Chicago Skates Classic Quad Roller Skates for Women & Men – Durable & Top Performance, Adjustable High-Top Boots for Safe Indoor/Outdoor Roller Derby–60mm PU Wheels & Semi-Precision Bearings

“They are very good quality, very beautiful, comfortable, and reasonably priced.”

These slates are great. They fit well and look good. They come with a tool to use to tighten things up. Very happy.

These are my first pair of new roller skates ever. Growing up, any skates I used were either borrowed or hand-me-downs. I am now teaching my son to skate and decided to spring for new skates for both of us. I received my skates today and immediately noted the wheels don't roll worth a hoot. I adjusted them so they roll freely and now there is some slight play in the wheels, but they seem to work well enough and don't feel wobbly. I also noted that the comfort of the boot changed with the wheel adjustment. NO, adjusting the wheels did not specifically change the boot, I'm simply saying that not fighting the wheels makes my foot sit in the boot more comfortably and break-in will not be torture as I feared prior to adjusting the wheels. As far as fit is concerned, my foot is on the wide end of normal and I immediately noted that I will want to wear thick athletic socks or install insoles. Overall, they'll do for now as my first pair, but I have ordered new indoor wheels and bearings. My 3 star rating of value for my money is optimistic, but only as long as the factory wheels and bearings hold up for outdoor use. My assessment of value will be greatly reduced if the bearings give out within a few uses - especially if the bearings in the factory wheels really cannot be replaced as stated in another comment. If you are an avid skater looking for a decent pair of skates, add at least $55-60 to the cost of these because that was the cost of the kit I ordered which included better quality bearings and wheels and that was at the low end of replacement cost. You'll want to upgrade one or both immediately. They are an upgrade from rental skates but will take some added investment to tweak out some better performance. Update: I received my new bearings and wheels and decided to try and remove the bearings from the old wheels. They popped right out and were easily replaced by the better quality (albeit not top of the line) bearings. Not sure what the discrepancy is with the reviewer who stated that the bearings cannot be replaced (different skate maybe?) but with better bearings my skates roll much better! Also would like to note that the indoor/outdoor wheels are lousy outdoors...except maybe on really smooth concrete. I took my son down the street to a local church's asphalt parking lot that I thought was newly paved. It was not as smooth as I'd hoped but not as bad as some I've seen. This was with the old bearings too, but the wheels made for an awfully rough ride. Therefore, I'd recommend keeping them for use as indoor wheels and get a set of good outdoor wheels if you plan on using them outside. I upgraded my rating to 4 stars because with minimal cost ($20) in upgrading the bearings they're a pretty decent pair of rink skates. Very soon, I'll order some bearings for my new indoor wheels so I can easily swap for the skating rink. I'd have saved some money if I ordered outdoor wheels in my $55 kit but I knew I'd be too impatient to wait until they arrived before I made a trial run. You could spend more money on better quality skates, but I'd only recommend that if you are very knowledgeable about skating and know exactly what you want. I have responsibilities, like feeding my kids - so a different pair of skates for every occasion is not feasible. Plan to upgrade the bearings and if you want to skate in multiple places (indoors/outdoors on asphalt, gravel or whatever) get a second set of wheels and bearings designed for that purpose and swap to whichever wheels you need when you go.

My girlfriend has been using these roller skates for about 8 months, and she really likes them. The build quality feels solid, and the wheels roll smoothly both indoors and outdoors. They’re comfortable to wear for long sessions and provide good ankle support, which makes them great for beginners. We only swapped the original wheels for some LED ones just for aesthetics, not for comfort or performance. The skates themselves work perfectly and feel very stable. The classic retro look is really nice, and the materials feel durable enough to handle regular use. Overall, they’re a great pair of skates for anyone starting out or just looking for a fun, stylish way to get moving.

Bought them for a Christmas gift. They love them. The skates were a great hit. Very good quality for the price.

