Standard Omni - a potentially great skate with some teething issues

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3 ай бұрын

Standard Skate Co officially released the Omni skate in 2024 and over the past month or two it has been appearing in skate shops across the world. The brand is owned by Lawrence Ingraham and the team consists of Stefan Brandow, Yandriel Silverio and Brian Weis.
I have been skating the Standard Omni for the past few weeks in various setups, using different heel pad configurations, experimenting with different frames, and in this video I discuss everything I enjoyed about the new boot from Standard Skate Co and the aspects that I would like to see addressed in future releases.
I skated the size large Omni shell with a size large Intuition V2 Liner. I am a size 10UK shoe and I have previously skated size 9.5UK skates in the USD Sway and USD Aeon, and the size medium Them 909 with a size large intuition V2 liner.
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@jumboblading 3 ай бұрын

This is by far the best, most fair, most accurate review of this skate.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

Jumboooooooooooooo

@BraveCustoms 3 ай бұрын

Great review. Seems like if you have a 275mp and a somewhat wide foot, these will not be roomy enough in the toebox. I've noticed several reviewers having this same issue. Some skates have an issue with hardware bits being sharp or sticking out a little bit. My main go to is to tape over the hardware parts that are sharp with electric tape. You can use craft foam plus the e-tape for parts that stick out more. This will protect your liners. I did this with my Factions. The inner cuff screws are very sharp. I didn't want my liners getting cut up or my hands when removing the liner. E-tape worked perfectly. I use Uline electric tape. Its sturdy and will not slide off in the heat, which is what cheap electric tape will do. Hope this info helps anyone out there, especially my fellow Faction-eers.

@jerusunum8160 3 ай бұрын

Back Savannah both ways !

@bastianfloride6066 3 ай бұрын

Nice edit. Great review. Phenomenal skating!

@grannynigel 3 ай бұрын

Great review. I picked up the Omni small shell and run a Reign V3 liner in a size 6.5 UK. I’m a 255mm mondo. I need to run both heel pads to get enough toe room, and I had to heat mould twice to stop the heel pinching. I still get a little bit of ankle pain after long sessions. However - to skate, I absolutely love them. They feel incredibly solid and supportive. Great sound on grinds and drops. Slide great for me. I’m just getting back into skating after a 12 year hiatus, and these skates have been superb to me so far. Royales feel solid and I was getting topsides on ledges after a couple of sessions. I need to skate them more to see what happens, but overall I completely agree with your review! Great launch product for a new brand, let’s see where they are in a year…

@cal_baker 3 ай бұрын

Dave dropping full sponsor me tapes every other week, here for it

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

And yet you keep ignoring me. Put me in the game, coach!

@jonathanhughes5876 3 ай бұрын

A very fair review... I think many people, myself included, had an emotional connection to the Omni even before it was released. Law was so open with the r&d that you felt involved. I'm hoping I can skate and enjoy them and the don't end up on the naughty shelf with my Brutale's. Both cuffs, as you highlight, cause similar pain through the rigidity.

@NoBuddyz 3 ай бұрын

I definitely want to skate a pair now!!!

@RobKellett 3 ай бұрын

Great review and amazing skating as always my g! 🙌❤️

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

No kisses? FINE THEN!

@abilaboul 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this very honest review! Totally agree about cuff stiffness. About fitting, I had the invert problem: I began with my skinny boy liners (bought shell only), boot length is perfect for me but my narrow feet were literally swimming sidway and up/down in the front of the boot. And worst, like other people, I had horrible ankle pain near the last eyelet. Since I swap to fatboy liner (think is the same with crowns) + myfit footies donut ankle protection, no more issue. The fitting on the front is perfect and the thickness of the fatboys "cuff" allow me to ride with a very loose buckle tightening and bend easily on royals. I was very circumspect at the beginning with this skates. Now I love them! If this comment can help narrow feet people like me...

@stefanreinprecht22 3 ай бұрын

Great review and amazing skating 🤝🏼

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

Babe, you’re making me blush.

