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I'm in the same boat, have no intent of playing competitive roller hockey at this point. Just need more stick/puck/skating time. I'm in the midst of a conversion currently. Been doing it on and off for the last week or so. The process has been really easy and straight forward. I watched a few YouTube videos to get a sense of the process. Bought a used pair of inlines off ebay that had the right sized chassis and wheels, boots didn't fit, so separated them and discarded. Chassis is an older HiLo with some decent indoor wheels. Removed the holders from an old pair of beat up skates I had acquired that I knew fit pretty well. Bought all the screws and nuts to re-assemble. Marked up the boot sole, drilled the holes and I'm in the process of assembly. I've invested maybe $70 and my time to get to this point. Should have them done this week.

I would try to stay local as shipping anywhere could more than double the cost. Just ask your local stores about cost; I know my local store charges $30. If your old Vapor boots fit well and are in good shape then I would convert them. For training purposes I would look into the Marsblade, Sprung and Fizix chassis. The Marsblade was designed for off ice training. Sprungs use a suspension system and feel closer to ice than a traditional chassis. Fizix is an evolution of Sprungs made out of aluminum. It isn't out yet and is in the testing phase, but should be out this year. There are huge threads on Sprung and a good one on Marsblade on this site. Fizix has a Facebook page with pictures and some information. Personally I have only used Sprungs and I do like them.

Hey guys! Visiting you from the ice hockey side. I have a couple of conversion questions I hope you'll be able to answer, or at least point me in the right direction. Looking at a pair of skates for roller hockey. Not so much games, but more for training purposes. So I don't need the priciest/lightest/nicest setup, but rather looking for a good pair of skates to mess around with. Have an old pair of Vapor 10 ice skates, which could be a good conversion candidate. The holder on one is cracked but the boots are in otherwise decent shape, and are still fairly stiff. (Prefer a stiffer boot) I'd have to buy a Or the other option is, just go and buy a new pair of intermediate-level Bauer Vapor roller skates. So the questions - 1) How much does a conversion typically cost (labor cost - assuming I am providing the holders) 2) I have a Pure Hockey locally, they'd typically do this right? Or is there somewhere recommended that I could send the skates and holders, and have them do the conversion for me? 3) Still leaning towards the conversion vs buying a pair of Vapor x400, is there a good reason why I should definitely consider the X400 instead of converting? 4) This is probably going to be a question without a right answer, but could someone point me towards some good options for holders (frames?) for this purpose? Many thanks for any help you can lend me.