All About Inline Skate

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AGGRESIVE INLINE SKATE

TIPE-TIPE BOOT/AGG.I.S

Aggressive inline skate boots must provide superior strength and control for the rigors of aggressive skating which includes stunts and tricks like jumps, grinds, slides and flips as the foundation for all of the skating maneuvers. The boots consist of a shell which is the hard outer surface of the boot and a lining which is the soft inside layer of the boot.The boot shell comes in three styles and is made of plastic that can tolerate hard blows, scrapes and bumps to protect feet from the battering they could encounter in the sport.

Hard Boots: An aggressive inline hard boot consists of a plastic shell that is wrapped around a removable liner. These very stiff aggressive boots are much heavier than traditional inline recreational or speed skates.

Soft Boots: The aggressive inline soft boot is constructed with materials to give some support with a more malleable shell and a permanent liner. Although these boots are softer and more flexible, they are still heavy like the hard boots.

Skeletal Skates: There are also aggressive inline skeletal boots that have their own form-fitted sneaker/shoes called foot wraps that are worn inside of the shell. These hybrids have the flexibility of soft boots, the structural support of the hard boot and are lighter in weight. Some models of skeletal boots allow the use optional foot wraps or even the skater's own shoes.

In most cases, whether an aggressive inline skater uses hard boots, soft boots or skeletal boots, the complete aggressive inline skate package should have soul plates. The soul plate is the flat plastic bottom that is attached to the hard outer boot shell of aggressive inline skates. Materials are selected for the ability to withstand high impact situations, because the purpose of the oversized soul plate is to provide stability and support for the soles of the aggressive skater�s feet as they perform stunts and tricks like jumps, grinds, slides and flips. Soul plates can consist of one or several parts and function as a very important

EFEK DARI PROFILE BAN/WHEEL

Your inline skate wheel profile is determined by the shape of a wheel from a head on viewpoint. The profile establishes how much of your wheel touches the ground when you skate. There can be a big difference in the profile views of wheels and each profile has a purpose.

Wheel sizes are different depending on the skating discipline. Inline hockey wheels, recreational wheels and figure or dance wheels can work across these same disciplines, but you should be aware that you will not have all of the wheel properties needed for the activity. Recreational wheels are usually multi-purpose, but again, you will not have any sport-specific wheel benefits. The profile (shape) is also important; a wider flatter wheel has more traction and grip, but also more rolling resistance and won�t glide as well. Aggressive skaters prefer smaller flatter wheels for their grip and control, while speed skaters prefer taller narrower wheels because they offer less rolling resistance more responsiveness.

* 42-72mm for aggressive skating. Aggressive wheels are short, wide, with a rounded profile and have a solid core. The very small wheels are used for anti-rocker.

* 72-80mm for slalom skating. Slalom wheels are average height and rounded for maneuverability. They are very similar to figure and hockey inline wheels that also need to combine maneuverabiity and grip.

* 64-80mm for roller hockey skating. Hockey wheels are wider and rounded for traction and grip.

* 68-76mm for artistic or figure inline skating. Artistic or figure skating wheels have average height, with a slightly rounded profile for maneuverability and grip.

* 70-78mm for general recreational skating. Recreational wheels have average height, average profile for all-purpose uses.

* 76-90mm for serious fitness skating. Fitness wheels have a taller height and slightly thinner profile for distance travel.

* 90-110mm for speed and marathon skating. Speed wheels are taller, thinner, more tapered for speed on controlled surfaces.

Wheel profile and size will be more important to serious or competitive skaters in any inline skating discipline.

EFEK DARI DIAMETER BAN/WHEEL

Your wheel diameter, the height of the inline skate wheel in millimeters, has an effect on your skating performance. If all other wheel, skate and skater conditions are the same, a taller wheel will roll faster than a shorter one when you exert the same effort. However, small wheels do accelerate faster than the big ones that need more initial effort on takeoffs.

* Inline racers need the tallest wheel diameters they can get for speed.

* Experienced recreational skaters often prefer wheels with the biggest diameter that will fit on their inline skate setup to get a combination of speed and a longer wheel life.

* Hockey, slalom and inline figure skaters tend to pick a small to mid-sized wheel diameter that is relatively fast, but allows control for quick turns and maneuvering.

* Aggressive skaters need very short wheels for superior stability in stunts.

All-purpose recreational wheels can be used for many styles kinds of inline skating until you are sure of the wheel diameter size and other wheel properties needed for your specific skating needs.

SETUP INLINE ROCKER

The curve of an ice skate blade makes it possible for an ice skater to turn tighter. A curved wheelbase or wheel rockering makes tighter turns and footwork possible for inline skaters.

Rockering your inline skates occurs when the wheel heights are arranged to mimic the curved base of an ice skate blade. This is can be achieved or adjusted by changing the position of the eccentric spacers to raise the heel and toe wheels, by lowering the middle wheels or by doing both. This is can also be accomplished by mixing the skate�s wheel sizes. Rockering the wheels will make it considerably easier to maneuver, execute quick dance footwork, spin or turn quickly on your inline skates and will make your inline skates more responsive overall, but there will be less stability while skating.

Full Rocker

A full rocker simulates the curve of an ice blade and is used by inline figure skaters, freestyle slalom skaters and artistic inline skaters tend to use this setup. This rocker setup allows one or two wheels to contact the skating surface at a time. Full rockered inline skates are easy to turn but slower and it will be difficult to maintain balance.

Front Rocker

Street and urban skaters use front rockers to help handle rolling over irregular skating surfaces while keeping enough wheels in contact with the surface to maintain stability at a reasonable speed.

Anti Rocker

Anti rocker setups using small, hard inner wheels are used by aggressive skaters for grinds on ledges and rails.

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