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Started by Douglas J. Narby
Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:35
Rear entry inlines
Author: Douglas J. Narby
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:35
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 23:35
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Tried on a pair of Ultra-Wheels Zephyr rear-entry skates yesterday. Very comfortable, but loose through the instep with no way to adjust. Rear-entry ski-boots have come and gone two or three times... Anybody know of good rear entry skates (pardon if you think the Zephyrs are; I don't) on the market -- it is a good theory, what about the practice?? Post funny stuff about "rear-entry" to another appropriate newsgroup. -- sig? what .sig? Us academic types can't say anything in 4 lines!
Re: Rear entry inlines
Author: George Robbins
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:04
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 01:04
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In article <1jq0btINNpv6@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> cd517@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Douglas J. Narby) writes:
>
> Tried on a pair of Ultra-Wheels Zephyr rear-entry skates yesterday.
> Very comfortable, but loose through the instep with no way to adjust.
> Rear-entry ski-boots have come and gone two or three times...
> Anybody know of good rear entry skates (pardon if you think the
> Zephyrs are; I don't) on the market -- it is a good theory, what
> about the practice??
These are the only rear-entry skates I've seen. I'd be a bit skeptical.
In skiing, rear-entry boots have eventually reached a debatable
"as good as" front buckle-boots, with the ease of use overriding
other concerns for "recreational" use.
It takes a lot of techical detail to get this far - various adjustments
and mechanisms that close the boot and tighten up the forefoot/arch
area after insertion.
On the other hand, the average in-line boot is only equivalent to a
low or mid-line front closure ski boot, so this isn't neccessarily
saying much. Looking at some of the more recent skate designs like
the RollerBlade(tm) CoolBlade, it looks like skate and ski boot
design may be diverging, despite an initial similarity in style and
construction.
--
George Robbins - now working for, work: to be avoided at all costs...
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