Your Vertical Setup Pictures?

[Gero]

I am very nosy about pictures of your skates for vertical skating in bowls, pools, ramps and halfpipes and skateparks.

I know Roller Dudette does it, but didn't notices that anyone else in this forum is doing it.

I will start with a pic of mine to give this thread a push.

http://content.imagesocket.com/images/Bild_223a19.jpg (http://imagesocket.com/view/Bild_223a19.jpg)

Cheers

Gero

[roller_dudette]

Hey, can you grind with those well? I'm lost on how to grind with mine. The guys at the park told me my grind plates were too flat and I couldnt lock on.

Does the long wheel base help? I was thinking next time around I should try longer since I dont need to get on my toes. If I lean too far forward, I DO fall forward having my wheels under the ball of my feet, but if I dont go forward enough, I can fall backwards. Sometimes I wonder if I should get a cheap pair of aggro inlines since the balance on them is easier, they are lighter for jumpin, and easy to grind. Its almost impossible to fall forwards on those. I could easily pick up stuff faster, better. But I love my trucks and that would take out all the FUN. You cant carve with inlines. I donno why, I just love quads. I wish you lived close because I would LOVE to have another person to skate with on quads! :biggrin:

Heres mine:
http://www.stonescape.net/~claudine/vertical_skates.jpg

I'm taking off the toe stop soon and putting in plugs. I was going over these ramps that are 2 tight bumps today, lots of fun, and my stopper hit the second one going up.

[Mystic]

I'm taking off the toe stop soon and putting in plugs. I was going over these ramps that are 2 tight bumps today, lots of fun, and my stopper hit the second one going up.

I've had that problem. You can't just raise them up a bit?

[RS Dave]

.... You cant carve with inlines.

Actually you can but it does take a lot of practice. You have to get into a deeper squat position than with quads.


.... I'm taking off the toe stop soon and putting in plugs. I was going over these ramps that are 2 tight bumps today, lots of fun, and my stopper hit the second one going up.

Once you're used to skating without toe stops you won't want them back on again. You have way more freedom of movement without them. If you're not going to be using your ramp skates in a rink you don't really need the plugs. Their only purpose is to keep the plate from gouging up the expensive rink floor and totally pee o'ing the rink manager. They're of no use in stopping. If they manage to touch the floor your face will be following close behind. :eek: :frown:

Addendum - I just noticed you use toe guards so you will need something to hold them on with (either plugs or you could slice the rubber off a pair of toe stops and just use the bolt inside. It has a flat head on it.)

[roller_dudette]

toe stops serve a HUGE purpose, keeping my toe protectors on lol! Besides that, I never use them in the park. I just spin. Not sure if thats right but it seems more effective. But they are up all the way now. I can only find one plug but I had some mini stops. Hopefully they wont get in the way of those ramps cause those were FUN! If it werent for the need to preserve my boots, yeah, I would just take them out.

But I dont think I would enjoy inlines as much. I think they would be heck a lot easier to grind and go straight up/down ramps. But I feel like you are taking the wave out of the surf with inlines. When I put my quads on, I'm HAPPY! Dont know why lol. Just am. I guess I love the trucks. But I'm amazed how much lighter the inlines feel. I guess whats below the feet is more important then on. I'm liking the plastic plates even more now. Just not sure why I have a grind bar now when I'm not sure how to grind??? :confused: I was told I would hurt myself when I was going to test out the round rail.

[RS Dave]

Hey, can you grind with those well? I'm lost on how to grind with mine. The guys at the park told me my grind plates were too flat and I couldnt lock on.


Something like this maybe?

http://www.rollergirl.ca/media/images/roller-skaters/daniel-knopf/skates.jpg

[roller_dudette]

Well, eventually my plates will bend in some like that. I'm not sure if I should put a bar in the center and bang it in some lol? But even so, its not like inlines with a semi circle to really clasp on which I think would make life much easier in grinding. I guess there are benefits/tradeoffs to whatever road I take. Since I want to carve bowls and love my roller skates, I guess it will just take me longer and be harder to figure this out.

[roller_dudette]

Well, I put in the mini stops and they did the trick! I had a total blast today going over the humps and my stopper didnt hit.

