Marsblade

Yes, good thing you did not start of with the shim :-) Remember that it is designed to help you improve you skating technique so the fact that you are falling over your toes is what most players do. This helps you get deeper down in you skating position and focus on a proper skating stride with full extension. I'll be surprised if you don't feel that the transition back to ice is much easier. Let me know how it goes! //Per

Good to hear! Looking forward to hearing your feedback, once installment is ready! It can be a bit of a challenge sometimes with the t-nut, I know :-)

Hi, Yes, we have plans on making it in aluminum and/or magnesium. But I'm afraid that I can't promise you when it will be on the market. How's everything going with your current?

Yes, pretty great ambassador

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Thanks Louiev07, couldn't have said it better :-) Don't use a Hi-Lo setup. For Marsblade we use the smaller wheel in the front to enhance the feel of skating on ice, as you get even more toe push at the end of your stride and you get amazing maneuverability. Depending on your level of skating I would suggest you starting with all wheels the same size, to get used to the rocker. Then when you're comfortable with that I would add the smaller wheel. At first you probably find it really challenging, which you are supposed to, as this improves your technique and trainins your stabilizing muscles. Then after a while you will have improved your technique and can take full advantage of the rocking motion when you are playing games etc. All the best //Per

If you plan to use the setup with smaller wheel in the front I would start testing without the shim as this setup will gives a similar effect. Since you are using T-nuts and screws to mount it will be very easy to add the shim later. Even though it will be easy to go the other way around as well, so it doesn't really matter. T-nuts will work great! Good luck and let me know how it feels :-) //Per

Hi there, Actually got feedback from a customer earlier in this thread that got some good info for you, here's what he says: --------------- "Ive only used marsblades with Bauer skates so far. I use Makos for ice, so I tried getting the same pitch from setting them up with Bauers. With other chassis, I have used a 7-8mm shim to try and get the pitch to be the same (sprungs and hilo). Marsblades actually felt more like the aggressive mako pitch right off the bat (even more so with the 68mm wheel in front). They probably could use a small shim to get it a little closer to the real pitch though. If I were you, I would try it without the shim first to see how it feels. Shims are really easy to add, especially after you have all the holes drilled already. For the shim, I just ordered a big piece of HDPE plastic that is 1/32" thick. I can use plastic epoxy to glue sheets together if I have to make the shim thicker." --------------- Hope this helps! //Per

It's the Labeda shooter, 78A that comes with the box. Best regards Per Mårs

Let me know if there's anything I can help you or the skate shop with. Best regards Per Mårs, Inventor Marsblade

I would go for a size Medium. However, if you play inline hockey and prefer higher speed over maneuverability you could go for the Large that uses 76mm wheels instead of 72mm wheels. Hope that helps. Best regards Per Mårs, inventor /Marsblade

The reason we use those terms is because it is originally designed to help improving your skating technique. However we have hundreds of players that use it for inline hockey games and there is no problem with durability. The design is very simple and few parts that can break. Let me know if you have any questions. //Per Mårs, Inventor of Marsblade

Will have that in mind :-)

Hi, Just to tell you a bit more about the background, my thoughts on training and why Marsblade was develped. I was sick of putting in so many hours working out during the summers, then going back to the ice being a worse hockey player than when I stepped off the ice a couple of months earlier. I might have improved my strenght and conditioning but I actually was not a better hockey player. I wanted to create a training tool that, not only, allowed me to do conditioning, speed and strength training in a proper way (in terms of muscle activation etc), but also gave me a chance to improve my skating technique. I didn't just want to maintain my skating technique, I wanted to improve it. The only way to develop and improve is if you challenge your body. Challenging your body with the imbalance built in the chassis forces you to activate stabilizing muscles in the core and all the joints. This forces you to keep a good skating position and not be able to "cheat" or be "lazy". By challenging your body a bit more than ice skating, skating on Marsblade will make you improve your balance and skating techique, making it feel easy once you're going back to ice skating again. This is extra noticeable if you use our "Advanced Training" setup with a smaller wheel in the front. Improving your skating technique improves you as a hockey player in so many ways. It lowers your energy consumption, makes you stronger, quicker and even improves your shooting and passing. It just makes it much more fun to play. Technique training is underestimated in sports and especially in ice hockey. It is not a normal movement for the human body and demands extremely good balance and technique. If you watch players with a good skating technique, like Datsyuk, it just seems like skating is so effortless. So how do you improve you skating technique to acheive a more effortless skating? Not by running, riding a bike, skating on traditional inlines or lifting weights... You improve your skating technique by challenging your balance in the same way that you are challenged while ice skating. By controlling your centre of gravity over the foot, over the radius shaped blade. That is what Marsblade is acieving. A bonus feature of the rocking motion is that it allows for a smoother movement and more fluid movent pattern. As the rocker adjusts to the ground it also allows you to have all wheels on the ground (if you have the all 76 or 72mm setup) for a longer period of time, which improves your grip when you play inline hockey. -------------------- We are also developing a version with a more powerful spring back function optimized for inline hockey. With a more powerful spring back function it will be easier to skate and you can achieve higher performance when you play. Hope this helps //Per

