So cool. Thanks for doing everything you guys do and releasing non-stop amazing products. 🙌

I remember Jon being against powerblading and freeskates. I like how everything grows, changes and becomes more inclusive. Nice!

@hobotechMASTER

2 жыл бұрын

i remember that post too. glad to see that we can accept change.

@sbespn3820

2 жыл бұрын

It's cool to see all areas of rollerblading growing.

@YEE941

2 жыл бұрын

/@MisterPopo facts. where the hammers

@DeltaCressida

2 жыл бұрын

@MisterPopo lmao this the shit you boomers say about inline skating but are the ones who cant do the coolest shit on aggressive skates but just do lame short p rail tricks in your driveway, no style and no substance. reason why rollerblading died in the mid to late 2000s

@slugstory

2 жыл бұрын

Powerblade frames on themskates feels SO GOOD its insane

Nice!!! So this was the announcement Jon was referring to in the How to Be Unpopular episode. Really excited to see the inclusion of other disciplines. I wish we as skaters had more options to get custom fit boots in the aggressive field. You're essentially stuck getting Adapt skates or Seba CJ if you want a built-in liner type of style. Even then, there are downsides like the CJ soul plate only being mounted through the frame bolts and just how expensive Adapts can be. Maybe I'm just being petty, but there's been zero innovation in sizing and fitment since the early 90's from which the ski boot/liner design was adopted to inline skating. With the close ties to fashion like Hype Beast and other avenues, this seems like such a good opportunity to start. Hopefully some day we will see a boot like this. Imagine being able to take your awesome custom boot and screw on or adapt someone else's soul plate/frames to test just like this video. Rollerblading is such a personal thing that it seems almost archaic to not have the ability to get a fully custom skate. Can't wait to see what you guys have in store for 2022 and beyond!

Can't wait for them 90s! Thanks for not being drunk and your contributions to skating!

great song choice, real excited for this

Looks great!👍👍👍PS: As I have seen Jon Julio skating in the clip I heard automatically the soundtrack "We've got the Jazz" from his legendary section in Video Groove in my head...

@davidrichards3006

2 жыл бұрын

Still a go to section to watch! Good ole VG 4!

You guys are killing it!!

Great Video. Well done.

love the soundtrack. the edit was so sick

5 wheels next and the Hblock 💦 💦 💦

I love how this topic was brought up in “How to be unpopular” podcast. Now the three people looking for this option can now opt-in to getting a Them setup

@djedr123

2 жыл бұрын

I feel like most people who want to get into skating these days don’t even know what aggressive is. It’s like them’s answer to impala. Being able to have a beginner friendly setup like this is dope. Plus you can switch to aggressive by simply adding soul plates and frames.

@HeadNtheClouds

2 жыл бұрын

@@djedr123 do you people not commute through the city? Ooh, let’s stay in the fences of the skatepark with all the other little kids on scooters. I’ll bet those scooter kids think your so cool

@djedr123

2 жыл бұрын

@@HeadNtheClouds hope you feel better soon dawg

Awesome them the unstoppable brand

Sick!! I want a pair!!

Oh shit!!!! Now i know what I'm getting next!!

Well this is amazing

Will we dare to air?

Oh shnickedy shnikey shnapps!!! hell yeah!

Three months too early... No, wait, nevermind. I assume they might actually start shipping April 1st. Well played Jon!

nice ones. ^^

I swear that's Jon Julio

LETS GOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

Love the swap-ablility

my next pair of skates, the frame swapping is great

Let's go !!!

80mm wheels feel so great for cruising. Bladers now are older and have disposable cash. Most already own multiple pair of blades so I can see a fair amount buying these for cruising. And, if Them is able to make bank with new recreational skaters buying these, all the better. More people on blades and more money in the industry is a great thing.

Tight

Wow!

Oooooo!!!!

How about some THEM Jrs for the youths?? 🤘🤘🤘 got a 6 year old shredder!!

@tawmifm

2 жыл бұрын

There was like an 11 year old girl at the Blading Cup shredding on the mini ramp in 909s! I think the XS size is pretty much the youth one

Powerblades!

Nice

Oh shit!!

Awesome

So cool

@zekwilt

2 жыл бұрын

Wait....do you blade too???

💙💙💙💙

🚀🚀🚀🚀♥️♥️♥️♥️

Very good

😊🤘🤤

Just ordered a pair Will be my third pair of 909s Can’t wait

@zacharyrosen7135

Жыл бұрын

How are they for cruising compared to regular urban skates?

