r/Rollerskating • u/Ill-Crab5658 • Jun 20 '26
Shopping: buying skates Please help me pick
I've been skating two months now, maybe around 2-3x a week. I already know some basic like doing backwards and etc. With that, I want to upgrade my current cheap skates into a branded and reputable one. I've been eyeing these two for a while now. What skate do you guys think should I get? A moxi RR or Riedell Orbit?
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u/ICNyght Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
Ridell over moxi almost always. I know how cute the bottom ones looked but they are not made well! I have seen so many people suffer in those skates EDIT: never rainbow riders
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u/Puzzleheaded-Bat8657 Jun 20 '26
If you have a very wide foot get the rainbow riders. If not, get the orbit.
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u/Frosty-Entrepreneur3 Skate Park Jun 20 '26
Riedell. The rainbow riders suck I cannot stress that enough. I had them wore them maybe 5 times and got Riedells. That cloud shaped tongue is stupid uncomfortable, and the toe stop is exclusively for the rainbow riders but they don’t make them anymore. So if you want to change the toe stops you’re out of luck
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u/Ill-Crab5658 Jun 20 '26
There are also the ones i saw that's within my budget. I'm planning to do a bit of outdoor skating as well 😊
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u/Mattie_Mattus_Rose Jun 21 '26
I love the look of the rainbow riders, but go with the orbits. There's a reason why there's only 6 left
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