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At this point, you may consider building a roller skate that works for you rather than a pre-designed skate package. Your body, skate style, and tendencies should guide which parts you choose. Feel free to refer back to the wheels, plates, or boots pages for clarity.
note: This page is a work-in-progress
RollsRight's] CT4-HS
RollsRight's] CT4-HS
Configured for Roller Skating Freestyle Sliding style (Sliding while dancing, edge slides, edge spins,) and Ice Skating Figures & Ice Dance. Relatively low heel, InfiniSole™ construction; changes from Roller->Ice and Ice-> Roller.
Boot - 0001
Roller
Wheels - [Rounded] Forever Fibers (55mm fiberglass wheels)
Plate - Arius Platinum - Dark blue 92a front, light green 86a rear cushions)
Toestop - White slider [jam plug]
Ice - Eclipse Dance Blade 1" ROH, 7' rocker
Benefits of build:
Exceptional support on turns & slides (boot)
Fast predictable response (boot, plate)
Direction control while sliding (plate, boot)
Effortless sliding at all speeds (wheels)
Benefits of Ice build:
Easy edge changes
Small toepick and tail
Drawbacks of build:
Poor jumping design (blade, wheels)
Requires precision handling (blade, wheels, plate)
Stationary dancing is unnecessarily challenging (wheels)
Short feel underfoot (blade, wheels)
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RollsRight's] CT3-W
RollsRight's] CT3-W
Configured for Roller Skating Freestyle Sliding style (Sliding while dancing, edge slides, edge spins, non-ARS-jumps) and Ice Skating Ice Dance. Relatively low heel, Prototype sole; changes from Roller->Ice and Ice-> Roller.
Boot - S000660262-000BV (Variable quarters [70-100], fully-heat-moldable, sponge tongue, low backstay, dance speedhooks, second midsole)
Roller
Wheels - [Rounded] Forever Fibers (55mm fiberglass wheels)
Plate - Arius Platinum - red 92a front, light green 86a rear cushions)
Toestop - White slider [jam plug]
Ice - Eclipse Dance Blade 1" ROH
Benefits of Roller build:
Exceptional support on turns & slides (boot)
Fast predictable response (boot, plate)
Direction control while sliding (plate, boot)
Effortless sliding at all speeds (wheels)
Smooth roll-to-slide transition (wheels)
Satisfying *clack* sound (wheels)
Benefits of Ice build:
Heat-molded shape (boot)
Extremely responsive (boot)
Easy edge switching (boot + blade)
Easy-to-find sweet spot (blade)
Small toe picks (blade)
Drawbacks of build:
Narrow toebox for my wide feet (boot)
Dorsiflexion damages boot (boot)
Inflexible tongue at bend (boot)
Little padding at neck & wide neck [relative to leg] (boot)
Minimal shock absorption on landing roller jumps (plate)
Plate always requires precision handling (plate)
Stationary dancing is unnecessarily challenging (wheels)
Feel like they are not grounded (wheels)
Slippery [but I like it lol] (blade, wheels)
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Alyssa's build
Alyssa's build
Configured for artistic-style dance and flow skating.
Boot - Harlick Competitor (with low-cut backstay and cut down one lace hook)
Wheels - Rollerbones Elite 101A (for tight surfaces)
Plate - Roll Line Dance (with clear blue medium cushions)
Toestop - Roll Line Professional stops | Roll Line Dance Plugs
Benefits of build:
Supportive for engaging ARS-style edges (boot)
Backstay & flex notch provide deep range of motion (boot)
Intuitive deep edge control (plates)
Low deck height makes toe work comfortable (plates)
Excellent for footwork and sliding turns (wheels + plates)
Drawbacks of build:
Not ideal for advanced artistic jumps (boots + plates)
Sacrifice some speed and stability for agility (plates + wheels)
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RothaiRedPanda's build
RothaiRedPanda's build
Configured for fast shuffle skating.
Boot - Bont Hybrid full carbon (1st gen w/o integrated toe reinforcements)
Wheels - 2-piece Fan Jet style wheels (Hot-swappable tires for tollerance consistency)
Hubs -- FasterSkates/Detroit Skate Factory)
Tires -- FasterSkates/Detroit Skate Factory, Anabolix, and vintage fanjet tires
Plate - Bont infinity plates
Toestop - Bont infinity toe stops
Benefits of build:
Very manuverable (plate)
Stable from landing (plate)
light-weight (boot)
perfect fit -heat molded(boot)
Drawbacks of build:
Truck articulation makes plow stops difficult
Toe-stop tech height is low, reducing toestop access
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[RollsRight's] Bogrács
[RollsRight's] Bogrács
Designed for FreeSliding and survived outdoors skating (earning its name)
Boot - Semi-custom Riedell 336 (with reinforced quarters & thicker stiffened tongue)
Wheels - [Rounded] Forever Fibers (55mm fiberglass wheels) (and urethane for outdoors)
Plate - Arius Platinum (Hot pink (95a) front cushions, red (92a) & light green(86a) rear cushions)
Toestop - White slider [jam plug]
Benefits of build:
Support for landing intermediate jumps (boot)
Resolve very unique footwork (boot + wheels)
Effortless sliding at low and high speed (wheels)
Satisfying *clack* sound on landing and stepping (wheels)
Consistent predictable response (boot, plate)
Direction control while sliding (plate)
Drawbacks of build:
Soft for my style of skating (boot)
Stationary dancing is unnecessarily challenging (wheels)
Toe spins & One-foot-spins are unnecessarily challenging (wheels)
No stopping ability (toestop, wheels)
Feel like they are not grounded (wheels)
Not agile at all (wheels)
Minimal shock absorption on landing jumps (plate)
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