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Message 1153 (2. Mar. 2004 06:41) (Tree)

rollerball
HEY BRIAN!!!
yeah I tend to agree...Dont think they look too strong...just hope they dont start a boom that is just for kids into a new look...I want guys to start riding rollerskates on ramps because its fun...There was too many rollerbladers in Australia that where just into it for the look....but where are they now...blades are soo dead over here now...
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Rollerball: HEY BRIAN!!! (1. Mar. 2004 08:56)
 Hey Brian hows things???I just want to know what you think Of those V-skates???Have you had a ride on them at all???Like the look of them and did you skate design look anything like that???Or are you more into the skateboard truck Idea??As you know Im not a small guy...Im about 105kgs and have a BIG foot...so I really dont think that they would stand up as well for the Thrashing I dish out...I guess Im a bit of a softy and like the oldschool feel of a real grind...and real trucks...anyway let me know what you think of them...and anyone else that has actually had a roll on them put your 2 cents worth on here as well....Will this vskate be the way of the future Or just a Gimmick,,,,,sk8with8.....
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brian w.: HEY BRIAN!!! (1. Mar. 2004 21:18)
 Paul, I have not had the oppurtunity to ride any of these things. My skate design looked similar between the wheels but was fitted with regular skateboard trucks for a "real" grinding expierence. I don't know what will happen with this "vskate" perhaps it will start a boom, who knows. I think you would destroy them easily in a session but then I have not seen any in person. Stay tuned!!!
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rollerball: HEY BRIAN!!! (2. Mar. 2004 06:41)
 yeah I tend to agree...Dont think they look too strong...just hope they dont start a boom that is just for kids into a new look...I want guys to start riding rollerskates on ramps because its fun...There was too many rollerbladers in Australia that where just into it for the look....but where are they now...blades are soo dead over here now...
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Tobi: HEY BRIAN!!! (2. Mar. 2004 09:46)
 
> I guess Im a bit of a softy and like the oldschool feel of
> a real grind...and real trucks
> [...]
> Will this vskate be the way of the future Or just a
> Gimmick

I think that the classic rollerskate system, and the vert skate system where skateboard parts such as trucks or hangers are used, will live forever and continue to see ups and downs in popularity, no matter if the VSK8 will become popular or not.

People will always grab a boot or a sneaker, slap on some homebrew plates plus skateboard trucks, and carve the bowls :)

Tobi

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Bernhard: HEY BRIAN!!! (2. Mar. 2004 10:32)
 : People will always grab a boot or a sneaker, slap on some homebrew plates plus skateboard trucks, and carve the bowls :)

Those people will allways be a minority, however. Most people cannot or don't want to build their own skates, they just grab the stuff off the shelves.
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Tobi: HEY BRIAN!!! (2. Mar. 2004 10:54)
 
Hi Bernhard

>> People will always grab a boot or a sneaker, slap on some
>> homebrew plates plus skateboard trucks, and carve the
>> bowls :)
>
> Those people will allways be a minority, however.

Most likely, yes.

> Most people cannot or don't want to build their own
> skates, they just grab the stuff off the shelves.

... or they order their vert skates :)

I think the classic rollerskate system will live forever, no matter if the VSK8 gets popular or not.

Vert skates built in the classic system/design could be on more shelves, just as the VSK8 could hit the shelves.

Tobi




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Bernhard: HEY BRIAN!!! (2. Mar. 2004 13:06)
 : I think the classic rollerskate system will live forever, no matter if the VSK8 gets popular or not.

In hope so, too. I like too see good innovations, too. I also like inlines (and actually prefer them for hockey) but classical roller skates are more fun for crusing and dedicated vert skates are better suited to ramp skating (at least for me) than inlines.

: Vert skates built in the classic system/design could be on more shelves, just as the VSK8 could hit the shelves.

I doubt it. Most kids just don't skate vert. They skate street and a few of them skate mini ramps. Hardly anyone goes fot the big ramps.
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Tobi: HEY BRIAN!!! (2. Mar. 2004 18:16)
 
Hi Bernhard

: I like too see good innovations, too.

I think it's great that most of us agree that innovation is good for the future of rollerskating!

: : Vert skates built in the classic system/design could be
: : on more shelves, just as the VSK8 could hit the shelves.
:
: I doubt it.

I didn't say I would believe that the V Skate or the classical vert skates *will* hit the shelves in a big way, but that they both *could* do so to some extend (I wrote "could be on more shelves"), like skateboards did again and again over the last decades.

I think that as far as the future of "aggressive" (street/vert/etc) skating is concerned it's not a question of "either V Skate or classical rollerskates", but that both systems can co-exist.

All I tried to express originally was that even if the V Skate becomes popular that the classical vert/street rollerskate system (skateboard style hangers etc) will not die, neither for recreational nor for vert/street skating purposes. (In response to "Will this vskate be the way of the future Or just a Gimmick" in the original post)

The future of the classical rollerskate system generally is pretty independent from that of the V Skate, I suspect.

: Most kids just don't skate vert.

Both the V Skate and classical vert skates (such as Lisa's) can be used for street skating, as in the skateboarding sense of the term "street skating".

: They skate street and a few of them skate mini ramps.
: Hardly anyone goes fot the big ramps.

By the way, I don't really skate much vert myself, I admire those flying vert wizards but mostly stick to street skating (stairs, banks, etc).

I'd like to try out the V Skate myself, it definitely seems to offer certain advantages, but I wonder if it carves well, and if I'd like the strap on "sandal system" ...

Tobi


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