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Message 1543 (4. Apr. 2005 09:06) (Tree)

tim
tim@alltecskateparks.com
thx (finally made a pair of skates)
: I finally got around making skates.
: I was in Lyon France where I got the idea of my skates that I have shared with the forum, I skated this big double mini with a spine and box with 30 other quad skaters there. I looked at all their skates and in my mind created a combination of all the best ideas.
: I cut a skate in half and made some baseplates out of it. Then mounted trucks (standard size skateboarding trucks) and hockey-boots and put it all together.
: This is the skates that I have shared with the forum here.
: I now just need to make some grind-plates and I'm done.
: I used plastic - natural gas pipe, sort of a play on words. But it is very durable and maybe too slippery, but I have gotten used to it. My jump bar is set in the cuissions of the trucks and is more durable.
: I used to rollerblade a couple of years back and decided I need to sport more. At first I thought about rollerblading but remembering how I used to love quads more than inline I decided to make a pair.
: I used rollerblade boots because plastic lasts longer than leather and cut them down to get more flex in my ankle.
: All I can say is that it is more fun than I remembered it to be. I now only need to get some of that courage back I used to have as a kid and I'm set to go.
: The courage comes from skating a lot, even for us old farts. It's good to hear of quad skating in Lyon.
: Thx for the site you guys, it helped a lot in the construction of my rollerskates.
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dZION: thx (finally made a pair of skates) (21. Mar. 2005 09:04)
 I finally got around making skates.

I cut a skate in half and made some baseplates out of it. Then mounted trucks (standard size skateboarding trucks) and hockey-boots and put it all together.

I now just need to make some grind-plates and I'm done.

I used to rollerblade a couple of years back and decided I need to sport more. At first I thought about rollerblading but remembering how I used to love quads more than inline I decided to make a pair.

All I can say is that it is more fun than I remembered it to be. I now only need to get some of that courage back I used to have as a kid and I'm set to go.

Thx for the site you guys, it helped a lot in the construction of my rollerskates.
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Bernhard: thx (finally made a pair of skates) (21. Mar. 2005 09:59)
 : I finally got around making skates.

Congratulations and welcome to a very exclusive bunch of people! ;-)

: All I can say is that it is more fun than I remembered it to be.

It always the same with me: After a long skating pause I enjoy the feeling of being on skates so much that I'm almost flying.

: I now only need to get some of that courage back I used to have as a kid and I'm set to go.

All the best! And don't get yourself killed. Skate careful.

: Thx for the site you guys, it helped a lot in the construction of my rollerskates.

That's the original intention of the site. Maybe you want to make some pics of your skates some day and share them with us?
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irene: thx (finally made a pair of skates) (21. Mar. 2005 15:55)
 Welcome back to the wonderful world of rollerskating!
Stay healthy and have fun
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tim: thx (finally made a pair of skates) (4. Apr. 2005 09:06)
 : I finally got around making skates.
: I was in Lyon France where I got the idea of my skates that I have shared with the forum, I skated this big double mini with a spine and box with 30 other quad skaters there. I looked at all their skates and in my mind created a combination of all the best ideas.
: I cut a skate in half and made some baseplates out of it. Then mounted trucks (standard size skateboarding trucks) and hockey-boots and put it all together.
: This is the skates that I have shared with the forum here.
: I now just need to make some grind-plates and I'm done.
: I used plastic - natural gas pipe, sort of a play on words. But it is very durable and maybe too slippery, but I have gotten used to it. My jump bar is set in the cuissions of the trucks and is more durable.
: I used to rollerblade a couple of years back and decided I need to sport more. At first I thought about rollerblading but remembering how I used to love quads more than inline I decided to make a pair.
: I used rollerblade boots because plastic lasts longer than leather and cut them down to get more flex in my ankle.
: All I can say is that it is more fun than I remembered it to be. I now only need to get some of that courage back I used to have as a kid and I'm set to go.
: The courage comes from skating a lot, even for us old farts. It's good to hear of quad skating in Lyon.
: Thx for the site you guys, it helped a lot in the construction of my rollerskates.
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