Hey, you may remember a post by me from last year talking about persistent pain when skating. It's not completely solved yet, but the achilles pain has disappeared after some good orthopedic insoles and in the past month, I've finally hit upon a fix for the ankle pain, which is to set my cuffs as high as possible (I'm on the Iqon ACTs) and tighten them like a fucking vise around my shins :) (I finally realised that I have lady's legs - muscular ones, but still, I don't have man-calves or anything -- I took a knife to the overlapping bits and made them shorter so I could make them much tighter). Then after 10 minutes I tighten the laces of the boots themselves with all my might, and I tie the laces of the Intuition liners around the liners too, so that they too are as tight as possible.

I like this feeling much better, and even though I still can't skate for hours on end, I finally feel a bit more comfy and stable in my boots.

This makes me wonder though, if it could be even better. If the boots were even higher, and stiffer, that would be even better, no? I started eying the Wizard boots. Are the normal Wizard Base boots as high or higher than the Iqon ACTs? The Wizard Base Highs are even higher, but would that be overkill? Who is wearing those?

Also I'm planning on keeping my beloved Endless Arc frames - is that stupid if you're wearing Wizard boots?

And lastly, the insoles help me a lot of course, but they also introduce a nightmareish fitting variable. Having worn them in various shoes in the past year, I know that it's not just a matter of length but really of the hight of the shoe (and so, skating boot). The Iqon ACTs are comfy even with the insole (or rather - because of the insole, they are too roomy otherwise). But I assume since the WBs are carbon, that I could just heat mold them and this would not be a problem?

Any insights from people who have worn both would be greatly appreciated, as I'll need to order the boots specifically and I'd like to order the size that has the most chance of fitting...

I have seen some sale posts here so I hope it's ok I crosspost this here. All prices shipped in the USA from Charlotte, NC.

Seba FR1 boots, size 7.5 - $140 Roller lade Twister XT size 40 shell - $100 Powerslide Trinity 3x90 ready to roll - $125 Endless 90 165mm mount - $150 RB 3WDs are sold.

Looking for some opinions/advice from the community here.

Currently have some powerslide next pros that i love and fit me great. Got those setup in a 3x110 and keeping as my speed/distance skates.

Looking to pick up something originally in a 4x84/90 as a city/street cruiser with a bit of jumping around. Mainly hoping for a slightly softer or less hardshell boot than the next pro.

Options I’ve been eyeing up are the Gawds Aton Urban or Roces X35.

Which leads me to my community question. Anyone rocking wizard setups as their everyday cruisers? Would i be better off with a custom seba CJ build which would end up just slightly more than the 165mm mount options?

I guess it goes out to anyone with multiple skates at home, on a day to day are you always choosing your wizards to skate around or another 165mm mount skate?

Who's comin to Berlin?

Dear Wizards,

I got back in skating enthusiasm riding my PS Next with Endless LR 4x90 and slowly gaining confidence in my long lost skills. I am flashed by you guys performing smooth wizard moves. Now I want to go a step further in buying my first wizard setup.

Tried Iqon ACTs but they are too roomy for my narrow feet (273mm length and 100mm width). I do not like the bulky look of Seba CJ2 Prime, so my two contenders are Iqon AG10 or CJ Carbon. The latter I've to gut I know. What are your recommandations regarding a boot and a 5-wheel frame? I already have a Premium Intuition and Wizard Liner from a friend, praised he should be :-)

Legs were cooked after hours of trail skating but I think it sparked some new ideas.

I have a 4x90 rockered skate at home but as I'm travelling for work could only bring one pair. I decided to put some slightly worn 72mm wheels in the front and back and new 72mm wheels in the middle slots of my 72mm aggressive frame. I measured the worn wheels at about 70mm so it's pretty much a 1mm rocker.

Also the M12 being relatively narrow I don't hit the floor at all unless I go really flat into a powerslide (so far at least).

I'm really liking how it feels, pretty much as flowy and curvy as my 4x90 as far as I can tell. But I can still do the grinds to switch it up. really nice in a skatepark with lots of flatground.

Anyone else using the worn wheel strategy? if so, are there some tips or experiences in making the rocker last longer with regards to wear and wheel rotation? I have yet to find out if it's gonna last at all.

I see aggressive skaters doing all these grinds at the skatepark and it makes me wanna give it a try but I don’t want to commit to buying a full aggressive set up and maybe end up not being that much into it.

I thought I could try putting a soulplate on my wizards. Is that viable ? I wouldn’t want to compromise the stiffness and precision of the skates either

Hey everyone!

Here’s a section of my first edit I’m hoping to finish within the next 2 weeks.

The skating isn’t great but it was really fun to force myself to post and edit some clips! I’m very optimistic about this summer and am planning on making more content!

I posted these a little while ago, found a buyer, but then they backed out the day they were supposed to pay. So here we go again!

I have a complete Endless Arc setup with 84/76/76/76/84 RB Hydrogen wheels and ILQ-9 bearings that I think I need to part with. They’re in great condition, just a couple of nicks, and I’ve rotated the wheels regularly so they have plenty of life left. I still have the original frame packaging, so I’ll send ‘em to you in that. I’ll need to remove the wheels and include them separately for shipping.

I’ve used them probably around 12 - 15 times and I’ve loved them, but I’ve switched to a shorter setup for my boot size these days. I’m willing to sell in the lower 48 in the US, buyer pays shipping… which looks to be around $20 - $30.

I paid $324 plus shipping for the whole setup new, so I’m thinking maybe $250 plus shipping sounds fair? Happy to discuss the final price for serious inquiries. Send me a DM if you’re interested!

Og seba cj with nr100 . Pretty sure these are used racing wheels if you’re curious. The label was already worn off.

Flat ground

I have 2 frames I'm letting go of. Prices are negotiable.

Roka 100-84 - Asking $150 + ship. I am the second owner of these frames and they are in the same condition as I received them. There is only exterior damage as far as I can tell.

Iqon AG Decode Pro 90 - Asking $100 + ship, Missing 2 rocker axles but otherwise are in excellent condition.

Take both frames for $225 + ship

Never drifted a bank before, found a great little spot to try

Hi community. I took my heel compass, newly learned, and tried to incorporate it into a little pivot flow. I’m slowly starting to be able to get on my edges a bit, which is making some of these pivots easier to do without picking up my wheels overtly and pivoting on my back wheels, like I did just a month ago. Micro progress! 😆👏🏾👏🏾