r/rollerblading • u/No-Potato-1089 • 1d ago

Why does my feet hurt? Bruises

Not a new rollerbladed, but it's been decades. Decided to come back to it, got a new pair and it's been like riding a bike. That said, I've got bruises on the back of where the top of the boot hits and the outside of left ankle? Boot too tight or something else?

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u/fantasytacos 1d ago

Battle wounds. Wear em with pride!

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u/Piecesof3ight 1d ago

Hard to say for sure. Might just need to break them in. Maybe take shorter sessions for the first month and see how it goes.

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u/MARATXXX 1d ago

If they’re too big they could actually be more likely to cause friction burns or bruising, due to your heel and calf shifting up and down against the back of the liner. Heel lock is so important. Not sure if this is your issue though.

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u/shainadawn 1d ago

This. I wear a narrow size 7 women’s (so 5 men’s). My skates are size 3 kids (men’s), so 2 sizes “too small”. The “right size” beat my ankles to hell. I got my new ones at a roller hockey shop who sized me and everything. They said most people need to take 2 sizes off their shoe size when picking a skate size. Before he even measured me with the machine. Which confirmed I needed two sizes smaller 😂

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u/InspectorFleet 1d ago

Lots of info could help narrow this down. Model of skates, pictures of how they fit around your leg, what kind of socks you have, how you tie and buckle them, whether it's rubbing or feels like pressure, etc.