I'm giving these a 5 star rating based solely on the value. These are $70 skates, so I am not comparing them to a $200+ skate. For starters, I am 46 years old and weigh 270 pounds. I have not skated since I was in high school and my kids wanted to learn to skate and I didn't want to have to rent skates from the local roller rink so I bought my own. I also like the basic look of the skates. Sure, light up wheels are fun, but I'm not in it for the bling and I actually like the solid blue wheels. My skating requirements are at a level where I just need to make it around the rink with my two children without killing myself. I will not be doing any stunts, tricks, or advanced maneuvers. I suspect that anyone who is at a higher skill level should really consider higher quality skates. I normally wear a 10 - 10.5 wide athletic shoe, but found that the size 11 skates fit perfect. The skates are pretty heavy, so you definitely feel the weight on your feet when wearing them, although you do get used to it after a while. The long laces allow for enough tightness that my ankles are well supported. I have used these skates about 5 times now and I've been able to keep them on for at least 90 minutes and they do not hurt my feet. I found them to be quite comfortable when laced up. I appreciate that the top half of the skate have those U-shaped loops that don't require you to thread the laces through tiny holes. This makes getting the skates on and off much easier. Reading some other reviews for these skates, some have commented that the laces broke on them. I haven't had that problem, but they do feel on the lower quality end of laces. If I was a regular skater, I'd probably replace them, but so far I've had no problems. While skating the skates performed well the first 2-3 times I used them. I appreciated that in the box were two wheel wrenches and one for the toe stop. This was a nice plus for a cheap skate. When the skates were brand new, the wheels were extremely tight, so I had to back off the lock nut an eighth turn to loosen them up. Unfortunately, by the 3rd or so time I wore the skates, I noticed the wheels started to get wobbly. At first, I thought the lock nut had backed off, but that wasn't it. The bearings were already starting to fail and there was some play in them. Thinking that perhaps this is just how cheap bearings are, I wore the skates one more time, but by the end of my 4th skating session, the wheels were so wobbly, they felt like they were falling off. I read several Amazon reviews of these skates and noticed that the bearings were a point of contention for many people as well, so I ordered some replacement ones. I ordered a set of 16 Bones Reds skate bearings which cost $35. If you've never done bearings on roller skates before, there are two bearings for each wheel, so in order to do all 4 wheels on both skates, you need all 16 bearings. The kit I ordered came with both spacers and washers. I did not need the spacers, but I did use the washers. Replacing the bearings does not require any special tools. I watched a couple of Youtube videos and they show how you take off the wheel, and then put it back on the axle just a tiny bit, and then twist and pry the bearing out by pulling down on the wheel at about a 45 degree angle. If this doesn't make sense, just watch the video. There's tons of them on Youtube. It took me a good half hour to do all 16 bearings and I used the washers from the bearing kit, but the original lock nut from the skate. Once I had the new bearings on, the wheels were very solid with no play and rolled extremely smoothly. From my understanding, these bearings are good enough for far more advanced skaters than me, so for the 3-4 times a year I go to the roller rink, these should last me a very long time. In total, I paid $70 plus $35 for bearings, for a total of $105 for a pair of inexpensive skates with good bearings. Could I have just found a pair of skates for $100 that had better bearings? Maybe, but there's no telling how long those would last too. In the end, I am happy with my purchase and would not hesitate to recommend these skates to people in my specific situation. If however, you are an enthusiastic skaters and have a skill level beyond that of a 46 year old dad wanting to make special memories with his children without suffering major injuries a couple times a year, then you really should invest in higher end skates.

Good outdoor skates, rugged, and fit slide blocks son them for park use

For the money, they work well. I switched the wheels to upgraded ones for outdoor and new bearings for a smoother ride, I havent been on roller skates for 20 years, these are great entry level...once Im better I will buy better ones

I got so lucky with this pair of skatershoes. I'm a beginner so I was scared and excited at the same time. I let the excitement guide me and I'm so glad I did.This product makes me so happy 👌 😊

Skates had only been used a few times when 2 of the wheel bearings broke making the skates unusable.