Jump to content
Slate Blackcurrant Watermelon Strawberry Orange Banana Apple Emerald Chocolate Marble
Slate Blackcurrant Watermelon Strawberry Orange Banana Apple Emerald Chocolate Marble

kiwiroller

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    5

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Feedback

    0%

Everything posted by kiwiroller

  1. kiwiroller
    Perfectly snug laced right to the top. No lace bite for me.
  2. kiwiroller
    Woohoo my skates (Alkalai Crew) arrived fresh from USA yesterday. I baked them like a master chef and followed the fitting instructions to the letter. They fitted great straight from the box.....or is that bawx??....but now they fit perfect, like a glove, even better than my hunting boots. I am impressed. After initial inspection the skates are very impressive and well put together. They look awesome. Unfortunately I haven't skated on them yet.....they're still curing in the box. I will definitely skate on them tomorrow & over the next week. I'll let you know what I think. As for the aggressive stance angle....when you stand up in them you don't even notice it as the natural bend in your knees when skating, aligns your legs to the angle of the boot. In my other boots my legs are always at that same angle but more pressure is put on the tongue. Seems like common sense design to me.
  3. kiwiroller
    Cheers Vet88. I'm sure I'll have a few things to ask a bit later on. I'm still trying to sort out my skating first. I'm sure it'll get better when my new skates are on. I think I'm doing pretty well considering.
  4. kiwiroller
    Thanks for that. It seems like you're the only company backing their product and offering help so Alkalai was an easy choice. I just have to wait another week for them to arrive now...can't wait. I've done my homework well so I won't be tempted to skate on them too soon after the bake & cheers for the video link. We have 1 online store here in NZ that carries hockey equipment but you pay 3-4 times the price of the skates so it's cheaper to import them so you guys helped me big time with my decision.
  5. kiwiroller
    Hi everyone. I'm new to the forum and thought I'd say hi, all the way from New Zealand. My two sons (8 & 9yrs) have recently got into roller hockey, which only has a small following here, so I have found myself having to learn how to skate myself. I am a regular skier so the transition hasn't been too much of problem. Anyway, I currently skate on an old pair of Edwards LoCash aggresive skates, which are falling apart and don't give me much grip at all so I have been scouring the threads for info on a set of skates for myself. So thanks to all of your knowledge and comments I made a decision and ordered a set of Alkalai Crew skates from Inlineskatewarehouse yesderday. There is a chance I may get into the sport myself so these skates sounded like a good starting point. Just a question for Justin 1933 though....I read your post about how to bake skates & you mentioned 150 as the temperature...was that Fahrenheit or Celsius? What is the actual temperature that your skate bake ovens are set to? The reason I ask is that down here in Kiwi land we don't have many places we can go for expert help in this area other than ski shops, which are generally closed up until winter. So any detailed info on temp & time would be great.
×
×
  • Create New...