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| Skates can be used in many different ways. | | | | only buckles and some have a combination of |
| Some of the most common activities with skates | | | | both laces and buckles. Find more info at [ |
| are figure skating, ramp, hockey, stair riding, up | | | | Hockey skates are made of stitched leather. |
| and down hills, speed skating, commuting and so | | | | They are good for use only in rinks and may not |
| on. Before selecting a pair skates decide whether | | | | withstand the abrasion and shocks of the rough |
| it is to be used for speed, hockey or | | | | surface of the outdoors. Hockey skates can be |
| multi-purpose. | | | | properly fastened by using the Velcro straps and |
| The skating sports boom occurred in the 1880s | | | | the laces. |
| and from that time onwards roller skates were | | | | Speed skates are provided with a wheelbase |
| mass produced to meet the demand. Richmond, | | | | which can fit in 5 wheels. Speed skates are usually |
| Indiana based Micajah C Henley was producing | | | | made of leather. Speed skates are sold only |
| more than a thousand pairs of skates every | | | | specialty stores. |
| week and selling all of them. These skates were | | | | When purchasing speed skates ensure you get a |
| the first model to hit the markets with a provision | | | | good fitting. Sit down and fasten the skates as if |
| to adjust the tension through the screws fitted at | | | | you are going to skate. When you stand up your |
| the base. | | | | toes should reach or touch the end of the skate. |
| Multi-purpose skates are also known as fitness or | | | | Bend your knees in the standing position. |
| cross-training skates and recreational skates. | | | | Straighten your legs and bend them again. Do |
| Correct translations of these sales terms will be | | | | these exercise a couple of times and check your |
| “expensive skates” and | | | | comfort level. A small toe room should be created |
| “cheaper skates” respectively. | | | | when you bend the knees during skating which |
| Multi-purpose skates with rugged shells, smaller | | | | ensures a good fit. If the toes are touching and |
| and harder wheels and grind plates made of either | | | | feeling the tip of the skates, it indicates a good |
| plastic or metals are ideal for aggressive or street | | | | and proper fit. By using custom insoles you can |
| skating. These types of skates are very popular. | | | | get a perfect fit. |
| For inline skating, multi-purpose skates form a | | | | When the inside of the wheels appear worn or |
| large share of the market. They are made of | | | | your speed is not picking up, it is time to change |
| plastic and contain an inside foam liner. Some | | | | the wheels. |