Gears

I recently discovered that I have been wearing wrong shoe size all my life. Since I preferred to have some room in my toes, I had always pick size 8 (US), but my actual size is 6.5 (US). Now that I am used to skating shoes, my regular shoes feel weird. A few weeks ago, I bought a new pair of Adidas running shoes size 7 to replace my size-8 pair. Even then it still feels roomy. I took an audit of all my shoes and put together this page as a record for me to refer back.

Shoes

• 2021 DC Men’s Laced Lace Snowboard Boots: ($164). Bought this pair on December 6, 2023. Good for snowboarding.
• Adidas Unisex-Adult Goletto VIII Firm Ground Soccer Shoe: 7 US ($40). I want to get back to playing soccer.
• Lange RX 120 Ski Boots: 25.5 Mondo ($355) I bought this pair brand new. I am loving it.
• 2019 ThirtyTwo Zephyr Snowboard Boots: 7 US ($80). This pair is OK.
• Adidas Running Shoes: 7 US. The actual size should be 6.5. My everyday shoes.

Skates

• Black & Blue Them 909 Marius Gaile Complete Pro Roller Blades: Size Small = 7/8 US ($212 including shipping). Bought this pair on December 10, 2023. We’ll see how they do.
• YF YouFu 110mm Three-Wheel Inline Skates: 7 US, 25cm ($89). I use this pair to skate on bike trails or boardwalk.
• Jackson Ultima Ice Skates Freestyle Fusion: 6.5 US, 39.5 EU ($100). This pair fits really well. I still wear this for ice skating.
• Bauer S29 Hockey Skates: 5.5D US ($65). This is a junior pair. It felt tight on me. I haven’t skated in it ever since I switched to my figure skates. I passed it on to Đạo.

Skis

• 2020 Rossignol Experience 88 TI Men’s Skis 159cm + Look SPX 12 Dual WTR Bindings ($255). Bought this new pair on December 24, 2023)

Snowboards

• 2023 Salomon Super 8: 154cm ($265). Bought this brand new board. I can’t wait to ride it in winter 2023-2024.
• 2020 Rome Bindings United-G1 Black-S: ($110). Size small (Size S or M/L fits shoe size 7). It is comfortable to strap on.
• 2008 Burton White Collection: 143cm. I use this board to train at home.
• 2022-2023 Salomon Rhythm Snowboard bindings ($85). (Size S)

Protective Gears

Protective gears are very important for safety. I love these sports, but I can’t afford to take the risk.

• Soared 3D Protection Hip Butt EVA Padded Short Pants (Large) ($11)
• Bodyprox Protective Padded Shorts (Large) ($37)
• 187 Killer Pads Skateboarding Knee Pads, Elbow Pads, and Wrist Guards (Medium) ($37)
• Helmet: 22″ – 23″ (56 – 58cm)
• Wrist: 7″ – 8″
• Knee: 14″ – 16″
• Elbow: 10″ – 11″

Ex-Gears

• 2023 Fischer RC Fire SLR Pro Skis (155cm) with RS 9 SLR Bindings: ($215) Bought this brand new. (I left and lost this pair at Stowe Mountain Resort on December 17, 2023 after just 4 runs total.)
• Flying Eagle Aggressive Skates: 39-40 EU ($93). This pair fits perfect. Despite the tiny coping, I love it to blade around skateparks. (Retired this pair on December 16, 2023)
• Rollerblade Zetrablade: 8 (US). This was my first pair to learn rollerblade. I had a lot of fun with it even though size 8 US was a bit too big for me.
• Head XENON Xi 5.0 (2008): 149cm. I loved this pair. Despite its used condition, it took me from green all the way up to double black diamond in winter 2021-2022.
• K2 Apache Sabre 2008 (119-72-103): 153cm. I also bought this pair used. It works perfectly. It was my go-to pair for winter 2022-2023
• Capita Indoor Survival (2006): 156cm. This was my learning board in winter 2022-2023.
• Lange Comp 80 Team Ski Boots: 7-7.5 (US). I used this pair to learn skiing in winter 2022-2023.
• Nordica Doberman WC EDIT 130 Race Ski Boots: 8 (US). Bought this used, but way too stiff for me and my son.
• Atomic Vantage 97 Ti Skis (2019): 172cm. This pair was way too long for me.
• K2 Escape Jr. 136cm Skis with Marker M450 Bindings. This was a junior pair. Bought it used and never used it.