We have quite a few skaters who wear the Ice Fly. They all say they are super comfortable, a few think they are too hard to get tight enough, and relace a lot. The novice level skater who wears they says they break down FAST and she wears 2 pairs a year. The lower level skaters (pre-pre through pre-juv) say they last forever. [I personally think these skaters are overbooted- as this is Edea's top model, worn by elite skaters, but they got them through a scholarship program, so as long as their ankles aren't breaking...it isn't like they spent the money for such a high level boot they don't need. For awhile I thought Edea only sold one model of boot, because that was the only one I've ever seen.]