Which Edea skates to choose?

[cameocooper]

I have convinced myself that my Riedell Bronze Medallion skates have finally broken down after 4 years. they have  sapphire blades which have seen better days with the chrome plating almost completely chipped off. the boots are starting to get a large crease in the ankle and are hurting when landing jumps.

I was fitted for Edea skates about a year age at a competition, but didn't need new skates at the time.  the fitter suggested the Overture model, has I was starting jumps. I am a bit undecided about this model has it is for single jumps, which I am currently doing, but has I am an adult skating I not sure how these will hold up. but the model up is a very stiff boot, the Chorus, and I feel I might have trouble breaking them in, has I not a very big skater at about 130ib for a adult, and it took me several months for my Riedell to get comfortable and there were a beginner skate.

have anyone had any experience with these Edea skates. I have 1 1/2 lessons per week, 2 hours of Synchro each week, and try to get about 3 to 4 hours of practice each week, so I am on the ice about 7 hours per week.

I will also need new blades I am currently looking the Coronation Ace or the MK Professional, both which I understand are standard intermediate free style blades. I currently can do spins very well, and have scratch and camel, and currently working on getting an back and sit spin. I also problems have with getting my toe picks planted in the ice for jumps. would better blades help this, as I understand that I have one of the most basic blade available.

Sorry for the long post, but my skates are hurting my feet, and I not have a pro shop anywhere near by and don't have lessons for another month to be able to talk to an coach.

[Loops]

I don't know edea boots.  But having suffered from injuries due to overly stiff boots, I'd advise you to err on the soft side. My inclination would be to go with the overtures, especially since you've been fitted for those. Sometimes different models fit differently. If the overtures aren't stiff enough, then you'll have to get new skates sooner than otherwise, but if the chorus are too stiff you'll have a tough break in, risk injuries and worst, impede your learning process. Break ins are bad enough. This won't be your last pair of skates anyway (right?!).

[Christy]

When I was looking at boots I tried the Edea Ice Fly and Chorus - the fit was very different so it may be the same between the Chorus and Overture. I'd be extremely cautious of getting boots that you haven't tried unless you have the option to return them.

[cameocooper]

Since there is not many people commenting on Edea skates, I thought I would just comment on how the Edea skates have been.

Because of my impatient with waiting for the store to get the overture, I upgraded to the Chorus, which is a over booting for me, since I am only working on singles.
So taking them out of the box and wearing them while sitting on the sofa, they felt like that were bricks. When I finally skated in them, because of the slightly higher heel than the Riedell, I felt like I was leaning forward, but after about 10 mins, I got used to the different in heel height. After about 15 mins on the ice I was doing back crossovers, then got brave and started doing three turns, and just stuck with these basic moves for the session. The second time wearing them I was back to doing spins, and was doing all my turns with more speed and control than previously.

The only complaint that I have is the arch on one foot, is starting to hurt after about 1/2 hour skating but If I ignore this I forget about the pain. And my jumps have yet to come back to where they were, which were non existence anyway.

Even with the boot being a higher stiffness that what I need, I am still able to bend in the skates, and feel this is because of the design of the skates.

Also I had different blades to get used, going from rusty entry levels blades with no rocker left on the blades to the Coronation Ace, I have yet to trip over the larger toe picks (touch wood) and have had no issue getting used to the blades.

[davincisop]

I'm going to weigh in, too.

I had Jackson Elite Supreme for about 4-5 years (I got them for college graduation, so closer to 5 years), in 65 strength I believe. They were great at first but my feet always hurt some, even though I had custom width.

This past December, my friend got Ice Flies and told me to come by the rink to try hers on because "You need to feel how nice these feel inside". I was HOOKED. Fast forward to February when I could finally commit to getting a pair. I was lucky that my fitter was more than willing to order in pairs for me to try on before I purchased, so I could find the perfect fit. Even unstretched, the pair of Ice Flies that I ended up in felt a thousand times better than what I was wearing.

After I purchased (and two days after I passed my tests) I took the boots to a guy an hour and a half away to get them stretched. The guy works for Edea on both roller and ice and got the boots stretched exactly to my foot shape.

When I got on the ice, the only adjustment I had was getting used to a shorter blade. I had an insert in my Jacksons that I put over the original footbed insert, so the Edeas are actually a shorter heel for me because of that. I have a better knee bend in these than I ever had in any other skates, and I am skating stronger. Best of all, MY FEET DO NOT HURT! (big bonus for me, as I couldn't go 20 minutes without pain in my other skates).

So I think my experience with them so far is different from others, but I also don't feel overbooted in my Ice Flies. I am very comfortable in them and when they break down one day I will get them again.

[ARoo]

My daughter moved from Riedells to Edea Overtures last year.  She adores them and will never go back.  They were broken in and comfortable in one freestyle session.  If the skates are properly punched out and molded by the dealer, I doubt any of their boots would be super hard to break in, even if they are heavier than you need.  The way they work is just so different from traditional skates.