Powerslide Next Core Black 100mm Inline Skates First Impressions

I started Inline skating around the age of 14 years old... which is now 30 years ago, I am now 44 years of age. I have always enjoyed the feeling of rolling or sliding, whether it be skateboarding, Inline skating, Mountainboarding, Mountain Biking, Snowboarding and a little surfing, I have enjoyed them all at different times in my life. I am master of none but ok at them all I guess lol ;)

The last inline skates I purchased was 20 years ago when I purchased the amazing (aggressive/street skate) Roces Graal skates from Cheapskates in Manukau City back in 2000.
Since then I have only skated on these skates and they have been the best skates I have ever owned. I still enjoy using them today. But after 20 years of use, they are starting to get worn down in places.. e.g. I am using duck tape to hold the front together. So it's time for an upgrade. I have moved from Auckland to Napier and the skating conditions here are better suited for long-distance skates. There are long concrete paths along the coastline here providing 20+km of non-stop flat smooth concrete spanning from Bay View to Awatoto (which reminds me of skating from Key street to St Helliers along the coast in Auckland).

Most of my vids over the past few years have been focused on my mountain biking experiences.
In this video, I am instead providing a quick overview of my first impressions skating on my new Powerslide Next Core Black 100mm tri-skates. I heat mould the "My-Fit" inner boots too.
I hope this vid is informative and helpful to you.
These are great skates and I look forward to doing lots more inline skating in the future.
It's important for me to do all sorts of sports and activities, from playing music to skating, hiking or mountain biking. No matter what it is, it's all good!

Foot sizing:
My foot size is 27.5cm in length and I normally wear 43UK shoes
but I have quite wide feet, 11cm at the widest part, so I ordered the size up 44-45
I might have been able to squeeze into 42-43 but didn't want to risk it as the last pair I purchased in 42-43 were too small.. 44-45 fits good, I have a little bit of movement within my boot, so on really long trips I usually tape around my ankle or wear two thinner pairs of socks to reduce skin wear and blisters

Cheers