Originally Posted by
MulliganAl
That's actually what I'm moving from; I've been inline skating for over 15 years. But after a fall last year where I tore my MCL (also tore my meniscus during those earlier football days) I decided I'd better find a sport where you have breaks on your wheels. For those that didn't know, speed skates have no breaks…..Ouch
Well, maybe yes: maybe no...here are the skates I posted as a pair with a brake shown installed on the right skate. My current skates have the same setup, with brake, but smaller wheels. Some racing skates do not have the option of a brake pad and you must stop by dragging one of the skates perpendicular to the line of travel T-stop or forming a "V" similar to snow plowing in skiing a V-Stop. Real brakes are probably very Fred and considered unnecessary by the really good skaters. I can T stop but prefer the brake. If I raced, I would probably have to remove the brake.
