Best inline skates according to redditors
We found 45 Reddit comments discussing the best inline skates. We ranked the 37 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 45 Reddit comments discussing the best inline skates. We ranked the 37 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
I recommend a hardboot skate like the Seba FRX or Rollerblade twister. Hardboot skates are more supportive and durable, and 80mm wheels are the standard choice for all around skating (larger speed skate wheels are harder to balance, and smaller trick style wheels are too slow for traveling). Both of those are solid beginner skate choices.
You can get one here for much cheaper.
Here are my first skates for a comparison:
https://www.amazon.com/Bladerunner-Rollerblade-Advantage-Womens-Fitness/dp/B073QNQFWT
Okay so,
Figuring out the sizing has been interesting lol. Being a size 11 foot sure as hell doesnt help.
- Has some cool reviews about it. Price is great. Color looks beautiful. Sizing ima have to go 1.5 bigger unless I find it else where. Looks very durable and comfortable, the vented boots is nice considering I live in the Nevada heat; any cooling helps! Comes with 85A Wheels, rail is removable and interchangeable with other styles/setups. $230. Available via Prime; so could return if the big size is a problem
- Believe this is a newer model then the F6, for $30 more with a similar style as the F6; and also has a raving
review; I would be wiling to test them out. beautiful design. Has my sizes. $250. Not prime eligible. So sizing
would have to hopefully be right.
- Seems to be built by a company that really put time and effort into the blades. Seems very well made. has a
great design. some cool color options to choose from. its the most expensive of all the setups at $279. (lol,
just realized the logo looked familiar, same company that made my boots. the dude they use on amazon
listing was same dude on my box for blades lol. was wondering what felt familiar about this item.). 85A
wheels. interchangeable setup. they have my "size" but they claim to run a bit small. and they dont have a
size bigger then what I would "need". This does look like a great setup. Not prime eligible.
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So these are the three options.
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What do we think fellas?
>My husband and I are trying to get back into skating regularly again.
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>We both got a pair of these: Epic Skates 125mm Engage 3-Wheel Inline Speed Skates
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>I'm in love with my pair, but his didn't quite work out. We ordered the size 13, and just a few hours did some lasting damage to his feet.
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>I'm not having any luck finding a local vendor to try on in person. Where do you buy your skates?
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>Anyone else have bear paws that need a different boot shape?
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>The size charts all mention length of the foot, but what about height?
Most skate sizing charts only mention length, with very few making mention of width-wise sizing (Powerslide and Razors being the only examples I can think of, off-hand), and there are none that I can think of that mention height/depth-wise sizing.
One plausible theory is derived from the statements here, that "90 percent of European shoe sizes don't come in multiple widths" and "Most European sized shoes only come in medium width", and that the same is likely generally true of skates - that is, that most skate boots (many of which use, or include, EU sizing information) are built to a more-or-less medium width.
(The same page also links to an article about extra depth shoes.)
I would recommend going to your nearest shoe store and asking to use their Brannock Device - that would get you his exact foot length and width (as well as arch length, which could be useful in selecting aftermarket footbeds/insoles, if needed).
Also, something to note is that a softboot skate will generally be more forgiving of any peculiarities in one's foot shape, so using a softboot skate (something like this, or this, or this) instead of a hardboot (like the skates mentioned in the opening post) might be a better fit for your husband's feet if he requires significantly greater-than-average height/depth (that is, more than can be gained by removing the footbed in the original skates, and/or waiting for the liner to compress & "break-in") and/or if there are any other peculiarities to the shape of his feet.
As far as potential vendors, that list includes (but is not limited to) Inline Warehouse, ProSkaters Place, InlineSkates(dot)Com, Shop Task, and Thuro Skate Shop.
Did you know that Ferrari makes inline skates? Neither did I! I cannot speak for their quality at all, but they are in your price range. They look good anyway.
Good point, I'll edit the original post.
They came with my Rollerblade Twister Pro. 80mm and hardness is 85A. Since this is an "urban" skate, I don't do much at the park but go fast. :)
https://www.amazon.com/Rollerblade-Twister-Limited-Urban-Skate/dp/B01831Y2MO
I was thinking of getting these Rollerblade Men's Nj Team Street Inline Skate, Black/White, Size 11.5 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0758YRFS5/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_.ez0Db7B2AFYV
The skates are the junior version, likely don't share much in common with the adult F6 aside from the removable liner.
They are excellent youth skates though.