@mattvalade2609

Жыл бұрын

@@zacharyrosen7135 I like them, the skate fits my foot better than most. I’m sure there are better options for street skating but they’re comfortable for me long term

Sick. Next i hope Them makes a xs size Street frame. Maybe even the same length as the size small Create original OG frames

@aldolega

2 жыл бұрын

From what I remember, small Creates are about 245mm, and the smaller Them frames are 250mm. Not that big of a difference. There are a lot of frames available in similar wheelbases, I think what most people would consider an "XS" frame would be more like 230-235mm. Like the smaller Mooks, or Salomon stock frames, or the smaller V1 Kaltiks.

@karmiccredit5875

2 жыл бұрын

@@aldolega i have one set of small Create original og frames, a dozen Size small gc FLT 3, And five Size small Them Street frames. Out of all three frames the Creates in size small are the shortest wheel base. Huge difference. The GC flt 3 compared to the small Them Street frames are about a axel smaller when lined up axel to axel with the small them street frames. Even that makes a huge difference. 250 mm is way too big for my feet. I feel like im on skis. But that is a personal opinion. The gc flt 3 were my go to after leaving kizers fluid 5 and fluid 4 because they made me more agile with the shorter wheel base. Plus, im on the smaller size of the small then 909 boots and got heel lift while riding and cranking the laces every half hour skating. 250 mm wheel base made the skates feel sloppy and unresponsive. What i had to do was add a huge moldable footprint insole in a size small them 909 intuition liner and get create original frames to make them 909/908 boots work for me... I also tried the size small kizer x type freestyle frame which has an even small wheel base than the create frames in size small but the ufs didn't line up on the size small them soul plates and could not be mounted, although they fit size 7.5 franky morales gawds skates soul plate which is a usd seven soulplate. It was crazy how i could carve around like i was riding flat... But probably wore my wheels down a bit in the front.

@aldolega

2 жыл бұрын

@@karmiccredit5875 Makes sense, the Kizer Type X is the Mook frame I mentioned, Powerslide just removed the molded-in animal graphic after they got the mold from Salomon. That's a 235mm wheelbase. Maybe check out the small Kaltik V1 if you ever want to try a flat-style frame. A full axle-width of difference would be 8mm. Definitely noticeable but not what I would call a huge difference, in the context of all frame sizes. I would call a 10 or 15mm difference huge. 8mm is certainly enough to notice though.

@karmiccredit5875

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion and history 101. I have Salomon st 90 but they are too narrow for my foot. I think i got a size 25.0 shell but the liner is 25.5 thinking i would fit because the heel pad. They came with adjustable frames, not a rockerable frame but adjustable wheel base. Not sure what the measurements are. I was in the market for Kaltik frames but seen the x type had a shorter wheel base and the kaltik frames were a bit taller which can be countered by riding smaller wheels but i will try next time. I hear good things about the frame.

smart move!

Are the soulplates and frames one piece?

@calebsherman886

2 жыл бұрын

looks like it

Sick ASF

One pair please

So is no one gonna talk about the one piece aggressive soul frame...?

brrOOOOOO having the frames on the soul plates to swap.... my god...

So next step would be an aggressive soulframe to lower ride height and optimise flat akin to aeon

Them continues to be the best company within this industry thank u Jon Julio u keep it true. I hope one day powerslide will never be a part of this industry

@seirichards9982

2 жыл бұрын

Why no powerslide!?

Damnnnnn I was hoping you guys would develop a product EXACTLY like this! I’m hoping the 80mm chassis is a lot more cost effective so eventually we can see a budget THEM in Walmart/Target/Dicks sporting goods)

Sure copy me! :D

I like THEM but it is kinda funny how Julio had a pretty shitty attitude towards powerblading at first and was vocal about it but now we have this.

@xxjabarri2xx

2 жыл бұрын

adapt or die in capitalism

@aldolega

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's refreshing to see an OG be open to change and stay current to what's going on in blading. It'd be easy for someone of Jon's vintage to retreat into a grumpy, traditionalist mindset, and insist that all the bladers nowadays who also enjoy cruising on some big wheels get off his lawn.

@davequist7710

2 жыл бұрын

How dare he grow and change as a human and skater. Also where can we read or hear Jon say said comments?

@nopenopenein8243

2 жыл бұрын

@@davequist7710 How dare I bring something that he has said. Like I said - I like Them. Just found it funny how blinded by his hate for powerslide he said something like that. As for the comments, I honestly don't remember, it was some old interview. Maybe somebody can help here?

@nopenopenein8243

2 жыл бұрын

@@aldolega Indeed it is. No hate for Julio, just found it funny how he had the need to shit on powerslide back then. I'm happy to see older skaters being open to new things. Rollerblaing is such a tiny community that we don't really have a room for stupid shit like that. As for what you said that it would be easy for Jon to retreat into a grumpy traditionalist mindest - I mean let's be honest, in our industry he should really grab everything that he can to survive and powerblading became pretty big lately...so yeah :)

terrible products

@dukosek

2 жыл бұрын

i don't like this either : /