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Inline Skate Frame Position: Friction and Burning Feet!

Mon Sep 29 2008 5:56pm — eebee
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My skate frames have been in the wrong position all year!!! What an idiot. I finally felt like I had the time yesterday to tweak one of them and go for a spin. I set the right skate frame further inwards - where they had been all last year when I had no boot problems whatsoever - set off skating and got such great leverage off that right leg that I almost pushed myself over in the other direction.

Inline Skate Shopping in and around Athens and Atlanta Georgia ;)

Wed Sep 24 2008 4:00pm — Marianne
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Would anybody know about skate shops in Atlanta or Athens? I have set some time aside for shopping and visiting. I will rent a car on Thursday Oct. 2nd to check out the country side. Anything interesting besides the A2A course that I should put on my “Must See List”?  

Locations

Statue of Athena Roadskater.net Photo Meetup Spot Athens, GA
United States
33° 57' 34.9524" N, 83° 22' 23.3076" W
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Skate Escape
1086 Piedmont Ave NE
Atlanta, GA
United States
Phone: (404) 892-1292
33° 47' 3.786" N, 84° 22' 43.8168" W
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Sun & Ski Sports
5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy
Lawrenceville, GA
United States
Phone: (678) 847-5717
33° 58' 41.3544" N, 84° 4' 57.5796" W
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Dick's Sporting Goods
3535 Peachtree Rd NE
Atlanta, GA
United States
Phone: (404) 267-0200‎
33° 51' 5.5548" N, 84° 21' 31.194" W
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REI Recreational Equipment Incorporated
1800 N.E. Expressway
Atlanta, GA
United States
Phone: (404) 633-6508
33° 50' 23.7804" N, 84° 19' 17.076" W
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Dick's Sporting Goods at Mall of Georgia Buford, GA
United States
Phone: (678) 482-1200‎
34° 3' 55.5552" N, 83° 58' 57.4896" W
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REI Recreational Equipment Incorporated
1600 Mall of Georgia Boulevard
Buford, GA
United States
Phone: (770) 831-0676‎
34° 3' 41.7672" N, 83° 59' 41.9388" W
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REI Recreational Equipment Incorporated
235 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA
United States
Phone: (404) 287-2391
33° 45' 37.584" N, 84° 23' 13.2828" W
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What's Up With Hyper Hyperformance +G and Mach 2 100mm Inline Speed Skate Wheels? Your A2A Choice?

Wed Sep 24 2008 5:32am — roadskater
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Hi to all. With A2A fast approaching procrastinators want to know:

What's up with Hyper wheels in general, 100mm in particular, and Hyperformance +G and Mach 2, more specifically? eebee and I are scouting around for at least 12 100mm and 4 84mm and we found one spot that seems to have them, but only one we ever heard of. Now I'm not against low-fame websites, ha, but seriously where have all the Hypers gone?

Anybody have a great source?

What have you been using and are they worth the money?

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Easy Voting Inline Skating (Rollerblading) and Cycling (Biking) Polls

Mon Oct 22 2007 1:41am — roadskater
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Here's a book style collection of several polls that I put together for easy flip-through voting. I hope you enjoy the polls and if you have ideas for more, please use the create/feedback form to send me your thoughts! I'm republishing this so it will show up on the main page, rather than have each poll show up. Each time I add a poll I hope to remember to let you know through this message. The newest polls are:

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Questions 165 &195: On Inexpensive Options for Inline Speed Skates (Boots & Frames)

Mon Aug 20 2007 3:05pm — roadskater
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Heyo...I'm in search of something almost impossible: $200ish boots that are fully heat moldable and somewhat similar to my trusty V-Teks. I have been watching eBay to not much avail and am considering new old stock somewhere else. I have questions in this regard. I am currently a slow speed long distance skater.

  • Has anyone here skated the 2006 Verducci "Red" or Verducci "Black" boots with 165mm spacing?

Give Yourself a Brake...For Your Inline Speedskates

Tue Jun 26 2007 3:12pm — clairem
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If you need a break, no, I mean a brake, perhaps Cado Motus has what you need.  The former Mogema company has a brake that's supposed to work with 80mm-to-110mm-wheel frames.  Personally, I haven't seen one of these yet, but on www.nettracing.com there are pictures with installation instructions.

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Basic Recreational (Rec) and Fitness Inline Skate Brands (Rollerblades)

Thu May 17 2007 5:22pm — roadskater
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Melanie recently asked on InlineNC yahoogroup. I think:

  • K2 inline skates (rollerblades) are a great option,
  • probably bigger wheels (90 or 100) for smoother roll over rough stuff, and/or
  • a longer frame for point to point roadskating, or
  • for tricks of course, shorter frame length makes arcs and spins easier.
  • Salomon makes great inline skates and has seemed to support them well, but there were some frames a few years back with problems and I think the company has been sold so it may be wait and see time.
  • Rollerblade is making some interesting inline skates but I note they still liked heavy kits when last I looked. The Problade boot looks pretty good if you get the kit with the box frame that's Mogema-ish rather than the earlier, thinner model we've seen bashed.

Those are my quick thoughts on that. i'll post this to rsn2 also.

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