But I also had the chance to take my art skates outside. I will NEVER skate with a metal reactive plate outside. Not fun, vibrations were tiring and annoying. Too much speed and much reactivity will send you flying in a not fun way. I also didnt like the plate totally flush back. Hit a rock and it throws you. Hey, I like the fact that cheap plates work great outside!! :biggrin:

[rwsz]

Something like this maybe?

http://www.rollergirl.ca/media/images/roller-skaters/daniel-knopf/skates.jpg


the bolts holding on the skate are too long,,,break them off, they might dig into the wheel and send you flying.

[MANY_SkatingDave]

Hi All,
RD, RSkating-Dave, , ,

Just reading and I see that MA-Rick has a keen eye for those long screws that are too close to touching your front wheels.

Yours in Skating, MA/NY Dave

[RS Dave]

While I agree the bolts in question should be trimmed off, in this case they won't touch the wheels since the particular skates in question have wide trucks so the bolts are nowhere near the wheels.

[rwsz]

While I agree the bolts in question should be trimmed off, in this case they won't touch the wheels since the particular skates in question have wide trucks so the bolts are nowhere near the wheels.


ok thats good then but you can always get your finger caught working on them lol,,,,use a bolt cutter and then ping them with a hammer or move them back and forth with a pliers, vice grip or small socket and then file or ping them. i would do the front and the backs, just looks cleaner too.

[roller_dudette]

I could be wrong but arent those Daniel Knopf's skates? :rolleyes:

[RS Dave]

I could be wrong but arent those Daniel Knopf's skates? :rolleyes:

Yes they are.

[roller_dudette]

Yes they are.


I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! I know my skates. :D

Man, now that I will have a good job, I can legitimately daydream about my next boot lol. Oh and bearings and wheels and oh my, getting excited lol.

[rwsz]

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! I know my skates. :D

Man, now that I will have a good job, I can legitimately daydream about my next boot lol. Oh and bearings and wheels and oh my, getting excited lol.


rd you got a new job in your field or what??? good for you and good luck.

[roller_dudette]

Well, unfortunately, I will be unemployed for a month maybe. :frown: But I am going into a new field, YAY! I have a government job, starting at the bottom as a very entry level web developer in PHP. Mostly data entry stuff starting. Nice people, low stress low key environment, stable work place. Great prospects for the future! So after working there 6 months, things will look good. Out of the chaotic, high stress graphics field. I like long term more single task jobs. Web is more long term, slow and steady, black and white thinking type of work, either its true or false, right or wrong. No more mind reading. Much less stressful for me, and I can stay there a long time. Great opportunities for the future! They will teach/train me in programming too. One day I will be rich like the rest of you guys lol. I just want to live comfortably financially and not have contract jobs/unstable employment. And after I am trained, I will have flex hours. LOVE IT! No unexpected overtime, health insurance, retirement, etc. I'm VERY happy except for the month unemployment since they are moving locations. But that gives me time to study and sleep and skate lol. Long commute but oh well.

[rwsz]

Well, unfortunately, I will be unemployed for a month maybe. :frown: But I am going into a new field, YAY! I have a government job, starting at the bottom as a very entry level web developer in PHP. Mostly data entry stuff starting. Nice people, low stress low key environment, stable work place. Great prospects for the future! So after working there 6 months, things will look good. Out of the chaotic, high stress graphics field. I like long term more single task jobs. Web is more long term, slow and steady, black and white thinking type of work, either its true or false, right or wrong. No more mind reading. Much less stressful for me, and I can stay there a long time. Great opportunities for the future! They will teach/train me in programming too. One day I will be rich like the rest of you guys lol. I just want to live comfortably financially and not have contract jobs/unstable employment. And after I am trained, I will have flex hours. LOVE IT! No unexpected overtime, health insurance, retirement, etc. I'm VERY happy except for the month unemployment since they are moving locations. But that gives me time to study and sleep and skate lol. Long commute but oh well.

thats great news,,,,a new government employee,,,oh no lol. seems like a lot of room for advancement. think good benefits and the works, vacation. you will be able to afford top of the line skating equipment now. NO you will never be as rich as the rest of us lmao. enjoy,,,even flex hours wow,,,how many days a week??

Ciao

[CrazeeDave]

I am very nosy about pictures of your skates for vertical skating in bowls, pools, ramps and halfpipes and skateparks.

I know Roller Dudette does it, but didn't notices that anyone else in this forum is doing it.

I will start with a pic of mine to give this thread a push.

Cheers

Gero

There are a few aggressive vert skaters here but most are inline boys.
My quads are still holing up well:

http://www.f9z.com/myskates.jpg

Reidell Classics, Century plates with std width trucks, 8mm tempered axles and extremely soft Gyros.

