NEW IQON AG20 // FIRST SESSION - BIG mistake?

[@moshbeardfpv9428]

On 4:57 you sounded like Homer Simpson whahahaha... DOH!!! Keep up the good work, love your content! Cheers from the Netherlands, europe!

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

Oh my gosh. I will never be able to un-hear that hahaha 🤣

[@bryce_is_Bryce]

I'm pretty sure taking a break has somehow made you skate better. You're looking explosive out there.

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks homie. I think you may be right. I can skate with a little more confidence now with the pads too.

[@SherLock55]

Your skating never ceases to amaze man, so clean. Love the skates they look sick, only thing I don't like are those hiking boot style lace loop things and yeah some fat wax laces would also look better.

[@iRollerboot]

♥️ thanks Matt. 🤝🤝

[@haggiscaliente4723]

Man i could not tell you havent skated in a few months, absolutely killing it man. Good to see back on the antirocker too! Skates look amazing, how you liking the red eye wheels?

[@iRollerboot]

I think they are amazing! Really pumped on them tbh

[@chrisonskates]

Saw the red eyes this morning. They looked so amazing that I ordered a pair for myself. 😵‍💫

[@Travis732]

It's nice to see your helmet on and the wrist guards 🤘

[@iRollerboot]

👍👍

[@theslowesthare4831]

Hell yeah, safety promotes confidence, confidence promotes HAMMER DROPPING 👍👍

[@jeremyfitnfun]

What great blading Ben! So artistic and technical. You make it look so easy and natural! Also, as always, great comments about the skate itself. Thank you for all your work and inspiration. I replay your switch-ups at speed x0.25 to understand all that's going on, haha!

[@iRollerboot]

Glad you liked it Jeremy!

[@n89man]

Bro - I think you just did every trick imaginable… so fun to watch - those skates look beautiful 😍

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks homie :D

[@Franz_giblet]

I could watch you skate all day, you’ve got all tricks on lock. Could you use your Lomax 2nd skins as I think that’s pretty much the thinnest liner you can get. 🤙🏻🤙🏻

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks hanz. I popped them in quickly last night, I think it’ll take more than that unfortunately.

[@brokkenrekkords8517]

Keep em coming man! Growing steadily~

[@brokkenrekkords8517]

Rewatching this video, strong skills man!

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you 🙏🏻

[@AyoMrB]

I don't have any tips with fixing the sizing, but that was some awesome skating. I have size 41 Seba CJ Carbon and I'm in the same situation as you, just between sizes for getting that perfect fit. I'm around 270mm and the carbon in size 41 is 267mm mondo, so my big toes will always be crushed a bit. It does get better when the heel cushioning packs in combined with using an insole with good heel lift to add a little bit of extra space in there, but it's always there and my nail has broken a few times on both feet from it. Ended up getting another pair of plastic Seba CJ in 42 to use as my aggressive setup which is 270 mondo and they fit perfect (273mm boot last). It's really hard to find boots that fit you well; especially the two piece skates because not only does the shell have to fit right, but the liner needs to work with the type of feet you have and fit the shell too. Good luck getting it sorted out! It will be bearable in a matter of time though, but until then you might have a nail or two fall off :P

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks bran. Hoping to get the toe box stretched today. 🤞

[@AyoMrB]

@@iRollerboot Good stuff! Did you find a shop that could do it for you?

[@iRollerboot]

@@AyoMrB there's a local ski shop that is going to do their best. we should find out by friday

[@aldolega]

