Thank you for inspiration! I didn't skate for 14 years. Bought Razors shifts just last week and skate every day since. I feel that I got my life back

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Love hearing this. Those skates will last a long time, even if you're skating every day. Thanks for sharing.

Really good review! Actual measurements!!! Amazing, really enjoying the videos

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Haha, who would have thought =)

Great Review, a lot better than the review from razors! BTW: I'm from Germany and also on the road 'back to blading'. I had some great years in aggressive skating during my youth. Now I'm middle 30 and since this year I'm trying to get back to older days. It's a lot harder to skate, I know what you're talking about. Just keep on doing these videos, it's a great motivation for me. Thanks!

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! So great to hear the videos are helping. I'm trying not to push it too hard, set realistic goals for myself and just have fun. Sounds like you're on the same course. Good luck!

Great job Law! Love the graphics and the fact that you included actual empirical data and measurements.

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah! Kudos from Al means a lot. I'll keep em coming, lemme know if I missed anything for the followup.

Awesome review!!

Great Review🙏🏼

excellent review

Hey what's going on. I've been watching your videos for a while now as they are extremely helpful for someone just getting into agressive skating. The question is would you recomend this skate for some one just beginning even though it doesn't have a 45 degree strap?

Great review! All encompassing!

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Tried to cover any questions people may have. Of course I'm sure I forgot something.

Keep up the good work .

I wish we had a skate park like that over where I live 1 mile outside Detroit and there is never nobody at your park it's awesome that would be super dope being nobody there all the time

@BacktoBlading

4 жыл бұрын

True! Though I get there super early on weekends.

I just recently bought a pair of shift kirill and I wasn’t able to get the soul plates to come off I got the smaller part off easily but I couldn’t get the part that the frame is attached to on either skate it felt like I was gonna break the skate I’m not sure if I was doing something wrong or there is a problem with my skate

Hey man, Very recent subscriber here! Great video & great review. Your local park looks like a load of fun, would love to cut loose in there. Just wanted to add my 2 cents- I noticed towards the end of the video, whilst you were doing your wrap up in front of all the parts/accessories that the audio was out of sync. Look forward to more videos!

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the catch. Yeah, I saw that too. Tried to fix but seems like it was more noticeable than I thought. My DSLR doesn't capture audio, so I use my iPhone and a USB mic instead. Same session but I bet the sync was off over the 5 minutes it took me to say everything without messing up. =)

@jamestowers7176

7 жыл бұрын

It doesn't bother me in the slightest, just wanted to point it out in case you had missed it. Keep up the good work man!

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

My wife mentioned it and I got in trouble. :)

Very informative. Thanks.

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it.

Hey man, what bolts length did you use for the frame to the ifc soulplate, having a hard time here cause i cant use the regular long bolts that goes through the boots like in the cult model. Thanks!

Honestly the frame change system does nothing for me. These skates feel awesome, and skate really good and that's why I like them

Very well made!

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Andy! Means a lot coming from you. Great to see Razors still innovating!

Great review - do you still find the souls fast after that many grinds? I'm fed up of slow soul sliding skates.

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

So far so good. I posted a pic to the Instagram with the current wear (instagram.com/p/BXjGTJaldvn/). No noticeable change to soul speed but I think that's hard to really judge with wax/wear. I'll have a followup to this review in a few weeks after I've spent more time skating them.

Shift 2 ??? 🔜?

Nice finding this channel! Was a skater back in the day too =D Do you ever think the massive sould plate area of these new skates feels a bit like a cheat? Pretty sure the soulplates on my Roces (can't remember what model) wheren't nearly as large as some of these.

@BacktoBlading

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, but I’m 42 and could use all the help I can get. :) Welcome Back!

@Cactuspractice12

5 жыл бұрын

@@BacktoBladingThanks! Havent bought any boots yet, but kindof considering it. I remember coveting a friends K2 Fatty Pro's, maybe i can pick some up cheap these days..

Did you need to modify your Shifts to fit your Oysi frames like you did with your SL3s? Also, just recently found your channel through your podcast on iTunes. Really digging your videos and they are encouraging to anyone trying to get back to blading. I tried to expand my rollerblading skills to the skatepark when I was in high school but I never followed through. I'm back at it now, skating a few times a week in skates that are 2 sizes too small that I got roughly 8-10 years ago. Looking at some shifts for myself in the fall! Loving your videos and thorough reviews.

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, so long as you want to ride 72's you'll have to modify your souls. I think 65's are fine though. Oh nice! How'd you find the podcast? We're recording ep 3 this weekend, been a lot of fun. Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I think you'll like the shifts, but please please make sure to try them on first if at all possible. I've heard from too many people who bought them and found out they were too small.

