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Aug 2, 2006
I got my Seba 1 skates today, and I couldn’t wait to try them out. After mentally making love to them for a few minutes, I got to work testing them out, and eventually took them for a spin down Kelly Drive, and then over to the Eakin’s Oval parking lot to do some cones. I’m very impressed with the quality and handling of the skates. They’re also very comfortable, which I’m guessing contributes to the fact that they are somewhat of a project to actually get onto your feet.
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just came today… they must be really cutting edge, cause it looks more like a piece of paper than a pair of skates =(
DHL is going to call me back in an hour so i can go pick them up!
UPDATE: The totally awsome DHL guy came back tonight to deliver the skates! They must have sensed my enthusiasm, cause they told me he was done with his route and would bring it tomorrow. I’ll write up a review soon.
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Jul 26, 2006
K2 has released a new slalom skate called the “Soul Slide Urban Skate.” As far as I know, this is the second urban skate to hit the market in the U.S. including the Twister from Rollerblade.
Good to see that not only is freestyle/slalom growing, but its also growing in the U.S.
I think the skate looks decent, but I’d like to see more skates available with 76mm max wheel size, to get the frame down to 230mm, like my seba 1 skates (they should arrive early next week!) Anyway, at least the frame is shorter than the twister’s frame, which i found to be too long.
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Jun 11, 2006
I just modified the lower buckles on my Twisters. They used to hook around and into the shell of the boot, which caused them to protrude into my ankles and give me hot spots.
I used some speaker wire to attach them to a lower part of the boot. I’ll find out tomorrow if this does any good.
UPDATE: the new buckles I made are perfect. I skated all day today with the hotspot from yesterday and it didn’t bother me once!
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Jun 2, 2006
While reading kiwidude’s site the other day, i noticed he mentioned kids drinking cups from Ikea that are the perfect size for slalom cones. I went to check it out, and sure enough, there they were. 6 cups for $1.49. My only complaint is they came in 6 different colors per pack, so i couldn’t get all the same color.
I ended up getting 12 six packs for about $20, and now i have plenty of nice cones that won’t blow away in the wind. This weekend, i’m going to shut up about cones and actually put them to use. I was going to do a Barry Publow speed skating clinic (to work on my double push) but somehow he got turned away at the border on his way here, so the clinic got canceled. I’ll use the time to work on my slalom instead.
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Jun 1, 2006
I just hacked up some new cones, as an upgrade to the plastic drinking cups we’ve been using. I just used a hack saw to cut some of my old skate cones down to the proper size. Not as nice as buying them at that size to begin with, but better than the plastic cups that blow away.
I gotta go to radio shack to get more of these cones, 12 isn’t enough.
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