for the kids with usd carbons?

[dooley]

So they have been out for a long enough time for some of you to get a good feel on them and I'm just wondering how you like them maybe compared to the skates u were skating prior(and I don't mean if you were riding the desh carbons) and diss likes, I know the buckle is shit but besides that. cuz I was thinking of getting a pair of them or going back to the ufs usds any input will help thanks

[Pulp]

mine are alight. the flex is good, but like the old deshi's, they get floppy after a month or two. the souls slide like butter, but i feel that the royale groove is a little too close to the foot to allow a cosistent royale. the leather also tears easily.

[SilentAssassin]

mine are on my feet as we speak still trying to break in the padding since I haven't had many chances to skate, what with not having a job, and there being over a foot of snow on the ground.

first couple p-rail session were a bit dicey still getting used to how much control i have now, but i was locking every trick i tried (and i mean EVERY trick) first try, and getting them after a while, just had to re-learn what to do with my body.

anyway, my first and only session was on an awkward ledge by a canal. Loved skating it even though it was one of the weirdest run up landing situations ever (had to turn near 45 degrees on approach and landings). some tricks I did, (mind you i haven't been good in nearly three years) back royal both ways, back backslide second try. Tru top porn first try, true top soul first try. true top acid, grab fish, a/o top porn, kind grind. all in about a 30 minute time frame. before these skates it would've taken me twice as long to do these tricks. I was kinda shocked, I ran out of tricks and started trying new ones (with fail, but still).



only problem so far was a big old blister on my left foot. but, i've been wearing them for about an hour a day, trying to break in all the innards. I think the probem was the cuff area being too loose, but now i can tighten the laces up a shit load, which helps since the buckle system just prevents me from leaning forward.


So far, best first impression of any skate i've ever owned.

[dooley]

Cool what did u guys skate b4 the carbons?

[SilentAssassin]

Almost every skate besides valo, remz, and nihm.

but the ones i had right before were Xjsados.