Testing CadoMotus Nordic110 HiLo Clap skate

Testing the new CadoMotus Nordic110 HiLo Clap inline frame in Hoenderloo, Netherlands by inline speed skater Michael Byrne

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• CadoMotus
• Nordic
• Nordic110
• 110mm
• Clapskate
• Frame
• Inline
• Skate

[cadomotus]

It is a split-clap frame, where only the front 2 wheels are hinged - below the forefoot. It is engineered for Nordic Blading (skating with the aid of ski poles), and is suited to climbing - allowing the skater to use more lower-leg muscles in the push. They are also suited to skaters who use a long (full-extension), fluid push - much like that used on longtrack ice with clap skates.

[esharocks1997]

2 much loud noise

[Mr1FineDay]

Nice idea.

[manjuandmisty]

full skin tight yellow lycra and skating around like you have a fist in your ass whilst listing to that song. God have mercy , queer.

[charlieandchocolat]

hes all over the fucking place, this shit looks dangerous, how the fuck do you steer over 50mph? il stick to longboarding

[andrgin]

Ice and Inline are different. If you have a little toe push on inline, which ist OK especially when sprinting, then you can still push, even if you have your weight not in the middle, but more in front. On ice you would lift up you blade on one side and have only one contact point. Then you will not be able to push any more.

[Scalibq]

This is exactly like the ice skating world. People would try clapskates for a few days, and it wouldn't work for them.

It's not that simple. Look at Chad Hedrick... it took him YEARS to adapt his technique from inline skating to ice skating with the clapskate, and his technique is still not the greatest.

As I say, I think clapskates could work for inline skating aswell, but it probably takes a new generation of skaters, who start at a young age, not 'biased' by classic technique.

[CWSpeed09]

like i said and you just confirmed...THEY WORK FOR ICE AND ICE ONLY!! if you plan on skating LONG TRACK ICE then get them, dont get them for short track. and if your not doing ice and plan on doing inlines then get a frame that supports 110mm wheels. bigger wheels is what WORKS FOR INLINES. this is my last response.

[Scalibq]

That's no different from the ice-skating world 15-20 years ago.

Turns out that they were wrong.

They didn't laugh anymore when people started to break world records on clap skates.

[CWSpeed09]

just take a look at how many skaters are wearing the clap frame in the in-line world. ill let that speak for it self. if it worked everyone would have them on. if you show up to a meet wearing claps frames as your equipment listen for laughs behind your back.