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[Neo5370]

Just wanted to say Hi. My skating background is originally ice and roller hockey but I came across this site in my search for a pair of inline speed skates, looks like a lot of fun.

I've got my eye on the Rollerblade Problade and was wondering what foot type these are suitable for (heel width/mid-forefoot width/high or lowarches/large or small insteps/etc.)

Thanks in advance!

[chaosdsm]

I believe the ProBlade's boot is based on the high end Lightning skates like my Lightning 10's. Fit should be almost identical, as such, if you have a wide foot (wear EEE or 4E shoes like myself) they can be a hastle as they aren't very wide. Heal wise they fit fine, but up front it's a bit tight. Luckily with the triple velcro strap system of the Lightning 10, I can pretty much tighten the laces only near the ankle to keep my heel firmly in the back of the skate while using the front two velcro straps to 'custom fit' the skate to my feet width. This saved me from having to buy skates that were a 1/2 size to big. Unfortunately they only have a single velcro heal strap on the ProBlades, which is one reason I haven't bought myself a pair already. I'm going to wait till the Disney inline marathon & hope that I can try a pair on before I buy them to see how they fit.

Forget about arch support, it's practicly non-existant in the Lightning 10's, the footbed insert that comes with the skates has a little bit of support but not much, which is one reason I got the Superfeet inserts to replace the stock inserts, much better, but still not as much as I would like. The liner underneath the footbed is almost flat as a pancake.