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My first Quad Skates!
I have recently started skating my first quad-skate setup. I bought these skates for general session skating at the rink and possible future involvement in figure skating dance classes. After much research I have settled on the Edea ‘Flamenco’ and Roll-line ‘Dance’ plates with ‘ICE’ Wheels. My interest in turns, loops and slalom led me to this plate through reading countless forum entries and it seems to have mostly happy loving owners. Since never owning a quad skate before I w ent with the 170mm plate size recomended by EDEA for the 280 boots. This seems perfect as the wheels are directly under my heel and forefoot as is recommended. […]
Frame Lengths
Frames for Slalom skating come in many sizes. The Most common being: 243mm with max. 4x 80mm dia wheels 231mm with max. 4x 76mm dia wheels 219mm with max. 4x 72mm dia wheels Most people think that shorter frames are mostly to accommodate people with smaller feet, however, they do offer the skater a choice when it comes to performance and handling. Just because you have a larger foot, does not mean you cannot use a shorter, or longer frame, than what came with your skate, as long as the frames of your skate can be interchanged. The main image shows a Powerslide FSK HArdcore EVO 2 Boot size 43 […]