ronhextall
09-20-2005, 12:52 PM
I purchased the Salomon 8ti last year, I was new to skating and wanted to eventually try an inline marathon. I am a runner and skate once or twice a week to give my knees a rest. I did the Northshore Inline a little under 2 hours and really had a good time. I have ran the course several times and I think the skating spoiled me from doing that again, ha ha. I actually think I could have done better but I was worried that I would run out of gas so I just kept within myself. Skating on wide roads, the crowd, or something sure made it seem almost too easy, I felt super great and shattered my goal based on training runs.
I plan on being a little more committed to skating next year and was thinking about upgrading my skates. Somebody at the race said I should get 5 wheels because I am so tall but I don't know if that means anything. I am 6 foot 4 inches and way about 200 pounds. I had 82mm wheels on for the marathon if that matters. Any suggestions would be great.
I don't want to go super high end but upgrade enough to make it worth the expense.
I plan on being a little more committed to skating next year and was thinking about upgrading my skates. Somebody at the race said I should get 5 wheels because I am so tall but I don't know if that means anything. I am 6 foot 4 inches and way about 200 pounds. I had 82mm wheels on for the marathon if that matters. Any suggestions would be great.
I don't want to go super high end but upgrade enough to make it worth the expense.