V2 comes out hopefully next year I might be able to justify another pair and try the EU42 shell (EU40 even with a second skin liner was slighly too cramped but useable)

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

cool that you came to the shop! the RB Cruiser for allround skating and the 5th element for wide foot is for sure a good advice to people

@klerkusmaximus 23 сағат бұрын

I have a question for FR iGors. When I wanted some premium slalom skate like the HC Evo Pros I ordered them in EU46 (which have a 296 mondopoint suggestions). I touched the toebox with my 2nd toe where it really hurt so I returned them. That's why I ordered the iGors in EU47 (suggested MP is 30). My feet measured 303mm with MyFit socks (since I skate in them). But after a while and my slalom skills advanced a bit aswell the skate feels a bit too loose. Looking at FR size chart for the iGors the EU47 is for 30,5cm measured feet, and EU46 for 30cm measured feet that suggests a MP of 29.5. Did I make the right choice with EU47 though? I did my reasoning due to MP 29.6 for PS HC Evo Pros being too short. I did counter some wobbling or loose feel by using waxed laces. I would try them in EU46 but ordering them just to return them either way to time wasting (climate unfriendly aswell). There is no shop at all for not only such high-end models for mid-levels aswell. Only shop is Decathlon.

@Thisissoul 13 сағат бұрын

you are always welcome in Amsterdam to try all of them out. The only way to truely know is to have them on your foot. Those EU and MP sizes always will be a gamble and they are not translateble from foot to foot and from skate to skate.

@klerkusmaximus 12 сағат бұрын

@@Thisissoul Thanks for clarification and the invitation. I live in Germany so it won't be sooner or later. Every good shop is around 300 to 600km away from my honetown :(. I play with the mind opening a shop to be honest. But my city is skating unfriendly so this is just a playful thought out of frustration.

@user-lo5ol6xu6g 19 күн бұрын

Can you help me please! 24 cm foot and I really like rollerblade rb cruiser w) but the only one shop is in about 87 km!!! So I have to buy it only in online shop! Which size I should buy?)) now I use fila fitness but it's really not good for urban)))

@ghostoflimar 17 күн бұрын

Get size EU 39 -UK 6 -US 7 keep in mind the liner breaks in after few sessions if it feels too tight in the beginning. You can also play around by wearing thin or thicker socks. Hope this helps! Happy blading xx

@TheNevenem Ай бұрын

My foot is 28,5 cm. It is really annoying to skate with yahts on my feets.

@Rafaelinux Ай бұрын

I scoured through your website for a bit but was unable to find a centralized "internal shell length" table as stated in the video? Is it really there?

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

we are working on integrating it on our website better. You can find it here for now kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gtZyhbd2p82yo4k.html

@Ka17788 Ай бұрын

For FR1 stock liners and 266/264 mm feet, width: 10.5/10.6mm, the 40 Eu size should work right? I know it gonna be unbearable the first several sessions!??? Thank you for all the info you provide...

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Width wise I would not know for sure. Length wise it will be very tight in the beginning, maybe you can put an old liner in it. With an intuition liner that shell would be great for sure.

@Ka17788 Ай бұрын

@@Thisissoul ok many thanks

@doctorgonzo7777 Ай бұрын

It will be too small in my personal experience. My feet are 250/255mm and width like 103mm and size 40 was too small for me.

@freshasadaisy4782 Ай бұрын

I have the same foot length 264mm and i assure you shell size 40 is not the right size for you. Do not buy size 40, they are 100% too short!

@Ka17788 Ай бұрын

@@doctorgonzo7777 I see thanks

@vincentc2466 21 күн бұрын

How do you feel about heel shock absorber that comes velcro'd to intuition premiums heel? Hurts performance?

@Thisissoul 20 күн бұрын

I would say it hurts performance yes, better to replace it with an intuition insole for performance. more info here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nJt3i8ZqxrWXpqM.html

@vincentc2466 20 күн бұрын

@@Thisissoul thanks!!

@vincentc2466 6 күн бұрын

@@Thisissoul Do you happen to know what size intuition shim fit a 42-43 FR1 deluxe? I'm thinking classic size us9 but not sure. They have "classic" M27/US9 "classic" M28/US10, "refined" M27-27.5/US9-9.5, "refined" M28-28.5/US10-10.5

@vincentc2466 11 сағат бұрын

Fyi for anyone else looking... classic 9 fits my FR1s size 9.5/10. Classic 10 fits my FR2s size 10.5. No trimming required. They really improved the fit of the boot for me and are comfortable. Thanks Ivo

@sadshyguygaming125 Ай бұрын

But how tight is too tight? If I am getting pain then it's probably too tight? I have some extra length but the width is a bit tight. Sometimes my toes and ankle feel compressed. I get cramped pain on my big toe and pinky toe. I usually wear my skates somewhat loose for this reason. If I try to buckle up tight my ankle feels really tight or compressed. I intentionally bought a wider fitting skate because I knew I have wide feet. But it doesn't seem to be wide enough. One day I thought are skates not meant to be buckled up tight. So I tried doing so instead of wearing them as loose as I normally do. My legs and ankles around the buckles were sore for more than a week. I maybe tightened the buckles too much and didn't tighten the laces enough. Regardless thank you for the information! It really helped me better understand how skates fit. And hopefully from now on I can have a good fitted skate.

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

Glad we could help! Pain is for sure the liner you should not cross.

@avandurion Күн бұрын

I don't get it he says superfeet insoles add to length I. One section of vide and in another it substracts from it🤷‍♂️ the way I see it math would suggest that it would add to length since you add to Haight. Can someone elaborate?

@Thisissoul Күн бұрын

it shortends the foot and makes it higher as wel 1) if your skate is too big at the top, it helps to fill up the space at the top 2) if your skate is too short in the front, it helps by shortening the foot

@Arda06ful Ай бұрын

Hello you guys shipping to Germany ???

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

ofcourse!

@calebpan1505 Ай бұрын

Please please please tell the brands to also do width sizing. It's really awful how none of the brands put out their width and ankle volume measurements.

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

We are always pushing the brands to be better in those regards. However, even if all the brand would do it then it would also a matter of how good you can compare these numbers.

@aleksandrfomin1242 Ай бұрын

rollerblade 42-45 with liner 43. It's terrible

@SuuzieQ Ай бұрын

My toes go numb after a while, so that's not good lol

@Thisissoul Ай бұрын

More pressure on the top of your foot will relieve pressure from your ties. -Tighten the laces more -bend your ankle more. put your knee over toe -close your buckle(s) better