What were the signs of your Edea boot breaking down?

[sk8dreamzzzz]

Hi Skaters,

After years of feeling like Cinderella, never finding a boot shape that didn't injure or contort my toes, I found a boot that actually fits well enough and is the right hardness - Edea Chorus. I've been skating in them for a year and started learning the loop jump around May this year. I think my landing boot is breaking down, but I'm honestly not sure.

I was getting heel lift and arch pain, like my arch was lifting and smashing against the sole. Then I found my litte tabs that I was given with the skate (they hook onto the hook on each side, underneath the tongue). I watched a video on how to use them and I now put the tabs on whenever the skates are off. That actually improved the heel lift, but my arch still feels weird. I can no longer do my freshly learned, baby loop jump, but it may also be because my coach has been away for a while and I may be doing it wrong.

What were your signs of Edea breaking down? I don't have a crease, but I do think the tongue is a little wrinkly. My other boot feels totally fine.

Thanks!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Hi Skaters,

After years of feeling like Cinderella, never finding a boot shape that didn't injure or contort my toes, I found a boot that actually fits well enough and is the right hardness - Edea Chorus. I've been skating in them for a year and started learning the loop jump around May this year. I think my landing boot is breaking down, but I'm honestly not sure.

I was getting heel lift and arch pain, like my arch was lifting and smashing against the sole. Then I found my litte tabs that I was given with the skate (they hook onto the hook on each side, underneath the tongue). I watched a video on how to use them and I now put the tabs on whenever the skates are off. That actually improved the heel lift, but my arch still feels weird. I can no longer do my freshly learned, baby loop jump, but it may also be because my coach has been away for a while and I may be doing it wrong.

What were your signs of Edea breaking down? I don't have a crease, but I do think the tongue is a little wrinkly. My other boot feels totally fine.

Thanks!

How often do you skate? How many hours per week? What is your height and weight? Did your heels fit tightly in the boot from the start, as they should?

Depending on whether they really were the best boot for your feet (toe shape? arch height?), and how many hours you've put in them, they probably are broken down by now. Please don't jump in them, for your own safety, until you can replace the boots and your coach returns. Where do you live? Someone can direct you to the nearest good skate shop where a professional fitter can determine if those were the right boots for your feet. Good luck!

 

[sk8dreamzzzz]

Hi @Diana Delafield,

I skate in the season (Nov-April) about 7-10 hrs per week and in the off-season 3 hours ice and about 3 hrs of artistic quad rollerskating per week. I’m 5’3, about 60kg.

I have very long toes. My little toe is almost the same length as the 4th toe, which has caused a lot of problems that take months to heal. I had been through many boots before trying edea on both my roller and ice skates. Here is a list of brands that didn’t work which I’ve tried:

Risport (2 ice models, 3 roller models),
Graf
Jackson (2 ice models)
Belati
Wifa

I have narrow heels and a narrow arch. My entire foot used to be narrow, but the front is slightly wider now. My arch is short and high. Until now, edea has been the only boot that fits this.

It took me a years to figure this out because the skate shop closest to me recommends risport over edea and bigger sizes instead of better fit. I am happy with edea and I have a good fitter who mainly does edea roller skates. I now order my ice boots there as well. I just don’t know when it is breaking down. I’ve always changed boots before they break down due to fit and pain.

What do you think?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Hi @Diana Delafield,

I skate in the season (Nov-April) about 7-10 hrs per week and in the off-season 3 hours ice and about 3 hrs of artistic quad rollerskating per week. I’m 5’3, about 60kg.

I have very long toes. My little toe is almost the same length as the 4th toe, which has caused a lot of problems that take months to heal. I had been through many boots before trying edea on both my roller and ice skates. Here is a list of brands that didn’t work which I’ve tried:

Risport (2 ice models, 3 roller models),
Graf
Jackson (2 ice models)
Belati
Wifa

I have narrow heels and a narrow arch. My entire foot used to be narrow, but the front is slightly wider now. My arch is short and high. Until now, edea has been the only boot that fits this.

It took me a years to figure this out because the skate shop closest to me recommends risport over edea and bigger sizes instead of better fit. I am happy with edea and I have a good fitter who mainly does edea roller skates. I now order my ice boots there as well. I just don’t know when it is breaking down. I’ve always changed boots before they break down due to fit and pain.

What do you think?

After a year, any boot worn by an adult skater is breaking down. I find the boots I use for quad artistic roller break down faster than the ones I use on ice, my theory being that I press harder to get edges with the heavier wheels. I may be wrong about the reason, just going by feel.

I can't advise about Edea boots, having never worn them. I have Egyptian toes, so sharply slanted the tip of the smallest toe is even with the base of the big toe. Otherwise my stats are the same as yours, but the shape of my foot makes Risport, Riedell and Graf right for me. Maybe someone else will jump in here who knows Edeas better than I do.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

Hi @Diana Delafield,

I skate in the season (Nov-April) about 7-10 hrs per week and in the off-season 3 hours ice and about 3 hrs of artistic quad rollerskating per week. I’m 5’3, about 60kg.

I have very long toes. My little toe is almost the same length as the 4th toe, which has caused a lot of problems that take months to heal. I had been through many boots before trying edea on both my roller and ice skates. Here is a list of brands that didn’t work which I’ve tried:

Risport (2 ice models, 3 roller models),
Graf
Jackson (2 ice models)
Belati
Wifa

I have narrow heels and a narrow arch. My entire foot used to be narrow, but the front is slightly wider now. My arch is short and high. Until now, edea has been the only boot that fits this.