-Definitely heat-mold. No reason not to, makes a lot of difference when you're squeezing into a skate. My Prime liners in my Tim Frankens molded up nicely. If you'd gotten the 43/44 you'd be hating them after a week or two. -I was hoping they'd fix the medial tilt in the boot/cuff (boot/cuff is tilted inward, like the skate has warped from doing a zillion topsides) that always plagued the USD Carbon Free, but it's plain to see in your footage that they haven't. The cuff being mounted a bit higher will help a little, but I can see that these are gonna get flopped out quickly just like the USDs. Some people like this because it lets them do torque and topside tricks with even less effort. Personally I hate seeing people clomp around with massive supination happening. -You can fix that over-long instep strap by removing the outer metal ring/plate thingie, poking a hold in the strap itself, and mounting it directly to the boot, at the same point the ring/plate thing was mounted. -One of my favorite-looking skates in a long time, love the whole "tech" feel and look, just wish they'd included more, well, technical improvements. A soulplate with mounting points, but no mounting on the boot? That same stupid cuff tilt? Overlong one-size-fits-all instep strap with the pointless outer strap ringplate thing again? This is fine on the Gawds for $350 complete, I guess, but at $450 boot-only, I expect more.

[@iRollerboot]

I appreciate the insight Al. I’m basically brand new to USD-type skates so thank you for your thoughts.

[@christopherlees3684]

Joey from Mushroom has mentioned taking his to a ski boot shop where they can stretch boots

[@bjestudioinfo]

Dudeee...u sleep with that sweatstance 3 acid all the time..and that makio back torque soul quick backslide to ao topsoul (yeah had to re watch few times lol) is sick...I'm no mean expert here but just a suggestion 1.try putting your lomax liner in there and see what's up 2.get a longer waxed laces..lace up to the end and loop it down to the outer 3 holes... might work who knows 3.you gotta try and skate this flat..get a cheap kizer 5 and slap your Richie eisler wheels see how they feel Well that's me I think I've said too much ..cheers Ben

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks homie :) I appreciate all the help. 🤝

[@bladingisdad]

Good to see you back at it!!! These skates look real good. Hope they work out for you. Dope helmet also🤙

[@cdnpacker]

I was in between sizes on the Aeons. Going for the bigger size was definitely the right choice for me.

[@theslowesthare4831]

ABSOLUTELY KILLED IT!! Man you were on 🔥🔥! I don't even have a favorite trick or obstacle because you destroyed all of it! If I've never told you, that charging authority that Broskow has, you definitely have the same. Crazy to watch this and know that the fit wasn't good, and all in brand new never skated skates. The true samurai is lethal with a butter knife 🤣🤣🤣. So good to see you at it again, and really happy none of those injuries showed up. Can't say it enough, you killed it!! Those things look really good in motion too. Great job Ben!!

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

Thanks bill. ♥️ so glad to be back with it. Stoked to skate together again soon.

[@theslowesthare4831]

@@okthisisthelasttimeipromise same here, nothing better ❤️🤘

[@fredcastro4252]

You destroyed the little rail!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@dsstuart9743]

All the other comments have already said everything there is to say, so Im actually just here to point out that the little "ruins" wall looking thing is such a cool backdrop for this skatepark. And for videos. Also you were absolutely shredding in this vid.

[@iRollerboot]

If I didn’t just love this park to skate, I also love the backdrop for filming as well!

[@mean-genes]

absolutely MURDERED that flat rail!

[@danielnewby2255]

4:08, is that a rough p-star? In my head I thought I would hate that trick, but it actually looks pretty good.

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

It’s a rough Mizou

[@danielnewby2255]

@@okthisisthelasttimeipromise It confuses me to look at it >

[@relentless_fps]

How is the wiggle room on your toes up & down? I believe the inner plastic shell is the same or very similar to the Carbon Free & Gawds. The SEBA CJ & CJ2 plastic shell are similar in many ways as well. With my SEBA skates I stretched out the toe box to give me a bit of extra room for my toes to move. I’ve done the same with Carbon Free as well because I’m also in a weird grey area of sizing & seem to have a bit of a wide foot for it’s small size. Typically for me it’s not the length that’s the issue it’s the width & height of the toe box. Definitely heat mold them for sure & then go from there as there’s some methods to stretch the toe box some & open up a little extra room. I noticed on my SEBA skates that utilizing the outer lace eyelets along with the liner lacing definitely adds more support. If you really want more solid long lasting rigidity then the Carbon boot is where it’s at. It’s weird because in the USD carbon boot theres significantly less shell material, but the strength of it is unmatched. I have gutted some Franky Carbons to run them with a liner which I skated for quite awhile with the USD VII soul plates, I also skated the VII skate beforehand, modified a pair of VII souls to use on my Salomon boots before eventually switching to Adapt or Symetrics plates. The reason for the VII soul having the hardware holes is because some models of the USD VII came with that hardware mounted. They didn’t initially have them but the VII was having some issues with frames become unaligned or the boots leaning inward because the shell seemed soft in bottom where the frame mounting hardware was, so later on they added the extra soul hardware which helped quite a bit. I think the Frankens have the hardware already in them, I’m not 100% sure. Since the Carbon souls & USD VII souls are so similar & both are flat boots with the same overall shape, both soul kits could be used on either skate. I really like the VII soul they were great, especially paired with a FLT 3 it’s like the backslide groove & the frame H block were made for one another. Hopefully after heat molding & breaking them in a bit they start to feel better, if you need more room then you may have to try stretching the toe box of the shell

