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New rollerskates or new wheels?

You have a pair of rollerskates, and the wheels are worn out or got apart. And you need some new wheels. The question is what is best value:
Buy new rollerskates or new wheels?

In order to answer that question, you need to consider different factors. Below is an overview of the most important arguments, you can use in your considerations:



  New rollerskates

  New wheels

A pair of cheap rollerblades are less expensive that a set of expensive wheels. A new model of rollerblades looks better and maybe even have some new features compared to your old rollerskates

Are the boots and bearings so worn, that they could need an replacement, then it can be a better deal to buy new rollerskates

You have improved your skating skills, and therefor you want some better rollerskates

A shop have rollerblades on sale so cheap, that you can buy the rollerblades and take the new wheels and replace your old wheels in your existing rollerskates

A pair of new rollerskates needs some skating time before they fit your feet perfectly. Using your existing rollerblades you don't have to go through that phase

How fast you can go on your rollerskates depends very much on the size and quality of the wheels. If you buy new wheels, you usually get the feeling of riding on new rollerskates with the ability to go with higher speed

The wheels represent up to 80% of the value of new rollerskates. For that reason many manufacturer of rollerskates decide to put on wheels of poor quality, in order to sell the rollerskates at a low price. If you buy wheels of good quality, your rollerblades will usually go faster, feels more comfortable and the wheels will last longer, compared to a pair of new rollerblades at the same pricelevel as your existing skates

 

Conclusion

If you have a pair of poor quality rollerskates, or the rollerskates are worn out, then it probably is a better choice to buy a new pair of rollerskates. In other cases a better deal would be to buy a new set of wheels.

Also see Buying wheels guide and Buying rollerskates guide.
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by Tina Fribert Lauridsen06/19/2008
Jeg er en af dem der gerne ville blive i mine gamle rulle skøjter da jeg synes det er en god støvle. Så jeg købte nye kuglelejer og hjul, men helt uheldigt så er hullet i kuglelejerne mindre end bolden der holder hjulet. Jeg har endnu ikke givet det en chance, men det føles som om at hjulet sidder løst, det kan rokkes op og ned. Uheldigt, jeg havde ikke overvejet at de to ting ikke ville passe sammen. Jeg er nok bare en af dem der bliver tvunget til at købe nogle nye skøjter(in liners), de har også mange år på bagen, men jeg er så glad for dem.
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