for all the skaters, whats a better bearing abec 7 or 9?
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it matters how you sk8 7 is slower than 9 but 9 is is high as it gets so i would sugest a 7 becouse a nine is like really fast
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GRAVITY!!!skating for7 years
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depends on the maker of the skates is what size you need.  if you are just buying skates at say walmart or a local sporting store then basic shoe size is how they are normally measured.\n\nif you want real inline skates, then look into names like luigino, powerslide, bont, etc.  here is the sizing chart for two of them but remember....top of the line inlines are each measured by each manufacturers specs.  http://www.powerslideusa.com/luigino/sizing_chart.htm\n\nI myself have the Powerslide C4's (http://www.powerslideusa.com/C4_tech_specs.htm ) and absolutly love them.  On indoor track have been clocked at 28mph and I know from others they can handle up to 85mph outdoors.\n\nalso know that normal ones bought at like walmart will not be fast, not be comfortable, not be form fitting to your feet and ankles, will have low grade wheels, bearings and spacers.  like anything else...you get what you pay for.\n\n\nhttp://www.skatebuys.com/\nhttp://www.baysideblades.com.au/index.html\nhttp://www.blairskates.com/inlineboots/index.html\nhttp://www.skatemogema.com/\nhttp://www.skates.com/\nhttp://www.lowpriceskates.com/
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If you honestly can't tell the difference between boards I would go for one of those plastic boards that you can strap onto your sorels. They are about $15 at the hardware store.\n\nThis is not the time of year to be getting good cheap new gear, but try a local ski swap and try to find some used boots/bindings. Then at the end of the season get a pair of new boots 40% off. I really like burton boots/bindings. I just got a Rome deck and I'm loving it.\n\nPalmer sucks. I hope Sean Palmer burns in hell for making crappy decks.
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Ok. The 8 speed cassette is wider than the 7 speed one so it wont fit on your freehub.(8 and 9 speed are the same width) You can use the rear mech with your 7 speed set up if you like without having to change the freehub, shifters, cables etc.
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decks i would go w/ zero or zoo york  wheels-spitfire, bearings-lucky, and for shoes ive had best luck with circas and vans
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both boards are better!
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I don't know if there is a type of inline skate that is called high low, however there is a type of inline skate frame by Ground Control called the hi-lo.  Basically the hi-lo frame is a middle ground between riding anti-rocker (regular sized outside wheels and harder, smaller inside wheels) and riding flat-rocker (all wheels are the same size and hardness).\n\nYou can view the frame and information on it at http://www.gcuprising.com/frames.html.\n\nHope that helps...
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Different brands of skates fit differently.\n\nI'd go for fit first, brand second.  I'm skating on a pair of low-end Vapors and they're fine.\n\nAs with sticks, skates are a fairly personal thing, and every skate has its own characteristics.  I'm a fast skater, and my current Vapors pitch me forward just a little -- it's less good for when I'm playing D and doing a lot of backwards skating, but when I'm playing forward and really going all out to skate fast, that foot angle is great.\n\nAmong the Vapors there's difference in quality, too.  Mine were cheap and you can tell... the rivets rusted out fast, and the blade steel is low quality... it rusts fast and needs sharpening oftener than my old pair of skates.  I'm hoping to change the blades out this winter.  The rust I can live with.  Keeps my laces tight.   :D
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I like both.....even though it has been about 3 years since I have put on either set of skates.  I would always take ice over concrete any day!!
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im a freshmen on varisty too and i just got a new raquect. i am playing doubles this year but next year im going to p lay singles because everyone is leaving but anyways, you should get a babolat. the babolat aero drive is great for doubles and control with good power and babloat pure drive is the best for singles with great power and good control
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I use circa when I'm skating around the streets such as parking lots, or just riding to a friends house. When I'm skating at the skate park on the half pipe, quarter pipe, grind rail ect. I wear converse(not  the chuck hightop). I think that the thinness of the converse sneakers makes it nice to feel the board beneath your feet and get a good idea of what you're doing up there on the pipe.
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The longer the boards the faster they will be. it also depends on what kind os skiing you want to do. Moguls? slalom?.. For bumps and turns you want a short soft ski, if you want to haul hiney (like I do) you want a long stiff set of boards!. Mine Are Lacrois 230's and I get about 50 to 70 mph out of them depending on conditions.
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i'm a figure skater.so obviously i have figure skates. but if you really really dont like them. you can try boy's figure skates. Thers not much of a difference between the 2. unless you prefer to switch the hockey skates which probably wont be a good idea.
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burton or kemper. thats all i ever use, and have been using for years. they both have some pretty mellow graphics, not super flashy. i she a beginner or advanced? fiberglass cores are nice. woodcores get waterlogged. metal edged to great turns!
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ccs.com and activemailorder.com have great deals.  if your 12 you should definatly get a 7.5 or lower board width, and dont worry about plys, because your not gunna break your board.  Some great beginner board brands are Almost, chocolate, and a CCS blank deck.  I would definatly get an ALmost if i were you because they are amazing.  In the padding area, Protec is very good, but anything they sell on those sites i recomended will be good.  Also you will need trucks and wheels.  Tensor and Krux are great trucks, and Ricta, autobahn, are the best wheels, but wheels dont matter too much, except for wheel size.  If your going to be doing alot of vert skating and park skating then you want a bigger wheel.  anywhere from a 54-56 mm, but if your going to be doing street you will want a 49- 52....i myself have 49 mm Rictas.  Anyother questions you have i can answer.  Remeber one thing though, alot of skateboarding products, are about personal preference, how they feel to you, some people may hate your board and you love it or vice versa.