Rollerskating and Skating

[Vaeryn]

That's actually a technical question. There are some kind of boots that are 'a crossing' of skating boots and rollerskating ones. In the winter you can do skating with it, in the summer you can install some rollers on skating edges and do rollerkating with that. I'm thinking of buying such a combo, but question is if it works at all, if it's stabil and has like any sense. I weigh around 100kg/222lbs and I'm afraid it will just break after couple raids. Did anyone try that and can say something?

[Fun8er]

I've never heard of anything like this, and I've been playing hockey for years. I always thought that when you combine anything into a two-in-one, three-in-one, etc, whether it's a pair of skates or a printer-fax machine-copier, you lose something in the combination. I think you're better off buying a pair of rollerblades/skates for dry land and a pair of ice skates for ice.

[candy]

ah man i used to rollerskate like crazy......man those days were fun, but i never really ice skated much..... but like Fun8er said id also go with rollers for land and iceskates for ice but remember theres a first time for everything

[Doughboy]

hey candy i dont see you here often

[pigperson]

I would stay away from the hybrid skates. Just as stated above pick and use one type of skate for each season. Plus depending on what type of skating your are doing the boot, plate and wheels/blade may need to be different then what is offered in the "combo" package. Also what is the upgrade-ablitity? Can you change the bearings and replace the wheels on the in-line/roller skates? Are the wheel's durometer going to be what you need? Also the size of the wheels, are they going to be efficient enough for what you are doing? Aggresive skating, cross-training, recreational, speed and hockey all use different plates and wheel configurations as do Ice blades for hockey and figure skates. Good luck.