I’m a prior advanced skater, age 11-36, 15 yrs later I’m rusty but not a novice. A novice may have no issue but expect to go faster than you’d expect. Thus possibly scaring the heck out of you and questioning why you spent this amount of money on skates. But that’s true for all well made speed skates with killer wheels. New to skating? This means wheels are a lot bigger than normal wheels. So don’t go letting your friend with a sick sense of humor convince you into upgrading the wheels. You will go sailing, fear for you life, and possibly wet yourself. Otherwise this an awesome skate. ? It has the ability to mold to your foot to making it more comfortable and avoiding blisters. Also has extra Velcro on tongue so it doesn’t keep slipping. The lavender is so pretty, exactly as shown. I cannot stress this enough, be sure you measure accurately. I ordered a half size too small in length ?. Just because your bud is size 7 doesn’t mean you’ll have same measurements due to width or maybe you’re missing a toe or something. Well, possibility you will anyway if you’ve never skated before. ?, kidding. (Clearly I’m the friend w/ sick sense of humor- go faster whimp!) Overall a supremely awesome skate. Buy it, you won’t regret it.