Regarding the ice feel here are some more quotes from North American users: "Spent about two hours last night skating and changing up the holders, inserting the 72 wheel on front and changing the pitch around. Had a blast with them. Found my groove with the backwards pitch, being able to make tight cuts and feel like you are digging in was amazing. I gave up rollerblade about two years ago because the sensation was far less superior than being on the actual ice, but with the holder the enjoyment has differently returned." -------- "The Marsblade skating is going great, thanks! So far I've played in 2 roller hockey games and one ice hockey game. The first game my ankle wasn't in too good of shape (I probably shouldn't even have played) but I could tell right away that you have to skate completely different on it vs. a regular chassis (I'm starting off with the center bolt tightened almost the whole way and will slowly loosen it as I adjust), which is good, but I was still getting used to it. Then by the second game it felt way more natural and felt like I was ice skating on concrete! It seems like they aren't as fast since it's on 72 mm wheels but the maneuverability is amazing, plus our roller rink is small so I want more maneuverability vs. speed. I also played in my first ice hockey game on Saturday since recovering from my injury and I could tell right away that the Marsblade helped my ice skating. Switching from roller to ice during the week was much easier compared to when I was using my old hi-low chassis. This is exactly what I was going for. Thanks for all of your advice/help and I'm looking forward to your product helping me improve every week! "

Yes, we are. Pricing will be in EUR. The box is in production as we speak. //Per

Hi, Pricing: I understand that the swedish price seems a bit high for you as the dollar is low right now, but the price in North America will be different from the price in Sweden. Durability: As far as for warranty we have a 12 month warranty on the chassis. We have not any had any problems with durability so that is not a problem. We have made our own extensive lab testing and there has also been lab testing done by two large potential license partners that both said the durability is extremely good. Marsblade vs Sprung: Got this feedback from an old user of Sprung "Per, I got the skates mounted on my old MLX skates, and I have been on them for about 2 months. I've played 4 pretty intense pickup games, and I can honestly say that I feel like I am skating better than ever. The marsblade is so easy to skate on it's crazy. The difference between your frame and the sprungs is really noticeable. The marsblade gives much, much better feel. I spent a few skating sessions working to fine tune the setup, and I have it right how I want it now. Thanks for working with me to make this happen." //Per

The pricing will be different on each market. However, we are launching an Ambassadors offer within a couple of weeks.

Glad that you're interested in our product! Yes, I totally understand your feedback and we are actually launching a package without wheels and bearings. It's being produced as we speak. The large package will be about 249 USD and without wheels and bearings it will be about 199 USD. We will launch a Ambassadors offer on the large package within a couple of weeks so keep your eyes out for that on our web and facebook. All the best //Per

Hi guys! My name is Per Mårs and I'm the inventor of Marsblade. Since it has been discussed in this thread I thought that I could tell you a bit about the product and the story. Originally I developed it to improve my off season training as I didn't have access to ice during the summers and wanted to be able to develop a proper skating technique and activate the right muscles. During the development process I also found out that the rocker did not only improve my off season training, it also gave a lot smoother movement pattern, quicker turns and more fluid and efficient stride. I'm really glad to se this specific topic since the problem of switching from ice to inline and vice versa was exactly what I wanted to solve. We launched in Sweden last spring and haven't been able to launch in North America yet since we are still a small company. This is why customers in North America haven't been able to purchase in our web-shop yet. However, we are now in the phase of launching in a small scale in North America this spring and will open the shop during the spring. We are exhibiting at the Let's Play Hockey Expo 7-8 March in Minnesota, if you're there, please feel free to stop by at our booth. Please feel free to ask any questions should you have any. Best Regards Per Mårs, Marsblade

Hi guys! My name is Per Mårs and I'm the inventor of Marsblade. Since it has been discussed in this thread I thought that I could tell you a bit about the product and the story. Originally I developed it to improve my off season training as I didn't have access to ice during the summers and wanted to be able to develop a proper skating technique and activate the right muscles. During the development process I also found out that the rocker did not only improve my off season training, it also gave a lot smoother movement pattern, quicker turns and more fluid and efficient stride. I can see some comments regarding our pricing. I can say that we will have a different pricing in North America once we launch there. The full set including 10 Labeda wheels and Sonic bearings will be about 249 dollars. We are also launching a box without the wheels and bearings that will be about 199 dollars. I have had feedback from customers that have tried the other products that has tried to solve the same problem, like Sprung, Tuuk rocker, etc and they all are amazed by how much more similar to ice skating Marsblade is compared to them all. We now have 10-15 of the best Swedish NHL players using Marsblade and also a number of the best Swedish Elite League teams as well. We launched in Sweden last spring and haven't been able to launch in North America yet since we are still a small company. This is why customers in North America haven't been able to purchase in our web-shop yet. However, we are now in the phase of launching in a small scale in North America this spring and will open the shop during the spring. We will soon launch an "Marsblade Ambassadors offer" giving the first 300 to sign up a very nice deal on our kit. I'll post it here for sure as soon as we have it out. We are exhibiting at the Let's Play Hockey Expo 7-8 March in Minnesota, if you're there, please feel free to stop by at our booth. Please feel free to ask any questions should you have any. Best Regards Per Mårs, Marsblade