Is it just me, or have the backs of the heel been getting lower over the years?

Would that be down to styles of skates, or his spins and stuff getting lower and therefore needing lower heels?

He said the last two pairs were both the same style and are only a few years apart in age, and there's a clear drop in leather height on the heel... Not sure why they'd change the styles so significantly in such a short space of time...

I can understand that you'd choose to buy a different type of skate with your spins getting lower, but when it's the same model I'd expect it to look the same (or similar).

Actually, I think mom's 12 yr old Risport Super Cristallo are a little higher than the current Risport RF3 Super too. And her previous pair, late 60's, was MUCH higher. Boots have definitely been growing lower over the years. I think part of it are probably new manufacturing technologies for leather and plastics.

Thanks, but Graf Edmontons are heat mold skates, and they were heat molded thrice already.
I've been actually thinking to blow dry them with heat around the spot that needs molding but according to the skateshop owner that won't help... but then again, after denting out they return to the place as well.
And I had them dented out at two different stores, one of which has a special machine for it and everything.

Nice size comparison, onlyhappyonice! Mind you, the little ones have a habit of growing...

Is it just me or does the photo make it look like someone's chopped the end off the back of your blade (rather than being a commercial dance blade)? The picture of your boot leaning solo against the wall seems to show a *very* short blade - even shorter than the heel of the boot itself?

Riedell's been redesigning their line one or two models at a time over the years. Partially, it's to use new materials like heat molding or different padding. They also changed the heel height, hooks, and the back of the boot. The lower boot back allows the skater to point their foot without getting that "bite" on the achilles. (Mostly it was to respond to competition from Jackson in the US market. Jackson boots have had many of those features for years.)

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Good eye, they are shortened tails on the blades, they are a mk21 dance blade.... as I'm still in LTS I'm still new to the world of blades so I'm only now learning the difference in rocker sizes etc etc.

Mercedeslove: OMG, those are my exact skate guards! I thought I was being all original when I chose those colors, but...well, I guess I am in my rink, but how funny to see someone else with them!

Anyway, here's a link to my skates (I'm on the left in the picture). They are custom lightweight Harlicks in holiday tan with Coronation Comet blades, which are great. The bottoms have gold, purple, and blue glitter specks sealed in, and I absolutely love them! They're almost 1 year old (got 'em last May after my last custom Harlick's, which lasted me 8 years, finally broke down).

My precious skates:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pi...aa&id=64700802

Thanks for the explanation. I'd say that Jackson don't have it quite right just yet, as my dance coach and the judge complain that I'm not pointing my toes enough in my Jackson competitors (freestyle boots but I've not made my mind up about dance yet) and my achilles is telling me I'm pointing them too much.
I can't imagine that many of the manufacturers have got it right for dance yet, as all the dancers at my rink cut their boots down at the back to get the proper amount of pointing. (I'm too chicken of screwing my boots up, I've still not got over the price tag and it was nearly 4 years ago that I bought them).

I wonder why certain heel heights. I often notice how short the Riedell heels are in particular. I started in Rose's, a Canadian bootmaker out of Cambridge, Ontario, which had a high heel come standard. When I moved on to Harlicks and then Klingbeils, I always asked for a custom height heel of 2" (I measured the Rose's). I specifically did this after reading how Kurt Browning changed boots and lost all his triples, and finally figured out that it was a change in heel height that did it. Not that I have any triples to lose, mind you!

If you wanna go into freestyle, specifically jumps, you're better off with freestyle blades.

I have reidell bronze medallion 280's but i dont have a pic of 'em

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Goal: GET TO THE RINK!!!!!

I can finally post a pic of mine. I picked them up today (ordered them Dec 27th). I feel like Frankenstein, but did manage about half of a public session this afternoon without causing injury to myself (save for the sliced finger inflicted by the nylon lace slipping across my pinky as I was tightening things up...yeeouch!).

Custom Harlick's with a MK Pro blade. It's going to take me some time to adjust to having a skate on my foot that really fits (my old ones were a size too small and at least a width too narrow). Now I can get myself back into lessons after having stopped in December when the old skates became just too unbearable to use anymore. Woo!





--Amy

Can't resist resurrecting this thread - got new skates today!!!!

SP Teri Dance with Coronation Dance blades.

Actually sitting here at my laptop with them on - never to early to start the breaking in process! The good news is that on the third time of doing this for half an hour a time today, my toes have stopped going numb



Aren't they purdy?!!

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Amanda

"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance . . . "

My Skating Journal

oooooooooooh! they are beautiful!

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Level one Field Moves......PASSED 05.06.08
Level one Free dance.....PASSED 02.10.08

GOALS FOR 2009

• Level One Compulsary dances.......PASSED 19.02.09
• Level One Elements.....................PASSED 10.07.09
• Level Two Free dance.................PASSED 19.02.09
• Level One Free...........................
• Level Two compulsory dances.......

Loving it, Loving it, Loving it!!!!!

Gorgeous!!!

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Level one Field Moves......PASSED 05.06.08
Level one Free dance.....PASSED 02.10.08

GOALS FOR 2009

• Level One Compulsary dances.......PASSED 19.02.09
• Level One Elements.....................PASSED 10.07.09
• Level Two Free dance.................PASSED 19.02.09
• Level One Free...........................
• Level Two compulsory dances.......

Loving it, Loving it, Loving it!!!!!

Wow, talk about thread CPR...

I'm just a proud new mum, lol.

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Amanda

"If you are going to walk on thin ice, you might as well dance . . . "

My Skating Journal

Oh my gosh...I remember this thread from back in the day... Call me crazy, but I did a "photoshoot" with my skates last year after getting back into the sport (and getting a new camera):







My favorite shot:


Yeah, I went all arty-farty.

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Awww. It must be love!

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Katz

Saved by Synchro!
I was over it, now I'm into it again !

So what happened to Kevin Callahan (the originator of this post)? Does anyone know?

Yes, I wondered the same thing. Last thread from Kevin was "Skates on a Plane", almost a year ago.

Good luck to you Kevin, wherever you are!

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Katz

Saved by Synchro!
I was over it, now I'm into it again !

Thanks Katz, I wonder why he went there, Kevin if you read this, update please.

KEWL pictures!!! It's either love... or AOSS!!!

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jazzpants

11-04-2006: Shredded "Pre-Bronze FS for Life" Club Membership card!!!
Silver Moves is the next "Mission Impossible"
(Dare I try for Championship Adult Gold someday???)

Thank you for the support, you guys!!!