Lisa <brinababy87@yahoo.com> wrote: : I got my Riedell Gold Medallions four months ago and they're pretty : nice. However, I've been skating like mad and according to their : website, they're only for up to ISI 2, and I am in ISI 4 now. Does this : mean my skates won't last as long as they usually should?
I think the manufacturer's guidelines are just that, guidelines. ISI 2 is half-jumps (and other things) and ISI 4 is full-rotation jumps (and other things), so I don't think ISI 4 is necessarily going to wear your boots out more quickly than ISI 2 would. If the skates are working for you and you and your coach feel they're technically adequate for what you're doing, I wouldn't be too concerned.
Joanna Tsang Ramberg 11 April 2005 10:41:09 [ permanent link ]
That also depends on how often you skate.
For what it's worth, my Riedell Gold Medallion/Wilson blade lasted me about a year and a half. I went for Bronze Stars next... and that lasted me about a couple of years. (Should have quit right after hitting the second year mark. The third year (which was last year) was when I had all these injuries with my calf and I'm willing to bet they were all associated with my boots wearing out.
I'm now on custom purple Harlicks and I LOVE my boots!!!
Cheers, Joanna
Fiona McQuarrie wrote:>
Lisa <brinababy87@yahoo.com> wrote:> : I got my Riedell Gold Medallions four months ago and they're pretty> : nice. However, I've been skating like mad and according to their> : website, they're only for up to ISI 2, and I am in ISI 4 now. Does this> : mean my skates won't last as long as they usually should?>
I think the manufacturer's guidelines are just that, guidelines. ISI 2 is> half-jumps (and other things) and ISI 4 is full-rotation jumps (and other> things), so I don't think ISI 4 is necessarily going to wear your boots> out more quickly than ISI 2 would. If the skates are working for you and> you and your coach feel they're technically adequate for what you're> doing, I wouldn't be too concerned.>
Fiona
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Fiona McQuarrie wrote:> Lisa <brinababy87@yahoo.com> wrote:> : I got my Riedell Gold Medallions four months ago and they're pretty> : nice. However, I've been skating like mad and according to their> : website, they're only for up to ISI 2, and I am in ISI 4 now. Does this> : mean my skates won't last as long as they usually should?>
I think the manufacturer's guidelines are just that, guidelines. ISI 2 is > half-jumps (and other things) and ISI 4 is full-rotation jumps (and other > things), so I don't think ISI 4 is necessarily going to wear your boots > out more quickly than ISI 2 would. If the skates are working for you and > you and your coach feel they're technically adequate for what you're > doing, I wouldn't be too concerned.>
Fiona
When I skated in FS4, way back in the dark ages, I recall having to do a flip jump, a loop jump and a sow; forward and back spirals, a forward sit spin, a forward camel spin and a footwork series that included all eight three turns. I opened that program with a huge flip jump which got everybody's attention. My skates were never a problem then; I was skating on SP Teri customs with Wilson Gold Seals attached, the same combination of boots and blades that I have now.
-jl John
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Fiona McQuarrie 13 April 2005 20:46:20 [ permanent link ]
John Lincoln <lincskate@earthlink.net> wrote:
: Fiona McQuarrie wrote: :> Lisa <brinababy87@yahoo.com> wrote: :> : I got my Riedell Gold Medallions four months ago and they're pretty :> : nice. However, I've been skating like mad and according to their :> : website, they're only for up to ISI 2, and I am in ISI 4 now. Does this :> : mean my skates won't last as long as they usually should? :> :> I think the manufacturer's guidelines are just that, guidelines. ISI 2 is :> half-jumps (and other things) and ISI 4 is full-rotation jumps (and other :> things), so I don't think ISI 4 is necessarily going to wear your boots :> out more quickly than ISI 2 would. If the skates are working for you and :> you and your coach feel they're technically adequate for what you're :> doing, I wouldn't be too concerned. :> :> Fiona
: When I skated in FS4, way back in the dark ages, I recall having to do a : flip jump, a loop jump and a sow; forward and back spirals, a forward : sit spin, a forward camel spin and a footwork series that included all : eight three turns. I opened that program with a huge flip jump which : got everybody's attention. My skates were never a problem then; I was : skating on SP Teri customs with Wilson Gold Seals attached, the same : combination of boots and blades that I have now.
IIRC FS4 is pretty much the same now, except that the salchow has been moved down a level (to FS3 I think) and been replaced by the half-loop.
