NEW SKATES, Now What? // Do they FIT? // Tips & Tricks // Inline Skating 

To new buyers: this video saved my ass! Recently bought a pair of FR FRX in size 43 (according to my foot length it should have been 42 even) and they felt CRAZY tight at first. I was super bummed out, didn't know what to do since I already sized up. Watched some videos, but this one here really made me comfortable keeping my skates and try them. I laced up properly and now just came back from their 90 minutes maiden voyage and it feels SO GOOD. I used to have a size 44 K2 for 10 years without realizing how much control and feel and traction I compromised. So, for me personally: 27cm foot length works great with 43 - no idea if over time 42 would be better (since thats what they recommend), but just saying: don't trust your first impression. And to the TIS Team: thanks sooooo so much for this video, I wish I had found you earlier to support your shop with buying a pair

When you said "stay low"I really hoped for an iconic jingle from Bill Stoppard

I started inline skating in my 20s...loved it! I'm now 58 and I've decided to take it up again...cause I realized I've missed it... plan to take it slow...bought pads and a helmet...🤞

Started skating in around 1996. First with skates from a toy store and then got my K2 fatty pro. Got back to skating in 2018.

I have a pair of FR-3's coming in the mail right now. Thank you for this video! This answers a lot of my questions about how these are supposed to fit! Also good to know the tips about cutting the plastic straps!

I Started in 1995 - Today I bought some sweet Aeon XXI Basics and some protection at your store. Really good advice & that trick with tight lacing + the buckle really made the skates fit like a glove! 🤯 It felt so weird doing that, 'cause back in the 90's we would keep the skate quite loose. 😅 (I'm glad that I didn't upsize from my regular shoesize like some other shops advise you to) Keep up the good work!

I started August 2020. One of the best sports I’ve ever done. Thanks for your insightful videos. Even the ones about how the skate industry works is interesting.

you guys make the best video about picking the right skates and related equipments, I wish I had seen this video a year ago, which would save me a ton of hassles of getting skates that are too big, but I felt so comfortable at first. The finger width test is so useful.

Thank you for the tips. I just ordered my first skates FR3’s. I’m excited to start skating again.

i started as a kid, back in the 90s or so, didnt skate for 15 years and i am back to it since 2020. And damn I'm glad i picked that up again, i am like addicted to it. It is incredible fun!!

Started 2004 when i was 16 years old, stopped 2004 just months later Restarted a week ago at 33 years old in freshly bought FR1, to have some fun exercise outside. Currently getting comfortable with just skating around, next comes the T-Stop and then i'll work my way towards Hockey/Slidestop

Great information! This has changed my life. I've been doing it all wrong. Many thanks!

Hello. I have been skating since the very beginning of inline skates development. My first skates were Bauer and had no buckle, then Bauer xe3 and xe4 before I bought my first rollerblade boxcars and that changed everything I could grind and 540 spin. Been skating since 1990 and still rolling. Love the channel guys next time I'm in Amsterdam I will say hello my friends.

amazing video! always super valuable content!

Great 👍 video as always! I started back in 1992 👊

Just got some FR3s today and I love them already!!! Super happy with the quality of the skates. Keep up all the content! Love the info.

thanks for this video, i just got my us 15 roces m12 s and they are really tight, you put me at ease as i put my foot in the shell without liner and i get 1.5 fingers in behind, cheers, i used to skate in the early 90s in rollerblade trs, im 49 now and just got the roces, looking forward to the grinds as the older 90 s models didnt have the plates and centre groove. Ive skateboarded all my life

🔥🔥🔥 keep up the great work, thanks a lot

Started around 1992, have done a few rounds at skating rinks with my kids but finally bought a new pair of USD sway team IV for myself, just arrived today. Stoked to get out and ride them soon.

