Just did it...(KRBNZ)

[joeymc]

Ordered a set of Carbons from Grindhouse to play around with. Expect full Remedyz nerd analysis in a couple of weeks. My ankles are getting sore thinking about the lack of flex in the cuff but I figured they would be worth a try. I think they work out to be cheaper ordering from Europe anyway.

I promised I would sell old skates off before getting new skates... Whoops. I'm pretty bad with skate technology hype. The last batch of skates since the first UFS Remz have been very disappointing to my feet and ankles. So let's hope for CHANGE baby.

I'm thinking of this more as an experiment and less of a full on commitment to a new skate. I've been loving my Remz lately but I figured such a hyped skate is worth a try.

KRBNZ thoughts? Who's on the fence because they are enjoying their current skates?

[zacharias]

I cannot wait for full Remedyz comparison...

I am currently skating my 00 Remedyz again...super tempted to buy carbons but I may be moving to Washington so money will be slim

[joeymc]

I lucked out with a good tax return and some backlogged GST cheques (Canada government sales tax). Otherwise I wouldn't have been able to give into my skate whore/consumer slave ways.

I also just got my black and red OG Remedyz back in order with some new classic fifty-50 frames from Skatestop. I've been meaning to take them to an industrial sewing place to get them fixed up. They need some fixes. Not sure what to do about the hole in the backslide area or the rips on the inside of the liner.

I have a lot of setup options this summer. I wonder what is going to win my heart and feet?

[zacharias]

For the rips in the liner I just placed yoga mat cut-outs where the missing padding is. For the BS area you could try to cut a hole out into the shape of a different company BS plate. You could also take the shell of an older skate and cut out a little area and shape it with heat so it fits the Remedyz bs area then either attach it on the outside or the inside.

If I move to WA I will probably be in BC every once and a while. I have a some friends that live in Surrey and White Rock, I could probably take the Sky Train to Vancouver if you would be down to skate.

[toe-bee]

carbonara ai funghi!

please make "a day in the life of joey (the day i got my carbons)" edit.
ever since trying on a pair at winterclash i thought about buying some.
what prevented me from doing it is that my size L fiziks wouldn't fit and that i lost my job in the meantime.
that, and i wanted to see what people who had to pay $300 for these skates instead of getting them for free thought about them after skating them for 6 months or so.

totally unrelated...

will there be a "perspectives on mushroom blading pt. 2"?

[jomu]

will there be a "perspectives on mushroom blading pt. 2"?

:beg:

[justinthursday]

ill buy them when you get rid of them.
if you skate them long enough the cuff will be the softest things evar

[Alex Coe]

Good luck! I love fucking around with new skates.

[joeymc]

Zacharias, thank you for the tips and fixes on the skates. I'm in Kamloops now which is about 4 hours from Vancouver. Maybe on a skating trip there I can meet up with you one of these days. You can film with us for future volumes of videos. It's less filming and mostly fuckin' around.

toe-bee and jomu, "perspectives on mushroom blading pt. 2" would be all of Latimer's 2nd section of words... But the other part of it would be me going through A LOT of videos. There are so many names and tricks for pt.2 that I would have to be extra selective. It's been too daunting to think about. But hopefully before 2010.

Maybe I'll make an edit with a lot of "actual tricks" in it... to go through what "real" skating feels like in them. Ill make sure my swagger and steez are ill and tight just for you guys. I'll save the avant-garde for later. Seriously though i'm not sure about an edit... But maybe? I know these babies are going to feel weird for the first week or so. Gotta figure out my setup before a big trip in July.

I'm also crossing my fingers that my fiziks don't break this summer. Especially whil doing stair rides.

[BB]

to me my carbons felt weird the first 20 min of skating them but than i fell in love!i never got used to a pair of skates that fast!!! and ive been having issues with new skates all my life. my feet would die all the time when i got new skates but not in the carbons...if u would ask me they definatly live up to the hype!!!

[BB]

so how was your first carbons week?

[George Amos]

so how was your first carbons week?

[joeymc]

They are in town right now. I just went to track them down but no luck. I got them sent to my parents house(not where I live) so i'm crossing my fingers they just leave them at the door today. If not I will be playing the delivery notice game and may not have them for a couple of days.

Remember I paid full price for these babies... So what I do decide to write in here will be honest and hopefully help people decide if it's worth the investment. Expect some kind of a write up here in less than a week.

Right now i'm loving my Remz and they are loving me... But this is a worthy experiment just to see if I can get that OG Remz feel from the skate. In my imagination they aren't flexing very well at the moment. But i'll let you know how that goes.

[justinthursday]

^ cant wait.
my guess is you might hate them first
theyll feel really stiff.
but in time theyre so damn good

[George Amos]

just to see if I can get that OG Remz feel from the skate

The biggest reason why im excited for this review. If they're like og remz and not like stiff deshi im gonna cop some.

joey =

[Alex Coe]

not like stiff deshi

It's funny that you say that. I've heard complaints all around the spectrum of Deshi being too big, too small, to flexy, too stiff, too heavy, and too light.

[Gonzalo]

not like stiff deshi

It's funny that you say that. I've heard complaints all around the spectrum of Deshi being too big, too small, to flexy, too stiff, too heavy, and too light.

The funny thing is that you never hear anybody say they are "just right" in any aspect. They either suck for some reason or they suck again for the complete opposite reason.

[jonathan]

I cannot wait for full Remedyz comparison...

I am currently skating my 00 Remedyz again...super tempted to buy carbons but I may be moving to Washington so money will be slim

We're all a bunch of haters unless you are good, then people will ride your shit, but it aint legit.


Hit me up if you do come to washington, I'll try to introduce you to some fun and nice bladers.

[joeymc]

Update:

- I skated them twice today and I can't figure out if I love them or hate them.
- They feel NOTHING like OG Remedyz
- They skate way better without the shock absorber but need some kind of shock absorber because they are so rigid.
- Twitchy is by far the best word used to describe how they feel


More updates soon.

[UnknownPleasures]

Update:

- I skated them twice today and I can't figure out if I love them or hate them.
- They feel NOTHING like OG Remedyz
- They skate way better without the shock absorber but need some kind of shock absorber because they are so rigid.
- Twitchy is by far the best word used to describe how they feel


More updates soon.

SWS gel pads and dr scholls footbeds.

Perfect.