Convert ice goalie skates into inlines !!!!!!

[jens_iceman]

Hey guys
I thought this might be interresting for all ya inline goalies !!!

www.hockeygiant.com

Go to goalie equipment.
Then click on the goalie skate.
Hope I all served you well !!!!

[MillerTime247]

$100!!!

Yikes. Glad I got my Bauer 5000s when they where on clearance. They only set me back $175 and the skate was included.

Seems to me it would be easier and cheaper to just buy the frame seperate and do the deed yourself.

[jens_iceman]

You are right but I was just trying to help the ones that can't do the convertion themselfs .
I know it's cheaper to do it yourself but not everyone knows where to buy a cowling soo.

[MillerTime247]

I understand that not everyone knows how to do this themselves but I would still advocate learning where to buy a frame and how to attach it over sending it off an paying some guy to do something which really isn't that difficult to learn how to do.

Just go ask your local pro-shop guy (or do a search on this BB)and in about 5 minutes you can learn what you need in order to convert a pair of ice skates to inline.

[SUPERSTAR3531]

It's not as easy as it looks. Theres alot of work into cutting the grinding down the cowling. I dont think 99 is a bad deal to let a professional do it the right way.

[Spike]

Why do goal skates have 5 wheels? Perhaps I'm just clueless (I am) but I am curious.
I am a former speedskater and am used to a 5 wheel set-up, also used to a one push and you go very fast kind of thing.
What kind of bearings do they have?

[G-Man]

I believe the thinking behind the 5 wheels is that helps offset some of the speed and traction lost from having smaller wheels.

[Vision]

Not all goal skates have 5 wheels. The chassis pictured on the HG website is available in both 4 and 5 wheel configurations. My preference is for the 5 wheel version as it allows you to have 3 wheels in contact with the surface when used in my configuration of the front and rear wheel rockered.

[gizmo]

vision, I was curious about your rocker set up. could you give us more detail on that? I've never seen that before. I'm currently looking at our options for new skates for my son, he's leaning towards the baur 1000's. or maybe a "home made" set up. right now he's in v-forms and absolutely loves them, but has outgrown them. so the search for new wheels continues. Also if anyone has any preference as far as a boot that is their favorite for converting into goal skates any feed back would be appreciated. It definitely seems to be one of the biggest reasons to make your own is that you can pretty much get the most confortable boot for your set up.

[Vision]

Gizmo,
The H405-5 chassis that I use allows you to flip a spacer on the front and rear wheel and this lifts in slightly out of line with the other three. This is my preference for the setup of these chassis.

I combine these with RedStar Guardian wheels. I haven't found a better wheel for my purposes and I've tried just about everything out there, I think.

The current boot that I use is a CCM 452. I think that the cowling is more than sufficient for inline use and the boot has held together very well after a couple of upgrades. I use gel lace bite pads and insoles which makes these skates extremely comfortable, even after a day with 3+ games at a tournament.

I'm working on a new set of boots and cowls but it isn't because these require replacement.

[big dog daddy]

Vision,

How doesd this chasis compare to the height of the Bauer 1000-5000. It looks to be a chasis designed to take a lager wheel (up to a 72 MM). The 1000-5000 chasis wheel set up is within 1/8 of an inch compared to my ice skates and I'm trying to get something close to that.

BDD

[gizmo]

vision
thanks for the input. sounds like an intresting setup. you mentioned a few up grades to the boot, is that the insoles you talked about. the comfort factor seems to be a major issue with everyone i've talked to with thier baur's. I was also intrested to find that you use a fairly "hard" wheel. I found with a 82a wheel I couldn't get a good push of my skate. but i'm also using a regular skate set up with much larger wheels. love to figure out a "OD BLADE" for inline. having only played on ice growing up and moving to roller the intial push and being able to slid into postion was been a eye opener. I believe it has taught me how poor my technique really was (angles etc.)-gizmo

[WERNER 1]

Dang Vision, where were you when I was getting shot down for having my wheels rockered for playing goal????

I use a 4 wheel frame (Mission C7) that allows you to rocker the front and rear wheel......I only rocker the front now, but I used to have them both raised.

I'm glad to see that someone else has seen the light.

[big dog daddy]

Gizmo,

I have thought about some king of ODB for roller for a while myself the best thing I came up with is putting rubber in the area that toe ODB would go. My problem is how to attach it so that is usable, and replacable when it wears out. Any suggestions welcome.

BDD

[Vision]

BDD,
This chassis is taller than that of the Bauer as far as I know. I don't believe that you can fit a 72mm wheel in it tho. The wheels that I use are 59mm and you might be able to go as big as 65mm. That is speculation tho as I have never tried a larger wheel. You can use the 47mm Hyper wheel but I don't find it's profile to my liking.

Gizmo,
My wheels are a 78 and I find that it works on all kinds of surfaces.

Comfort is a major concern to me as I often end up playing multiple games and often there isn't time to take off my pads and skates. I use a set of gel insoles from Phil Maltese and lace bite pads from the same and these seem to do the trick. It's an upgrade that I'd recommend to all.

Werner,
I'm not sure that I've "seen the light". My ice skates are rockered so when I built these I figured that the same principles should apply. This is especially relevant when you take into account the 'blade length' that the 5 wheel chassis provides.


I do not subscribe to the ODB theory for ice so don't have a lot of practical experience with these but there was a guy out here that tried to replicate them using old wheels. He cut the outer edge off of some wheels and then dremel'd a channel for his cowling. I saw him catching this edge a number of times and he did have a problem with keeping the 'blade' attached to his skate.