Raichle AF 700 TS Classic Liner

Advantages: speedy frames, controlled royales
Disadvantages: expensive

...At first sight there seems to be very little difference between this skate and the other Razors skates available at the moment. When you actually get into these skates though its a different matter all together. The new liners designed by Jon are much more comfortable than previous liners and you will feel comfortable skating for hours in these. The redisigned back-slide allows you to pull royale based moves with much more cofindance and control than ever before. The new teflon frames are rapid. They have to be the fastest available frames on the market today. All in all a great skate but perhaps a little pricey at £225.... Read review

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Advantages: UFS, long lasting, cheap.
Disadvantages: ?

...The Salomon st10 is one of the new range of UFS (Universal Frame System) skates released by Salomon just before Christmas 2001. The st10 is the budget skate which they say as aimed at beginner to intermediate skaters and they cost £140. Looking at the skate there don't seem to be many differences between these and the previously released Feinburgs other than the colours and the wheel set-up. The skates come with a nice looking blue cuff and liner, white soul plates and black salomon UFS frames. The salomon liner is one of the most comfortable and long lasting liners around. The liner features coolfit so once you've worn them a few times the mold to the shape of your feet making them much more comfortable. The wheel set-up features a nice fast rolling set-up of salomons own ST 56mm/88a wheels with a nice set of ABEC 3 bearings. The UFS... Read review

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Advantages: The great fit of Intuition liners
Disadvantages: They're a wee bit ugly

...Ask a snowboarder whether they’ve got comfy boots and he or she will probably groan and whip off a sock to reveal some stunning blister scars. Yes, I’ve been to boot hell and back too but, finally, all that has changed. I’ve joined the smug minority who lace up their boots in the morning and never give them a second thought during a day on the mountain. And it’s all thanks to ThirtyTwo’s Griffons. I spent nearly three months in Whistler early this year and the Griffon seemed to be the boot footwear of choice there. Lots of the instructors and pros (both male and female) had them - usually a pretty good sign of a quality product. Griffons are a bit garish to look at - last season’s were blue, yellow and orange. But they’re tall, pretty stiff and very supportive. With Intuition liners which... Read review

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