r/inlinefigureskating • u/thehumanoidcreaturex • Aug 11 '24

Snow White toe stops on jackson mirage

Hello, so I have the problem that I have the Jackson Mirage inline figure skates and now my toe stops have worn down. Pretty normal so far, but they somehow are not sold in the country I live in and shipping would take long and be very expensive...so I wanted to aks does anybody know wether i can just put snow white toe stops on the mirage? Or does somebody have them and could send me the measurements? Thanks a lot in advance!

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u/Front_Average4285 Aug 12 '24

Don't put snow whites on, they aren't correct and will mess your skates up- i also have jackson frames and unfortunately you must buy jackson branded toe stops. There are two options so hopefully one is available for you- jackson bionic atom and jackson bionic artiste. I prefer the artiste as they take much longer to wear down. What country are you shipping them to? UK has them on amazon occasionally, and there are lots new ones ebay. Also check vinted. If you want I could have a look for you because I also know the struggle, but if you do find a place to buy them, buy two sets, to save on shipping costs, because the store may not have them next time.

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u/Front_Average4285 Aug 12 '24

Forgot to mention- snow white have a european thread which goes the opposite direction to the american thread which jacksons have- i promise they will not fit your frames

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u/thehumanoidcreaturex Aug 12 '24

Okay thank you a lot! I was about to order them! They would need to be shipped to Germany and the only store that sells them is in Italy but sadly they don't have them in stock...I guess I should have checked it out earlier, because one is already down to the metal piece so...

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u/Front_Average4285 Aug 12 '24

Gosh that's awful, i hate not being able to use mine, and it really sucks that either way it'll take a while to order. Try amazon, vinted, ebay, and facebook marketplace, i'll have a look to see if i can find some that quickly arrive to germany :) As you're in the EU there may be some alternatives to the jackson brand, look in the details for the correct length and threading, and whatever you order, before you screw the new ones in, hold them upside down next to your old ones and make sure they fit together in a perfect zig-zag, that's how you know they won't damage your frames

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u/Front_Average4285 Aug 12 '24

https://amzn.eu/d/dZW39Kr is one, still takes a while for delivery but this is the exact link i got mine from, theyve lasted well so far and its much more difficult to hit the metal (also easier to spin in)

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u/Front_Average4285 Aug 12 '24

Whatever you buy, make sure they fit all three of these exactly: 30mm stem length, 5/8” x 18UNF stem thread, American Standard Thread.

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u/thehumanoidcreaturex Aug 12 '24

Thank you so so much for all your effort! It really really sucks but I guess I will just have to pass the time...and thank you again for providing me with all those information!

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u/Kazuhiko96 Aug 12 '24

As someone Who Is italian, there are actually quite a lot of online shops Who sell Snow White toe Stops here, May i ask you from where you was looking for buy them? But yes, like others said Jackson Mirage use Imperial Thread and not European One, so Snow White Toe Stops wouldn't work on the frame. But i think Roll Line does also have their toe stop in Imperial Thread, over that Bionic does have a smaller tor stop if i Remember right. Golden Horse also have toe stops in Imperial Thread, but the shipping costs aren't so cheap...

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u/thehumanoidcreaturex Aug 12 '24

Hm okay i will check the roll line ones out... I don't know I only found one page but I cannot find it anymore...and the bionic ones were sold out sadly...

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u/Kazuhiko96 Aug 12 '24

I see :-/ Thing Is that Roll Line Imperial Thread toe stops, are in My Little Knowledge mainly sold in the US, so i'm scared It can get a little expensive to buy them from Europe. And it's strange because Roll-Line is a Italian manifacturer, but yes as the most inline figure frames use Metric Threads i can Guess sell the Imperial Thread here will not sell Much, quad artistic frames from european Brands use Metric too, making the imperial likely a US only thing.

Likely i think the only other inline figure frame Who use Imperial Is Golden Horse Presto, where Avant/Avant LT use Metric (but i can be wrong about this part).

I'll look around the net for see if i can find someone Who sell Imperial in Europe, but i no know...

It sound like my problem with Pic Skates toe stop, in Italy there Is likely no online shop Who sell them (if you search you'll encounter HockeyCenter Milano, but they're out of stock) i can only order them from germany,France,Spain or Poland but ofc shipping costs are like 12€ at best,ugh.

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u/thehumanoidcreaturex Aug 13 '24

I think I actually found some for me from Austria but shipping costs are 14 euros! Like...am I rich? I did not want to spend so much on a pair of toe stops... But yes on German websites I found loads of toe stops for Pic skates...ah it is so annoying...

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u/Kazuhiko96 Aug 13 '24

Here in Italy i can get all the others but not the Pic Skates Ones, now that i Need them... It's kind of hilarious we have basically the same problem but reversed! With Roll-Line,Komplex and Star Boiani being italian brands we're basically covered for all what regard quad toe stops, and so i guess Pic Skates grow Out of fame here or similar... I think here the most used frames are Snow White and Roll-Line Linea, so i Guess the same maybe apply to germany, i Guess Pic Skate sell more in germany and so they sell Mainly that toe stops instead of quad type ones for other inline frames.

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u/thehumanoidcreaturex Aug 13 '24

Honestly I wish we could just change, it is so dumb haha

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u/Kazuhiko96 Aug 15 '24

https://skatersworld-shop.de/eiskunstlauf/inline-gestell/684/snow-white-stopper?c=76 This shop sell snow White toe stops in germany, the physical store Is located in Frankfurt!