[@iRollerboot]

Really appreciate all of the info! 🤝 I’ll definitely be utilizing these tips asap.

[@zrulhnpi8310]

hey ben..have u consider skating using those thin business dress socks? might help you get that extra mm

[@lander1603]

Or just go Mike Tyson style....no socks

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

Funny you ask, I wore very thin dress socks in anticipation of this. :/

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

Thank you for the suggestion. ♥️

[@samand3rson]

Higher cuff and sizing put me off these, went with factions. I believe the 2nd skin gives alot more room than primes, disroyal probably give you a discount on a pair

[@iRollerboot]

I popped in my (very) broken in lomax 10/11 liners and I don’t think it’s going to do the trick. :/ needs a bit more. Looking into stretching the toe box.

[@Nikoleusius]

Heat molding, or intuition liner comes to my mind.... The intuitions are used to downsize, but yeah, more pasta 💰

[@JanWelch]

that's some good blading! Jeez

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks homie ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Stu108]

You can still try and heat mold the Prime liner but I'm curious as to how the Prime liner compares to the 2nd skin liner in your Aeons and wonder if that may make any difference for you. Another option is maybe get some 3/4 insoles. It will give you a little more room in the front. I did the same with some old Carbons which came with the same stock insole as you've got in the AG Great content as always dude!

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks Stu. Tried putting the lomax liners in. The boots are going to require modification unfortunately. Headed to a ski shop today to see what they can do.

[@chademling9293]

Thanks for this review. Just info I was looking for. Your skate style is fire too. Lock on did look insanely good.

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video 👍👍👍

[@bauerchase]

You could try using thinner socks, since they are just a few mm too small. I wear Smartwool Ultralight ski socks for skating and they have helped me done size multiple times.

[@iRollerboot]

I skated this session in ultra thin dress socks. Unfortunately they’ll need a bit more help.

[@blingo4life]

Really enjoying these thoughtful reviews. I think this skate looks beautiful. Side note, but where is this park ? San Antonio? I live in New York, and seeing the grass field stretching to the horizon (2.30) behind the park makes me question my location. Rock solid skating too. Look forward to an update on fit. Also!; does the flex benefits of the Ag20 make it worth not worth going carbon / ag10?

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you! This is pearsall park in San Antonio. I love coming here because it’s a great skatepark and the beautiful rolling hills are great too. 🤠

[@Alexno1992]

Heat mold the liner and shell it’s the same used in the carbon free model and you can heat mold the entire thing

[@iRollerboot]

🔥🔥🔥 let’s go!! Thank you.

[@Alexno1992]

@@iRollerboot I have the gawds fm3 (same enternal shell) and I baked them 100 degrees c for 15 mins and helped mold the plastic id say do one boot and one liner at a time so by the time you put the cuff back on the boot nothing cools down too much and the liner can be molded at the same temp and timing so just do 1 boot and 1 liner

[@Joey.Oranje]

Your trick list is amazing 🤩

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you Joey 🤝

[@yamssam]

good lord. you murdered that p rail at the park. also want these skates

[@iRollerboot]

♥️♥️

[@Rollerbalder]

The struggle is real for those of us with 275mm feet (Joey from Mushroom Blading has talked about this as well). I totally get why you'd want to try to downsize instead of going with the bigger shell size. Hope you're able to make it work!

