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I read most of the reviews and was surprised at how many negitive ones these skates had. Nevertheless, I could not pass up the price or the free shipping so I bought two pair, one for my 8 year old daughter and one for her best friend. No complaints here! Both skates look great, work great, and are still going strong. The girls skate both outside and in the rink and wouldn't DREAM of using their old skates ever again. These ones are definitely a step up from what they were using before. They really love the wide wheels, how smooth, and how much faster these skates are compared to their old ones. Mind you, their old skates weren't too bad, (they were the standard kiddie ones with the brightly colored wheels) but they certainly weren't these skates. If I had to nit-pick, I dont know if I would purchase these skates for a brand new skater only because I dont know if the "pleather" could take the beating their old ones took and still look ok to "hand-me-down" but these skates are durable all the same. This was a great purchase I didn't have to break the bank for so I'm happy about that.

These are a perfect pair of beginners speed skate. I purchased them for my 9 yr old daughter and they fit, roll, and stop great. Now with the exception of making wheel adjustments, these are superb roller skates.

I bought these as a Christmas gift for my nephew and he loves them. The shipping was a little expensive, but they were shipped and delivered on time.

These skates broke the second time my daughter used them. They are very fragile and made of weak materials. The plastic pieces are very thin. She fell and bumped the wheels on the ground and the plastic support for the wheels cracked causing the front wheels to rotate out of position. The entire wheel assembly rotated on the bolt! Very flimsy! Very dissapointing for my daughter as they were a birthday gift.

If you want to have faster wheels, change out the bearings. These have an ABEC rating of 1. That is the lowest ABEC rating - just change them out to a higher rating - like a 9 - and you can go a lot faster. If you do not know how to do it - most skate shops can do it for you. I bet amazon sells bearings, too. They make a big difference.

Reviews

I read most of the reviews and was surprised at how many negitive ones these skates had. Nevertheless, I could not pass up the price or the free shipping so I bought two pair, one for my 8 year old daughter and one for her best friend. No complaints here! Both skates look great, work great, and are still going strong. The girls skate both outside and in the rink and wouldn't DREAM of using their old skates ever again. These ones are definitely a step up from what they were using before. They really love the wide wheels, how smooth, and how much faster these skates are compared to their old ones. Mind you, their old skates weren't too bad, (they were the standard kiddie ones with the brightly colored wheels) but they certainly weren't these skates. If I had to nit-pick, I dont know if I would purchase these skates for a brand new skater only because I dont know if the "pleather" could take the beating their old ones took and still look ok to "hand-me-down" but these skates are durable all the same. This was a great purchase I didn't have to break the bank for so I'm happy about that.

These are a perfect pair of beginners speed skate. I purchased them for my 9 yr old daughter and they fit, roll, and stop great. Now with the exception of making wheel adjustments, these are superb roller skates.

I bought these as a Christmas gift for my nephew and he loves them. The shipping was a little expensive, but they were shipped and delivered on time.

These skates broke the second time my daughter used them. They are very fragile and made of weak materials. The plastic pieces are very thin. She fell and bumped the wheels on the ground and the plastic support for the wheels cracked causing the front wheels to rotate out of position. The entire wheel assembly rotated on the bolt! Very flimsy! Very dissapointing for my daughter as they were a birthday gift.

If you want to have faster wheels, change out the bearings. These have an ABEC rating of 1. That is the lowest ABEC rating - just change them out to a higher rating - like a 9 - and you can go a lot faster. If you do not know how to do it - most skate shops can do it for you. I bet amazon sells bearings, too. They make a big difference.

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Ok, so I am a Rollerblade/Ice hockey guy. Never really tried roller skates till I got involved with a new Derby league. The girls and coach started to give me a hard time about the blades so I began to borrow some skates. Three times I used very nice Reidells' and they were $190.00 new. Last night I got to try these out and I am very impressed. Very comfy, no long break-in time, fast and light. After 20 minutes we made an adjustment to the trucks and it was even better. I felt very good and when I get better wheels it will be great. The skates run slightly large I think, but thick socks did the trick. Also, they look way better in person than in the stock picture. You can spend way more and get way less, I looked for weeks and compared a lot of price ranges and brands. These will become my outdoor skates when I can spend over $200.00 for a better pair, but for 49 bucks? Excellent value !