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OK, I'm very frustrated with these hockey boots.
![]() I have narrow feet but a wider toe box. So even the 297s kinda rub my little toe and I had to get them stretched. I want a lot of foot support but lots of mobility for my ankles to bend and move. I dont want a below the ankle jam boot though, needs to support my foot well. I want something that wont fall apart either. So these are my choices. I dont think the carrera will work. Its rigid and wouldnt conform to my abnormal feet lol. I think I need to give up on the cheapos. I was thinking 265, 125, 595 or 695. I'm leaning towards 265 since those are supposed to be supportive. I heard they run wide though???? I think I would like a touch of heel although on ramps this isnt necessarily good. Any help, thoughts, ebay possibilities? I'm hitting up on an emergency early birthday present lol, so it cant be too expensive. Otherwise I'll have to wait til Christmas and I live to skate and skate outside mostly now. OK, lesson #1, if you love to skate like I do and do real stuff on your skates, get a GOOD fitting boot! Be more anal about it then me and I'm awfully anal. If youre lucky to have gifted feet, so be it. But movement in the boot is really making me mad. I now have about 9-10 mm of insoles in my feet, crazy or what?! Gosh, I love to skate but my boots are miserable. |
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Well, I emailed her and havent heard anything. But my brother is going to buy my laptop off of me so I can get some better boots and money to make ends meet in case I'm unemployed. So no more mistakes cause all I have left are my skates and my car. Man oh man. Someone email me the lottery number lol.
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I am biased toward the 695. The strap across the top of the boot gives some support. However, they do cost a little bit more, and they aren't the most available boot on the market. I waited several months for mine to be made and they were just a size 11, nothing special.
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I also saw this on sizing
http://www.conniesskateplace.com/riedellskates.html My foot with socks, end of day flat is 9 3/16 inches. Other charts say this is a size 5 exactly, this says 5 1/2. My 297 are a 5 but are very snug so I can only wear thin socks. But indoors your feet dont swell like out in the heat and its on even ground. So would a 5 1/2 be good? For these boots with the lacing to the toe, would that accomodate any foot width issues for the most part? Talking on the narrow range here, not too wide. |
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Sorry, I can't give you a perfect answer, but...
My 297 is a size 11 and my 695 is a size 11. The 297 fits tight in the toes and where the 695 fits just about perfectly. Your problem would be that your 297 is probably sized in womens sizes, and speed boots are typically available in mens sizes only. Make sure to find out if the sizing in the speed boots if mens or womens. ......I think I just complicated things even more. |
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Well, my 297s are actually mens boots. There isnt length room either. My foot length is the same length at the insole measurement. I think I could run into problems outside going on steep slopes if there is no room on the end. Especially with the high heat.
But I wish I knew the differences in fitting. I'd rather have a boot that fits my foot well then anything else. I seem to have serious bad luck with this! |
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They told me the 265 and 695 are both the same last and a similar fit as my 297 boots which fit really well. They said the 265 may be a bit tighter due to the padding but its all the same last. And he said the 265 and 695 have the same support. So I'll think I'll go for the cheapier thicker boot! Any more posts on this topic still welcomed.
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I think since the padding is mostly at the heel/ankle, the 265 might work perfectly for me. |
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Hey RD, I am currently also looking for new complete skates, not the cheapest ones, not the expensive ones, but long lasting and with aluminium plate PowerDyne? because of my weight of 200lbs.
I am also deep in this and now have as well the Riedell 295 and Riedell 125 in mind. I never had padded boots like the 295 is, does anyone swores on padded or unpadded ones because of what reasons? Would love to get some responses or proposals on this! Cheers Gero
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