I started skating back in the day on quads and
then in _____ I saw the light and got a pair of
Majestic 12’s for Christmas. Majestic 12’s
seemed to me the holy grail at this time a
brilliant skate that every pro seemed to use or
had used, it was indestructible and designed
specifically with aggressive skating in mind
unlike most other skates at the time.
Hand on Royals at the local park rail
Soon skating companies where noticing the success
of the Majestic 12’s skate and started bringing
out new skates to compete with Roces. At this
point the 5th Elements where introduced and
assuming this new skate with removable frames was
in the same league as the Majestic 12’s it was
the obvious choice for my next upgrade.
Jelly jeans and 5th elements PIC
The 5th Elements where a disappointment to me from
the word go. They where heavy and awkward to skate
in, The soul frame was easily worn away and thus a
whole new frame had to be bought. I soon got bored
of the 5th Elements and picked up a pair of well
worn but still skatable RB Ci5’s, The Ci5’s
where stupidly light incredibly comfy with the
leather liner and the reduced height cuff made
topsides a doodle. The RB range had many qualities
at this time it was possible to rocker each wheel
in 8 different ways making a major difference each
time, the down side being by making the skate
light it also was easily broken and the frame wore
down too quickly for street skating this aside I
would have a pair again today if a UFS model was
made.
Rampworx foam pit with RB Daytona’s
As soon as a friend said they wanted to swap there
nearly new RB Daytona skate (at the time quite a
budget skate compared to the 5th element) I jumped
at it. My friends and I had managed to organise a
week at Rampworx skate park and I had newish
skates. The RB Daytona’s where great in park and
for that week I had no complaints and was jumping
higher and skating better than ever before.
Shortly after I had been skating a few months of
street the skates began to look very sorry for
them self’s, most of the wheel rockers had to be
remade out of 10p’s and the royal grove was
taking a tool on the boot.
Fishbrain attempt at the Docs USD Dustin Latimers
Then Christmas came round and I picked up a pair
of USB Dustin Latimers Throne model. It came with
promises of the 100% customizable skate the cuff,
soul plate and frame could all be changed this
really appealed to me. After about two weeks the
cuff started to come loose every skate session
ending in me loosing the cuff bolt, USD where very
helpful and sent out a replacement form Germany
ASAP. The USD’s always felt smooth made me skate
with a new style I enjoyed my thrones and the only
reason I ended up changing these was due to a
sudden realization that they where heavier and
bigger than most of my mates skates.
I then managed to lay my hands on a set of Salomon
ST9’s which where light full of new ideas and
the liner was supper comfy. With lace locks and
better wheel spacing as well as inbuilt grind
plates that matched the grove of the frame these
skates also brought the revolutionary heat able
foot moulding liners.
At this point in my life I traipsed of from Kent
and moved to Bournemouth to attend University my
skating stopped for near on 3 years.
In my fourth year of university I decided I needed
some think to take my mind of study and also a new
skate park had just been built just down the road
from me. This said I dug my old Salomon’s out
and started up, I soon realised over that 3 year
skate gap much hand changed UFS frames where
available new liners could be fitted and skate
technology and design had advanced. I jumped on
eBay and made a rash purchase of a pair of REMZ.
The REMZ turned up and looked smart I soon
realised I had brought in to old skates as these
where from 1998 non UFS, poor liners, though they
where the foundation of what current skates had
been designed on. I skated these for most of a
year before deciding it was time to upgrade again
to some UFS Skates. As it happens a quick wanted
add and I was offered some 0701 REMZ at a great
price which I snapped up and am now skating.
Well if you have read to here you have more
patients and time than I do, This is me and my
skating in a nut shell thanks
Majestic
