Advice on Boots

[danamartens]

Adult skater here I've been in Edea Concertos ( 265 C) for a decade now and love the comfort but need more side stability in the ankle specifically on toe jumps as I get older and have been fitted and tried several different boots with disastrous results. Wondering if anyone has a fit advice. My current1 fitter has been great at not charging me and exchanging the latter couple but I really do not want to keep trying and trying more boots on the ice here.

Auras 265 C- LOVED them but my heel moved up and down. Had them remolded and heel squeezed several times didnt work. Dealer was not willing to order in narrower size and refunded my $$ and I went to a different fitter for the next 3.....who does not do Aura

Risport rf1 265B- toe box height was way too tall could not skate in them. But loved the fit

Risport rf 1 size 260 B- toes were slamming on end of boot.

Jackson 5300 size 8W- toes are at end but better than rf1 however feels like there is very little support in ankle. I can bend my ankle quite a bit in them after 5 hrs of skating.

Any expierince and advice on maybe what to think about next would be appreciated thx!

 

[Diana Delafield]

Adult skater here I've been in Edea Concertos ( 265 C) for a decade now and love the comfort but need more side stability in the ankle specifically on toe jumps as I get older and have been fitted and tried several different boots with disastrous results. Wondering if anyone has a fit advice. My current1 fitter has been great at not charging me and exchanging the latter couple but I really do not want to keep trying and trying more boots on the ice here.

Auras 265 C- LOVED them but my heel moved up and down. Had them remolded and heel squeezed several times didnt work. Dealer was not willing to order in narrower size and refunded my $$ and I went to a different fitter for the next 3.....who does not do Aura

Risport rf1 265B- toe box height was way too tall could not skate in them. But loved the fit

Risport rf 1 size 260 B- toes were slamming on end of boot.

Jackson 5300 size 8W- toes are at end but better than rf1 however feels like there is very little support in ankle. I can bend my ankle quite a bit in them after 5 hrs of skating.

Any expierince and advice on maybe what to think about next would be appreciated thx!

Hello ! Give us a description of your foot shape (Egyptian, Greek, etc.) and height of arches, and your height and weight, and that will give us some idea to work with as to a recommended boot. What is your technical level? Advanced presumably, since you were using Risport RF1s. What jumps do you do? Triples? How many hours a week do you skate?

Once we have a clearer mental picture of you and your feet, it will be easier to know what to recommend.

 

[tstop4me]

Adult skater here I've been in Edea Concertos ( 265 C) for a decade now and love the comfort but need more side stability in the ankle specifically on toe jumps as I get older and have been fitted and tried several different boots with disastrous results.

In addition to the info asked for in Diana's post, I'll also ask an obvious question: since the Edea Concertos worked so well for you, why didn't you at least try one of the stiffer Edea models (Ice Flys or Pianos)?

 

[danamartens]

In addition to the info asked for in Diana's post, I'll also ask an obvious question: since the Edea Concertos worked so well for you, why didn't you at least try one of the stiffer Edea models (Ice Flys or Pianos)?

I was looking for a boot with a more traditional feel as far as lateral ankle stability. I found the concertos had too much room to move-in the upper ankle laterally especially on toe jumps where I did twist my ankle the odd time and luckily didn't injure it.

Does the piano have more lateral ankle support? I tried the ice fly once and it killed my feet to skate in and I hated the feel of the lining even thru tights.

I am a Greek foot. With a 9.4 inch ball 26 inch legnth foot. Mid arch. Traditionally have had issues with heel slippage. I am 5'8 and a muscular and curvey adult skater......roughly 190lbs. I am doing up to able sow skating 2.5 hrs a week. I have always been hard on skates even when I was younger and lighter hence the upper boots.

I was also curious if a 265A in the RF1 would work since I found the toe box too high ( meaning the fore foot did not securely wrap around my forefoot) in the 265B but found the 260B good for toe hight but too short?

Also was considering the royal pro since it had a tighter toe box in the 265B but I'm concerned that it may be just like the edea which gives you tons of "play" in the upper ankle.

 

[Ic3Rabbit]

I was looking for a boot with a more traditional feel as far as lateral ankle stability. I found the concertos had too much room to move-in the upper ankle laterally especially on toe jumps where I did twist my ankle the odd time and luckily didn't injure it.

Does the piano have more lateral ankle support? I tried the ice fly once and it killed my feet to skate in and I hated the feel of the lining even thru tights.

I am a Greek foot. With a 9.4 inch ball 26 inch legnth foot. Mid arch. Traditionally have had issues with heel slippage. I am 5'8 and a muscular and curvey adult skater......roughly 190lbs. I am doing up to able sow skating 2.5 hrs a week. I have always been hard on skates even when I was younger and lighter hence the upper boots.

I was also curious if a 265A in the RF1 would work since I found the toe box too high ( meaning the fore foot did not securely wrap around my forefoot) in the 265B but found the 260B good for toe hight but too short?

Also was considering the royal pro since it had a tighter toe box in the 265B but I'm concerned that it may be just like the edea which gives you tons of "play" in the upper ankle.

My suggestion for you would be RF1 Risport. Stay away from the Royal line due to being too much like Edea. You could also look at the Graf Edmonton Special.

 

[IceM]

If you loved the RF1 fit, then that seems like your best bet.

The toebox will settle a little as you lace them and skate, and it's a small and easy issue to fix with some molding if necessary, or even just using different lacing, unlike a bad heel area.