Oh no, another Gov't slacker :wink:

[roller_dudette]

There are a few aggressive vert skaters here but most are inline boys.
My quads are still holing up well:

http://www.f9z.com/myskates.jpg

Reidell Classics, Century plates with std width trucks, 8mm tempered axles and extremely soft Gyros.

Oh no, another Gov't slacker :wink:


Hey, how do you have your plates put on, forward? Do you get them longer then artistic setup?

Your boots should be in a mueseum lol.

[CrazeeDave]

Hey, how do you have your plates put on, forward? Do you get them longer then artistic setup?

Your boots should be in a mueseum lol.

A museum! :confused: .....lol.
Them's my buds!

My plates/wheels are sized and mounted exactly as you would for Artistic.
The idea being you can run the rink, road or bowls with the same sk8s.
Fusion of artistic with vertical.

[roller_dudette]

A museum! :confused: .....lol.
Them's my buds!

My plates/wheels are sized and mounted exactly as you would for Artistic.
The idea being you can run the rink, road or bowls with the same sk8s.
Fusion of artistic with vertical.


Your buds are about due to be put on a pedestal lol.

So your front wheels are under the ball of your foot? Seems like most of the vert guys like a full length plate.

[CrazeeDave]

Your buds are about due to be put on a pedestal lol.

So your front wheels are under the ball of your foot? Seems like most of the vert guys like a full length plate.

LOL...Yes and a box in the ground will probably be below that pedestal that says: RIP

Some guys want that exta length plate...less chance of face plants?. Personally I think it detracts from my ability to do some tricks.
Others want extra wide trucks so they don't fall over skating crab-sideways.
I liken this to training wheels on a unicycle....just not cool!

[roller_dudette]

LOL...Yes and a box in the ground will probably be below that pedestal that says: RIP

Some guys want that exta length plate...less chance of face plants?. Personally I think it detracts from my ability to do some tricks.
Others want extra wide trucks so they don't fall over skating crab-sideways.
I liken this to training wheels on a unicycle....just not cool!

LOL! UR skates been LOVED!

But I might go with the next longer plate next time around, like 1 cm longer maybe. I do too many face plants right now :mad:, later when I get better, might like the artistic length one again. Still not dropping in from the steeper ramps cause of it. Then again, I just may have to go at it at a slower pace until my balance is keen.

But I donno bout the wide trucks now. The only reason for me would also be to do 50-50s right now. Not yet into grinding and cant hold sidestance. More into the ride! I can live without that if it means a ton less weight to carry round. I look at the round rails and it just looks like more injuries then fun. Cant clasp onto it. Later cause I have grind plates, I can do stalls. But if I get more into bowls which I really love, dont really need grind plates at all for that really. I'll just learn to spin outta the bowl, do handplants or something. But for now, the grind plates will make it easier to drop in if I ever do drop in on the steep ramps lol. I just roll in for now.

[fablemaker2]

Looking at most of those quad skates, to me it looks like someone took a pair of skates and modified them in their garage. No offense intended....there's a reason behind that statement.

It looks like the distance between the bolt holes in the bottom of the trucks might be the same as the distance between the holes in a UFS frame. If so, you could get something like a mook 1.7 frame and cut off the top part (where it fits into the bottom of the boot), and maybe trim the ends off, and then replace your existing frame with those. Either that, or drill a couple of holes into your existing grind plate and drill holes into a modified UFS frame, and bolt that to your grind plate.

There are countless items that are made out of the same hard nylon/plastic that frames are made of. You could carve anything into a block, and carve a "v" shape in the middle of it.

Ya never know!

[roller_dudette]

Looking at most of those quad skates, to me it looks like someone took a pair of skates and modified them in their garage. No offense intended....there's a reason behind that statement.

It looks like the distance between the bolt holes in the bottom of the trucks might be the same as the distance between the holes in a UFS frame. If so, you could get something like a mook 1.7 frame and cut off the top part (where it fits into the bottom of the boot), and maybe trim the ends off, and then replace your existing frame with those. Either that, or drill a couple of holes into your existing grind plate and drill holes into a modified UFS frame, and bolt that to your grind plate.

There are countless items that are made out of the same hard nylon/plastic that frames are made of. You could carve anything into a block, and carve a "v" shape in the middle of it.

Ya never know!


