Power Kite Forum : Kite Traction Sports Community - Roces Big Cats Skates

thanson2001ok

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posted on 7-1-2010 at 07:57 AM

Roces Big Cats Skates - anyone tried these?

These kind of look interesting.

http://www.rawk.com/product/roces-big-cat-off-road-inline-skates/1403/

Anyone tried them? Thoughts about how they would work?

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posted on 7-1-2010 at 08:55 AM

No experience.... the wheels appear to be sold rather that pneumatic, which might make go a choppy ride. Also, the diameter of the Big Cat's larger wheels are 1.7 inches smaller than the Coyote Talus Wheels.

The two mini center wheels look like they have a high potential for snagging or bogging down.

Which may have led to the 2 wheel variant...

Roces Big Cat SAS

http://www.skates.com/v/vspfiles/photos/BIGCATSAS-2.jpg

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posted on 7-1-2010 at 05:39 PM

They were released by Roces around the same time as the Coyotes so I can only assume they meant to compete ... they were less popular than Coyotes :lol:

If they're cheap, grab 'em - you can always use the boots for some doom wheels!

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