@Stoitism 3 ай бұрын

Standard could bring out bolted cuffs and sell cuffs with different durometer options for the next iteration of the omni perhaps? Its something i'd love to see a company do. Cuffs are almost always too stiff for me, which I why I skate Shadows right now.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

This is one of the one cuffs I’ve found too hard. On the other end of the scale, I find the Roces ones too soft.

@Stoitism 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading I tried some Factions last week and they blew me away. Perfect fit, impressive stock liner and though the cuff was stiffer than my shadows it wasn't THAT much stiffer. Definitely a skate I could see myself buying one day. Bloody expensive though!

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

@@Stoitism the new white ones look really good

@Stoitism 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading Those were the ones I tried haha. They look even better irl. And so lightweight too. That was a bit of a shock actually lol

@juancsmix 3 ай бұрын

The cuff situation should be an obligatory fix. Sell soft cuffs pleeaaase!!!

@mr.rodriguez5099 3 ай бұрын

Great review honestly

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@17BKS 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for mentioning that bolt/liner thing-checked and noticed the outside of my Intuitions getting a bit roughed up😮. Anyway I like them ok so far-just have to get the heel height right. I have both Standard ones in there, but I am gonna go Full Send again and put the Intuition one back in as well. Whether the cuff is stiffer or not, I can make do…maybe I’m not doing royales proper, but I’ve grooved in my backslide and frames quite a bit to make it work, and I’m optimistic the cuff will soften in time. Like you said though, it’s not a crazy investment to just get the shell only, so not a lot lost if I have to go back to 909s.

@wingdingdmetrius8025 3 ай бұрын

among your best videos

@AitchBlock 3 ай бұрын

Not sure if you tried it, but it's easier to stretch out the boot without the soul plate attached. This has worked for me on other skates, I haven't tested it on the Omni.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

Heat moulding them three times was enough for me. I really don’t enjoy modifying skates at all!

@Dnk328 3 ай бұрын

My suggestion is use the myfit 2nd skin. That liner is thinner than the intuition V2. I agree with the sizing. It’s a bit short. I am using size Large standard shell with intuition premium size 9-9.5 liner. They fit me great lengthwise (282 mondo). They fit about the same as the Them 909 shmedium. For the three shells (standard Large, them 909 shmedium, Roces 5th element size 8-9), they all are similar in length. So the Large standard shell should be size 9.5-10. Standard website said they are considering making a shell between Large and XL. Which will be great for ppl with size US 10.5-11 feet

@rollforever_85 2 ай бұрын

I also tried to squeeze into the large shell. Definitely wasn’t happening. Way too small for me 😅😅

@chinobean3555 Ай бұрын

If you're looking at a skate. Check and see if Dave did a review yet. Helped me with buying the sway 58s👍🏽💯

@dp9738 3 ай бұрын

You should try taking the intuitions velcro cuff off. Will give you a bit more room and probably won't make the skate quite as stiff

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

The cuff is off

@dp9738 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading 😭 dang, back to the sways lol

@chrischadwick1 3 ай бұрын

Great well rounded review. Wish i could fit my feet into these.... but 720p. Can we get an upgrade 😅

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

I like 720p

@chrischadwick1 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading It's a vibe 🤙but can we get 1080p?

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

@@chrischadwick1 I’ll have to consult my media team on this one

@chrischadwick1 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading look forward to hearing from them 😁Your smashing it btw man. Top quality content 👍

@anklesoncredentials 3 ай бұрын

if someone drilled out the cuff to replace it, Id love to see that video.

@webetterdrinkthisbeforeitg2530 3 ай бұрын

I did and replaced with a sway cuff. Pics are in the standard FB page

@josephlux9519 3 ай бұрын

I was able to remove the cuffs with a screw driver and pliers. The metal rivets are fairly easy to bend.

@RusPitman 3 ай бұрын

@@webetterdrinkthisbeforeitg2530verdict?