I am 50 years old and I just bought my skates this year I’ve never skated before except for Rollerskating in a rink and ice-skating once

Thanks! Great video, very much appreciated! I just bought my first pair of Rollerblades, ever :0) and actually went for a pair like these. The new MB X Pro. I went for a size 9, but on the right foot it was so tight, pushing my big toe back, it felt just too tight. So I went for a size up, and added an insole, very feel much more comfortable now, just hope it's a good fit for learning to skate and skating in general. I will play with the insoles. Good to be reminded that we can tweak them. I would have like to have kept with the 9, for the left it was perfect, but the right, just too tight. Big Thanks for the top tips! Great Video! :)

Thank you for an excellent, very informative and fun video!!! Started this 2024, had some exposure around 2011

Very helpful video, helped me get into my USD Aeon 80 teams. So much more going on with these than the skates I had been using.

Excited to give this a try tomorrow! My 26.5cm feet are feeling ultra tight in some 41 FR1 skates. The liners feel appropriately tight, my the outside ball of my foot feels pressure from the boot. Almost like it needs to be closer to the toe box...but a smaller skate would be far too small of a liner. Hoping this is my solution!!

Wow, that is a awesome video. I was going to send back the size 44 and Keep the 45, but today when I come home from work I Will take out the inliner on the 44 and check with the fingers. Thanks again!!

Thank you so much. That helped me keeping my new skate my and not buying a larger on, like I did two times before. 🤦

Good video!

Excellent video I took the shock absorbers from the padding because de shell was to slim for me and that did the trick !

It's easy to see why you, and your shop are so successful! You appear to genuinely care about giving this information out to us instead of just caring about youtube stats. I wish I could buy skates from you but I am in Australia and would probably cost the same amount to ship as it does for the skate 🤪 I am now going to watch as many as your videos as possible because I am buying my very first skates!!! SUBSCRIBED...

Awesome. Thanks. Was looking exactly to understand should I cut of etc, but got more.

I started skating 1995 😅 first skate was a Roces Rome. When the frame was gone I got some Majestic 12.

Amazing video! Cheers from BCN.

started skating at 10 in 1993, stopped at 18 (life happened) now bought my USD Sway 60 Grey's from your webshop and getting back in at 40. A few small cirkles trough the room and still got it. Now... if only it would stop raining and fast forward to spring season. Fall season is extra nasty this year, no indoor skatepark nearby anyway lol.

Nice! the cutoff method really solve my problem! thank you!

I started skating in 1997! And then stopped in 1998! And now am looking to get back into it, after all these years. Looking at FR3s, but I don't have a skate shop locally, so I'm relying on lots of info from people like you on what size to order. I need to get to a Brannock device so I can make sure I know exactly how long my big-ass feet are...

Just received a new pair of FR1s on which I can't wait to make clips about. This is a great take on what needs to be done on arrival of the skates 😁. Thanks for making this 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Dude this is SO helpful. Just got some FRs but they felt a tiny bit pinched at the toes- but sounds like if I work on my posture and tighten them properly, they'll be perfect!

Thanks for all your videos! They are very informative

I was worried that my feet would get mushed against the front of the liner and cause problems to my toes after prolonged skating. I'm so glad I found this video before sizing up!

Great video! Wish I watched this before buying my first FRX (bigger almost a one size)

THANK YOU GUYS!!

Nice! I hope you have some spare FR cuffs and powerstraps coming in too.

Hoping the heel trick works to make my inlines more spacious. Thanks a ton!

I also used some Bauer Speed plates for upsizing as I couldn't skate the 43/44 Imperials even with an Intuition liner anymore. The 45/46 worked very well with those. Actually the double sizing of the Imperials/Nexts is almost a disaster here, because nobody is really checking the way you explained in the video. For example someone with size 41 feet in a 41/42 skate, due to the tight liner it already feels snug. Often they go to the next size: 43/44, which will never really work obviously. Many end up with boots 2 or more EU sizes too big. Otherwise it would be a good system. With more information and maybe a bit better liners, or added materials like insoles for proper size adjustment. Or say you are only allowed to buy a skate after watching this video :-)

super helpful. Thanks mate.

thank you so much i am a size 8 but i got a size 9 Rb80 skate for about a year now... i hope to be abke to use somwthing to help wirh the fit and i jave found some answers here thank you sir

I started skating in '92 with RB cool blades abt! unfortunately my skill level didn't really progress probably due to using the pad brake and not practicing power stops. with the Sebas I got a month ago I have been forced to learn downhill carving slowing down and working on my power stop. My e3 liner started off really rubbing and blistering my skin I think the rubbing has subsided a bit but it still digs. I'm hoping it will eventually break in all the way and stop hurting. I don't have the funds for a higher quality liner right now. Great video and subbed!

