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The short answer: Commit to skating them in house
Never put on a pair of skates and then, while not even tightening them, decide that it is not y...
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The short answer: If you are unsure about this, take 4 wheels.
The only reason why anybody would use only 2 wheels, is to make grinding easier.
Wh...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: Go for the Roces M12 or USD Aeon models
Half of our friends skate the Roces M12 and the other half skates the USD Aeon models. ...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: If you do not want to grind, then do not get aggressive skates
Aggressive skates might look cool, and you might want to do ...
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by Ivo Vegter
Short answer:The heelbrake is great for beginners.
Not all skaters use a heel brake system. The reason for not having it is because if you do cro...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short anwser:If you are unsure about this, take 4 wheels.
The long answer:Since about 2015 the market has been flooded with fancy 3 wheeled sk...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: big feet take 90mm, small feet take 80mm
You want your wheel base (the length of your frame) to be in proportion to your foot...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: Go for a Hardboot
The long answer:A hardboot skate has a removable liner. This means that the padded part of the skates can be...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: All hardboots come in 41-42 style double sizing, weither they advertise it as such or not.
The long answerIts typical for hardbo...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: take your shoe size or one size up
Skates should feel very very tight. The problem is that most people are not used to havin...
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Price range
The short answer: Get skates that are around 200-250 euro's to be save
The long answer:Skates that are not build proper do not give yo...
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by Ivo Vegter
The short answer: Do not pay attention to the ABEC or wheel hardness metrics
Skate bearings are kind of all the same nowadays. If you have a s...
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