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Outdoor Quads Discussions about outdoor quad skates and any discussion relatd to skating on quad roller skatse outdoors. |
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Join Date: May 2014
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Hi everyone! I'm forty and took my 5 & 7 year olds skating for the first time. They loved it! The little one said daddy why are you so good and me so bad, and I told him how I used to go all the time. By the way so good means skating around without falling, nothing more LOL.
So I've done a lot of reading here, and am trying to decide what I want to do regarding buying skates for myself and the kids. For the kids I'm considering they ones that say they fit a range of sizes, at least until they are good enough to want/need a better set. Something like this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003JR...&robot_redir=1 For me I'd like to speed less than $200. I'm considering doing what I've read on here with soccer shoes. However for around that same expense I could get a low end set. We live on a street perfect for skating. I currently skateboard on it and it is very smooth. I imagine we would skate on it more than the rink. My skating ability includes decent speed, ability to turn tight and hockey stop. I can skate backward but it's not pretty. That's something I want to work on. So if you set your skate up for outdoors, front axle under toes, how does that affect it back on the rink? ( is there and advantage to axle under ball of feet I would loose out on)? I'm considering these http://www.rollerskates.com/Quadline...-p/rbk-qst.htm I think I saw a video where dude says on that version you can swap out normal wheels. Wondering if I'd like the inline wheels for our street skating, but an anticipating not liking them. Any thoughts are appreciated! |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Madison, FL
Posts: 671
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Madison, FL
Posts: 671
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nice-Riedell...item51bd8e259d
I had a pair of these that lasted a couple good years of skating hard outside. You'd just need to swap the wheels out for something a bit softer. (I had kryptonics route 62) Very comfortable. Not the greatest skates that money can buy, but they are not the worst either. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Northeastern Indiana
Posts: 1,332
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I started my return with the kids when I was about your age. I made sure I got them off the rail quickly, what a backache to hold kids up. It is sooooo much fun and worth the effort. 200 might be a bit of a challenge for your own skates, but if you can find a deal......
Anyway, good to hear from so many comeback skaters. Gods speed and have fun. |
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