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hanyuufan5

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Riedells fit narrow feet best. I have wide feet and used to wear them, and I would lose feeling in my pinkie toes even though they were the right numerical size.

Definitely go to a professional figure skate fitter who sells multiple brands and can tell you which is best for you.
 

Sam L

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Mar 23, 2014
Hi! I bought a risport rf3 pro a month ago and my feet falling asleep. I don't know if they are small. Could you help me?

I have read the history from Pink Ice, but I don't go to skating so much, I have lost motivation, I expected pain but not feel the feet is worse. They are thermoformable, would the length be modified? someone who has tried it?

Context:
From Edea told me to try the 245 Edea Chorus, but in the store they did not have edea in 245 and 250 was strange, I could flex my knee without noticing a tongue block (limit). I thought that was not normal. Therefore I tried the 245 of risport. In the store I felt my feet falling asleep and my right foot touching the tip of the skate (in theory the left boot is ok). The seller told me that the boot was ok (in Spain there isn't specialist). The problem was that risport rf3 boot in 250 size was wide, the long... uff I don't know, my foot right is 0,5cm bigger and narrower than the left foot.

I bought the 245... but my feet falling asleep in 15 minutes. First, the laces were short, so I changed them. But the insteps hurt, I have to tie the right foot harder because I feel that the heel rises. I thought that the right foot fell asleep because the fingers touch the tip, but I don't understand the left one (in theory the size should be perfect) and the feeling is after removing the skate for a while.


I do not know what to do? Can anybody help me?

Thanks in advance.

I have the RF3. The laces are not short, it means you're not tying it tight enough. Use a hairdryer almost every day (even if you're not skating on that day) and wear it for about 10-20 minutes, more if you can. I don't know about the width and all that, you should've measured up properly before you got them.
 

Ic3Rabbit

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Riedells fit narrow feet best. I have wide feet and used to wear them, and I would lose feeling in my pinkie toes even though they were the right numerical size.

Definitely go to a professional figure skate fitter who sells multiple brands and can tell you which is best for you.

This isn't entirely true. I used to wear Riedell and I have a wide toebox and was fine.
 

Sam L

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Mar 23, 2014
It feels like people aren't paying attention to the shape of their feet. Don't get Risport or Edea if you don't have tapered toes. These are are those with tapered and uneven toe lengths. If your toes are all same length and shaped like a box, get a Jackson or Riedell depending on the width of your foot. I look back on my Jacksons and I cannot believe how wide those toe boxes were and now I think about it, it was like wear flip flops for me in the toe area as my toes are very tapered. That's why Risport fits just fine for me with tapered toes and wider in the ball of the foot.
 

Ic3Rabbit

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It feels like people aren't paying attention to the shape of their feet. Don't get Risport or Edea if you don't have tapered toes. These are are those with tapered and uneven toe lengths. If your toes are all same length and shaped like a box, get a Jackson or Riedell depending on the width of your foot. I look back on my Jacksons and I cannot believe how wide those toe boxes were and now I think about it, it was like wear flip flops for me in the toe area as my toes are very tapered. That's why Risport fits just fine for me with tapered toes and wider in the ball of the foot.

I've mentioned more times that I can count on here that people need to get their feet measured and traced because it's not all about size of foot like they are used to for street shoes. No one listens LOL!

It's size, shape, etc that make up your perfect fitting for boots.
 

Sunshine247

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Dec 17, 2018
Oh the never ending quest for proper fitting skates! I have to tell you its about the whole foot too! You have to consider the heel and the arch and the 3D dimensions of your entire foot! My daughter was struggling with getting on the proper edge after doing so well in lower model skates. Turns out we sized her just 1/2 size too large. We had Kevin from Jackson look at her foot carefully and he recommended changing to a smaller size and using the narrower skate. Mostly because of her arch and heel. High arch and narrow heel....Her toes weren't any more cramped in the smaller size ironically because the arch and heel fit better and kept her foot back and in the correct position. It no longer slid forward. I can only recommend that you dig deep into how your foot is sitting in the skate boot and really do more research. You are going to have to become your own skate fit technician. Learn as much as you can about how the foot fits into the skate and how that impacts fit and performance. It can be very tricky getting the right fit but it can be done! Good luck!
 
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