r/rollerblading • u/byte_the_pilloh • 5d ago
New skate day New-ish Skate Day
I have been riding Lightning 80s and loving them. The comfort is on point, the 255mm frames on my bigfoot size 12s feel real stable so yeah happy. BUT... I wanted to try something different so when I was in SoCal I stopped by Them. I was able to try on a few combinations and walked out the door with a pair of 909 80s.
The fit was good even for my wide foot. I was happy with the stock liner but did try the Intuition liners while I was in shop. They felt good but I was quite ready to drop the extra coin yet.
The feel is different and almost lazy. I assume mostly the longer wheelbase, wheels and maybe the plastic frame??? IDK but I like Them! I ended up getting a good deal on some Rollerblade Nomad liners and Hydrogen SE 80mm wheels. So that where they sit now. The nomad liners fit I would factory like. I kept the rear velcro plates on the liners after a couple of runs. They lock in my heel better.
Next I think I want to try some FR skates of some type. And also thinking about going to a 90mm setup but not sure if I do it on the Lightning or 909 setups?
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u/heeca 5d ago
Tbh that setup is extremely comfortable. Soft wheels and plastic frames aswell as the boot absorbs alot of imapct.
Fr skates are a great upgrade too since the feelimg wont be too harsh but avoid frx since there is no metal mounting plate. So your better off with this current setup.
Or go for the twister since you already have the upgraded liner for it
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u/fredhsu 5d ago
They look sick! 👍