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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: UK, Croydon
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I managed to find some super smooth tarmac in Bexhill, East Sussex, on top of the De La Warr pavilion. This seems to be a very rare thing these days.
To get to it you need to skate along a path coated with tiny stones that's horrible but some as you hit the tarmac, oh wow, super smooth bliss. Here is a video of me on it, hopefully accessible! https://www.facebook.com/matthew.wan...7/?pnref=story |
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Smooth Roller
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sussex, UK
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I know someone who skates in that exact same spot.
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Location: UK, Croydon
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Nice one Quadster, shame I missed you. I think that bit of tarmac needs to be listed or something, I don't know many others.
Looks like you are on Street snakes? Are those Bauer boots? |
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Smooth Roller
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sussex, UK
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That photo is of a friend of mine; it's not me.
Yes, he's on Bauer Vapors and he rolls Sims Street Snakes. I wear hardshell boots (Supreme Turbo) and mostly roll Aussie Scotts or Rollerbones DOTDs. |
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I've got supremes with Kryto Cruise's. The supremes were ruining my ankles though, I had to get a gel bandage thingy to be able to continue using them. Do you have that problem?
I would be interested to see those Aussies Scott's, they are a bit legendary. If I'm down next year I will let you know and maybe see you around? |
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Smooth Roller
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sussex, UK
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The Bauer Supremes are known to destroy people's feet because they're ice hockey skates and not intended for roller skating (especially not trick skating). A mate of mine took a year to break his Bauer Supremes in before they became even vaguely bearable to wear. Personally, I can't be dealing with all that pain (especially not for a boot that doesn't even give you any kind of performance advantage whatsoever). I use the plastic shell Supreme Turbos with padded liner. No ankle issues for me, but the rigid layer on the the liner's tongue and the piping that runs down the front opening of the liner, are a both total PITA. However, there's no other alternatives, so I just have to put up with it. Quote:
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[QUOTE=Quadster;708207]When you say "Supremes" do you mean Supreme Turbos or Bauer Supremes?QUOTE]
Sorry yes I meant Bauers, trouble is you don't know until you try them. Anyway I can get by with my Silipol gel sleeve, maybe give it another year and they might be broken in! Nice wheels! What are they like on tarmac, I have only ever skated on 78a street snakes or Krypto's? |
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My Aussie Scotts are 85a to 88a (the softest that he makes) and they work really well on half-decent quality tarmac and paving. I use them at Hyde Park, where I much prefer them over any 78a wheel (despite me hating rough surfaces). However, on really bad surfaces or cobblestones etc. the Aussie Scotts are total bone-shakers. Skating over the odd bad surface or two would be bearable, but for extended street skating they would be too uncomfortable and would destroy my knees. I skate indoors quite a bit these days. There is a fantastic huge hall in London that has old school roller discos about one a month (full of people wearing original Bauer Turbos and other classic skates) and the floor is so incredibly smooth and fast that you can wear whatever hardness of wheel you like. It's an over 18s only event and full of people who have returned to skating after 10, 20 or more years break. |
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Sussex, UK
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That's a shame.
I have a pair of limited edition white Bauer Supremes and they are thermoformable. I baked mine and it made a big difference. However, it obviously doesn't make any difference to the inside of the toe cap (which is still rock hard). I hardly ever wear mine because I do a lot of trick skating moves on my toe wheels, and it's just too damn painful in those boots. So I stick to my plastic Supreme Turbos with the padded liner. Exactly. I've not skated it myself (I avoid rough surfaces like the plague) but the appalling state of Bexhill seafront is legendary and well known. Hastings is just as bad. It's in Harrow, North West London (round the back of the Harrow Leisure Centre). There is one next Friday (28th August at 9pm). This is the hall ![]() If you want to skate there you should consider going to the one on the 28th because the people running the skate night said that it may be the last one ever (due to the hall being too expensive to hire). |
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Location: Sussex, UK
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Oh, and by the way, The Infamous Skating Couple are currently in the UK (over from Germany) and they will be at the skate session on Friday, so it would be an opportunity for you to get to see them skate in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3JO0SlEUWY |
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OMG that looks awesome and I can't make it. Arrrgggghhhhhhhh.
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It looks as if it's going to be an absolute blinder on Friday. Lots of people are going because it may be the last one ever.
Typical! If people had made the effort to go previously, then it wouldn't be at risk of being permanently shut down. I've seen a load of posts on Facebook these last couple of days from people frantically trying to get babysitters for that night, or dusting off skates that they have not worn for years. lol It's a shame that you can't go. I think you'd have really enjoyed it. The floor is fantastic and the music is spot on too. |
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It sounds like it is going to go down in legend. I will just have to hear the stories
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Hello Quadster,
I just recently got back into my skating again once a week in Reigate and may need to buy some new boots as the Bauer supreme's still kill my feet. I don't think they do the Bauer turbos anymore and I am thinking of getting some Ventro pro's. Have you any experience with these boots? Hopefully I can continue skating as my back is playing up a bit. How are you doing these days? |
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www.skatepro.uk still sell Supremes, they even do white ones with white plates which are a bit different |
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thanks for the advice Darren.
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