I skated in the RMs too. How long have they held up for you? Mine pretty much went to crap in stiffness after 1.5 seasons. There not bad skates, but yes the stiffness is pretty much history. I have to really crank down when lacing up to have them feel tight/stiff enough. I have had them for about 5 or 6 years now, but they're really breaking down on me. I'm in the market for new roller skates though...thinking about picking up a pair of the new RBK 7k skates. Yea I play in a league with my wheels like that and nobody has ever approached me saying it's not allowed. I don't know why I do that, but I've been doing it for a couple years.