Timely topic, my brothers hunt for a 2nd hand pair of skates has turned up a pair of Risports.
I haven't heard positive things about them (including plastic and nasty) and I wonder (if they actually fit) if they are worth a go for him? Do risports fit narrow compared with Riedell? I found Riedell too narrow & he is wider fitting than me....They don't specify a boot model but we do skate at quite a basic level as we've only been learning about 6-8 months....
"these skates are size 270 mms with a mark 4 ultima blade. aprox size is us 7 and uk 5.they have been untouched and are brand new risport skates."
Any opinions?
I have RF4's and love them! The break in process was awful though - soo many blisters and cramps in my feet but my skating improved tremendously after upgrading from my graf boleros.
Yes they are narrow...narrower than I expected them to be when i tried them on. After the first few times skating in them I was getting terrible cramps in my feet and found that when I took the sole out, my pinky toe hung off the side - but they're nice and comfy now
I'm not sure about riedells as I've never personally tried them, but I suspect risport may be narrower from what I've heard..but it depends on your brother's foot shape, the RF4's tend to go really narrow near the toes compared to other skate brands.
They're supposed to be able to take you through axel but I've heard of people who've got up to high doubles in them...on the website they're the highest model under the 'basic skating' category.
See if you can find someone at your rink who has RF4's, then you'll be able to see them properly