When I got the first 908, it was the most comfortable skate I had worn since salomons. The first day I skated them for 7 hours. The stock liners are amazing! My sizing experience is exactly the same; 10.5 in the medium and fit like a glove. From day one I always cranked the laces as hard as I could and would have a perfect fit. THEM is the best skate out there(I just can’t skate it because of my back issues)
@@davewestsk8 ironically I didn’t injure my back doing flips or jumping off roofs... I tore something in my lower back while reeling in water hoses 😅 It’s been an ongoing problem since May 2019 but through trial and error I’ve figured out that if I skate a flat heel boot with a good shock absorber and plastic frames then I have no back pain.
I have the Ridder’s in the M shell and they feel amazing. I had issues with the them street frame and switched to the fluid v with 55mm wheels and that sorted all the wheel bite issues for me. The other issue I had was the hardware, cuff bolts coming loose and some of the bridge plate screws were stripped out of the box. I changed all the hardware to fruit tech and added a bit of blue loctite and that has sorted everything. I also put some tape on the inner side of the shell where the cuff bolts come through as it was cutting into the liner. Loving the content mate!
KILLED IT SAM!! Great stuff guys, I'm really liking the insta360 footage, and great song Ben. It's always fun watching you guys have a sit down too. Is that pollen in the bottom of the bowl???
@@davewestsk8....I tried on my 909's with stock liners double sock for about a half hour....it felt like i still had some room....i tried my other 909's with the Intuition liner double sock for another half hour and i felt like there was even more room in the whole skate(mind you i only wear one sock when i skate i only did it for yours truly).... I don't want you to get something and then maybe not like it depending on my opinion....it would be nice if you can get to try THEM on before you buy(I was able to go to the THEM shop)....There is room....hope this helped🔵🔵🔵🔵
cool thing you let someone else review the shoe... looked like you skated them too? would still be interesting to hear a comparisson to the them intuition ones... greetings from germany, keep up the good work, almost ready to start aggressive because of watching your content :D
This was an absolutely amazing review!!! Thanks so much guys... one question though... Sam.... it constantly sounds like you have a wee Scotsman trying to escape through an American accent!!!???.. Are you an actor, etc? Just curious if I'm crazy and hearing things, or if that is your background? Cheers boys! Keep up the great videos!
I’m struggling adjusting to these coming from SLs. I have some intuition premiums that I got as a bargain in them and honestly I think that’s the issue. I’ve skated with the stock liners and I actually preferred them, really thinking I might be going forward with the stock liner.
@@iRollerboot )) First time a won’t a white, but they very dirty, and I buy a black. I have 908 black. I like the white, but when I come second time to the shop, the white was sold. In Russia not shipping any more. And all I do is buying last 1 new 908 black. I don’t know when they found it))
@@jakerios27 oh man I love it. Fit perfect and gives me a bit more room around the cuff and it cut lower in the back. I'm size 12us, large them boot with 45/46 aeon liner
@@jda79 dude I wanna get a medium 909 boot and maybe use my aeon basic 60s liner. I'm 43 in aeon boot but I just get minor bite on the widest part of my left foot. I'm hoping the 909 is slightly wider than the aeon 60 boot. is that your experience?
SAM!!! order yourself some industrial strength adhesive velcro dude!!! Put some on the flat heel area and around the side of the line near your heel and BOOM no lift
@@haggiscaliente4723 yea it does the job, you might need to let the velcro sit overnight if it's the good stuff but very worth doing if you get any kind of movement between boot and liner
Just a note: those don't have the new 2022 Them buckle --- it looks like those are the transitional late 2021 model maybe with the V4 liner and V3 soul plate but not the new buckle. Great skates though!
X-small 5/6....Small 7/8....Medium 9/10....Large 11/12....I'm a 8.5/9 in us size but I was able to fit the small7/8 boot and it fit perfect. Shot out Sam sick clips!
fuck lol, thank you for sharing. I have a medium shell and its really cozy BUT It totally felt a tad big for a size 9. Might have to give a small shell a go
Very different skate, I prefer the backslide groove on the thems, still think the Mesmer soul plate is amazing but the v3 them soul plate is fantastic. The Thems feel substantially lighter also.
