I just got new figure skates.. How long do you think it will take me to break them in?

Question

I just got new skates today - Riedell Gold 375.

They were put in the oven heated to form on my feet.

I've been wearing them around the house just for 20 minutes or less at a time. I skate 4x a week about 2 hours each day. How long do you think it should take to break into my skates?

[I can do all the single jumps, except axel]

Answer 1

Probably about a week, that's how long it took me!  When you skate in them at first, you might not want to tie them up all the way yet.

Answer 2

I do not think it will take you long at all. Maybe about two weeks, or about ten one hour sessions.

Answer 3

It usually takes about a week, but it depends on how often you skate.

When you skate, don't try doing hard jumps or spins because new skates can often make you feet bleed.

Answer 4

It depends on the foot, and the person, also if you've used that company before. Some people take up to a month to break skates in-- others 1 day. One thing I noticed was I got a lot of blisters (which hurt) but if you get a pair of gel socks they help A LOT and generally last you a while.

I'm guessing a few days to a 2 weeks for you? :)

Answer 5

about 2 weeks, but bunga pads really help!

Answer 6

Those are some nice skates.(:

Walking around the house in the boots are a good idea, helped me a lot. I have the Riedell Bronze 320, and it took me about 6 days to break into them.

It's different for everyone, but usually the break in time is around a week to 10 days.

Answer 7

it depends how much you skate on them

usually it takes about a week if you are professional

Answer 8

I had a similar situation and i went to a public skate for 2 hours and i could do all of my jumps and most of my spins. I think it will probably  take about 8 hours or so to be comfortable again- you might have to change the way you do some stuff to acclimate to your new skates! Enjoy and keep skating! I hope this helps!

Answer 9

I would say about a week. i have ridells and it took about that long to break them in. but i dont think you should be skating in them if you havnt broken them in... :)