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[josh.boyer9948]

How does the feel of Supreme skates differ from the feel of Vapor skates?

[iSmileee]

Pitch: Vapor - aggressive (about +1.5 mm compare to Supreme)

Width: Vapor - True D, Supreme - True E

[Kadams29]

Pitch: Vapor - aggressive (about +1.5 mm compare to Supreme)
Width: Vapor - True D, Supreme - True E

Bingo. Sums it up. If your used to a vapor, going to a supreme will feel super flat. U feel as if your pushing off in the heel area or in ur arch insted of your toes because they're less aggressive.

[Nickyeyes]

That may be the case pitch wise. I'm not sure fit wise that is still true though. I wear a vapor EE skate and I can barely get my foot into a supreme, EE or D. I believe this used to be the case, but I think that has changed over the past few years. Now maybe this is a volume problem, because I do have a high instep, but either way the supremes feel much more narrow...to me at least.

[skleiner1]

I could write a book about this I think haha.

 

Get a profile if you're concerned about the pitch but that shouldn't be the case anyways. Using the word pitch is extremely misleading to someone who might just be new to this.

 

Vapors fit like a V essentially, tight heel and open up in the forefoot. Vapor is the most shall skate you can purchase, if you have a true high instep and fit properly you won't be in Vapors. Supremes have your heel lock, ankle bone area and go straight through to the toe toe (don't open up). They are a medium in step skate. Your Nexus line is a "classic fit" the widest and deepest skate on the market, a D width in a Nexus is a EE in any other skate. Why people feel differences skate to skate is all about fit of course and that all feet are different. If your heel isn't getting into the back of the skate (which is what people have problems with in the Vapors causing bumps and misfit) you're not fitting it properly and will also have an effect on your mid and forefoot. If you have a skate foot that's straight through even from heel to toe, and I say skate foot because most of the time people who think they have wide feet don't actually have wide feet for skates, you're mostly likely going into a Supreme not into a Vapor which is a common mistake people make. If your foot fans out at the forefoot and has a skinny heel you're likely going into a Vapor. And if you have a super wide, fat foot you're into a Nexus almost every time.

 

Of course this varies foot to foot and having looked at many a weird feet you'll never see two of the same haha. Some people have a straight through narrow foot (Supreme style) but have an extraordinarily huge instep. In his case Bauer might not be best for him/her at the retail level.

 

Tech has changed and lasts of skates have evolved. Your widths of skate only change when you go into the Nexus line, the last of the other two are the same. It's just how your foot goes into a skate. I'll leave it at that haha. There's a lot more info and numbers I can pump you with but I hope this is a good enough explanation!

[skleiner1]

Throw up some pictures of your skates on your feet! From a top view and side view, tightened relatively tight. That's the best way to see if your skates fit properly.