Tested at rink: bearings, while ABEC 9 are total junk, wheels are even worse, can't roll past a grandma even when trying very hard. The boots are not comfortable at all. They are snug, but there is a some sort of metal or hard plastic thingy inside each boot on the outside edge of the boot near where the edge of your foot is, presumably to make it more sturdy. But all it does is press against the edge of your foot, where there is a bone near your smallest toe, and this makes it quite unwearable. Paying over $100 bucks for a pair of skates, I would think they could make the skate a little better but was hugely disappointed (made in china of course). Total nightmare. These skates deserve negative 5 stars. What a horrible disappointment. Truly, the worst purchase I ever made. Heck, rental skates fit much better than these and are more comfortable and are much faster, what a joke. DO NOT GET THESE SKATES, THEY ARE HORRIBLE. TRY IF YOU MUST, BUT YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.