When I was a child, I was only aware of
a few different skate types: quad skates that were over-the-shoe or
that looked like boots with wheels. Now, there are many different
types of skates. Each design has a different purpose. Some are best
used on paved surfaces, others for indoors, some for speed skating or
hockey, and I was amazed to find off-road skates.There are also different skateboard types. I will show you what my sons and I researched while trying to find out which kind we like best.
Quad skates: The designs shown
are for outdoor skating. The skates have a wider 5 inch“truck”
that offers stability. If they have a 3 inch truck, they would be
great for speed. Some skates like this have a front and a back break.
Scorpion skates are great for
going over cracks and bumps in the road. The skates pictures are for
multi-terrain skating: pavement, cobble, grass and dirt tracks.
Inline Hockey Skates
are designed to be used indoors, outdoors, or both. There are skates
made multiple skill levels. The beginner skates are more
forgiving and allow skaters to develop their skills while the
advanced skates offer increased speed and maneuverability. One pair I
researched even had memory foam for added comfort.
Inline Speed Skates come
with 3 or 4 wheels. The shoes are close-fitting and have little
padding. Most call this sport Inline Racing. Many people who are
inline racing switch back and forth between this and ice speed
skating. My guess is that the shoes and frames for ice speed skating
and inline racing are built similarly, making it an easy transition
Skate Boards come in lots of shapes and sizes, too. This skate board allows the user to similate regular skateboarding, snowboarding and surfing.
Sole Skates
Are like riding a mini skateboard. I had to watch a video to figure out how this works because it looks so small. There are more videos on skateboards.
My 7
year old son really loves to skate. He is hopes that I will get him
some inline speed skates. My 11 year old said that he would like to
learn how to play roller hockey. My 9 year old just wants to skate
and will be happy to have a good pair of inline skates. I would like
to try out the multi terrain skates. They look like a lot of fun!
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