sorry guys i really don't know much about riedell skates, but people have told me they had the ones you mentioned and they definately were very far from triples. It does seem a little dodgy though that the fitter wouldn't tell her that the boots are considerably stiffer.

of course i dont havae that problem, in my pro shop if you want anything above beginner riedells, you have to guess your size and place an order-fortunately it has worked out for me so far

Well, whoever told you that is wrong, and I'm living proof. So is Johnny Weir, because the 1500 Riedell is what he wears, in custom- which means it's the same stiffness, but he has his name written on them, and takes out a few of the add-ons. I take some out too when I order mine, those boots have way too many gimmicks that really nobody needs. And I, like a lot of people who wear these, feel like cork soles are bad news. Sure they're lighter, but I somehow hit my heel with my toepick quite a bit, and it takes chunks out of it cause it's so weak of a material. Not worth it, and I always ask them to give me regular soles instead. They last much longer.

My secondary coach had said a lot that you don't want boots that are too stiff. She says you want to build up your muscles around your ankles and foot so you wouldn't have to rely on your boots for support.

So far, a "too stiff boot" has ruined one young skater's foot and she's out for the season and well into next season recovering from her foot surgery (surgeries?) Thank goodness I have snug "bedroom slippers" -- it does allow me some give to bend my ankles!

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Thank you for the support, you guys!!!

Right now, my right ankle is held on by muscles. I actually need to think about the way I step when I walk because my foot flops to the side when I pick it up. If I don;t realize it, I step on the outside of my foot and probably resprain my ankle.

I wanted to go skating today, but a nasty flu has got me in my pajama's all day. Sinus pressure making my head feel like it weighs 50 pounds. So hopefully, as soon as all this nauseau leaves and I can actually eat again, I'll go skating. Until then, it's all speculation how the boots will be.

That sounds so uncomfortable. It's great that you can skate with that kind of injury. Sorry you are sick. Get well soon, I can't wait to hear your report, and I'm hoping for the best.

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Actually, according to my ortho, skating is one of the better types of exercise I can do with my ankle. Because the boot basically keeps your foot and ankle in the same position, I don't need to worry about my ankle turning, unless the boot isnt stiff enough or they're too big. I tried running before, used a brace too, and it kind of worked, but the brace made my leg hot and itchy. And it didn't feel omfortable in my sneaker. So I kind of gave up on it. But skating, it's just stick your foot in the boot and go. Although, when I told my ortho I was going to try skating, he didn't think I would be doing jumps. Don't know how happy he would have been about that.

Hopefully, I can go to the rink by my school later today. I'm at home now, but I need to go back to school later, go food shopping, get some homework done, so hopefully I can make it for the evening session.

I'm getting new boots too, after my next competition in two weeks. I'm very excited. My current boots are really broken down. I managed to get an older pair of Reidell Silver Stars from 01 for $100! Mega sale. The skate guy had them for years, but they didn't fit anyone, but they fit me. I have very narrow feet.

My current boots are Gold Star, but they are from back in the 90s. So, I think the Silver Stars will be fine. I may only get about a year out of them, but I'm very excited about the savings. I am keeping my blades for now.

Those are wonderful boots! I wish they still made them that way.

sue123 - Have you skied? Ski boots also hold your ankle and foot very firmly.

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Well, my coach has 1500s and is only on double axel. Im getting them soon also and im Only working on my double flip and lutz. I had silver stars but broke them down within 5 months. I have skated with a pair on and they are stiffer than the silvers, don't get me wrong but they are not to much (atleast not for me). Im not big either, only 5.5 and 120 lbs.

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I've skiied a handful of times before. I'm not very good at it. I don't fall on my way down the mountain. I can go down and turn with the rest of them on the green trails. But my problem is going from wherever the bottom of the hill is to the ski lift. I've gone skiing maybe 5 times, and have probably fallen about 15 times on my way to the lift. Then getting up is damn near impossible for me.

I actually really enjoy skiing, but it's not exactly as convenient for me to go as skating is. To go skiing, we usually need to plan in advance, leave early, drive for about 1-2 hours, and it costs more money.

Those are fine boots for double axels, and even for just doubles if you're hard on your boots or heavier/taller than the norm. But as far as I know Sue's not working on double axel or even double jumps. I may be WAY off but last I recalled, she was working on getting backspins to work, and was working on single jumps only. There's a huge difference between the kinds of boots you want for singles and basic spins and the kinds of boots you want for flying spins and double jumps. Huge. So your account only reinforces what I (and some others) have been trying to say. If she were working on the upper doubles like you that'd be fine. But she's not, yet.

Eh, not yet on the backspins. Although I've got the sit part of the sit spin down But yea, I'm working on singles, my coach has a crazy idea that I can take a couple tests this summer. But anyway, I did get to test out the skates today, just stroking mainly. They didn't feel that bad actually. At least, not any worse than my other skates did when I first got them. Maybe I'm harder on my skates than most people? I didn't do any jumps, but I did try a couple spins because the blades have a shorter rocker, and it's pretty cool. Didn't really have any pain when I took the boots off either. A blister that I got from my sneakers on my pinky toe was bothering me, but I was expecting it to.

Anyways, hopefully I'll get to skate some more later, not sure when my next lesson will be because of hockey, but I'll definitly keep skating some more whenever i get the chance.

I'm pretty amazed the pro shop told you these boots were the same as the Silver Stars. As some of the other people have pointed out they are definitely NOT the same. I just got the 1500s after breaking down the Gold Stars in aprox. 6 mo. I skate 20-25 hours a week and am working on doubles. I still work on singles a lot due to an injury but I don't think I would ever be able to break these boots in without skating as much as I do and at the level I do. Even the way you do your edgework and turns changes when you start doing doubles.

The coronation ace is a fine blade for you I think. I have it and have never skated on anything else. You did get a good deal because my boots were $575 and my blades were aprox. $200 but regardless of if it was a good deal or not I think they are going to be too much boot for you in the long run.

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