[@iRollerboot]

They are at the ski shop as we speak. Fingers crossed.

[@momocmf]

is there an internal shock absorber? you might get a few mm if you take them out or swap for a slimmer shock pad.

[@iRollerboot]

Interesting, because I was thinking the same. But there’s like 4 comments saying to “prop up” my foot with a taller on. Almost like a high heel shoe, to bring the toes back.

[@theAIex2]

Very nice video! I was wondering if you could make a review on the iqon decode 80 frames too, specifically how do they work for aggressive, is the grind block combo limits the grinds in some way? what do you think?

[@iRollerboot]

I’m definitely down at some point!

[@karmiccredit5875]

I let someone try on my skate, the them 908, and i had a ton of room after he did just a few toe rolls. The shell didnt stretch but the liner in the shell did. Originally my foot was going to sleep in them and then after he tried them on i had just enough extra space to no longer have the issue.

[@gr1zzed915]

Have you tried putting your second skin aeon liner in there?

[@iRollerboot]

I popped it in for a second last night, but my big toes are so sore I wasn’t able to really gauge the difference.

[@rickydangler]

Damn ur switchups are so good. Im tryna get there

[@iRollerboot]

Keep at it homie!

[@dumancicmatej]

Any (ski) boot fitting shops around. I work in one (unfortunately in 🇫🇷) and there is plenty of things you can do to adapt them to your morphology. In skiing we always seek for precision to gain on comfort ☺️

[@iRollerboot]

Good to know! I’m in San Antonio Texas so that may be a struggle, but maybe Austin 🤷🏻‍♂️ thank you for the insight. 👍👍

[@ultimatesteve]

reason i asked about your aeon size was i wanted to do the same thing that you did with these. 8-9 shell with 10-10.5 liner.

[@iRollerboot]

I will definitely report back with my findings. I’m thinking VERY strongly that these are going to be “stretched” in some way. My toes are still sore from filming this 2 days ago.

[@samuelsg27]

hello, loved the video. I'm looking for a boot to use for long skates not so much aggressive. any recommendations? I currently have the PS Next 100 and the boot is just too tight.

[@iRollerboot]

I have the frx310 and it’s been a great skate for me. 👍👍👍

[@trico8]

I'd say take them to a Ski shop to get the toe box punched, but they aren't plastic right, so I don't know if that's an option... And you're in Texas, I don't even know if ya'll have ski shops there. 😅

[@iRollerboot]

Lmao me neither lol.

[@coltoneliason4734]

I have the exact setup. Did you have trouble with the length of frame bolts? I can’t mount mine because my bolts are too short.

[@iRollerboot]

I don’t remember having trouble, but this was a wile back :/

[@JDHackett]

actually crushing bro!

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks homie ♥️

[@TYbudgie]

Try usd carbons next.

[@timrichter5853]

with the subtle big lebowski reference

[@damien7506]

Dude amazing skill Impressive !! Would be looking ace in lomax brown ones 🤔

[@AlmostLakai94]

I want the brown aeons so damn badly 😩 lol

[@Toady85]

Nice review bro! And killer skills...

[@iRollerboot]

🙏🙏🙏

[@almostremembered]

Heat mold entire skate and wear super thick socks and/or two pairs of socks when you put them on after heat molding.

[@docsinclair4097]

Try cutting the laces and try heel lock lacing. Works miracles!

[@elpops2469]

remove the cuff insert that will allow the liner to slip back just a hair and give you the extra room. also if the liner has a cuff stiffener Velcro thing. remove that and it will get you even more room. Hope this helps.

[@MK-xw1rp]

Some one had a lot of fun on there new skates LOL I see no problem her people but just abusing the rail nutty nutty lol

[@Impossibly-Possible]

I think holes are for speed, thats what other frames say they are for.

[@davesskatechannel6518]

how about a video where you put some big wheels on them?

