this shoe is very cheap quality not recommended at all

This is nearly a perfect skate shoe. For me these are a snug, glove like true to size fit. They are slim in the forefoot as another review mentioned, but the leather loosens up as these break in. This shoe is the ideal compromise of impact protection and board feel. I'm an older skater so I prefer a bit more protection. They break in quick for skating, while staying relatively stiff throughout the life of the shoe which helps provide my feet with adequate support (as opposed to getting completely flexible and floppy like most skate shoes). The leather upper was more durable than I expected, going two months of skating without a hole and the outsole has tons of life left. I always rip laces and these only ripped at the bottom eyelet. The only thing I'd like for them to change about these shoes is to make the tongue longer. It's a really odd design choice. A longer tongue would make it easier to straighten and provide a bit of padding for the front of my ankle. It'd also just look cooler.