Interesting video, and very informative. thanks bro

love the tips

🌷 Hi my friend! Great video. Thanks for sharing

Started skating - today. 10 minutes ago. and this was very helpful thanks! xD not too sure how to "mould" the "my fit liners" though, it comes with no instructions! xD

Started in 2018. Also ordered the first set of Mushroom Blading 100mm wheels from you! Thanks ;) I see you have FR skates shells now. Could you please update your shell size xls with those? Also there were some missing sizes in that table from other models. Would you make it available from your website or any other place? Thanks, great work!

Amazing video man, your content has a lot of quality! I have a question for you regarding a possible problem with my frames. Do you know what to do when the frame starts pinching the bearing walls? They seem to be dragging them and reducing their speed. Do you have any recommendations for this? Or at least a possible video for you to do in the future? thank you very much! :)

Very informative

Right On!!! What do I do if the skate is perfect length, but the width is too small? My feet feel squished on the sides.

just bought Rollerblade RB pro, coming tomorrow, now this video makes me freak out a bit haha, hope I got the right size. I got o used to Powerslide where even following the chart I would have to upgade 1 size up, wish I knew they were made for narrow feet and that mine were were more on the wide side. I tried the technique of the foot in the boot without liners and my EU41 Powerslide Imperial has almost the place for 2,5 fingers lol, but because of the narrow boot, my feet are well maintained but the pain annoys me too much, so let's see for the RB!

I started inline skating when I was about 14 I think, but never really progressed that much. Now I'm 29 and took it up again, mostly on a pump track but I already tried the local bowl a little bit. I love it but sadly wacked my shoulder and now got to take a pause :/.

Can you add captions to this video please? I bought some skates and I want to know if they fit properly but I can't watch this video because it's inaccessible to me as Deaf person

Great video with lots of useful info... Thank you! Got a FR1 black beauty (42) about a week ago, I skate it with the Reign V3 HT and it's nice and tight with toes touching and no foot or heel movement at all... I love these liners but I also want to try an Intuition at some point but not sure about the size there... My foot measures 26.5 cm, just where the "S" ends and the FR shell is MP27, just where the "M" starts... Do you recommend going for the smaller? Want to visit your shop for sure once times allow for normal travel again...

Hey man, thanks for your videos! I followed the FR size guide and got 44 FR skates, when I tried them on my toes touched the front, but they don’t feel tight. Did your shell test and I’m exactly two fingers snugly fit behind my heel. Would you recommend going just a half size down to a 43. Or go to 42 to get a smaller shell? I want to go 42 but since street shoes are 45.5 I’m a bit skeptical…appreciate any help 🙏🏼

Hi Ivo, thank you for the video! I am a little confused tho because in your other video (where you explain about the shells with little Moses) you are saying that it’s better to have some room at the toes and that it is much more important to tighten the skates well so they hold your leg and the middle of the foot because that’s where control comes from...

can you do fitting analysis of aggressive skates?

Heb de FR1 Deluxe gekocht in maat 43,5-44,5. De liner zit precies goed (met mijn teen tegen de voorkant aan) alleen is de shell eromheen wel heel ruim. Nu hoorde ik van de winkel waar ik deze had gekocht dat FR dezelfde shell-maat gebruikt als voor een maat groter en geen maat 9 aanbiedt. Dat is toch wel apart vind ik.

Aug. 5, 2022!

