Hey Dean,
I hope you like them. As far as the measurement thing goes. We measured our feet in (cm). We put a piece of paper on the floor, stood on it, and I had my wife trace my foot. then measured that tracing in (cm). It worked well, most places will take back skates if they are the wrong size, and send you a new size. Check and see if they have that option before you buy. Have fun! Will we see you in Duluth in September?
Dean,
I've tried both the Bont Semi and the Bont Jet skates while trying to get comfortable on my customs (Bont Vapor) My comfort issue was, "will I have enough ankle support?" See, I had been skating in Rollerblade Marathon Carbon's which have a lot of ankle support compared to any of the 3 above. What I found (and would have found out a lot earlier had I listened to people) was that once you get your frames adjusted correctly, it's actually more comfortable not to have all that material rubbing on your ankle. If you can swing it, go for the Bont Jet's. It's about the same boot, just less ankle support. One of the guys on our team went from a Rollerblade skate with lots-o-ankle support to the Jet's and honestly they were hurting his legs (all the stablizer muscles) so he didn't like them very much. He had left the frames exactly where the factory had screwed them in. He and I went on a frame adjusting 9 mile skate (every 2-3 miles we adjusted the frames till they felt right) last week, and now he loves em. His legs hurt before, because he was fighting to keep his balance, when all that was really needed was a small (mm) frame adjustment.
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I hope you like them. As far as the measurement thing goes. We measured our feet in (cm). We put a piece of paper on the floor, stood on it, and I had my wife trace my foot. then measured that tracing in (cm). It worked well, most places will take back skates if they are the wrong size, and send you a new size. Check and see if they have that option before you buy. Have fun! Will we see you in Duluth in September?
No, haven't been skiing since I lived in NJ many moons ago. Waiting for my kids to be old enough. Maybe this year!
Chris
I've tried both the Bont Semi and the Bont Jet skates while trying to get comfortable on my customs (Bont Vapor) My comfort issue was, "will I have enough ankle support?" See, I had been skating in Rollerblade Marathon Carbon's which have a lot of ankle support compared to any of the 3 above. What I found (and would have found out a lot earlier had I listened to people) was that once you get your frames adjusted correctly, it's actually more comfortable not to have all that material rubbing on your ankle. If you can swing it, go for the Bont Jet's. It's about the same boot, just less ankle support. One of the guys on our team went from a Rollerblade skate with lots-o-ankle support to the Jet's and honestly they were hurting his legs (all the stablizer muscles) so he didn't like them very much. He had left the frames exactly where the factory had screwed them in. He and I went on a frame adjusting 9 mile skate (every 2-3 miles we adjusted the frames till they felt right) last week, and now he loves em. His legs hurt before, because he was fighting to keep his balance, when all that was really needed was a small (mm) frame adjustment.
Hope this helps.
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