Leaving the skates aside for a moment, this is truly a good review. Thanks.
Nice review boys! Sick skating Sam, you're a beast! 🤛
When I got the first 908, it was the most comfortable skate I had worn since salomons. The first day I skated them for 7 hours. The stock liners are amazing! My sizing experience is exactly the same; 10.5 in the medium and fit like a glove. From day one I always cranked the laces as hard as I could and would have a perfect fit. THEM is the best skate out there(I just can’t skate it because of my back issues)
♥️thanks for the insight mike. Great to know.
I feel your pain I quit skating for years due to pulling my back several times while skating.
@@davewestsk8 ironically I didn’t injure my back doing flips or jumping off roofs... I tore something in my lower back while reeling in water hoses 😅
It’s been an ongoing problem since May 2019 but through trial and error I’ve figured out that if I skate a flat heel boot with a good shock absorber and plastic frames then I have no back pain.
I find stretching my hamstrings really helped my back
@@davewestsk8 hmmmm never though of that.... Mine seems to be more impact related but I’ll definitely give it a try. Thank you!
nice one
I have the Ridder’s in the M shell and they feel amazing. I had issues with the them street frame and switched to the fluid v with 55mm wheels and that sorted all the wheel bite issues for me. The other issue I had was the hardware, cuff bolts coming loose and some of the bridge plate screws were stripped out of the box. I changed all the hardware to fruit tech and added a bit of blue loctite and that has sorted everything. I also put some tape on the inner side of the shell where the cuff bolts come through as it was cutting into the liner.
Loving the content mate!
I have switched over to the fluid Vs with 58mm bullets. Only one session in but liking them so far.
🤙🤙🤙
KILLED IT SAM!! Great stuff guys, I'm really liking the insta360 footage, and great song Ben. It's always fun watching you guys have a sit down too. Is that pollen in the bottom of the bowl???
Yoooo Bill....when's your next video coming out?
@@lander1603 it'll be up tonight, finishing up now
I keep looking at the pat rider 909 very tempting purely for the intuition liner.
The small7/8 boot definitely feels like there is more room with the Intuition liner rather than the stock....
@@lander1603 I'm a 8.5uk size u think I'd get away with the smaller boot size?
@@davewestsk8....I tried on my 909's with stock liners double sock for about a half hour....it felt like i still had some room....i tried my other 909's with the Intuition liner double sock for another half hour and i felt like there was even more room in the whole skate(mind you i only wear one sock when i skate i only did it for yours truly).... I don't want you to get something and then maybe not like it depending on my opinion....it would be nice if you can get to try THEM on before you buy(I was able to go to the THEM shop)....There is room....hope this helped🔵🔵🔵🔵
cool thing you let someone else review the shoe... looked like you skated them too? would still be interesting to hear a comparisson to the them intuition ones...
greetings from germany, keep up the good work, almost ready to start aggressive because of watching your content :D
Still a long way to buy a new pair of them. My savings didn't reach the exact amount for me to buy a new pair of them skate.
👍🏾💪🏾💪🏾
This was an absolutely amazing review!!! Thanks so much guys... one question though... Sam.... it constantly sounds like you have a wee Scotsman trying to escape through an American accent!!!???.. Are you an actor, etc? Just curious if I'm crazy and hearing things, or if that is your background? Cheers boys! Keep up the great videos!
I think he's originally from Scotland
Yeah he’s Scottish. He gets comment on it ever time he comes on the channel lol.
Lol Scotland born and raised but been in Texas since 2005
Lower cuff setting helps with heel lift.