Hey, UR right! I'm debating putting a full length plate on there so that the front trucks are under the base of my toes at least. This would add the same stability in inlines and give me more space between my wheels. I just dont know how long before I lose maneuverability where it backfires. Also if I put on there skateboard trucks, I could cut the frame from an inline and have a piece that clasps onto round rails. Great idea!

Just remember, I've only been skating 9 months. So I have many ideas and learning still, information and skating skills. Further along down the road I will know which ones to keep and which ones to trash. Just until I really know how to mess with plates, I cant afford to experiment.

[skaterdude117]

Aggressive skating is better

[roller_dudette]

Aggressive skating is better


Wow, cant believe you just said that. Thats an ignorant comment. If you checked it out, this IS aggressive skating! Yes, grinding and all.

[roller_dudette]

Heres my updated set up

http://www.stonescape.net/~claudine/graphics/skate_widetrucks_lg.jpg

This is what happens when you try to do plate grinds on jumpbars lol. Yes I am going back to rollergirls grindbars!

http://www.stonescape.net/~claudine/graphics/skate_jumpbars_lg.jpg

[kufman]

I don't skate vert but I do have these skates

http://kufman.com/img/skates/ramp%20quad1.JPG

http://kufman.com/img/skates/ramp%20quad2.JPG

http://kufman.com/img/skates/ramp%20quad3.JPG

The inline wheels don't work well, but I was curious.

[crumpdaddy]

Make sure you bring those to Danville. Lisa wants her rentals back!!

[crumpdaddy]

What are you doing hanging out here anyway?

Your penance is 2 minutes of wall-sits!

[zorg]

Great setup Kufman, Indy plates are collector!!!!!!!
Here is my current setup for verts:
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/9532/quadzv2cr3.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quadzv2cr3.jpg)http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/7185/pb080205yt5.th.jpg (http://img260.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pb080205yt5.jpg)http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/6320/quadzfrontvs1.th.jpg (http://img263.imageshack.us/my.php?image=quadzfrontvs1.jpg)

[kufman]

That is a very sturdy looking setup you have there Zorg. My brother briefly skates quad vert during his skateboard vert days. That is where the skates came from. The orignal wheels are wide Powell/Peralta (sp?) skateboard wheels. Man they are huge.


What are you doing hanging out here anyway?

Your penance is 2 minutes of wall-sits!

What are you doing here that you found me here, Coach?? LOL

[crumpdaddy]

It's my duty to venture into the dark to help you younglings avoid traps and distractions...call it "research"...

Back to my other research...(Googles "pretty feet")

[roller_dudette]

Wow Zorg, I'm now jealous of your grind set up! I kinda wish my trucks were wider and those jump bars suck. I'm checking into tracker plates now and mini trucks, then I can play with a grind set up. I just may go with Lisas grindbars though cause they make lots of noise and sparks lol. Now that I'm doing the halfpipes, I hate my slow wheels. I want swiss bearings and faster wheels.

[psyfron]

im just throwing this out there but anyone tried running solid axels through a rollerblade frame?
not %100 sure if it would work because it wont allow for the flex that the regular trucks have.... dunno how important that is??
im thinking it would be like skating on anti rocker inlines?

but alot of frames now use 8mm hardware...
so use a ufs frame that has 8mm holes in it...
feed a 8mm threaded bar through the front and rear holes secured with nuts... bam! perfect grinding groove...

dunno if this was helpful or not... i havent ridden quads since the early nineties.. lol:D

[roller_dudette]

Quads are fun CAUSE of the trucks. You can carve with them. Its kinda like surfing on a wave, there are curves to the ride versus driving on flat, rigid land. I like that feeling, thats what makes roller skates so incredibly fun for me. A straight axel wouldnt allow you to turn or skate in curves. It would take whatever maneuverability that is in inlines out too so you couldnt move. Unless you skate only straight, I wouldnt recommend it.

[Demolishun]

How new is this sub forum? I really like it. Eventually I will have a picture of my skates when I finish building them. Will be a month or two.

[roller_dudette]

Its been around a bit. I rarely use it cause I dont think anyone would read my posts then. Cool, pics would be awesome! I will post new pics of mine after I trim up my sliders again this week.

[Kathie Fry]

I rarely use it cause I dont think anyone would read my posts One thing about the SkateLog subforums... if people are not using them, it is likely they will eventually be deleted and all of the posts merged back into one of the other forums. We almost deleted the artistic inline forum recently, because NObody was using it. We decided to hold off on deleting it when the artistic inliners began posting there again because didn't want to lose that subforum.