[@jamesbarker5254]

Does anyone else see pretty much the exact boot soul and backslide as USD Carbons Gwads and now these

[@Matias-rn9ff]

I heat molded my carbons using 2 pairs of thick socks, and then I skate with a thin sock.

[@Matias-rn9ff]

I did it 2 or 3 times.

[@anas7hamed]

I 100% agree. All IQON boots look sexy and quality. I just ordered the TR10.

[@iRollerboot]

Nice!!! Those are so sick 🔥🔥🔥

[@anas7hamed]

@@iRollerboot which Iqon frame do you think looks better with the TR10, the black or the bright aluminium? I am planning to get the 4x90mm but I can not decide on the colour.

[@iRollerboot]

@@anas7hamed I personally dig the murdered out black look 🥷

[@anas7hamed]

@@iRollerboot and with the golden edges, it will match with the boot. black is it.🔥

[@Tryhardtri]

That’s so many tricks for 3 hours especially in new skates

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks tri. Means a lot coming from you.

[@MrChristianantause]

How long did they take to get to you from disroyal?

[@iRollerboot]

It seemed like a long time, I think a full month maybe?

[@flyytaniac381]

If you really only need that much more space im almost 100% certain it will work out. Firstly, dont take out the insole like you mentioned last video if its not to tight vertically. More heel lift will bring your toes back. Then when you heat mold, fashion yourself something like a toecap you put in your sock. Intuition use these in their heat molding tutorials. Anything that will put immense pressure on the front will propably work! Its not gonna be fun having your feet in there but its only a couple minutes, right? 😁

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you for the tips. Excited to figure this out.

[@MaksStreetLife]

Just try next session without shock absorber, I think they will be great..

[@IconML]

Finally ur back ! I was about to unsubscribe, glad u back to aggressive skates!

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

♥️♥️♥️ happy to be back.

[@JanWelch]

😂

[@rollingdubaiguy6415]

It looks like it is a plastic shell. Powerslide says you can heat mold their plastic shell skates like the Kaze or Swell. There is a video about it. So you can not only heat mold your liner but you should be able to heat mold the shell!

[@iRollerboot]

Tried that yesterday. Wore 2 pairs of fat socks. Unfortunately I didn’t get much length, but they did get more height.

[@romeisfallingagain]

jet set radioooooooooo

[@icemanbtlr25]

Shredding in these bro

[@iRollerboot]

♥️♥️

[@karmiccredit5875]

Or put a thicker shock absorber in

[@ronny12301]

This helped with my fatboy liners, I putted 2 shock absorbers inside and now they are perfect

[@ROLL4FUN123]

Are they not just a USD carbon? (With removable liner)

[@iRollerboot]

Lots of back and forth on that I’ve seen. My understanding is that you’re largely correct.

[@hehashivemind6111]

Hihi, I recently bought Mery Munoz aeon pros, and my feet were too wide for them, so I've been going through an entire process to adjust the pressure points. I've found that googling suggestions from reddit or skaters has been limited to "heat gun and heat mold," which I've done. However, after briefly venting to my mother about my sizing problem, she suggested taking them to a shoe repair store, and it surprised me how it didn't occur to me that you could just buy shoe stretchers! Most of them are made of plastic but there are metal ones! If you remove the cuff there may be a hole to be able to put in a stretcher to get the job done with a $50 stretcher without having to get one of the $150 ones meant for boots. I don't know how the boots look like on yours without the cuff, but it's true for the USD Aeons. I'm planning on using a heat gun with the stretcher and I think it'll work for me! Good luck!

[@kevinkev1530]

With size did you get? WHT size do you wear in sneakers, I want thm also

[@hehashivemind6111]

