"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
04/12/2016 at 02:05 • Filed to: Inline skates
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"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy)
04/12/2016 at 02:05 • Filed to: Inline skates | 0
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Anyone who knows of good inline skates for beginner and street use? How about skates that you can just wear on your shoes?
TheOnelectronic
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 02:07 |
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I’d wager skates that you wear over normal shoes wouldn’t work well. You need a certain amount of rigidity, which is why most have plastic frames.
bob and john
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 02:08 |
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K2 usually has some good skates.
it really depends on the bearings + wheels. I had ABEC 7s, 9s and SJM(?) 7s in my skates.
Bytemite
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 02:43 |
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The ones that attach to shoes don’t work and will never work. You need a rigid chassis because you place lateral load every time you move with skates on. Just go to your sports goods store and try them on and test (spin) the wheels. If they are well made, they will continue to spin for a long time and have very little vibration.
Also, think of skates like cars. Weight distribution and weight matters the MOST.
You want light, soft rubber wheels and a light chassis. Furthermore, you want to look at the wheel to foot placement. The better balanced ones will have the most front wheel sticking ahead of your toes. If you are at the point where you don’t need brakes, then you also ideally want wheels that stick far out behind your heel too. Also wear some arch support, skating is killer on your arches.
Look at this pro’s skates. Big wheels for stability and great weight distribution.
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Wheelerguy
> Bytemite
04/12/2016 at 03:24 |
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Wait so you mentioned brakes. How do you make them work?
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Bytemite
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 03:33 |
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It’s like a hard rubber eraser...on your heel. Lol it wears out very quickly but by the time that is gone you shouldn’t need it. You see it on your picture on the back of the right skate.
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> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 04:27 |
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Didn’t know anyone other than me still did this. Though admittedly its been a couple years, mostly because I don’t have a great place to do it anymore and I very badly need new wheels and bearings. Used to skate 8-12 miles a day.
I love my K2's. Don’t really have any better input than that though. Bytemite’s information was excellent.
Patrick Nichols
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 06:24 |
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I've got a decent pair of Bauer ones that I use for roller hockey. Kinda heavy but they fit just like my ice skates so there's a certain familiarity. You don't need brakes, just stay away from hills until you're comfortable.
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> bob and john
04/12/2016 at 07:04 |
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I bought cheapish skates on clearance somewhere then upgraded all the bearings. For as much as I ended up using them (never) it worked out fine.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 08:21 |
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Shift your weight to the left foot and bend your left knee slightly. Extend your right leg forward and raise your toe. The brake will hit the ground and start doing its job.
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TheRealBicycleBuck
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 08:26 |
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Bigger wheels and a longer track give more stability. Smaller wheels and a shorter track make things more maneuverable. On some skates, the height of the front and back wheels and the brake position are adjustable. If you get skates like this, raising the front and rear wheels make them less stable, but it also increases the wear on the middle wheels. The manufacturers suggest you rotate the wheels for more even wear.
Don’t buy anything that straps onto your shoes. The boots provide significant support to your ankles.
Dru
> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 08:46 |
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Try to find some inline hockey skates. They won't have the asinine brake on the heel, but the cheapest pair of Mission, Bauer, Easton, or CCM inlines you can find will be better than, say what you have in the top photo. hockeymonkey.com is a good source. Every once in a while you can find them at a sporting goods store.
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> Wheelerguy
04/12/2016 at 10:29 |
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http://en-us.k2skates.com/inline-skates
Call K2.
I prefer K2 soft boots, though I haven’t skated in a few years, used to play roller hockey. I still have a set of K2's with outdoor hockey wheels and speed skate bearings.
I used to get to class in college on my skates, didn’t have to worry about locking a bike outside, I’d carry them in with me.
Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> Bytemite
04/12/2016 at 10:33 |
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I never got the hang of doing a hockey stop in inline skates, and this is from someone who used inline hockey skates.
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Bytemite
> Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
04/12/2016 at 15:15 |
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Hmmm I know for sure it’s a different technique. All my ice skating ability came from rollerblades yet I can’t do a hockey skidstop. I do the rollerblade stop which is a sharp 360 turn basically.
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Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> Bytemite
04/13/2016 at 12:29 |
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Ah, in that case I know what you are talking about, I used to deliver flyers wearing hockey style skates so I got pretty good at those.