- Kathie

[Demolishun]

Here is my future ramp quad boots:
http://demolishun.net/images/futureQuadsSm.jpg

The blades will be going on a frame for my aggro boots.

Oh, these cost me all of $5.50 at a thrift shop.

[RS Dave]

...The blades will be going on a frame for my aggro boots.

Oh, these cost me all of $5.50 at a thrift shop.

You gotta love them thrift stores. I got my aggro inlines for 8 bucks there.

[Demolishun]

You gotta love them thrift stores. I got my aggro inlines for 8 bucks there.
Nice! I was at the skate park one day and these kids show up that had just been to the thrift store. All of them had on what looked like fairly new skates. They had bought them at the thrift store for about $3 each pair. One set was some Roces aggro skates that looked practically new. That kid, first time on ramps, was stalling the 4 footer after about an hour of skating. I never did see that kid there again, but he seemed to be a natural.

[JayTheRollerSkater]

Here are a couple of pics of my SK8s.

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk11/jaytherollerskater/JaysSkates001.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk11/jaytherollerskater/JaysSkates002.jpg


http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk11/jaytherollerskater/JaysSkates003.jpg

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk11/jaytherollerskater/JaysSkates004.jpg


As you can see they're pretty much basic, stock Carrera Speed Skates with a small metal "plate" under each Speed Plate. I've been riding this Set-Up for about 12 years & LOVE them. I can grind metal-coping, pool-coping, concrete even PVC with them. I can also skate them in my local roller rink without any modifications.

Keep Rollin'.......

[jamief]

Here is a pic of my skates:
http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/jfingland/Coronado_Skate_Park_0096.jpg
This is an old school (1980's) setup: Tracker skateplates, trucks and toe stop mounts. It's all mounted to Reidell 125's. I'm using Mini Logo 101a wheels with Bones Reds bearings. You can't tell from that pic, but my boots are covered with black duct tape because they're so old and shot out.

The trucks are new...I used to use the Tracker Ultra-Lite trucks and baseplates but they're so old now (1980's) that Buddy (from Tracker Trucks) warned me that they'll break on me so I went for a new all steel setup.

Ok...now don't flame me for the purple toe stops! At the time they were all I could find, luckily I recently found a guy online that sold me a bunch of black stoppers for cheap!

I'm going to try the Bones SPF (skate park formula) wheels next,
I'll keep you all posted...

[biffsk8er]

http://i436.photobucket.com/albums/qq85/jfingland/Coronado_Skate_Park_0096.jpg

Do you find that the metal jump-bar / slide-bar is too slippery since it is metal?

[jamief]

Yeah...it took a while to get used to them. I slipped off the coping a lot at first! My old setup (copers, lappers and cut up slide rails) was easier to plant on coping but this setup is working good for me now.

[biffsk8er]

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk11/jaytherollerskater/JaysSkates004.jpgI like the sticker on the grind plate. :Þ

[drod5150]

http://photobucket.com/vertquadskates

[drod5150]

I can't figure out how to post a pic right on the post. Anyone ??

[Demolishun]

I can't figure out how to post a pic right on the post. Anyone ??
You have to host it somewhere and provide a pic link.

[biffsk8er]

Those are great pictures of your skates, drod5150. Very interesting design on those plates, and I've always loved low profile boots like those.

However, by putting in longer axles with nuts to extend the hanger, don't you have a problem with bent axles from the lack of axle support? I have bent so many axles over the years, that I just cannot see those trucks holding up to extreme punishment.

[strugglinone]

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/inhalation2/skates2.jpg
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/inhalation2/skates.jpg
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/inhalation2/skate3.jpg
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/inhalation2/d_1537.jpg
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu265/inhalation2/SKUBS-AS-RED-BLU.jpg

[Demolishun]

Oooooh, shiny wheels! I like shiny wheels! :)

[Beer Hunter]

I put these together a couple years ago. They seem to work fairly well for my limited abilities skating in the bowl. The boots are Oberhamer rink hockey type SZ 11 (they fit a SZ 12 insole perfectly). I scored them on ebay ( NIB ) mounted to the plates in the picture ( Sure Grip Competitor SZ 9). After remounting the plated to adjust the position a little, I changed the trucks with a quad-line conversion kit acquired form SkatesDotCom and after trying the big 100mm wheels for about 5 minutes, I installed a set of 62mm narrow speed wheels. The name on the wheels was " The Clash"... they were 10 bucks for the set with an estimated hardness of 95A. A new set of 8mm bones reds in the plastic hubs and I was all smiles from then on. The grind bars were added a few months ago, but they have not seen any real use yet since I have not quite learned to drop in, much less do any rail/coping tricks.


http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/SkateVertical/VertSetup1.jpg

[biffsk8er]

Not bad! Boots are too high topped for my liking but that is a personal opinion.

