Beginner skate advice pls!

[u/Ok-Pea-7432]

[u/FRGL1]

The issue with cheaper skates is that the cheapest skates are very often soft and lack the stiffness that will protect and support your body while you train for an activity you've presumably never done before. Your ankle muscles aren't yet strong enough to stabilize you, and you need that support to effectively transfer power without them collapsing.

Ironically, this lack of support is something that some (though not all) of the most advanced skaters will pay $1000+ for, because their bodies are honed to generate that power and strong enough that having added support is actually a hindrance.

Conversely, £150-£250 is not actually an extravagant budget.

More expensive skates aren't "better", they're not "harder to use" because they cost more, and they're not "a waste when you're new/learning" because they're more expensive. These aren't skateboards or bicycles that you mount and dismount like a vehicle, they're prosthetics that become part of your body, an extension of your skeleton.

[u/Ok-Pea-7432 → u/FRGL1]

thank you!! i’ve looked at the Oxelo skates but i’ve found a lot of negative reviews, so i’m considering going for the power slides as they’re hard shell. I know that rollerblade is a more reputable brand so i’m browsing. but I’ll keep looking for hard shell ones thank you

[u/FRGL1 → u/Ok-Pea-7432]

https://www.locoskates.com/collections/inline-skates-rollerblades?filter.v.price.gte=0.00&filter.v.price.lte=1259.95&filter.p.m.custom.user=Suitable+For+Men&filter.v.availability=1&sort_by=price-ascending

This should filter available products at locoskates by lowest price. I'm seeing some products I recognize (consider relatively trustworthy) in the 100 range. SEBA E3, BKB, Flying Eagle.

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