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Friday, July 25, 2008

Mission Roller Hockey Equipment is Light and Skillfully Crafted

Mission roller hockey equipment manufactures all types of gear for the beginner to advanced player. If you are looking for inline hockey skates, you can’t do any better than their Wicked line.

The Wicked skates are high-end skates for advanced players so you will find all kinds of high-tech materials from frames to wheel bearings to make them lighter and speedier than other skates.

For instance, the Mission Wicked 1 Senior Inline Hockey Skate came out in 2007 and is a full composite skate. It has carbon fiber uppers and a carbon fiber outer sole. That makes it an incredibly stiff skate which is lightweight and quick in turning and stopping. If you like indoor play to be fast you’ll like the responsiveness. The stiffness is rated at a 10.9 for advanced/pro and you’ll want to bake them to mold to an exact fit and make them easier to break in.

Mission offered its first full-composite skate almost twenty years ago so they’re not new in composite skate design. Mission roller hockey equipment is always durable and a quality product. They’ve had plenty of time to experiment with what works and what doesn’t so their patented HiLo Vanguard magnesium frame is the lightest you will find anywhere. They also tried out different approaches to wheel design and came up with their special set-up that puts two 76mm wheels on the front and two 80mm wheels on the back.

This wheel design is set up for top speed at the same time allowing the skater a low center of gravity for balance. Nothing is lighter than the magnesium frame. It all works together to give you a light, responsive and quick skate ideal for hard indoor surfaces. The Rink Rat MB 816 wheels and titanium 688 bearings round out the Wicked 1.

Mission’s Wicked 3 senior inline hickey skate has much of the same design so you can increase your performance without having to pay out as much as you would for the Wicked 1. The difference in cost means you get uppers and outer soles that are a mix of carbon fiber and fiberglass.

You also get anatomical footbeds, a foam and felt tongue along with that same patented Vanguard frame with 76mm wheels in front and 80mm wheels in back for perfect balance. The Wicked 3 also has the same wheels and titanium bearings as the more expensive model. The boot is still really stiff with a rating of 9.7, which means you can generate optimum power and speed yet turn on a dime. Still, this is an ideal skate for those at the advance level.

The lowest priced skate in this Mission roller hockey equipment grouping is the Mission Wicked 7 senior inline hockey skate. It has PVC uppers and a composite mesh outer sole which can give you a responsive performance at a great price. There’s a lot of padding inside the boot and it’s not as stiff as the other two Wicked boots. It has a stiffness rating of 7.5. It has the same Vanguard Hi Low frame as the other two boots with 76mm wheels on front and 80mm wheels on back but this time you will find aluminum construction. The Wicked 7 also has a different set of wheels and bearings--Rink Rat Hot Shot Wheels and ABEC 9 608 bearings. You won’t find better performance anywhere for the price of the Wicked 7.

All of the Mission roller hockey equipment is skillfully crafted, high quality, and durable. If you are looking for increased performance in an inline hockey skate you can’t do any better than choosing the Mission Wicked 1, 3, or 7.

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