roller to ice.

[paisleypiranha 0]

Really grown fond of mission skates over the years and i know of players converting ice skates to roller, but does the same concept apply to converting roller to ice? The reason for doing this as most will know Bauer bought Mission and stop producing ice skates. Really interested in what you guys think!

thanks

[cooperalls 4]

Although Bauer discontinued Missions' ice skate line, Mission ice skates can still be found. If you really like the fit of Mission skates, I'd suggest tracking down a pair of their ice skates? Converting an inline skate to an ice skate can certainly be done, but it's a lot less common than converting an ice skate to inline. You can drill a second set of mounting holes in the outsole without worrying about compromising the structure of the skate. My advice would be: consider converting an inline boot to ice if you already have a second pair of inlines that fit. Otherwise, consider buying ice skates. There are various reasons that ice boots are made the way they are made, and inline boots are made the way they are. There are some advantages and disadvantages to using ice skates for ice hockey and inline skates for inline hockey.

[KC98 0]

I'd be interested to know what the advantages / disadvantages actually are too !

[cooperalls 4]

I'm no expert when it comes to the most current inline gear, so someone with more knowledge than I have can confirm or disconfirm my opinions here:

Typically ice skates are lighter than inline boots. Advances in inline skates in the last few years have narrowed or in some cases eliminated that gap. Most people who convert ice to inline did so to get a lighter/higher performing boot. The amount of torque/force put into an outsole is greater with an inline skate, due mostly to the increased weight of the frame/wheels/bearing. Because of that, some inline skates are "overbuilt" making them very stiff, but also heavier than many ice skates. Also, the outsoles of some Inline boots are more substantial, making it less likely the chassis will separate from the boot, but again, sometimes increasing their weight.

The biggest downside of using an ice skate in concrete/asphalt/sport court is durability. Inline skates have abrasion pads in critical areas (widest part of the forefoot and sometimes the heel near the outsole) that will better take the abuse of surfaces that are rougher than ice. An ice skate will wear poorly and break down faster under those conditions.

In either case you want to have the holders/chassis installed by someone who knows what they're doing. Any converted skate will perform poorly if the inine chassis or steel holder isn't positioned properly and securely attached to the outsole. If you don't have access to such a person, I'd go with something that's factory installed...it will eliminate some of the risk.

[LeMagnifique66 0]

In my experience, the main reason people convert ice skates to inline skates is because ice boot quarters are almost always stiffer/more supportive and often of higher quality. Obviously, many are also simply used to the feel of those boots from the ice. As it would seem you are the reverse in the feel department, what you're considering can certainly be done, as already mentioned. YouTube can likely walk you through it. That said, I can't say I've ever come across an inline boot I felt was worthy of converting over to ice. (Apparently, most people agree for it to be so uncommon.) But, it's your call and nobody else's.

[JR Boucicaut 3801]

I'm no expert when it comes to the most current inline gear, so someone with more knowledge than I have can confirm or disconfirm my opinions here:

Typically ice skates are lighter than inline boots. Advances in inline skates in the last few years have narrowed or in some cases eliminated that gap. Most people who convert ice to inline did so to get a lighter/higher performing boot. The amount of torque/force put into an outsole is greater with an inline skate, due mostly to the increased weight of the frame/wheels/bearing. Because of that, some inline skates are "overbuilt" making them very stiff, but also heavier than many ice skates. Also, the outsoles of some Inline boots are more substantial, making it less likely the chassis will separate from the boot, but again, sometimes increasing their weight.

The biggest downside of using an ice skate in concrete/asphalt/sport court is durability. Inline skates have abrasion pads in critical areas (widest part of the forefoot and sometimes the heel near the outsole) that will better take the abuse of surfaces that are rougher than ice. An ice skate will wear poorly and break down faster under those conditions.

In either case you want to have the holders/chassis installed by someone who knows what they're doing. Any converted skate will perform poorly if the inine chassis or steel holder isn't positioned properly and securely attached to the outsole. If you don't have access to such a person, I'd go with something that's factory installed...it will eliminate some of the risk.

Exactly this; inline skates are overbuilt as there is more strain on them than an ice boot on ice.

You can definitely get away with wearing a top-end inline skate on ice.

[milezone 0]

Just change skates and get use to it... I use to wear mission only and have just switched too bauer for both inline and ice. Took a while getting use to but all good now.

[start_today 770]

In my experience, inline skates are always a step down from their ice counterpart. 10k rbk inlines seem like 8k ice, etc.

I played inline growing up, and converted to ice. As far as the way your foot feels in the boot, there's not a huge difference between brands - some fit your feet, some don't, but it's not like an inline skate fits differently than an ice skate.

Mission also changed their fit and cut a bunch over the last few years, a couple times fairly quickly. There are more companies that make ice skates, so you can probably find a boot that you like and save a lot of headaches.

[Justin 1933 134]

I just had my Alkali Skates converted to Ice:

[brentdz 3]

Those look pretty sweet with the ice holder on them! I wish a had 2 pairs to do that with!