OUR EQUIPMENT PROFILES
People always ask what stuff we like the best.
We get to try a lot of stuff out so we switch up a lot.
Here's what Sin City Skates employees have in their gear bag... UPDATED 11/16/07. |
Alma Bichess
Blocker
Skating since Nov.'05
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- Helmet: Triple 8 "Sweat Saver" helmet, M
- Elbows: Ivanna's broke-out old Pro Tec elbows, L
- Wrists: Triple 8 "Anti-glove" wrist guards, M
- Knees: TSG "Force II" knee pads, M
- SKATES: XL55 skates
- Sure Grip Probe nylon plates
- SG white super soft bushings
- SG black carerra mini-stops
- toe guards & duct tape
- Wheels:
- Sure Grip blue Fugitive wheels / SG ABEC 9s for bouts
- Radar orange Tuner wheels / KWIK 5s for practice
- Sure Grip Aerobic wheels / SG ABEC 1s outside
- Bag: "kisses" print wheeler bag from Vegas' World's Largest Gift Shop
- Favorite SCS item: mismatched tube socks, turned inside out to annoy Ivanna
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Ivanna S. Pankin
Jammer / Blocker / Pivot
Skating since July '03
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- Helmet: Sure Grip helmet, M
- Elbows: 187 elbows, M
- Wrists: Triple 8 "Anti-glove" wrist guards, M
- Knees: 187 knees, M (I wore XL in Fat Boys!)
- SKATES:
- Custom orange / black Riedell 265 boots, no rolled collar
- Snyder Advantage plates, speed mounted and forward of foot ball
- Snyder stiff bushings
- SG black carerra mini-stops
- toe guards & duct tape
- 2 oz miracle insoles
- Wheels:
- Sure Grip blue Fugitive wheels w/ Pushers / 7mm Bones Ceramics for bouts
- Radar pink Tuner wheels / KWIK 5s for practice
- Radar Pure wheels / Bones reds outside
- Other SKATES:
Riedell 195 boots (mostly wear at the skate park)
- Dynapro Aluminum plates
- Medium cushions
- SG black carerra mini-stops
- 2oz miracle insoles
- Vapor Lites pink hard-wheels (great in the bowl!)
- KWIK 9 bearings
Riedell 695 boots (wear on and off the track)
- custom (super high) arches
- dynapro aluminum plates (love them!)
- KWIK 9 bearings
- black tuners
Sure Grip Rebel skates (for outdoors but I train in them on the track when I need to work on endurance)
- Probe plates
- Krypto Route 65 outdoor wheels
- ABEC 1 bearings
- Also testing out prototype single-action Sure Grip "Rebels" (very similar to Targas!) and Sure Grip XL75s
- Bag: Orange & black enormous wheeled travel duffelbag purchased in Atlanta, GA at Ross
- Favorite SCS item: Derby Discount "My pivot can beat up your pivot" shirt
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Skid
Blocker
Skating since Sept. '06
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- Helmet: Triple 8 helmet, M
- Elbows: Pro-Tec elbows, L
- Wrists: Pro Designed wrists, M
- Knees: 187 knees, L
- SKATES: "Vandals"
- Riedell 265 boots, no rolled collar
- Dynapro nylon plates
- Med cushions (stock)
- Riedell mini-gripper stops
- toe guards & duct tape
- Wheels:
- Sure Grip blue Fugitive wheels w/ Pushers / KWIK ABEC 9 for bouts
- Sure Grip blue Fugitives / KWIK 5s for practice
- Sure Grip Hot Trax wheels / SG ABEC 3 outside
- Bag: Some random wheeled duffel bag.
- Favorite SCS item: Bearing belt (stay tuned for them to go on sale soon)
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Trish the Dish
Pivot / Jammer
Skating since July '04
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- Helmet: Pro-Tec helmet, S
- Elbows: 187 vert elbows, S
- Wrists: Triple 8 "Hired Hands," M
- Knees: 187 small
- Other Protective:
- TSG Knee Gaskets, L/XL
- Sweeno lace up/velcro ankle braces w/removable plastic lateral-motion inserts taken out on inside of each ankle
- SKATES:
Riedell 265 Wicked, no collar (2 pairs, one custom colors)
- Powerdyne aluminum plates
- Med cushions (stock)
- Carerra speed stops
- toe guards & lots of duct tape
- 2 oz miracle insoles
OTHER SKATES:
Sure Grip Rebel skates (for outdoors)
- Probe plates
- Pure outdoor wheels, but getting ready to switch to Krypto 70s
- ABEC 9 bearings
- Wheels:
- Sure Grip blue Fugitive wheels w/ Pushers / Bones ceramics for bouts
- Radar Orange Tuner wheels / KWIK 9s for practice
- Radar Pure wheels / SG ABEC 7 outside
- Bag: Riedell Pullman and usually at least 3 backbacks and boxes full of shit that she hauls back and forth for
all of us to every practice.
- Favorite SCS item: Rasta tube socks
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Thank you to Frank Mullen / Matteblack, Robert Folliard, and Mr. Vee for the photos!
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