It seems that Rollerblade are not out of the “aggressive” market, in fact they are working on a new skate. It seems that the skate is called the Point 8 and have new features that are said to be vast improvements over the older models. These improvements are as follows.
-Plastic in the toe area to stop toe pinch.
-New plastic in the cuff and boot to avoid the classic RB stiffness.
-New liners with added padding.
-New Midsole design.
-New frames, called the switch frame, that can hold 72mm wheels on the outside of the skate and 56mm in the anti-rocker positions.
-Abec 9 bearings.
The new skate will look like this
Here is a video from Tom Hyser, who is helping test the skate, explaining all the new features.
**Video has been removed…for reasons unknown.**
-Nick. D
