🚀 go-pugleaf

I've been using my room-mates 'blades for about 2 years now (he never did),
and love the speed, exercise, and general thrashability of this sport, however:
my room-mate recently moved away and took his skates with him (the curr!). So,
all said and done, I'm in the market for some new skates. I realize that a cheap
skate is a BAD skate, so I'm trying to research as much as possible and visit
all of the local skate shops, but I would really appreciate any individual or
personal help as well. So, here it is:
	Anyone who has opinions about or owns what he/she feels is a very good
	skate, please send me your ideas/suggestions and the following info (as
	much as is possible anyway...):
		Skate	Make:
			Model:
			General Price range:
			Comments or comfort/inner boot design and padding:
			Type of Closure:
			Flexability of rail design (how can these babies be 
				rockered?)
			Materials used for boot and rails (I ask this because
				the skates I used to use were the ancient
				Lightning design, with METAL rails, which I
				prefer over the plastic or fiberglass
				composites)
			Anything else you think I should know:
Please send replys via e-mail, or post back on this board....I usually check 
fairly often.

Thanx in advance,

Arny

P.S.YES (before anyone flames me) I HAVE READ THE FAQ, and it doesn't have enough info for me... I want more opinions and things to look for in a pair of skates, not just factual info about things like what color laces come with what skates...

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Alan Dye

Professional Spectator

Address E-mail to:
      arny@carina.unm.edu
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