My Shoe Size

I have discovered that I have been wearing the 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. Recently, I took an audit of all my shoes and here are what I have found:

Shoes

• Adidas Running Shoes: 7 (US). The actual size should be 6.5. My everyday shoes.
• Flying Eagle Aggressive Skates: 39 – 40 (EU). This pair fits perfect. Despite the tiny coping, I love it to blade around skateparks.
• Rollerblade Zetrablade: 8 (US). This pair is a bit too big for me. I used to learn rollerblading.
• Bauer S29 Hockey Skates: 5.5D (US). 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.
• Jackson Ultima Ice Skates Freestyle Fusion: 6.5 (US), 39.5 (EU). This pair fits really well. I still wear this for ice skating.
• ThirtyTwo Zephyr Snowboard Boots (2019): 7 (US). This pair is OK. I switch it with Đán.
• Lance RX 120 Ski Boots: 25.5 (Mondo). I bought this pair brand new. I am loving it.
• YF YouFu 110mm Three-Wheel Inline Skates: 7 (men), 25cm. I use this pair to skate on bike trails or boardwalk.

Skis

• Fischer RC Fire SLR Pro Skis (2023) 155cm with RS 9 SLR Bindings: Bought this brand new pair. Can’t wait to use it in winter 2023.

Snowboards

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

Protective Gears

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

• 187 Killer Pads Skateboarding Knee Pads, Elbow Pads, and Wrist Guards
• Helmet: 22″ – 23″ (56 – 58cm)
• Wrist: 7″ – 8″
• Knee: 14″ – 16″
• Elbow: 10″ – 11″

Previously Owned

• 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.