Originally Posted by JoeyBike

I would love to use my skates but the wheels are so danged expensive and wear out fairly quickly, and need to be continually rotated for wear - a real hassle. Back when inlines were THE thing I had a nice pair of speed skates (5 wheels each skate) and could do 60 miles in one day without too much problem. For the past 20 years I have used inline skates with removable wheels (nobody makes them anymore to my knowledge) so I could just walk in the boots once I arrived to my destination.