RbK 5K Forsaken Skates

[SidCaeser 0]

For what it's worth, I have been an ice player, and my local rink installed a sport court. I didn't want to dump a bunch of money into skates until I knew if I was going to enjoy inline. I went ahead and purchased the RbK 5ks. The Rink Rat Hot Shots have felt great, and I have been more than pleased with the comfort. This is just the opinion of a rec player, but I thought I would be the voice of the bender.

By the way, I have really enjoyed inline. I wish I could play both year round.

[Bender 0]

This thread seems to have come out of no-where

If they are a good skate for you then thats great to hear, although (some one correct me if im wrong here) hasn't there been a lot of issues with axles stripping on the new tri-di's?

Enjoy inline!

[SidCaeser 0]

It is a random post, but while I was searching for a new pair of skates it seemed that I couldn't find information on an average skate for a bender :P . I thought I would throw it out there, and if there are issues, I would like to hear them to be prepared. Thanks for the comments about the axles.

[sdcopp 1]

the RBK is a decent boot, but in the last few years the axles have been very suspect on both RBK and CCM models due to lower end materials used.

[schrempsky 0]

i believe some of the screws were even sealed with lock tight, so they are very difficult to remove and change wheels. i guess a small price to pay, but annoying none the less

[nyrmetros 0]

What issues have been brought up about the rbk inline skates ??

[sdcopp 1]

chassis and pump breakage. Monkey is advertising it's the new "Second Gen Reinforced Pump", so who knows on that one.

[nyrmetros 0]

Well, I've really abused the hell out of my rbk 4k and 5k '07 models playing outdoor on asphault and falling all the time, hard. Sometimes the axkles get stripped and I can't unscrew the screw, but I just take my skates to my LHS and they replace it for me. No biggie IMO.

[sdcopp 1]

the frame is essentially the same as the PF series from a couple yrs ago and I had the frame strip so the star end of the axle wouldn't lock in tight. A few people have had the pumps break and the boot starts digging into their foot.

[nyrmetros 0]

Well, one other issue I have in both my skates is that the material covering the back heel area is coming apart, and my foot is rubbing against the hard plastic underneath that. I just assumed this was because the skates are a size 10, and I think I need a 9.5, though I am not really sure.