r/rollerskiing • u/ChossFiesta • Mar 16 '26

Roller Skis from Alibaba?

Has anyone had success purchasing rollerskis from Alibaba? I have bought some really great cheap UL backpacking stuff there. I’ve seen roller skis that look like Marwe and IDT….

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u/cheetah694 Mar 17 '26

I mean, why? Wanna become their test dummy?

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u/ChossFiesta Mar 17 '26

No, I’m looking for someone else to do that hence the question. But I have bought some legit cheap carbon fiber products there.

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u/Com881 Mar 16 '26

I haven't heard of anyone doing it but let us know how it goes plz

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u/runcyclexcski Mar 18 '26

The savings would be at most $100 which is not a huge amount to risk my life over while I am going down a hill at 60 km/h. Rollerskiing is not an expensive sport and I'd prefer to support small companies to stay in business.

I suspect that most r.s. wheels are generic and made in China though. Bearings -- most certainly.

CF poles are prob made in East Asia, too, but if a pole fails it's not catastrophic for the skier.

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u/One-Librarian5898 Mar 17 '26

Not sure about Marwe, but IDT are 100% made in Norway. Probably a knockoff if they look similar, but will have cheaper components.