@brandonbrush1927

7 жыл бұрын

Back to Blading certainly going to try on a few pairs of different skates before I make any decisions. Shifts are cool and all but at the end of the day I just want something that fits considering at the moment I can't feel my toes in my old size 9 skates I'm squeezing into. Also, a few weeks ago when I started rollerblading again I just searched iTunes for some rollerblading podcasts. I think I searched "rollerblading" and "aggressive inline" and your show was one of the only few I found on iTunes.

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. When I got my skates I wanted Valo, but the Razors SL3 felt perfect on my feet. Doesn't matter what skates if they don't fit properly. There are a few great podcasts out there. Check out bladerunion.com/podcasts/ for a curated list. Personally, Rock Town is good for current stuff, Truspin for catching up on history.

@brandonbrush1927

7 жыл бұрын

Back to Blading whoa nice list. Listening to a Rock Town interview now! Thanks! Looking forward to more of your videos!

Sl or shift for Oysi large?

Where did you buy the free skate frames? Can you link to where you get the exact setup you have?

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

I wish I could. These are some Salomon FSK frames, which they stopped making years ago. I think you can get the "hockey" version still: www.skates.com/Salomon-FSK-247-EA-frame-p/78386905i9.htm The wheels are just generic Krypton's 76/76/80/80 which I also had from years ago. If you're looking for a similar setup, you might want to try the new GC Freestyle ALU frames. Just $110 complete with 80mm wheels! www.inlinewarehouse.com/Ground_Control_Freeskate_ALU_Frames/descpage-15GCFA.html

How well does the boot serve for walking if the soul plate and the slider are removed? That is, would this skate be a practical alternative to Doop/Xsjado-style skates for (for example) skating to the store, removing the base plates to walk around the store, reattaching the base plates once one is done shopping, and skating home?

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, I don't think I'd recommend doing that. Maybe if there were a 'shoe' IFC attachment, but the bottom of the boot is just hard plastic. Not a bad idea though!

Hi dude i was a skater in my teens and recently found some intrest in agressive skates and powerblading i done my research and im kinda divided between usd aeon 72mm and razors shift what wold you recomend? :)

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

I think since you said "Powerblading" I would go with the Aeon 72. They're amazing skates, super responsive, just more difficult to royale. If you want to do it all though, Aeon 72 100%. I've done a review of them if you haven't watched it yet: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ-H05lsdNmelZc.html

Did you need buy the white soul plate, or it is include?

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

I bought the white soul plate, it only comes with one. They dropped in price though, which is nice.

How was the support on these when you skated them on the 80mm wheels? I’m curious as it’s primarily an aggressive skate. Thanks

@BacktoBlading

2 жыл бұрын

I can’t remember skating 80s, but I tried the 110s and felt too floppy. I think a 45 strap would help a lot.

@mountainpeakcloud8442

2 жыл бұрын

@@BacktoBlading Thank you!

Seems like the new system will not feel as responsive due to not having any bolts securing the soul plates to the boot. Which means latetal forces will make the boot n soul plate not feel as one connected piece with each other. U know wat i mean right? Like that slop or play feeling. Prolly evident more with tall frame wheels

@mr.rodriguez5099

3 жыл бұрын

The shift are sold with 4 bolts securing the should plates to the boot.

The cosmos are the only ones that can have this system of change the frame ? I want a skate that can be possible to change from Agressive to freestyle urban like this one, but this one is very expensive to send to my country in Brazil, and buy 2 types of inline skates are even more expensive. Please help guys, can anyone help me ?

@BacktoBlading

4 жыл бұрын

That’s the only skate designed for it, but any UFS skate can support big wheel frames like the Trimax

so you got a size 11 is that your regular shoe size as well, im wanting to get back in to skating at 30 lol and my local shop closed long ago so im gonn ahave to order online and im just wanting to know if thy run true to size

@BacktoBlading

4 жыл бұрын

I’d measure your feet in cm and go off their sizing chart. I’m a 10.5 but that isn’t consistent. Most brands now have cm listed for accuracy

@angelramos7484

4 жыл бұрын

@@BacktoBlading ok wow thanks so much... also just wanted to say thanks for making videos they inspired me to get back in to skating even at my age.... also thanks for bringing back 50/50 frames there what i used to roll on my usd thrones back in the day and plan on putting some on which ever new skate i decide to get been leaning towards razors this time around

what size skate is in this video?

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

These are size 11, which is the 10/11 shell.

This vid is a few years old. But I do have a question. I currently Skate razor Genesis they are by far my favorite skates I’ve ever had. I don’t know how much longer the skates are going to exist and I’m looking at moving to either the Cults or the shifts. I’m mostly worried how they skate. Genesis has the best backslide soulplate set up I’ve ever skated before. I know cults (flats) were 1st but I don’t like the shape of the soul plate, it is not bubbled out like the genesis. These shifts soulplates look like a USD carbon Soulplates to me. I generally do not like soulplates where there is just a knotch out for the Royale Groove, as opposed to what the genesis have done creating it’s own independent plate, where I can put all my weight on it for torques back side farvs. When I had tthe USD one piece soulplate on the carbons, they were extremely difficult with weight distribution considering these grinds. This is what the shift soulplate looks like to me. I’m afraid I’m gonna have the same issue that it’s going to get caught tripping when I’m trying to do a torquesoul on a rough ledge in the street.

