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Nordic Inlines
Anyone ever tried the Nordic Inlines available from Nordic Skater? How
were they? http://www.nordicskater.com/inline.html Jonathan Scheuch |
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Anyone ever tried the Nordic Inlines available from Nordic Skater? How
were they? http://www.nordicskater.com/inline.html I like the lowered center of gravity of the skiskates. Too bad the wheelbase is so long. http://www.skates.com/landroller_p/120901.htm anybody tried these? |
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I wondered about those too, as I'll be buying XC Skate boots at some point
anyway. What are these different from race rollerski's? An inch shorter perhaps? With just two wheels, I would imagine them to be slower rolling than regular rollerblades that have 4x90 or 4x100mm. Why is a long wheelbase bad? Because you can't walk through corners or come to an abrubt stop? Seems like rollerski problems to me. If you want to skate fast no-poles, why not just throw some 145mm PU scooter wheels (?10 each) on a similar chassis and speed away? "aaJoe" schreef in bericht news:noemail-9C517B.09211105052006@shawnews... Anyone ever tried the Nordic Inlines available from Nordic Skater? How were they? http://www.nordicskater.com/inline.html I like the lowered center of gravity of the skiskates. Too bad the wheelbase is so long. http://www.skates.com/landroller_p/120901.htm anybody tried these? |
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I just received a pair of Landrollers - so far I really like them. Seems
like all the hoopla from their web site is true. I skate with regular inlines, outdoor quads, outdoor quadlines (skates.com) and now the landrollers. The claim that it will take about 20 minutes for an experienced skater to pick up on landrollers is correct. I found the brake to be rather non-functional. Can't get the proper leverage for a good push down on the heel so I took it off. Also the brake was positioned very close to the right rear wheel and it seemed like a perfect setup for getting a twig/pebble caught there. The wheels are constructed such that you can't flip them over so as to wear from the opposite site of the rubber (or whatever it is that's being used). They also say that the bearings shouldn't be taken out - the entire wheel/bearing assembly is what has to be replaced when the wheel wear gets too great. Not an ideal situation. I have just reversed the wheels (ie, placed the right front on the left front and same for the back) but this is not the same as what's done when one typically 'rotates' the wheels. I think that in general the skates 'ride over' twigs/pebbles etc on the skating surface much better than do either of the other skates that I use. I haven't really tried skating on grass as is shown in one of the videos on their web site but my impression is that I won't be trying it any time soon. All in all I'm very happy with the skates and look forward to keeping them in my arsenal. Incidentally, I'm retired and 68 but still going strong. Brad Powers "aaJoe" wrote in message news:noemail-9C517B.09211105052006@shawnews... Anyone ever tried the Nordic Inlines available from Nordic Skater? How were they? http://www.nordicskater.com/inline.html I like the lowered center of gravity of the skiskates. Too bad the wheelbase is so long. http://www.skates.com/landroller_p/120901.htm anybody tried these? |
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Brad, you Rock!
68, skating and trying new gear, that's awesome. I've got myself skating idol. 40 years to go. Do you have a health potion with your name on it? Your name would be perfect to base a lable on, like Brad's Secret Powers of Eternal Youth :-) Skate on, J "Brad Powers" schreef in bericht ... I just received a pair of Landrollers - so far I really like them. Seems like all the hoopla from their web site is true. I skate with regular inlines, outdoor quads, outdoor quadlines (skates.com) and now the landrollers. The claim that it will take about 20 minutes for an experienced skater to pick up on landrollers is correct. I found the brake to be rather non-functional. Can't get the proper leverage for a good push down on the heel so I took it off. Also the brake was positioned very close to the right rear wheel and it seemed like a perfect setup for getting a twig/pebble caught there. The wheels are constructed such that you can't flip them over so as to wear from the opposite site of the rubber (or whatever it is that's being used). They also say that the bearings shouldn't be taken out - the entire wheel/bearing assembly is what has to be replaced when the wheel wear gets too great. Not an ideal situation. I have just reversed the wheels (ie, placed the right front on the left front and same for the back) but this is not the same as what's done when one typically 'rotates' the wheels. I think that in general the skates 'ride over' twigs/pebbles etc on the skating surface much better than do either of the other skates that I use. I haven't really tried skating on grass as is shown in one of the videos on their web site but my impression is that I won't be trying it any time soon. All in all I'm very happy with the skates and look forward to keeping them in my arsenal. Incidentally, I'm retired and 68 but still going strong. Brad Powers "aaJoe" wrote in message news:noemail-9C517B.09211105052006@shawnews... Anyone ever tried the Nordic Inlines available from Nordic Skater? How were they? http://www.nordicskater.com/inline.html I like the lowered center of gravity of the skiskates. Too bad the wheelbase is so long. http://www.skates.com/landroller_p/120901.htm anybody tried these? |
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aaJoe wrote: Do you find them faster then large wheel inline skates? http://www.skates.com/landroller_p/120901.htm Almost for sure i can tell you these will only be faster than 90-100 mm wheel skates in the roughest of surfaces....otherwise the standard type inline setups will be faster you would need a rough enough surface that it actually slowed the speed of the standard speed skate fritz |
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"Brad Powers" wrote in
: I just received a pair of Landrollers - so far I really like them. Seems like all the hoopla from their web site is true... ... The wheels are constructed such that you can't flip them over so as to wear from the opposite site of the rubber (or whatever it is that's being used). They also say that the bearings shouldn't be taken out - the entire wheel/bearing assembly is what has to be replaced when the wheel wear gets too great. Not an ideal situation. I have just reversed the wheels (ie, placed the right front on the left front and same for the back) but this is not the same as what's done when one typically 'rotates' the wheels. Yeah, I'm not crazy about being "held captive" to the OEM for non- maintainable consumables, but for now, the prices seem reasonable, compared to a set of 10 conventional wheels and 20 bearings. The big question is, do you feel stable enough on these Landrollers to kick an errant dog in the teeth/ribs, and then crack the a-hole dog owner across the chops with your elbow pad? We must always think in practical terms... the designers have already taken care of the theoretical part. ;') |
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