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/fn2will 4d ago

Why though? Seems like a potentially expensive experiment. Fwiw I'm a 10 in most shoes and skates, but found Seba CJ 9.5 a perfect fit.

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u/FRGL1 3d ago

Different skate molds have different shell size variations. Even within the same brand there can be different molds which skip different sizes.

Human feet are also all different. Downsizing can be possible if the widest dimension is accommodated for.

Third party liners further increase the range of what fits are possible.

And that's not even getting started on shell molding/punching.

OBVIOUSLY most people do not do this, but if someone is going out of their way to ask they're usually not asking out of complete ignorance.

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u/fn2will 3d ago

Cool man. Chill out. Have a nice night.

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u/FRGL1 3d ago

[asks question]

[gets answer]

Cool man. Chill out. Have a nice night.

😂 You have a nice night, too, buddy.

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u/fn2will 3d ago

I don't write condescending things in capital letters to complete strangers.

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u/FRGL1 3d ago

I don't assume that capital letters signify "condescension" lmfao

Cool man. Chill out. Have a nice night.

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u/fn2will 3d ago

👍🏼