How To Choose Your First Skates - What To Look For. 

Hi! Sounds awesome that you want to get back into inline skating! 😀 As it happens I do have some tips for you. coming from someone who wears a size 13 I might actually be able to help you with the shoesize. I think hardboots would be the best option from what you describe. If you are going to do jumps and so on, a soft boot might not be able to keep up in the long run. In terms of size, I can help you out abit. I'm a size 13 myself, and when I initially started skating 6 years ago I bought a pair of Next Arctic Gray 110 in size (EU 48-49) Initially they felt good, seemed like they were the right size. How ever once I had broken them in, the fit just became looser, and looser and I had to downsize to a (46-47) Which is smaller than my regular shoesize. My toes were initially a little curled, but after having broken them in, the fit was perfect. I think you go for a size (48-49) They might feel really tight in the beginning (It took me like 10-15 minutes just to get into my skates the first couple of times, which was like half of my lunch break), But over time it will get a lot better. What you can do with most of our liners is Heatmold them (at least you can with Powerslide liners since they are designed for it), that will go a long way towards telling you whether or it's the right size. It doesn't void the warrenty or your ability to return them. So if you do it and the skates still don't feel like they fit, you can still return them. I would for sure go for a hardboot, depending on your foot the Next and Zoom Pro (They come with trinity) are really good options. Thanks for the kind words, I hope this was useful. - Kasper

If you have weak ankles get a hard boot. If you plan on skating on rough surfaces then consider getting a skate with 100mm wheels. If you are interested in upgrading your skates at some point, get a skate with the ability to change frames, the most common frame mounts being trinity, ufs, and 165mm. But the most important tip is to make sure they fit - as small a size as possible without pain. They shouldn’t feel like roomy shoes like crocs or something 😂😂 Hope this helps the confusion!

Yes. It's a long story though. 😅 The Bit with frame length and 3 wheels vs 4 wheels wasn't in the original edit though. I added that in today.