u/InspectorFleet

I promise I searched the history but didn't see any recent discussion. Typically I have a hockey bag or skate backpack sitting off to the side with all my crap and I'm just skating in an indoor/outdoor rink or just in the neighborhood by my house, so I don't bring anything on my person while I'm skating.

But lately, I've been doing longer distances on trails that require me to drive there and even though I don't need to bring water for 10 miles, I both want to avoid falling awkwardly on my keys/skate tool in my pocket and wouldn't mind having water to go farther.

My skate backpack is way too big and I'm not really interested in skating around with my camelback; I'd choose no water over holding in the sweat on my back like that lol.

I'm wondering if people have anything low profile and comfy for carrying a bit of water and a few small belongings. Thanks in advance!

Most of the time, I feel like I'm running a skate shop with all my family's skates and the various maintenance and instructions needed. But this is one for the community that has stumped me: how the hell do you get bearings out of the luminous wheels without damaging the special spacer?

It's really easy to remove bearings from hockey skates because they use baby 6 mm axles with the tube spacers that go all the way through. Even 8 mm axles are fine with the floating spacers because they slide out of the way to get leverage with the skate tool. But has anyone had great, replicable success getting bearings out from the luminous wheels without cracking the plastic of those magnetic spacers? If so, please do tell lol. I couldn't find a single video or write-up.

I got back into ice and inline skating as an adult after my kid became obsessed when we first took him ice skating. He started playing hockey so I started playing and volunteer coaching for the first time as well.

I've been really happy with my Bauer Supreme ice skates, and after the literally cheapest pair of hockey inlines (Alkali Revel 6 skates with the flimsiest of chassis) broke down, I've been really happy with my Tour Volt Pro inline hockey skates. I like the stiffness of a composite boot and the 76-76-80-80 hi-lo setup, as well as the ankle mobility allowed in these decently high-end skates. I feel like I can accelerate and change direction quickly and I love skating in them, mainly to get better at playing hockey.

Having said that, my youngest has finally learned to ride a pedal bike and we have been spending more time circling the neighborhood and hitting the trails. The neighborhood roads just had tar put down to fill cracks, and the bike trail is a little bumpier than the cul de sac and outdoor rinks where I mostly skate, so I have been feeling some impact though my smaller wheels. I did 8.1 miles on the trail the other day and it occurred to me that I might enjoy some bigger wheel skates for this type of skating.

I can't plunk down a huge amount of cash for more skates (the hockey budget consumes all and my oldest plays goalie RIP) but I was looking at the 3 x 110 RB twister or lightning. I don't have a real skate shop anywhere close to me (hockey shops only have hockey inlines and I'm set there), so I have no way to try these on without ordering.

I'm leaning towards the twister because I still want to feel like I have a responsive skate that isn't flimsy. I've seen the lightnings described as a good value beginner skate but maybe more like a soft boot in disguise? Anyway, the lightning 3 x 100 skates seem to cost more than the clearance twisters with the same wheel setup. I think I'm right between sizes 9 and 10 but I'm happy to order both and return the ones that don't fit.

Is my thinking right? Will twisters with 3 x 100 ease some of the bumps when I skate distances on trails, but still feel responsive and somewhat agile? Should I just suck it up and roll in my hockey skates? Are there any other recs? I'm definitely not interested in a super long wheelbase or pure speed skate at this point. I'm open to buying new frames later on, but I can't really swap frames on my riveted hockey skates, so the twisters seem like a good start.