Thanks for that! I’m gonna try that out, I skated them pure stock with the cuff rocketed up
Use industrial grade velcro on the bottom of the heel and side of the liner at the back of the skate below where the cuff sits, works like gold 👍
Man being size 10.5 seems pretty tough for most boot sizes glad to hear there fixing the half sizes well feels like to me at least lol
Try being a 13
I’m struggling adjusting to these coming from SLs. I have some intuition premiums that I got as a bargain in them and honestly I think that’s the issue. I’ve skated with the stock liners and I actually preferred them, really thinking I might be going forward with the stock liner.
I got the stock liners and they broke in pretty nice, ripped my legs up for the first week but now we smoooth
lol dont tell me that, i just ordered some of the premium intuitions
@@haggiscaliente4723 You did the right thing LOL I'm getting some too! Just sayin I was kinda surprised the stocks didn't totally suck
Поздравляю, классные! Белые смотрятся круто, но пачкаются быстро)
Don’t know what this says but hope you liked the video 😆
@@iRollerboot ))
First time a won’t a white, but they very dirty, and I buy a black.
I have 908 black. I like the white, but when I come second time to the shop, the white was sold. In Russia not shipping any more. And all I do is buying last 1 new 908 black. I don’t know when they found it))
Where is this guys accent from ? He sounds like cobra Tate
Scotland 😃
I actually put my stock aeon liner in but I think my 909 is the one just before this one
How did that work out for you?
@@jakerios27 oh man I love it. Fit perfect and gives me a bit more room around the cuff and it cut lower in the back. I'm size 12us, large them boot with 45/46 aeon liner
@@jda79 dude I wanna get a medium 909 boot and maybe use my aeon basic 60s liner. I'm 43 in aeon boot but I just get minor bite on the widest part of my left foot. I'm hoping the 909 is slightly wider than the aeon 60 boot. is that your experience?
@@dominicmcmahon4798 yeah there's definitely a bit wore room than the aeon but a little less maybe than a sway
SAM!!! order yourself some industrial strength adhesive velcro dude!!! Put some on the flat heel area and around the side of the line near your heel and BOOM no lift
Hell yeah I’m gonna have to try that
@@haggiscaliente4723 yea it does the job, you might need to let the velcro sit overnight if it's the good stuff but very worth doing if you get any kind of movement between boot and liner
Just a note: those don't have the new 2022 Them buckle --- it looks like those are the transitional late 2021 model maybe with the V4 liner and V3 soul plate but not the new buckle. Great skates though!
Appreciate the input will!
I only hope as I’m getting back out I can get even close to where you guys are.
@@WillDeutsch you got it brother. 🧡🔥
X-small 5/6....Small 7/8....Medium 9/10....Large 11/12....I'm a 8.5/9 in us size but I was able to fit the small7/8 boot and it fit perfect. Shot out Sam sick clips!
Nice to hear I'm an 8.5 uk
@@davewestsk8 My foot is 280mm and I got into the small shells no problem. If you're a 8.5, the smalls will be fine!
fuck lol, thank you for sharing. I have a medium shell and its really cozy BUT It totally felt a tad big for a size 9.
Might have to give a small shell a go
@@ThatShaunBoy I measured my mondo 265mm width 100mm so I'll go for the 7.5 size cheers
@@ThatShaunBoy That's crazy. I'm 250mm but wide feet (7.5-8, 4E). Now I'm wondering if I should go with the extra small.
Did you purchase all white again to do a DYI ON dye?? What color way?
Nope these are sams, not sure if he wants to dye them…thems.
Reckon a US 11.5 would fit in the medium shell?
I’m not sure, I’d imagine it’d be super tight
hi Ben, i have s56 cm foot will the medium be too big for me?
Oooo. I’m really not sure my friend. I have never actually tried on any THEMs.
How do these compare with the mesmer?
I’ll let Sam chime in.
@@iRollerboot too late I got excited at bought the 909 pat ridder.
Very different skate, I prefer the backslide groove on the thems, still think the Mesmer soul plate is amazing but the v3 them soul plate is fantastic. The Thems feel substantially lighter also.