ibreakhearts66
04-18-2008, 12:19 AM
finally bit the bullet and bought new blades
i've been skating in coronation aces for like 4 years. the ones i was using were slightly too short and most certainly too "low" for my level
i had been planning on getting ultima freestyles because a coach was going to give them to me at cost, but it seemed that I was never going to get them (we spoke in october).
I decided on paramount (http://www.paramountskates.com/ourblades.php)420s. I drove out to Anaheim to get them and have them mounted. My dad was giving me a hard time, asking me why I couldn't get them closer to home. I kept telling him that there was only one place that was close that stocked them, but I didn't trust them to mount my blades. He didn't believe my until I handed my skates over to the guy at USA skates who said "Wow, whoever mounted these did not do a very good job. He used the wrong screws for one..."
I LOVE these blades. I was really really nervous about switching, mostly because of the rocker (switching from a 7' to an 8'). well, that was not a problem at all. My coronation aces were so old that they are actually flatter than my new ones.
One of the major selling points of these blades is their lightness. I didn't really believe that the blades could make that much of a difference in the weight. Boy was I wrong! I went to do a spiral, and it was like my leg flew up! It felt like I wasn't even wearing skates!
I was able to jump and spin in them right away. It took me a few times to actually try an axel (i was terrified of catching my toe-pick), but when I did, it flew. It also took a bit for me to orient myself properly to do a good double loop, but again, once I DID the jump, it flew). I figured I wasn't going to be able to spin (although now I realize that there difference in the two blades when it comes to rockers was insignificant), but those were fine too. Someone even commented on how fast my spins were.
These blades live up to all the hype. They really are as light as people make them sound. Also, they apparently hold a sharpening for a really long time (80 hours according to the website). This is great for me, as I like my blades really sharp.
I paid $420, which puts them on the lower end of the price spectrum for advanced freestyle blades. I didn't get them in any color, just chrome. It would have been cool to get colored ones, but I think I'd feel too silly. So yeah, I just thought I'd share my experience since these seem to be the new "it" blades.
i've been skating in coronation aces for like 4 years. the ones i was using were slightly too short and most certainly too "low" for my level
i had been planning on getting ultima freestyles because a coach was going to give them to me at cost, but it seemed that I was never going to get them (we spoke in october).
I decided on paramount (http://www.paramountskates.com/ourblades.php)420s. I drove out to Anaheim to get them and have them mounted. My dad was giving me a hard time, asking me why I couldn't get them closer to home. I kept telling him that there was only one place that was close that stocked them, but I didn't trust them to mount my blades. He didn't believe my until I handed my skates over to the guy at USA skates who said "Wow, whoever mounted these did not do a very good job. He used the wrong screws for one..."
I LOVE these blades. I was really really nervous about switching, mostly because of the rocker (switching from a 7' to an 8'). well, that was not a problem at all. My coronation aces were so old that they are actually flatter than my new ones.
One of the major selling points of these blades is their lightness. I didn't really believe that the blades could make that much of a difference in the weight. Boy was I wrong! I went to do a spiral, and it was like my leg flew up! It felt like I wasn't even wearing skates!
I was able to jump and spin in them right away. It took me a few times to actually try an axel (i was terrified of catching my toe-pick), but when I did, it flew. It also took a bit for me to orient myself properly to do a good double loop, but again, once I DID the jump, it flew). I figured I wasn't going to be able to spin (although now I realize that there difference in the two blades when it comes to rockers was insignificant), but those were fine too. Someone even commented on how fast my spins were.
These blades live up to all the hype. They really are as light as people make them sound. Also, they apparently hold a sharpening for a really long time (80 hours according to the website). This is great for me, as I like my blades really sharp.
I paid $420, which puts them on the lower end of the price spectrum for advanced freestyle blades. I didn't get them in any color, just chrome. It would have been cool to get colored ones, but I think I'd feel too silly. So yeah, I just thought I'd share my experience since these seem to be the new "it" blades.