Re: Landrollers

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" <brad_powers@xxxxxxxxxxx> schreef in bericht
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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" <noemail@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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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