Bauer Supreme 3000 sizing question

[acura9927 4]

Are these skates from the 90s true to shoe size?

 

Size 7 is Size 7 sneaker size? 

I wore Bauer 2000 from the 90s and simply loved them, most nimble skates ever made.  I bought Bauer 4000 Supreme 5.5 thinking it would fit and I could not even put 1/2 my foot in it. I don't recall at all if Bauer back than sold their skates same as shoe size. I have ones I want get in the link. I wear a size 7 to 7.5 sneaker

 

Bauer Supreme 3000 Tuuk + Plus Men's Ice Hockey Skates Size 7 C DD | eBay

Edited February 24 by acura9927

[xstartxtodayx 343]

I grew up in the 90's wearing Bauer and they were not true to size, not as drastic as some of today's skates but I was about 1.5 sizes down.  The 3000 was the pinnacle in the early 90's but the ones you linked are a later model so not sure the quality/sizing (that vertical zig zag stitching wasn't introduced until the Comp which was after the 4000, so I'm guessing later on they may have re-used older model numbers for mid tier models).  One thing to remember is back in the 90's and early 00's a 5.5 was still a kids size, there was no "intermediate", so they may also be built on a narrower last which may explain the fitting issues.

[acura9927 4]

13 hours ago, acura9927 said:

Thanks for the answer, You are right, back than there wasn't an intermediate so thats why that 5.5 Bauer 4000 I got off ebay was insanely small and no where near fitting someone with a 7 shoe size. I really regret not keeping my Bauer 2000 that flexibility was so good I swear my crossovers were double the speed I could do now. Or maybe it was because I was in my 20s back than : )

 

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Honestly, current skates fit better BUT there are so many variables now that make it hard to find that perfect fit/feel.  I was in Vapors for a bit which I thought fit good but hated how tall/stiff the sides were, so then I went to Ribcors which were a world of difference and felt more like that old style flexible boot.  I'm now in custom Jetspeeds which are incredible.  My advice is to try to find some older CCM Ribcor skates, not even the top models, look for the step down from the top so the 90K (step below the 100k), 88k (step below the 90k), or 78k (step below the 80k), they'll feel more familiar but give you more of the modern benefits.

As for the Bauer Supreme 2000... this was my first pro level skate back in like 95/96, I found a used pair at Play it Again Sports that fit like a dream, they were awesome for a couple years until I got some new Graf 705's in '97/98, those things were amazing.