@@kevinkev1530 so my feet are around 263, or 42 European, and so (on skatepro) I ordered the US size 8-9 since every reddit thread about USD Aeons said they're a snug fit you have to break in and to not downsize or size up, and that they don't get much wider at larger sizes. I gambled on it and it was absolute pain to wear day 1, even after heat molding right out of the packaging. Not to mention the pressure points from the toe box's vamp. I'm going through an entire process of heat molding the liners twice, shoving a tennis ball into the toe box, heat gunning while (painfully) wearing the skate while it's super tight and also heat molding, using a heat gun while the tennis ball is inside, using a heat gun and then taking the handle of a screwdriver to push out from the inside*. *Please note, you want to heat gun the OUTSIDE of the shell, as that will soften the exterior so that any pressure from inside will help push and expand outward. Also heat gun liberally around the base of the shell when stretching with a tennis ball or a shoe stretcher, so that the plastic is uniformly pulling upwards and outwards and not just the pressure points, like the exterior plastic near the base of the foot (not the bottom of the "plate.") I've been sticking to wide swishing and circular motions until I can feel it being pretty toasted up from the inside, like a rock on a hot day; not as hot as a car on a hot day, that's too much. Start at 100 degrees Fahrenheit, and go up from there as you feel comfortable. Worth getting a heat gun with variable heat levels that go super low to super high so that you have a lot of wiggle room. If you remove the cuff, there are convenient holes to stick your screwdriver in at an angle! But that's when I also noticed it's designed so you can put in a shoe stretcher! Very good and thoughtful design by USD and Powerslide!

[@hehashivemind6111]

@@kevinkev1530 oh also I suggest shopping around as they're on sale on a ton of websites because they're so expensive

[@kevinkev1530]

@@hehashivemind6111 thank you I really appreciate it, this another of work tho sheesh

[@kevinkev1530]

@@hehashivemind6111 there 400 complete here, 165 for just the shell

[@lander1603]

IMPRESSIVE @1:30

[@iRollerboot]

😆♥️

[@nedmacallen]

Just living Jet Set Radio Future in real life.

[@iBenCruz]

I wanted to suggest before pulling out the boot stretcher put your skate in the freezer to harden the boot so you have no shrinkage. Just food for thought.

[@iRollerboot]

Sorry man I’m lost. Like freeze the skate? Before heating it up?

[@oscarpirlo9599]

01:31 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@nicolaiberg6579]

IMPRESSIVE!

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you 😆

[@karmiccredit5875]

Try to have someone who is heavy and has a half size up to skate your boots for a day.

[@karmiccredit5875]

Have them do toe rolls all day

[@Patrick11223]

Nice skates

[@RH__1]

Bont Rip Jaws hot spot removal tool could fix your problem

[@iRollerboot]

Thank you RH

[@bryantkornbau4541]

Good schitts

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

♥️♥️♥️

[@okthisisthelasttimeipromise]

Ok now that I’m looking at this comment again, very nice pun there 👍👍😆

[@kevinarroyo8358]

Bumpkins the pumkin

[@iRollerboot]

😆😆

[@Andrew_DC5]

You should be looking at 25 to life for murdering that skatepark! 🔥

[@iRollerboot]

Thanks homie ^__^

[@davidrollingffm8666]

IMPRESSIVE! 🤣🤣🤣

[@lizmun10]

Back to aggressive lol

[@chrisonskates]

“Impressive”

[@j4nk3n]

If I had a dollar for every time a bmx or skateboard edgelord shouted out a dumb remark at me 😆 🤣 IMPRESSIVE

[@MistaLoadedBotato]

If you wanna sell them I will buy them, It seems they’re too small for you

[@iRollerboot]

I sold them a while back actually sorry!

[@pootnannies]

royale/backslide tricks don't look as good on these skates. it seems like less effort and less interesting. not trying to be rude or anything. how about slightly taller frames?

[@iRollerboot]

I hear you. I think it partly has to do with me? I don’t have the steez on groove tricks that I used to. Well…I never did lmao.

[@pootnannies]

@@iRollerboot you've got steez bruh. it's just that soulplate is bigger so deeper groove frames make backslide tricks look easier/less interesting.

[@brianferry8355]

Check your Facebook messages. I sent you a message about something you might be interested in.

[@iRollerboot]

Replied! Thank you!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MK-xw1rp]

Bro here is a good tip I think we are being lie to wax laces I went to a hockey 🏒 store an buy some wax laces an they are real wax laces then the ones from skate stores

[@iRollerboot]

Brandon’s Laced brand are pretty darn good