LandRollers in Eastbourne - A Sk8school Review

06/05/2008 by tim.

Just take a look at this! It’s a similar skate to the “LandRoller” and as you can see the wheels are huge and at a big angle compared to “normal” skates!

Many thanks to Ken who brought a pair along - and he’d never been on skates before - let alone LandRoller skates! Marie taught him at the usual Turning Circle 11am Sunday Beginners class, whilst I ran the Kids Club - and then at the end of the lesson Ken was kind enough to let me have a go!

Don’t worry Ken - we always can lend you some skates from our “normal” skate hire!

I didn’t notice Ruth’s expression till I saw the photo! - Dont worry Ruth … I’m an “Expert”!

Note: they have the standard heel brake.

Skating the Crossover, was a little awkward at first, but Sk8school instructors can handle pretty much anything.

My big worry was that with the “lean” on the wheels already pretty severe - what would happen during crossovers? As I found out, it felt pretty much like “normal” skates! (Relief!)

Look how thin the rubber layer is over the Alloy hub! Hardly anything there!

Over all I don’t think I’ll be rushing to get any soon! They have some interesting design plusses and minuses which need to be carefully weighed up. Any one who’s done the Sk8school Theory Lesson will know all about the pro’s and Con’s of wheel size, rebound etc.

Sure they had virtually no vibration and could handle most bumps and dips without a hick-up, but they felt like my Water Wheels - quite a lot of Drag.

The solid boot was no great selling point either, though it could probably be replaced - however, that’s obviously even more expense!

The biggest concern was that the wheels are going to be pricey and I have no idea how long that preciously thin layer of rubber will last…

Here’s some short video’s of my short trial run…

Short LandRoller Demo - After Sk8school’s 11am Sunday Turning Circle Group Lesson

Tim of Sk8school doing a forward Crossover on LandRollers

Many thanks Ken!

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