I quad roller skate a bunch. I just got these for something different to do.

Very sturdy boots as others have said. I had ankle surgery, so the strength is important to me! Look very nice, although the tongue is a bit weird and lays funny.  It is a bit too big!  I think when I put my orthotic in, it'll lay against the top of my foot better. Looks good. Skates good.  Feels good.  For the price, they are great!

SIZING:  I wear a 10 work boot and ordered these in 9.  I still have room for an orthotic or 2 pairs of socks, although not needed, IMO.  Bottom line is to order 1 size smaller...

UPDATE:  It has been a year and ice skating only occasionally, these are still like new. I have no complains and am very happy with not spending more. One thing you need to know is that typically, new skates NEED to be "cut" (sharpened). The guy at the rink did it for me for free in about 10 minutes while chatting. Also, he told me even though these are very inexpensive, they are the most common beginner skate purchased and he didn't have anything bad to say about them, even though he wore at least $300 skates.  Also, I did get used to the tongue rather quickly.  I think it actually helped being oversized so that it holds better and doesn't shift to the side, which would guarantee a relace break and might be embarrassing...

I'm very happy with this purchase for first time skates and will probably have these for 10 years.