5:11 should've clarified, how are you suppose to put your fingers in? side by side or one right behind one another? Cuz I have the UFR 90 intuition size 40.5-41.5 and I have 27.1cm foot length and I can put 4 fingers side by side behind the heel with liner out. so you're telling me the skate is too big? when I find it too tight and it's already giving me discomfort?

wow tie laces and close buckles; thank god you posted this very helpful video; i can only imagine people trying to skate without tying the laces and with open buckles

FR1 vs Marcoblade for beginner? Looking to get inline skates that cost twice them when practice enough Also do all inline skates only have two buckles? Slightly thinking if had three or four then no need for laces too often and less time strap in as buckles be enough Also say 280mm feet would you say 280mm on shoe size or add extra? Unsure if say get 280mm they already added toe room to it so not at end

What about width fit? How should they feel? I just purchased my first pair of skates and although the length is adequate, I feel a pain point in my right outside arch, a bit lower than the bone part

Hi, I have bought the Rollerblade Twister XT and they should have the right fit regarding the sizing table. I have also followed your steps to measure the perfect skate size. I have around 1 and 1/2 fingers space when I have my foot in the shell without the liner. But if I'm wearing the skates it feels like I'm constantly touching the toebox and that the liner has no room to expand length wise. Does the liner usually get thinner around the heel part? I had a few skate session but the feeling that my toe touches the toebox is still there. My footsize is roughly 271mm and I'm wearing 42/42,5

Thanks for the video! My girlfriends feet are too thin for the boots. The length and the inner "vertical space" is ok but they move left or right in the liner wich is bad. Do you know about any solution? Is there any pad or sole that could thicken the foot ?

What thickness socks do you recommend for a good fit and performance? Great video on fitting a skate.

I tried on a USA 9 FRX 80... Shell and liner was too small, and too short. Did the finger thing, didnt even have one finger in the back of the shell. I now have tried a USA 10 FR3 80, with almost three fingers room in the shell, length of liner is good, but loose around my feet. I also seem to be forcing against the cuff, why isnt the cuff supposed to move with my ankle flexion? It makes it so hard to mend my ankles. I have never rollerbladed before, but it seems like Im in the wrong style boot. Also seems like the bottom laces dont tighten at all, since the eyelet stays are so tight, and the shell is so stiff, the laces just stay loose at the bottom. Someone recommended flying eagle skates, as they said they are more narrow in the foot, and I noticed they have a model with a flexible shell...maybe a better fit for me... BUT! Wont I still struggle in a tall boot that doesnt articulate with my ankle? Is there some video that explains exactly how the cuff and top liner padding is supposed to fit around the legs? Thanks!

Hello!! How tight or smug should a skate be? I’m having trouble in choosing between Ue38 or 39. I will buy them online. In the 38, the insole measure es 24 cm. And my foot is around 23.9 cm. Is it too smug??

Hi, what could I do if i’ve just bough a pair of powerslide imperial 110 supercruiser and its my size but in the zone of the toes ,its too big , and my feet can “dance” and move freely??

I bought fr 1 size 45 because size 44 was to short for My fingers, but 45 Shell shares 45-47 so there is more than 2 fingers room 🤔 what should i do?

Hello! I've jusy got USD sway Sagona. I've got the 41-42. With the original liner (dual my fit), my foot wiggle, but with the reign Liner. No wiggle, it's comfortable but not very snug around my feet. There is also 2 fingers and half between the boot and my ankle without liner. I skate inside my house, it seems fine, but I'm worry if it will loosen up more with time. I've tried the 39-40 (with the dual my fit Liner) and it's very snug. Only my big toe is touching the boot. But unfortunately I didn't bent my knee to see a difference. Is my current boots are too big? With the reign liner its fine, but with the dual fit, my feet wiggle. Thank you!

What if i can't really tighten my top buckle almost at all, but literally everything else fits just fine? (I can buckle maybe 3 -4 clicks) Worried I might torque the buckle and rip it back out through the cinch during a landing if I lean my shin too far forward

So I recently bought a pair of new skates but the wheels are really stiff no matter how many times I use it I can barely turn around the corner do you have any tips to fix it?

