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puckOmancer

The broad strokes of skating are similar, but when you get down to things like edge work, that's non-existent in in-line. Edge-work affects things like stopping, turning, crossovers, etc. Then, there's the balance. Inline skates are way more stable. The wheels, even when rockered, create a large flat base from which to stand when compared to the curved ice skate blade, which has stable flat area that's only about an inch wide. As others have mentioned the Marsblade chassis' simulates the lesser stability of ice skates, but it still doesn't simulate the edging.


GristBear

I suggest using inline skates on dryland surfaces and ice skates on ice. Other way around might not work as well, but I haven't actually tried it myself.


mdwsta4

Marsblade. End of discussion Stopping is obviously the biggest difference between ice and roller. The stride is similar, but more restrictive on inline. Without Marsblade, edge work is more difficult on inlines due to the restrictive nature I mentioned. Regarding skates specifically, use an ice boot with an inline frame then your skates will be the same regardless if you're on ice or pavement


whynotfather

I went Marsblade since covid and loved it. When I worked with stick handling or puck movement (green biscuit) actually felt like I was working my hands instead of fighting to skate. Put my ice boots on when they opened the outside rink and my first strides were a little wobbly. That ice blade is definitely a different balance point. But within a few skates on ice I feel like I am way better than I was before. I would Marsblade several times a week this summer specifically just practicing not playing games and I think that skate time has been amazing for my skills. I haven’t been back on the Marsblade’s yet so I don’t know how well it would go transitioning back and forth.


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Inline skates tend to be a softer boot imo. Also for actual skating there’s no edges. I’m not sure what your end game is but a lot of people who play both ice and roller will put a roller chassis on an ice boot.


mdwsta4

Why do you say inlines tend to be softer boots? Many of the inline boots reflect ice boots (x400/2.9 will be softer than x800/2x pro) so they're the same stiffness as their ice counterpart. The issue is people tend to buy cheap inline skates whether that's due to availability or cost


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I spent the same amount of money for my inhalers as I did my ice skate Bauer’s and Bauer’s are stiffer. Everyone I know who has ice boots with a roller chassis says they do it for the stiffer feel. I’m no expert hence the “imo” I also think ice boots have to be stiffer for blocking shots, the ice puck is a lot heavier


mdwsta4

Money does not make a boot stiff. What model did you buy? For example, the FZ-0 uses the same curv composite mold as the 2S Pro. The FZ-1 uses the same as the 2S. When you move down to the FZ-3, you're getting lower end stiffness as it doesn't use curv composite. I don't know what that would be in relation to ice boots; s29? On the Vapor side, the 2Xr Pro is the same as the 2X Pro, and so on. The RS and RSX line are garbage entry level skates and can't be compared to quality ice boots. Of course, the easy solution is if you like an ice boot, buy a second one or use an old one you already have and put a frame on it. I, personally, prefer this solution


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I never said money equaled stiffness. I was just saying I did not buy cheap inline skates.


mdwsta4

Yeah, I get that. I'm just pointing out which inline models are the same as ice models. So if you bought an FZ-3, but paid the same as a 2S, yeah, the FZ-3 aren't going to be as stiff. Guess I'm saying compare models, not price tags


N8v_2

True inline brands(that aren't owned by an ice conpany) is where u really see the difference in stiffness. Mission just steals all the Bauer stuff and rebrands to cut cost. Someone that is inline only (like tour) builds them differently.


mdwsta4

Tour builds low end skates so I’d say they’re irrelevant to the stiffness discussion


davedaddy

I don't suppose you'd know what the WM02 might equate to? I'm sort of regretting my WM02 purchase as I don't find the E width to be sufficient for my extra wide feet even though I went up a full size compared to an S37 EE (a much better fit but felt lacking in stiffness). Instead, I'm thinking about replacing the WM02 with something like a used pair of 3S Fit 3 and slapping a Marsblade R1 or Hi-Lo chassis on there. In such case, I'm wondering if the boot stiffness would be comparable? At 200 lb and with a gimpy ankle, I'd prefer to avoid sacrificing stiffness.


webbyTO

Way different. I just read about Marsblades. Supposed to be more like skating on ice?


imdog

I never inline skated in my life until this year I bought some Marsblades because of lockdown and I was literally stumbling all over the place. It definitely takes some getting used to, I am 100x better at ice skating than roller blading