It took me a years to figure this out because the skate shop closest to me recommends risport over edea and bigger sizes instead of better fit. I am happy with edea and I have a good fitter who mainly does edea roller skates. I now order my ice boots there as well. I just don’t know when it is breaking down. I’ve always changed boots before they break down due to fit and pain.

What do you think?

I would say look at Riedell, but we need to know info that @Diana Delafield asked in her first reply to you. It would also help us to know your foot type, arches: very high/high/normal/low/flat?, And where are you in this world b/c it helps with fitters and knowing what brands are carried in your area.

Thanks and good luck!

 

[sk8dreamzzzz]

Thank you all for your concern about boots, but I think there’s a misunderstanding here. I’m happy with my boots, they fit great until a few weeks ago. I’ve spent 7 years trying different brands and edea has made a massive difference for. I am also happy with my fitter even though he is a roller expert. I even already bought my next pair of the same chorus boot.

What I don’t know and am looking for help with is how long I should wait to switch my blade over to the new boot. I don’t know how to tell when edea boots have broken down beyond usability or how long edea typically lasts.

What have the signs of edea boots breaking down been for other people?

 

[Diana Delafield]

Thank you all for your concern about boots, but I think there’s a misunderstanding here. I’m happy with my boots, they fit great until a few weeks ago. I’ve spent 7 years trying different brands and edea has made a massive difference for. I am also happy with my fitter even though he is a roller expert. I even already bought my next pair of the same chorus boot.

What I don’t know and am looking for help with is how long I should wait to switch my blade over to the new boot. I don’t know how to tell when edea boots have broken down beyond usability or how long edea typically lasts.

What have the signs of edea boots breaking down been for other people?

Boot brands pretty much all break down at the same stress points. There may be some differences between synthetics and leather, but no brand has a distinctive pattern of wear. Boot life depends on your height/weight ratio, your technical level, how many hours per week you spend in your boots...all the details you were asked. You might develop a crease along the ankles, your heel might start slipping as the lining flattens, you might develop a painful spot as the heat of your foot alters the way your boot was molded when you first bought it. But there's nothing unique about how an Edea wears down with use.

 

[sk8dreamzzzz]

Boot brands pretty much all break down at the same stress points. There may be some differences between synthetics and leather, but no brand has a distinctive pattern of wear. Boot life depends on your height/weight ratio, your technical level, how many hours per week you spend in your boots...all the details you were asked. You might develop a crease along the ankles, your heel might start slipping as the lining flattens, you might develop a painful spot as the heat of your foot alters the way your boot was molded when you first bought it. But there's nothing unique about how an Edea wears down with use.

Thanks, Diana. Edea breaks down like regular boots? I've always heard/read otherwise. Their videos say you if you lace correctly, they will not develop a crease at the outer sides of the boot and that this only happens if the boot is the incorrect size or laced incorrectly. That's why I was wondering what to look for. I definitely don't have a side crease and if I can get more life out of them, I would be thrilled! At the same time, I don't want an injury...

The lining on one boot has flattened, yes, around the heel and mid foot. For a while, I thought it was my Bunga pad (which I only use on that foot). It was sort of slipping up my leg and I would have to unlace to pull it down again. I tried without and got sliced by the side of the tongue. I wish I didn't have to wear the Bunga pad, I think it would feel better, like my other foot. I tried a different Bunga pad and it was a little better, but using the lace tab helped a lot and the pad isn't sliding around as much anymore.

 

[Diana Delafield]

The list of breakdown points was general, not specific to any brand. As I said, I've never worn Edeas, which don't fit my foot shape. I asked around this morning at my club and the few Edea wearers said while the sides don't crease as quickly as other brands, the lining seems to rub away as fast or faster. I've never had to use Bunga pads, so can't advise you there either.

These were adult skaters doing at least doubles and some triples, so their boots' lifespans would be shorter than yours, about 6 months, they agreed. Have you contacted the company directly and asked them how often you should replace the boots (bearing in mind they want to make sales)? If I were you, I'd ask your skate technician about when to switch the blades. He's the one who sees your boot soles and knows more about their individual integrity than random strangers on a forum -- and GS leans more towards skating fans than actual skaters, although there are quite a few of us in the latter camp.

A random internet check says your boots seem to have a 70 stiffness rating, although a few sources disagree. My Risport RF1s, for instance, have a 90 stiffness and I replace them on average twice a year. (I use an extra pair of Riedells for quad artistic roller, which I don't do as often due to lack of available time in my club's wheel sports gym, and have a pair of Graf Edmonton boots on special order, due in January.) Although I'm a bit shorter than you and about 12 kgs lighter, I'm a pairs skater and am hard on boots between jumps, throws, and death spirals. They start to feel soft around 5 months and I'm back at my preferred shop ordering replacements then.

 

[sk8dreamzzzz]

My skate technician looked at the boot and said he's seen worse and he can't tell me if it's broken down because it depends on how I feel in them. After discussing with him longer, there's really no conclusion. He said some people develop a crease and that if you lace correctly, you don't develop a crease. So... ?

 

[tstop4me]

My skate technician looked at the boot and said he's seen worse and he can't tell me if it's broken down because it depends on how I feel in them. After discussing with him longer, there's really no conclusion. He said some people develop a crease and that if you lace correctly, you don't develop a crease. So... ?

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* Yes, this. Don't get too hung up on the question, "What constitutes break down in Edea boots?"

* Initially, the boots perform satisfactorily (according to your own personal criteria). At some point, the boots no longer perform satisfactorily (according to your own personal criteria). You can then try some quick fixes (e.g., new laces, new lacing pattern, new liners, ...). If the quick fixes work, then you're all set to go. If the quick fixes don't work, then it's time to replace the boots.