I tried putting on the shell of the FR2 without the liner and I have 2 fingers and some space behind my heel. I’m guessing it’s too big. The size of the FR2 I just got are 7.5US 40EU. I usually wear size 8 shoes. I measured my feet and they’re about 252mm long. Should I go to a 7US 39EU or lower?

What do I do if everything feels really nice but the heel? It feels quite tight. Can it stretch?

Well that's nice... but how does this apply to the 5th element? Last Skate I had was a Valo Agressive Mall Mad Magoose (Red) Size 42. My feet are 27cm. I had a M12 in 42,5 which was ... really tight... the 5th element sizes confuse me really hard. Right now I am guessing it's 41... but do you think i should even go 40? The Valo in size 42 fit so perfect it's scary.

2021! 😁

May I ask , does this all apply to quad skates too ?

2011

I can wiggle my heel pad a little bit up and down. Is that bad?

2022

There is a video on youtube saying the toes should not touch the front. Why does everyone say so different? Does the fit also depend on how I'm gonna use my skates? Ie. Freestyle, aggressive etc

😢😊

I have a question. Is it normal for new skates to feel a bit slow? I just tried out my new FR1 84 85A skates being used to 25 year old roces TARTARUGA skates with 72mm 82A wheels. Now in the past 20 years I have skated maybe 3 times so my condition is not what it used to be but just the difference in wheel size made me expect more in terms of speed. Will the bearings get faster once i've skated more? I started skating, probably around 1994.

I'm a size 10.5 uk , 45 EU should I get a bigger size or the same size , cause I'm worried on it being to tight or to lose

Hey man, I bought FR FRX EU size 42/US 9. My feet are 26,9 and 27 cm and the liner's length is exactly 27 cm. Do you think it will be ok after some time? I mean I have tested them in shop for ~20 min and it was ok in terms of length. Right mid-foot was squeezed by the shell and it was a little uncomfortable but I wonder, will the liner lengthen or only become wider on the sides.

Aren't your toes gonna hurt after a while if they touch the front, even if they go back when bending forward??

1996

How tight are your meant to do the buckles?

I just bought a new pair of FR3 80s today from mail order from Loco Skates in the UK, and I was about to return them until I watched this video. I have very wide feet, or at least the wideness of my feet all the way down the foot to the ankle is wide for the length of my foot. From the ankle to the little toe I'm 110mm all the way. Heel to toe I'm 285mm. I'm heavy, I weigh about 115kg and over the years this has resulted in large not just in width and length, but height too. When I first tried them on, I didn't lace them up and just popped my foot in the liner in the boot, and felt my toes get scrunched up at the end in the width, in the most uncomfortable of ways, whilst still having some room in the length. I stood up, this made it worse. I took out the insole, same issue. I took the liner out and put my foot in the shell. Across my foot from where my little toe starts to the other side I can feel the boot beginning to curve up into the wall. The boots just seemed too small and destined to be returned. I then looked online for a couple of hours and found this video. I immediately took the skates back out of the box I was going to return them in, and laced them all the way up. The liners are very thick at the back, and the tongue is too, so it's a battle getting my neanderthal feet into them, but once they were in, I tied them up tightly, with barely enough lace to actually tie them up as you can imagine, being 115kg and previous into sports means I have huge calves. I lent forward in the skates, putting my knees over the toes, and the scrunching up of my toes in the width had gone! Yes, I can feel the sides of the boot against my toes, but not in an uncomfortable way, just in an 'unfamiliar' way, and I'm definitely overthinking about how my feet feel in that area because of the initial bad sensation. I now think these are actually the right size skates for me, so I've taken out the liners and I'm attempting to 'wear them in' around the house and see if that helps as well. Couple of little jaunts in the kitchen on the floor with my knees bent as if I were outside, and they feel fine. Tight, but not uncomfortably so.

what if you have one foot one size smaller

i have seba igor size 42, my feet is very wide but i have space of 1-2 cm in front of my toes, overall its tight, any tips to fill the gap in my toes in the front?

Yo guys, can you tell me if it is possible somewhere to buy the FR1 as only boot version?

1994

2020