What would you guys do in my shoes?

[SyracuseBulldogs04 0]

Hey guys, this is my first post on roller hockey equipment. I have a budget about 250 and less for roller skates. I play competitive ice hockey but in the summer time I like to play roller and street hockey with my friends and I use my roller hockey skates a lot in my basement where i have a shooting pad and net set up for practicing my shot. Anyway I narrowed it down to 3 skates. The rbk 6k pump's, ccm pf8's, and the easton 800c with a chasis(if you can install a chasis on the skate?). I was wondering what do you think is the most skate for the money and what would you choose? Thanks a lot.

[kovalchuk71 212]

None. Go with a Mission Skate. Cant get more for your money IMO.

If you dont mind the 269.99 go with 7500's. GREAT skate, plus it looks cool :P

http://www.epuck.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ser...ategory_rn=1783

Or, you can save some $$$ and get the 5500's, which are also very nice for what you want them for.

http://www.epuck.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ser...ategory_rn=1783

But I would strongly suggest chaging the wheels if you play street. Dont want to tear up your rink rats

[TBLfan 25]

yeah, i'd get some nice hard wheels to hold up to the abuse of street. My vote goes to mission skates as well. Even their low end skates are great.

[kovalchuk71 212]

Ya, if your just going to skate mostly in the street and maybe once in a while on roller, take a look at some of these as they will save you money. Then you can use that money and buy a new stick :D

Made for outdoor. Those wheels are the best you can get for asphalt. Only 100.00 too!

http://www.epuck.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ser...ategory_rn=1783

These are nice too

http://www.epuck.com/webapp/wcs/stores/ser...ategory_rn=1783

[SyracuseBulldogs04 0]

Yeah mission skates are very nice, but i was thinking about sticking to the ccms or rbks simply because I just got sized and ordered 9k ice hockey skates and I know what size I would need and order them online because my LHS doesnt have a wide selection of roller hockey skates. And also I would be on them a lot so I dont want to have to transition to different skates for ice and roller ( similar fit).

[kovalchuk71 212]

gotcha. I would go with the rbk's then, just stick with the same skate.

[mreeves 0]

if your wearing 9K's for ice, go with the 6K's; and get some hyper NHL250's (84a) they will last a long time for asphalt.

[Prhockey2607 0]

If you like the fit of the RBK's, stick with them.