I'm actually a woman with size 11 feet, but these fit me perfectly. (The womens' version only go up to 10, but I like the color scheme of these better anyway, so it's a win-win for me).

As a beginning to intermediate skater, these are great. The ankle support is 10/10 if you tighten down the straps correctly. I've never gotten blisters or ankle pain with these. The ride is smooth, and the skates are light and maneuverable. The boot is comfortable and I don't get any chafing from the ankle portion. The bearings seem to be high quality. I've taken these out about 10-15 times (only about a mile or two each) and skated all around my college campus on everything from smooth sidewalks, to extremely choppy and bumpy cement with large rocks and cracks, to brick paths, and over plenty of those bumpy yellow tiles at street crossings, and the wheels show some minor wear, but aren't eaten up or destroyed.

Of course, the skating I'm doing is by no means aggressive. I'm not doing any braking with the wheels, so maybe someone who does a lot of hockey-style braking -- or someone who skates very long distances -- will need to get tougher ones like the other reviews suggest. (I mainly turn to reduce speed and use the heel brake to come to a complete stop once I'm slow enough).

The one downside is that the plastic frame and boot assembly is showing some wear and scuffing from falls and from when I've laid them on their sides while putting them on. The plastic seems pretty thick and durable, so I'm not worried about breakage, but be aware that wear will show.

Overall, I really like these skates. 5/5