The big spending continues...nope, not another bag...it's skates!
Yup, as I type, I'm wearing my new Ridell 1500 boots fitted with a Cornation Dance blade. That's right, I paid over $1000 for my skates, but managed to save $300 off the final price because the recommended MK Dance blades were out of stock and were basically backlogged until, well, a long time. It's like I was trying to get a Birkin or something!
Anyway, somewhere in the past 8 years, skate technology has changed and apparently I no longer have to suffer through the break-in process. This is a good thing, although it's really really weirding me out that I have such a great knee and ankle bending ability right from the first time that I put on the skates. I've been assured that it doesn't mean that the stiffness in the boot has been compromised. I love a tough boot. Going to Ridell's a leap of faith as well. From custom-made Knebli's, to having to switch and ending up with SP Teri Deluxes, it's always hard to switch up something that you've used for a long time and have gotten good results with.
Tomorrow, I'm going to try out this whole dance blade thing. I'm scared that I'm going to totally wipe out, off the heel or something. The "top-of-the-line" MK Dance blades would be even worse I think...especially with the lack of toe picks. I'd be backwards from The Cutting Edge problem, falling forwards instead of tripping forwards. I've been told that the adjustment won't be so bad. I sure hope not. To be honest, I could have gotten another "top-of-the-line" dance blade (the Super Dance 99), but again, $300 for, really, how much of a difference? A good skater is a good skater, regardless of the equipment. Yeah, sure it helps, but at this point, I don't think it'll help enough to make it worth the price difference.
Here's hoping for no blisters!!!
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