Cruze XR Hightop

Love these skates. I got them for my husband and he absolutely loves them. He says they turn with you which makes it easier to move. He said it took a little bit for him to get use to it but he is a skater so it took him no time, now he and our kiddos skate all over the house and gym. Definitely recommend!!!

So I am new to roller skating, when I was younger I had been to a skating rink a couple of times and that is all the experience I've had. I recently saw people roller skating on instagram and it really looked fun! So I thought that I could spend my time in quarantine doing something fun and productive. I spent a bit researching about roller skating so I've learned a lot of new stuff that I think some of you might find helpful if you are new to roller skating. So when you skate outside you typically need gummi or softer wheels because they will absorb the bumps from more rougher grounds, while hard plastic wheels are for smooth grounds such as places like roller rinks. The wheels on these skates are in between so they are good for both. But if you do get into more street skating then I definently recommend getting gummi wheels. For the fit of the boot, it fits great! I'm a size 6 for womans shoes, so if you are a female I recommend getting only one size down. If you're worried about them being too wide, no worries it will fit you like a glove. That was one thing I was concerned about but it isn't a problem for me, but if it is more of a problem for you, I recommend wearing thicker or double socks so the boot fits you better. I found that these skates had really good reviews so I decided to get them, plus not to mention they look really slick and classy, and when I got them I definently wasn't disappointed. But I got these skates to start out skating and until I can get the skates that I really like, which are moxi skates. If you are starting out skating like me, I definently recommend these skates to you! They are really good and sturdy for their price and will serve you well until you get better skates. Two other popular roller skating brands are moxi roller skates and impala, which I found many people really like. So if you have a bigger budget and dont care about the wait then I say check them out. Also I recommend getting toe covers if you do not want to scratch the front of the shoe, you can find cheap ones on Amazon. Overall I say that these are really good skates and if you're beginner, these are perfect for you!! So don't hesitate to take them for a spin!! :)

Great skates

These skates fit surprising well and are pretty comfortable for the price they are pretty well put together. They look great and are stylish. The quality of the skate is good as well.

These are a great value for the money. I already had my own outdoor wheels so I took off the white ones that came with them, so I can't give them a proper review. They were pretty uncomfortable the first time I wore them, but they warmed up and formed to my foot well and feel comfy now. I wish these came in half sizes, I usually wear a 7.5 but I had to get the men's equivalent to a women's size 7. They're true to size and are a tiny bit small, but weren't too bad after I broke them in after a few wears and I'd much rather have that than a size 8 flopping around on my foot. The toe stops may be good for rink use, but as outdoor stops, they are AWFUL. I skate ramps and stuff in them and after one day of use, they were already ground halfway down. By the 3rd wear, I was scraping metal. If you're planning on stopping on anything outside of a rink, you will absolutely need to invest in new stops meant for outdoor use. Overall these aren't great, but not the perfect skates. I bought them since Riedell would be sold out of my size until August and I don't feel like I got a bad product, but as they say with everything, you get what you pay for.

Idk how to roller skate, they fit and have good ankle support, I’ve fallen in many ways and my feet were never affected 😎✨, I did change the wheels to roller derby ones for better stability and changed the toe thing to a flower one so it’s less slippery.. I had to watch a vid on how to change the toe stop cuz it’s different than what I’ve seen before~ ~~ I love the shoes and I’ve fully decorated with toe protection things and it’s cuteee (i ordered men’s cuz I’m a 14 in woman’s.

Not so comfortable. Very fast wheels

I ordered these because my girlfriend threw herself headlong into the hobby of skating and got herself a pair of Moxi skates, and I wanted to be able to join her in skating around our local parks and some of the cities we visit, and also to save money on renting skates at the rink whenever we go. They’re definitely solid, especially considering the price, but there are a few things to consider depending on your build and what you intend to use them for. The boot itself is perfectly fine, I have no complaints with it whatsoever. I think it was maybe slightly smaller than most of my shoes in the same size, but not enough to be uncomfortable, and I think the snug fit helps me to feel more secure skating on them. I didn’t have to break them in much at all, but I leave the top two pairs of lace hooks undone because the boot was rubbing my ankle raw fully laced up. It’s also worth mentioning that the laces are insanely long, to the point that even wrapping them around my ankle and double-knotting them they still hang pretty close to the wheels unless I tuck them into the boot. Either way, they’re comfy, padded just enough, and well made to the point that I’m not worried about them coming apart. Gets the job done. I’m not a heavy guy, only maybe 170 fully clothed but I’m pretty tall, and the truck cushions that these shipped with are definitely not going to cut it for much longer. I had to tighten them down incredibly far during my first night at the rink before I felt even moderately stable on them. Each time I did a lap until I reached that point, during turns, the trucks pivoted so far that the wheels would actually contact the sole of the boot, taking some material out of the sole, usually throwing me in the process. I’m going to have to swap the cushions for a harder material in order to make long-term use of these, but if you’re shorter or lighter than you’ll likely apply less leverage to them and be ok. The wheels are probably the best part about these skates. They’re a medium diameter, 57mm, and medium hardness from what I can tell (they don’t appear to have a regular rating like 87A etc), and they gripped just fine in the rink, but they also have done perfectly well in public. I took these on some paved trails in a local park and, although they can’t handle cracks the size of those my girlfriend’s 65mm wheels can take, I wasn’t ever thrown by any small debris that I hit during the day either. I’ll want softer wheels eventually for those conditions anyways because I can definitely feel every crack and crevice of the pavement shooting up my legs. The bearings are pretty weak. When the wheels are tightened to eliminate wobbling on their axles, they spin maybe two revolutions when spun by hand before coming to a stop. I have to put in much more effort on flat ground than my girlfriend does to maintain the same speed. The size of my wheels does also contribute to that, but the bearings are definitely Not Very Good. The toe stops are pretty much garbage, I wore through at least 10% of my right side stop the very first night at the rink, and in the public park on pavement went through at least another 30%. They also have a habit of chipping instead of rubbing away, losing large chunks of material at a time for no net benefit to your stopping force. Those and the truck cushions should be your first upgrades. All in all, once I replace the toe stops and cushions, I’ll have no glaring issues with these, since I don’t have a problem with my lack of cruising ability yet. I will eventually get larger, softer wheels for outdoor use and replace the original bearings with Bones brand, and after that they will be perfect in my eyes. I’m very casual about this but those upgrades will be necessary to have a completely satisfying experience on these skates. I absolutely feel like I got my money’s worth out of the box, as in, these are sixty dollar skates that are NOT going to be very high quality until you put some more cash into them, but I think that overall it will work out better this way than if I’d spend $150+ on some of the better sure-grips, especially since these came with wheels that are already good for both indoor and outdoor use, and I’ve had good experiences even with their totally stock setup. I’d recommend them to anyone else who just needs some skates, to put it plainly.