Found boots! Need plate and wheel recommendations.

[Fancy-Kerrigan]

Originally Posted by LabedaRD

The Proline sounds like it's exactly what you are looking for, it's super lightweight, precise and durable. You'll never have to worry about looking for another plate again.
I would argue that the new Proline has a great quality control system as we make them right here in-house and oversee production the whole way through.

They are a more expensive plate, but as Fancy-Kerrigan said, you don't wanna go high quality on a boot, and then go cheaper on the plate. Prolines are time-tested and proven to be one of the highest quality plates out there.
I'm obviously going to recommend the Proline, but if you are interested don't hesitate to shoot me any questions.

I actually have a new school Proline and an OG Proline. Only difference I can see is the trucks may be a little more perfectly milled on the OG Prolines. But let me tell you, the new school ones have been used and abused and are rock solid. Jumps, hand stands, cartwheels, skate parks, and skating on streets so rough, no one should ever skate on them.....ever! I am 100% thrilled with them and recomend Proline to everyone. If you ever need anyone to test anything....or have too much Proline swag hanging aroud the R&D office these days hit me up I'm your Fanciest fan.

[Rancher]

Originally Posted by sommemi

Maybe because I skimmed the comments, but I didn't see a lot of wheel advice. I know there are a lot out there, but I would say the type of wheel you want depends on your weight and the rink floor coating. I don't know if you are interested in light wheels or wheels with a strong hub to support you. That will guide your wheel shopping too. If you want to save some money, there are some decent priced wheels through Atom like the low-boys, strokers, etc that will be good for you. If you want to really be competitive, you'll have to try out other wheels to see what works for you. Shamans, Power Plus, etc are popular. Anabolix wheels were all the rage but they don't seem to be selling them anymore, so you'd have to look for used ones that someone is selling off and regroove them if you care about grooves on your wheels. Does Great Skate sell wheels? They probably have some good info from their own dealers. Good luck!!

There are some annabolix wheels for sale on the bay right now. Atomic and Purple reigns. They are supposedly the last of them...

[dubstylist]

Riedell 911 - Powerdyne Reactor - Hyper Shaman

[fierocious1]

[lorenzo]

Originally Posted by groldan

One friend, requested an Arius plate, and he is also very happy with them: the Arius work very well and is very light. He is currently mounting a set of Kryptonics Classic K 76mm wheels, and the Riedell 265 boot. We plan to test the Arius with 80mm wheels, to make sure if we could mount them for the next Skate Marathons.

Guille... if you're still out there:

I know that this post is several years old, but I'm wondering if the 80mm wheels ended up fitting the Arius plates, as I have a pair of Arius plates and am currently considering wheel options for outdoor speed skating on the roads.

[Mort]

Originally Posted by lorenzo

Guille... if you're still out there:

I know that this post is several years old, but I'm wondering if the 80mm wheels ended up fitting the Arius plates, as I have a pair of Arius plates and am currently considering wheel options for outdoor speed skating on the roads.

I'll put an 80mm wheel(inline) on my skate sometime this week. But I don't think they'll have enough viable clearance.

[lorenzo]

Originally Posted by Mort

I'll put an 80mm wheel(inline) on my skate sometime this week. But I don't think they'll have enough viable clearance.

I'd be surprised if they did. Thanks for your help, Mort!