@pouringblue7 3 ай бұрын

You should try round 2 with the shoe stretcher. Perhaps a different brand of shoe stretcher. My right foot is also slightly bigger thn my left like yours. I made it work though. Try double stacking the standard shocks with no intuition shock absorber in. The intuition shock is super soft and imo not useful for anyone over 150 lbs. Since it's soft I think is also takes away responsiveness as well. Dead shock absorbers are a good option too to add on top of the standard ones. I use the dead L/XL Dead shocks in the small shell and that gave me more room in the toe. Thanks for the honest review. Hopefully you can get your hands on the softer cuff versions and do a review. Cheers bruv

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

I don’t like stacking heel pads. I don’t like my foot feeling high in the shell.

@pouringblue7 24 күн бұрын

The Dead heel pad is about the same thickness as the intuition heel pad. At first glance the intuition heel pad looks thicker, but it's a super squishy and soft so with our weight on it it becomes the same thickness or thinner then the Deads. The dead ones are more responsible and keeps it shape way better. Hope you find a great liner/shock absorbers combo soon

@wheelsceneblading 24 күн бұрын

@@pouringblue7 I gave up on them

@ShredCitySkatesKelvW 3 ай бұрын

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

@fred12345 3 ай бұрын

have you tried fixing the length by stacking the white and black heel pad? if its not too high of a heel raise it would give you a few more millimeters in length

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

I hate how that feels. I can't have multiple thick heel pads on top of each other.

@MattCamara_ 3 ай бұрын

I do like the Omni but I was more interested in your Monstera. It looks fantastic.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

Monstera?!

@MattCamara_ 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading Your plant haha

@cem293 3 ай бұрын

Are there any good links for heat setting? I have a pair of tight skates.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

Follow the one on the Standard Skate Co website. If that doesn’t work, do what I did and leave it in for a minute with the over on then switch off and leave it in there for the set amount of time. All the details are on Standard’s website.

@cem293 3 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@Peteskates 3 ай бұрын

How come you’ve not mentioned that you made a cut/removed the top lace hole in the review? Or was that done after filming? Assume it didn’t have the desired effect either way?

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

That was after and it was only to see how it felt out of pure curiosity. It didn’t affect the flex in any way.

@furykane 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelsceneblading did it impact the ankle pain issue? what about heel lift? i'm thinking about cutting the last hole, but i dont really like the idea of such modification (i already shaved the fins around the right ankle and put the boot twice in the oven which already way to much IMO). I may sell the boot and try the sway as a lot of people are saying good things on these boots (especially late version with "fixed" forward flex)

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

@@furykane I didn’t have any ankle pain in that skate

@Metallikakka 3 ай бұрын

There must be an issue with the plastic on the kizer buckles. I've broken three of those as well and all within a month or two.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

There’s nothing wrong with the plastic, it just shouldn’t be made of plastic in the first place

@Metallikakka 3 ай бұрын

Right, hopefully they'll fix the issue because the protection on those buckles works great@@wheelsceneblading

@kevincollins8620 3 ай бұрын

@@wheelscenebladingyou go Hella hard. Hence breaking buckles. I used to be good. I broke the buckles on my Rollerblade Box car in the 90s and later on st70 Salomon early 2000. I'm not good these days. Haven't broken a buckle. Decored plenty wheels though

@pouringblue7 3 ай бұрын

My friends kizer buckle exploded a month in using the weitzman skates. My issue was taking the buckle out the receiver. It's getting easier with time though. There isn't a natural curve to the buckle so it gets stuck in place in the receiver quite frequently

@cfronin 3 ай бұрын

Most generic/boring looking skate in my opinion.I feel exactly the same about the Thems. Mesmers, at least, have an interesting shape. I ride m12s which are very simple looking skates too, but they have the advantage of being very thin which gives them a great look.

@wheelsceneblading 3 ай бұрын

I like that it’s boring looking! I prefer my skates to blend in rather than stand out. Plus, you do have the option to jazz them up if you want to make them louder.