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Beginning Skaters Forum This is the place for beginning skaters to ask questions and share their stories. We would love to hear about your experiences learning to skate. No question is too dumb! |
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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So I bought my first pair of inline skates(K2 EXO skates 2010). Even though I did a bit of research before I bought I feel I may have chose the wrong brand or size or a combination of both. The skate fits tight on my foot, and my toe but for some reason it feels like when I push off that the skate wants to slide out from under me? They also feel very slow on brand new pavement. That's the best I can describe my issues for now. I've only skated on them a few times, but I almost bought another pair this morning. I'm looking at buying a pair of Rollerblade Crossfire 90 MX Skates 2010 or Rollerblade Crossfire 100 Skates 2010.
So I guess my question is are the skates supposed to feel like that? Does anyone have any suggestions about the brand of skates I have chosen or the brand that I might buy? Any tips are certainly appreciated. -Luke |
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Edit: Just did some reading on how to find out the hardness of the wheel. I also looked up some other wheels. I'm not sure the max height I can put on my skates, but at least up to 80mm. |
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Beautiful Snowflake
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: NZ
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My first skates had 80A K2 fitness wheels on them. Horrible things. Was like skating in mud. Good for building fitness though!
Also, plastic frames suck. |
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Would you be able to suggest a different skate? I feel that if I'm going to invest another 40-50 bucks in another set of wheels I don't mind spending another 100-200 on another set of skates if they are going to be more capable in the end.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Kryptoni...#ht_1023wt_902 http://cgi.ebay.com/Ten-Hyper-Hyocta...#ht_499wt_1153 http://cgi.ebay.com/Hyper-HyOctane-8...#ht_1735wt_902 [ My search was 90mm inline wheel 91a is hard but works well on skate rink floors. Street skating hardnesses should be around 82a to 85a. IMO Last edited by fierocious1; February 22nd, 2011 at 04:52 PM. |
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Beautiful Snowflake
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I'd suggest waiting to buy new skates until you have found some online that you can't possibly live without. If you aren't sure, keep researching.
It all depends what sort of skating you do. I'm sure I'd hate Moto 90s, but lots of folks love them. |
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Took me a while to get used to them. I basically am using them as a trainer to get up to skating my Radical Pros. It was just too big a step from 80mm to Radical Pros(2x100 and 2x110). I like moto 90s well enough. Do your research and you will come up with something worth waiting for. I have never been able to skate on short top race type boots on inlines. On quads short top race boots are not a problem for me. Don't get in a hurry, research, research and research again.
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Well that may be never lol. I can live without any skate, but I would like to have one that I enjoy using for the time being. If the plastic frame/wheel size limit is a problem then I think I should go ahead and look for a new pair of skates. They all seem pretty inexpensive compared to a few other hobbies of mine. I don't mind buying a couple pairs to see if they work better for me. I live in Key West so there's not much of a chance for me finding a place to try on different ones down here.
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Ok so I rode my skates for another 2 hours or so today to try to get used to them, but they still don't feel right. I noticed today that it feels like the left skate's wheels are tilted inwards. It feels as though the top of the skate is pushing onto my leg so I can't stand straight on the wheels.
It kind of looks like this lol... || \\ o Should I try to use a pad or something inside of my boot to try and force my wheels straight or a bit outward? |
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Hi 2Luke2,
Everybody is helping great. I personally don't like the plastic anymore yet I did skate on them for years and they were OK when I started. Some of the stuff you describe can be: New to skating or New to setting up your new boots to fit right for you entire foot The ones I am thinking about take quite a bit of fiddling till you get them set just correct. How Long Skating? Another thing we tend to recommend is to find a group close by for comradarie, education. A few recommend buying used skates for your first buy to make sure that you will stick with skating, learn what you want after going on lots of outings. Yours in Skating, MA/NY Skating Dave
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Brakeless Bozo
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Germany
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I don't know what kind of skating you plan to do, but the Exos have small, soft wheels (78mm/80A) that make them unsuitable for outdoor skating.
If money is not a problem, you should buy the Rollerblade Tempest 90 (<$300). Those are quality fitness skates that you won't outgrow in a couple of months. In contrast to the K2 models in the same price range, they give you the possibility to laterally adjust the frames. This is quite important is you tend to pronate or supinate. |
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I also thank you for your recommendation and will take a look at them before I make my next purchase. -Luke |
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Beautiful Snowflake
Join Date: Nov 2010
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If money was no object I'd certainly be the proud owner of some Seba FR1's. Have heard though that they are extremely uncomfortable until they are broken in (then they are utterly fantastic).
Rollerblade Twister 80's on the other hand, are apparently good from day one. They only have lateral frame adjustment, but that's all mere mortals need. You only need front-back adjustability if you are doing tricks that involve skating balanced on just a single heel or toe wheel. But, I've skated on 4 sets of inline skates now, and only one set needed frame adjustment (the one with a plastic frame as it happens) The other 3 were fine out of the box. So adjustment may well turn out to be irrelevent, once you have decent skates anyway. |
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2luke2, it seems that you have a problem with pronation (or the opposite) on one of your skates. If you are a new skater, that issue might go away as your ankles become stronger, so you might not need to waste money on another pair of skates. If that is the case, you might want to save your money towards purchasing skates with bigger wheels once you become proficient on the skates you already have.
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Skating = Tear RIFF ic
Join Date: Mar 2007
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Hi gabi
Even though he didn't answer my question 'New and Sure' is my guess. The next question is did his brother buy him all the proper safety equipment? When I started I never did a Helmet, or the elbow pads, yet many outdoor InLiners would say that was not so smart. Yet hey that was a long long time ago. Yours in Skating, MA/NY Skating Dave P.S. Hey 2Luke2 watch those videos from Evilzzz from the UK. You will find them by going back through my posts and seeing "Thanks Evil"
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Beautiful Snowflake
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Summary: beginners need proper alignment more than experts do. Last edited by BlackLace; February 24th, 2011 at 10:49 PM. |
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