@BacktoBlading

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you’re not wrong. Have you looked at the SL? You might also be able to find some Genesis somewhere.

@zzzzimmers5046

4 жыл бұрын

Back to Blading yeah I’m starting to realize I might have to move to the SL. I’ve got a pair of Genesis right now I bought the last soul plate ROllerwarehouse had in my size. So I’m just trying to make an informed decision. Everyone around me skates Thems. And your last review about them having m12 soul plates confirmed I do not want those. Thanks for the help.

@BacktoBlading

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t think you’d like Them. Maybe Swell if you’re desperate. SL will probably be perfect

@zzzzimmers5046

4 жыл бұрын

Back to Blading thanks a million

Hello my wife got me my first skates in 18 years and I did research and I got the razor shift they seem very tight like I would never need to lace them will they break in I’m really nervous they won’t please let me know they really are tight on the top of my foot I have a high arch but that’s not the issue is it

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

They're tight, that's for sure. What size did you get? Mine loosened up after a few hours of skating but they're still snug.

@joshuanelson4953

6 жыл бұрын

They are my size 11 my size perfect fit in length I have a high arch but dam I didn’t think I had one that bad the top of my foot pushes out the top I could literally not have laces it’s so tight I ordered them online and that’s what sucks so now I have to wait wait wait I waited the gennys 11 but they are size e width and they said it would be to wide but it’s been so long since I have skated they back then they fit your foot way good now it’s hard to find a size 11 everything is size 8 or smaller so would I have been better off getting skates that are more of a shoe type scate sorry if I’m all over the place with talking I’m just hyper

Do they feel clunky?

Hi! How is the flex ?

@BacktoBlading

2 жыл бұрын

The v1 was super flexy. Not sure how the recent releases are

When do you think these would go on sale?

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

You mean with a discount? Gonna be a while I'd assume, they're pretty new. You might be able to find some packages with free wheels or accessories, but most companies enforce the Minimum Advertised Price for a while.

@gentamatsui

6 жыл бұрын

Do you think it would be on sale for Christmas?

Want to purchase a new set of skates and I was recommended these. Haven't skated for 10+ years.....it's this the best brand to go for? Cheers

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

I think it's a great choice, and at $300 it's not super expensive. Do you have a local skate shop that you could try them on?

@mklightemup3567

7 жыл бұрын

Back to Blading yea I do. So will give the a try. Is there any other brand you'd recommend? Just so I have some options?

@BacktoBlading

7 жыл бұрын

You should look into the USD Aeons, they look really nice and reasonably priced. Valo are great too if you want options. It's all about what fits you best though.

@mklightemup3567

7 жыл бұрын

Back to Blading thanks bro 👊🏾

@Habeev07

5 жыл бұрын

Cant go wrong with some USD carbons or Razor SL's. Heck get these Shifts if you want.

Would you recommend them with an Oysi frame 72mm/60mm setup? Because of the relatively high center of gravity on top of the Oysis...?

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

For sure! That's what I was riding with them and they were perfect. Of course it all depends on your foot size. I'm an 11 in Shift, but if I were a 6/7 I think it's be too short. The ride height is a big taller, for sure, but it wasn't too bad. You get used to it pretty quickly.

@ULSWC

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply! I see then, I'll definitely consider them then. But can you perhaps recommend some skates that have comfortable liners that have normal sized souls (not as small as the Valo's) but are a bit lighter than the SLs and the Shifts? Thanks so much! : )

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

Hmm, that's a tough one. Can I say 60mm Aeons? 1786g vs 2030g with the Shift, large soul but not as wide as the Shift. Great liner (but upgrade the insole). I loved the 72's, except the royale was not easy and the insole needed replacing. Otherwise it's a great skate. www.backtoblading.com/reviews/usd-aeon-72mm-inline-skate-full-review

@ULSWC

6 жыл бұрын

Ahh sorry forgot to mention I need UFS :/ so which blades would you recommend apart from the Aeons? Sucks that they're unibody because they seem to be pretty great otherwise. Thank you again.

@BacktoBlading

6 жыл бұрын

Aww, do you really need UFS though? Think about it. =) In that case, the Seba CJ might be a good bet. I love mine, not any lighter than the Shift but UFS and super comfy. The USD Carbon-Free might be a good option too but I've never skated them.

As far as sizing goes, is the shift similar to valo sizing. The valo to me is true to to my shoe size. Would I need to downsize with the razors shift?

@BacktoBlading

5 жыл бұрын

Not at all. I think they’re wider than the m12 by a good amount