TrailSkate

Juniper Foo | Oct 11, 2004

Think Rollerblades with fat tyres, and you're halfway there. Used by Olympic athletes and Nordic skiers for training, GateSkate's TrailSkate claims to be the world’s first all-terrain skates to feature a hand-operated brake. However, they're nothing like in-line blades since the initial experience is said to feel like wearing concrete boots while trying to execute a Rollerblade-ski combo. The inflated tyres and springy chassis are probably great for zipping down the biggest hill you can find, like Mount Faber. But you'll want to get the motorized MotoSk8 blades to skate uphill in.

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Price: US$349
Availability: US
Device: Extreme sports skates
Basic specs: Wheelbase 21 inches, 5.68kg, lightweight aluminum wheels, 8 X 2-inch air tires, hand operated hydraulic brakes, boots that fit over owner's shoes, hydraulic drum brakes located in rear wheel of each skate

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