Greg25

After more searching, I believe these might be it. http://sonicsports.com/products/product/sonic-extender-square-axle-kit/? I'll try to get a set for not too much and report back.

I have worn out many of the axles on my Marsblades and it costs too much for shipping a set of 8 axes from Marsblade to where I live. Does anyone know if anything else uses the same axles/screws? Like are they something standard or something bespoke made by Marsblade?

Nice. Where did you get them from? Is there anywhere over there that would ship internationally?

Out of interest, would you know much about the construction of Vapor XX skates? I have an old pair but they are half a size too small and the toe cap seems to have a hard plastic inner that isn't reshapable. If I could remove the inner toe cap or push the toe out a fraction, I think they'd fit and do nicely as an inline boot. I'm just not sure if there will be structural problems with it removed.

Thanks for the detailed reply 🙂 I'm struggling to find an 8EE in older Bauer lines, so an inline skate boot or some mods like you discussed sound like the way.

I currently use my old vapor XXXX converted to marsblade for hockey in the park on concrete or asphalt and do the occasional city skate on it. But they are wearing out. The outers on the newer high end bauers look like they'd get shreded on the street or concrete. Are there any newer high end stiffer boots that have a tougher outer like the XXXX did?

Coming from ice the biggest problems I found with inlines were slipping on corners, feeling like I was stuck on rails and not being able to extend properly in the stride. Marsblades directly improve the third and the choice of a straight 76mm setup improves the first two. In contrast, a rocker setup or HiLo makes the slipping worse, and softer wheels make stopping more awkward. So I find marsblades a nice solution. While still not perfect when I go back to ice (my weight still sits back a bit after skating on them), they are pretty good and I enjoy skating on them. They also let me practice off ice while doing a lot less damage to my ice skating than using regular inlines.