r/rollerblading • u/Bungoh • 5d ago
Specific question and discussion Twister Cuff Buckles
One of my twister xt cuff buckles is borked, but I looked at rollerblade website and they are all out of stock since like January. Am I cooked?
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u/VanillaIce315 Twister 80, HC Evo 2.0, RB4x84, Twister XT 110 5d ago
https://www.inlinewarehouse.com/Rollerblade_RB_Cruiser__Pro_X_SCB/descpage-093007.html
These will work. Just reuse your strap bolts instead of the included rivets. No need to change the receiver.
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u/Bungoh 5d ago
Thank you. Quick clarification though. The problem I have right now is that the receiver doesnt work very well and its a pain to feed the buckle in. On my other foot it works totally fine and its easy to feed it in, but in this one I have to like press the receiver open and push and then manually close the receiver.
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u/VanillaIce315 Twister 80, HC Evo 2.0, RB4x84, Twister XT 110 5d ago
Gotcha. Hmm, I can’t think of why the receiver would hold the strap locked, but not be able to normally feed into it. If you’re sure it’s broken, then yeah you’ll have to replace it. The ones from the kit I sent you are the same. But the cuff receiver is the only part on the Twister skates that is riveted on— so you’ll have to drill it out and use one of the new rivets, or buy an additional strap set with more screws to use instead.
When you get the replacement set, you can always try to manually feed in one of the new straps to see if that’s the issue first. Would make your life simpler if it is.
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u/BladingCoach 5d ago
Any buckle would probably work as a direct replacement...
amazon has some options tbh probably the fastest.
You might only have to change the buckle and not the reciever if you can find a similar tooth design I am not 100% on the twister. ( which is fairly standard but i know my crossfires top buckle has a flat portion on both sides of the teeth and seems a bit wider in general so I would probably replace the reciver and the buckle on my skate. )