Pimp My Ride

Today it was Pimp My Ride Roller Derby style! :)



My Flat Out's aka Training Wheels

 Kitty offered to let me use her new wheels while she is recovering. So today I brought them to Pixel Ninja and he cleaned my bearings, put new cushions on and changed the wheels for me.  I have to say as excited as I am to try them I am a little nervous to leave the comfort of my "training wheels". They have served me well providing me with comfort and stability during the last month or so...I know I sound like I am laying to them to rest and I am pretty sure that is the case as I am told I will not want to go back after I try Kitty's "Jukes".

Kitty's Jukes

Here you can see the difference in
surface and width between my Flat Outs and
 the Jukes.

What are these new wheels going to do for me? How I see it, your wheels on your Roller Skates are the engine of your ride.  The difference in wheels is like the difference between a V6 and a V8 engine....these puppies are gonna make me go fast!  I can't wait to try them tomorrow to feel the difference!  They are durable for all types of surfaces which is also a good thing since we practice on a few different types of surfaces.

The cushions on my skates
are the yellow and purple in the picture

Now my cushions...there are 4 different types each has 2 shapes, a barrel and a cone (cone is a bit softer feeling cause it has less material) each type is a different colour and are different stiffness each a little softer than the other and the softer they are the less work is required to make the trucks of your skates turn...I love doing our cone exercises and if I do say so myself I rock the cones!  Pixel Ninja loosened my trucks the other day and I felt like I was a pro skater going through those cones! I wonder what difference it will make with the new cushions?  My bearings are now nice and clean ...you need to do regular maintenance on that stuff and mine were making some bizarre noise that even puzzled the coach so we are hoping cleaning the bearings fixed that little problem....he also used a speed cream bearing lube....so I am good to go....gonna be a speed demon now :) 

 

Thanks again Kitty Von Doom for letting me try out your wheels and thanks Pixel Ninja for Pimping my Ride! :)