Concerto

I compete in junior ladies and I’ve had my fare share of boots. I have a pretty narrow foot, which makes sizing and boot shopping difficult. I had two pairs of riedells, and switched over first to the edea chorus. I loved the chorus and I thought they were super comfortable. The chorus boots broke down in 6 months so I switched to the ice fly. My heel kept lifting up and I again switched to Risports. I absolutely hated the risports so I got another pair of chorus boots. Those again broke down so in a last ditch attempt I got the concertos. I’m on my second pair of concertos and I love them. People always ask why I don’t have ice flies, but I say they are just as stiff and work better for narrower feet. I would highly recommend to skaters of all levels (I am working on double axels and triples).

I love these skates I love how much stability they have and I love the way they look. I think they are a great boot for ending learning doubles and starting triples and using them throughout triples. I have been using these skates for about three months and my skating has improved a lot. I would recommend using these skates deeply.

moved up from chorus to these and i would say that they are pretty much the same except for extra support on these. i think that chorus is a bit more comfortable. the support in these is almost the same as ice fly. these broke down for me in 1.5 years (5-6 times a week skating). the rating in these is doubles and triples and i think that is correct for small skaters. for heavy jumpers i’d recommend these for doubles. if you are a heavy jumper beginning triples then i’d recommend getting the ice fly.

A bit about me and my skating:
I’m a 23 year old adult skater with quite a few years of experience but not too many skate trials under my belt. I started skating at 11, but due to the cost of the sport I only had about an hour of ice time per week until I was 19. I took three and a half years off during college and picked skating up again at 22. Because I haven’t skated consistently or from a young enough age to where I had several growth spurts, I haven’t broken down too many skates. I had about 2-3 pairs of Reidells, which I had no issues with as a beginner, got into Edea Choruses as a teen, and three months ago switched to Edea Concertos. I have consistent doubles through double loop and am working on double flip/lutz. I hope to be working on a double axel within six months.

A bit about the skates:
I love them! I think I had a bit of a more difficult transition than some would from the Choruses to the Concertos because when I changed, I also went down one size and one width (as my skate tech advised me that I had actually been incorrectly fitted in the first place). That said, I gave the skates a lower comfort rating for me. I also have odd feet though (an accessory navicular bone and abnormally bad bunions? Lol thanks, mom.) but once I had them punched out I felt more comfortable!
I think as an adult, these boots are particularly great: I’m a fairly athletic person but I’m surely not 110lbs (or less) like some of the kids popping out doubles and triples at my rink. Adults need more support than kids and I feel that these boots give it. Heavier than ice flys (which I’ve never skated in, to be fair) but for several hundred dollars less, I think the weight is worth it! Overall I give a seal of approval on these boots for sure!

The edea concertos were the first high level boots I wore. For the first two months they were amazing, but they started causing me serious foot pain, which continued for another 7 months until I got new skates. These skates are made pretty well, they stayed together. They are pricey at about $700. I personally think that they are overpriced as you can find much better skates for $700. Edeas are overrated in my opinion. Most of it is just hype, but they really don’t offer anything special. They are very loose and wobbly at the ankles and it always feels like you can’t get them tight enough. Whenever I skated I would feel like I didn’t have solid support around my ankles, which I personally think is a bit dangerous. I do mostly single jumps and these boots broke down in 9 months (they are rated for doubles and triples) which is not good. Overall I would probably not recommend these boots.

I just want to say that edeas didn’t work out for me! Overall, I think the build quality is not bad, I do think they make quality boots. However for me they didn’t work out. Edea boots have a higher heel that naturally pitches you forward and pushes your weight to the front of the boots. I think the toebox is too small even after heat molding. Edea boots run a bit narrow so if you have wide feet, edea might not work for you. I also did not like that they have this natural “loose fit at the ankle, tongue area that never gave me a sense of security. With all that said during my time on them it did make my spins easier to do and jumps felt very nice.