Review by Daniel P. Royer for Rating: These skates are great! Only preblom I have with them, hense the 4 stars, is that the bearings that come with the skates, SG5 s, are pretty pathetic and don't spin that fast. I definitely recommend changing them out, as I did, with ABEC 9 s. Yea they're more expensive but if you're going for speed as I do, you'll want to change out the factory bearings.Other then that, as with any new pair of skates, expect your feet to be sore after the first few times you go out with them until you break them in.Since they're soft boot, go 1 step down in size from your shoe size. I'm size 11, and I bought size 10, and it fits perfectly!You know you're getting quality when you buy Rollerblade. When these eventually wear out years down the road, I'll definitely go with this manufacturer of inline rollerblades again!