Finding Your Size

There’s a general idea that your skate size is around 1.5 sizes down from your shoe size, but that’s really only applicable for US men’s shoe sizes… sometimes. For example, Ben wears a size 8-8.5 (mens), and his skates are a 6, and Trish wears a shoe size 6 (womens), and her skates are a 3. Aside from the fact they both have dainty little feet, it also doesn’t really subscribe to the 1.5 rule! People often wear shoes that are a little bit too big for them, purely for comfort - and you wouldn’t believe the amount of people who don’t really even know their shoe size.

In our experience, both personally and with fitting skates on others, we’ve often found that converting US mens shoe sizes goes down 2 sizes, and US women’s sizing- (which is already 1.5 sizes smaller than men’s US shoe sizing) is 3 sizes smaller from shoe to skate!

If you’re confused, that makes sense, because it’s confusing! Read on for some tips and a size chart, but if you’re still unsure, get in touch through our contact page or email us at hello@easystreetandroller and we’ll do our best to help you out. 

Below is a guide of the skate sizes and the length in MM. If you measure your foot from the back of your heel to your longest toe, that will give you a good idea of your most suitable size. Make sure you measure it while standing on a hard, flat surface. You can also stand on a piece of paper on the floor and trace around your foot, or get a pal to do it for you, and measure the length from the tracing. 

Skate Size	Length in MM		Skate Size	Length in MM		Skate Size	Length in MM
Youth 6	145		1	210		7	260
Youth 7	152		1.5	214		7.5	264
Youth 8	162		2	218		8	268
Youth 9	170		2.5	222		8.5	272
Youth 10	178		3	226		9	277
Youth 10.5	182		3.5	230		9.5	281
Youth 11	187		4	235		10	285
Youth 11.5	191		4.5	239		10.5	289
Youth 12	195		5	243		11	294
Youth 12.5	199		5.5	247		11.5	298
Youth 13	203		6	251		12	302
Youth 13.5	206		6.5	255		12.5	306

Good To Know Facts

• It’s generally recommended that you wear a thin sock- you want to be making full contact with the boot the whole way around. 
• In the right size skate, it’s not always comfortable at first. When you’re sitting down, you should be able to lightly brush your toes against the end of the boot- not at all like when you’re trying on shoes. When you lace them up and stand, it will pull your foot back into the heel, and give you that little bit of extra room, so your foot feels super secure and you can wiggle your toes up and down, but there’s no back and forth or side to side movement.
• If your skates are too big, your foot will move around inside the boot, which can make it way harder to get any good speed, but also can throw off your balance or cause blisters. Too small, and you’ll be in a world of hurt- cramping and pain shouldn’t be a part of the game. 
• For kids, you can allow a bit of growing room- you can size up, but not more than two sizes bigger - and use a thicker sock and go down to a thinner one as they grow. 
• When you’re trying them on, just take a sec to think about it. Are you feeling definite pain, or is it just a bit of pressure you’re not used to? If it’s your first pair of skates, there’s a bit to get used to. 
• If you bend your knees, your skates should feel secure around your ankles, but not like the laces are digging in. 
• Have a little wheel around- does it feel like your foot is moving inside the boot? You want your skate and your foot to feel like one unit that is working together. 
• Tilt and wobble your ankles- can you feel enough support?
• Lastly, arch support. If you normally wear insoles, it’s good to wear them in your skates too. Cramping can be caused by a boot being too small or too narrow, but it can also be caused by not enough support through the arch, especially if you’re used to a little help in that area. 
• If you’re not sure if the cramping is from the skate being too narrow, make sure the length is definitely right. If you have pain across the ball of your foot in addition to insole cramping, it may be too big- the widest part of your foot is getting pulled into the tapering middle of the boot, so sometimes going down a half size or a full size can fix that. 
• Waxed laces can make a huge difference if you feel like you can’t get your skates tied up tight enough, or if you need to re-tie them while you’re skating.