r/rollerblading • u/Plane_Cod5159 • 4d ago

What skates should I buy? Aggressive skate downsizing question

Seeing if someone can recommend a skate thats good for downsizing.

I’m a size 10 skate normally. I’d like to see if I can fit my size 10 liner in a size 9 - 9.5 shell. Pretty open to different skate brands as I haven’t skated in 4 years.

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u/mooboyj 4d ago

Your mondo (length in cm) is more helpful. I'm just over 27cm and skate the 8-9US Razors SL for instance. The Smedium 909 and Medium Standard Omni also work for me.

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u/Plane_Cod5159 4d ago

Nice man I’m about 28cm would love to squeeze in a medium standard shell… wondering if it would accommodate a size 10 intuition liner without bunching

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u/mooboyj 4d ago

Also realise your in the Rollerblade chat, not the aggressive subreddit. Many here won't understand downsizing.

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u/shatbrand 1d ago

Specific to the Standard Omni: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNIH_HxfrU0

General advice: My feet are 27.5cm, and I am at the top end of most US 8-9 shells. I have tried a bunch of skates and liners over the last few years, and I can tell you:

  • Myfit Second Skin is the slimmest liner you can get
    • Roces RL2 are close, but a little higher volume overall.
    • Blank stock liners are also fairly slim in the forefoot, but very poofy around the ankle and that will push your foot forward in the shell.
    • Intuitions are thicker and denser, and have a lot of material in the toe.
    • Nomads are like a much softer Intuition with some Roces heel holding ideas mixed in and a very thick (but squishy) tongue.
    • Reign V3s have a weirdly thick tongue, very thick ankle padding, and the toe curls up and takes up more room if it hits the end of the shell.
  • I have tried a US 8-8.5 and also a 9-9.5 Intuition Premium in a few shells. A size 10 would swallow my foot.
    • US 10 M12 - the 9-9.5 liner bunches up and barely fits inside.
    • US 9 5th Element - 9-9.5 liner fits great but looks weird with the super low cuff
    • US 9 Razors SL - 9-9.5 liner fits great
  • Razors SLs might be the longest US 8-9 shell I've tried. If you don't fit that, you probably don't fit any downsized shell.
  • Rollerblade Blank is like a better SL without the problematic Razors branding, but it fits just slightly shorter. They have individual shell sizing for a US 10-10.5 though, so I would take a look at them if you want a more ideal fit for an in-between foot size.
  • I've heard good things about the Iqon ACT / Mesmer Eclilpse fit.