Thanks for this information. A couple of people have tried telling me to get them because they are lighter (my Jackson EPs are really heavy). I hadn't planned on getting them, but now I think I will take the idea completely out of the future picture. I have to have split widths and have to have the right foot blade set inward.
KillianN,
Did your blades have to be off-set to the point where they go over the edge of the boot? If so, did any shop give you grief about doing it?
On the Riedells I have now, the blade on the left boot is mounted exactly in line with the inside edge of the sole, but not over - I didn't need quite that much correction. I mounted them myself, so I didn't get grief from anyone.
Ultimately, I scrapped the Edea idea altogether. I just snagged a pair of Riedell Gold Star 375s (current year model), brand new for $300. The seller advised they're factory "seconds" because of a shallow scrape off of the white upper that was made when the tech finishing the heel slipped with the sander. I had the seller send a photo first (attached) and I've done much, much worse with my own toe picks. They're otherwise pristine! For almost 50% off I will be happy to live with that factory-formed scar.
Now to choose blades... sigh. I don't love my coro aces, but I haven't tried anything else. Coach says Gold Seals, I say OUCH! to the price. TBD.
I digress... my conclusion as far as the Edeas go is that they're probably fine for folks with "normal" feet. Several girls at my rink with nice-looking feet (no bunions, corns, calluses, bone spurs, flat arches, etc.) use them and love them. I had an opportunity to try a pair of Edeas at resale, owned by one of these teens who has the same street shoe size as me, and I couldn't even get into them. They seemed to be the same width from toe to heel, and my feet are much wider at the forefoot than at the heel. Upon further reflection, I've noticed these same girls also go through the Edeas awfully fast - a pair a season, and they're just doing doubles. One of the girls uses the highest Edea model and tears through them every few months (and she JUST started working Axel/doubles). This didn't inspire confidence in the Edea brand. Riedells may not be perfect but they do stand the test of time, and being leather I can punch them out to accomodate my special foot anatomy.