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Skate Preview: the 2006 Rollerblade Collection Rollerblade's Pump Skate The 2006 Lightning TF Air By Robert "Just the Factoids" Burnson One of Rollerblade's new features for 2006 is the TF (Total Fit) Air System. The system is similar to the one found on Reebok pump sneakers. It has a built-in pump that allows skaters to give themselves a custom fit. All they have to do is push a button on the back of the cuff to inflate air bladders around the achilles tendon and ankle. The system sounds promising. But the company decided to try it on a limited basis only. In the United States, it will only be available on the new Lightning TF Air model. (In Europe, the system will also come on a men's fitness model: the Crossfire 4D-Air.) The Lightning TF Air is a five-wheel marathon skate with 84mm wheels. Its frame is another of the company's new lightweight, spider-web models: the Top Fuel 5x84. Unlike most frames for 84mm wheels, this one has a spacing of 190mm between the frame mounts. (Most use the old standard spacing: 165mm.) This makes it possible to convert the skates to a Big Wheel setup by installing Rollerblade or Mogema frames. The skates will come with Rollerblade Active HP 84mm/84A wheels and ABEC 7 bearings. Street price is expected to be $349. The skates should begin to appear online and in stores in mid-January 2006. (Photo: Rollerblade) (Talk about the new skates in the Forum) |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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