Try dropping in from a sitting position to learn drop ins. Push yourself up onto your feet and remember to always try to be perpendicular to the surface you are on.

Good luck!!!

[V8-SKATE]

The last time I spoke, there were a few people asking when I was going to bring these out into the open. They are a new skate I am trialling from V8-Skate, with my own V8-Skate Quad Skate Boots, and V8-Skate Power-Plates.

So far, they have withstood many surfaces and degrees of punishment, and as they are relatively new, there may be some changes taking place to get the finished product. I hope you like them as much as I do! :D Cheers

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk279/WildBean1/V8Skate%20Quads/3303_77704122135_711152135_2119926_.jpg

[biffsk8er]

So far, they have withstood many surfaces and degrees of punishment, and as they are relatively new, there may be some changes taking place to get the finished product. I hope you like them as much as I do! :D Cheers
They look like Halloween skates!! LOL!

Actually, they look pretty good. Have they any plans to install sliders? Otherwise, I like the low cut boots, the width of the trucks, and the wheels look good too. Where are you located and where is the V8 skate company located?

[V8-SKATE]

They look like Halloween skates!! LOL!

Actually, they look pretty good. Have they any plans to install sliders? Otherwise, I like the low cut boots, the width of the trucks, and the wheels look good too. Where are you located and where is the V8 skate company located?


I have installed makeshift sliders which are connected to the power-plate only. No stiffeners/jump-plate between the trucks required. I have shortened the stopper also until the button stopper comes through.

I'm in Sydney, Australia. V8 Skate is a relatively new Australian Business looking to manufacture Aggressive Quad Skates for both Vertical and Flat-Land Skaters.

Cheers:smile:

[biffsk8er]

Excellent. Thanks for the info. I hope all goes well and that the venture is uber-successful!

Cheers! Biff

[Demolishun]

Holy crap those skates are beautiful! Nice work!

[Beer Hunter]

Not bad! Boots are too high topped for my liking but that is a personal opinion.



I also prefer speed boots for comfort and control, but my sister had an accident skating at the park 3 years ago and ended up with a serious ankle break. She was not able to get back on skates again for over a year and a half, and her ankle movement is still slightly restricted. Also, the remaining metal supports and screws installed during the several surgeries are still present and put pressure against the skin from the inside making certain skate movements uncomfortable. She must wear extra padding on the affected foot to counter the problem.
These boots I bought shortly after her accident. I do not know for sure that they offer more protection, but they sure do feel very supportive! Modifications continue, making the skates work better with each alteration.

[Beer Hunter]

Well, I had the heel tear out from one of the mounting bolts on the right boot. The soles on those old hockey boots are relatively thin, and could not stand the rigorous abuse of vert skating. I had to reuse my trusty old Riedell 125 speed boots that had been mounted 3 times before, and successfully fitted them to my vert plate setup. The heel is low enough to not cause me any balancing problems while negotiating the coping, and the ankle flexibility makes everything seem to flow.

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/SkateVertical/008.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/SkateVertical/005.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/SkateVertical/006.jpg

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/SkateVertical/007.jpg


Unfortunately, I had a plate failure on my second session with this newer boot setup. See This Other Thread (http://www.skatelogforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20904) for details and pics.

[biffsk8er]

You'll be happy you changed to the speed boots! They are great for vert.

Well, I had the heel tear out from one of the mounting bolts on the right boot. The soles on those old hockey boots are relatively thin, and could not stand the rigorous abuse of vert skating. I had to reuse my trusty old Riedell 125 speed boots that had been mounted 3 times before, and successfully fitted them to my vert plate setup. The heel is low enough to not cause me any balancing problems while negotiating the coping, and the ankle flexibility makes everything seem to flow.

http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu319/SkateVertical/008.jpg

Unfortunately, I had a plate failure on my second session with this newer boot setup. See This Other Thread (http://www.skatelogforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20904) for details and pics.