Nordic Blading

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Discover the emerging culture of Nordic Blading. Add Nordic poles to inline skates for a fun and effective total-body workout, and you're equipped to skate up, over and down anything the trail puts in front of you. You won't ever want to stop.

Nordic Blading: bringing together inline skates and ski poles or "stocks" is about a natural, whole-body movement for propelling yourself along or up-and-over any paved terrain. Climbing is a key component of Nordic Blading, and the employment of upper-body power transferred through the ski poles makes it an impressively fast means of going uphill.

Research & Development

Clap frames represent the next logical, and biomechanically efficient step. Testing has shown that as the clap action allows for plantar flexion (movement of the foot that flexes the foot or toes downward), muscle groups and joint articulations are employed in a more natural and efficient manner - similar to the benefits realised by ice Speedskaters. The most significant benefit of the clap action however was in uphill skating, where plantar flexion allowed for an increased range of movement and employed more muscle groups for forward propulsion.

The names behind CadoMotus have four years of experience in Nordic Blading product development, running a Nordic project for a leading brand in the Cross-Country and Nordic industries. The same names that were involved in the defining stages of klapskate development for longtrack ice Speedskating, brought the knowledge of clap-blades and clap-frames to Nordic Blading, developing a true Nordic skate that was unique to an activity that had been founded on "borrowed" inline skates.

The Nordic HiLo Frame

The product of extensive development and testing, CadoMotus presents the NORDIC HILO 100.

A frame specifically designed for Nordic Blading and featuring a front-end clap mechanism operating two 90mm wheels, with two 100mm wheels on the fixed rear of the frame for optimum roll. The 12.8inch NORDIC HILO 100 brings the best of clap and HiLo configurations together in one skate - optimized for Nordic Blading. The NORDIC HILO begins with CadoMotus SemiSolid extrusion (as used in our COMP frames), and a front-end clap mechanism to allow a more free-flowing skating movement and enhanced climbing performance. The HILO design keeps the clap action light and fast, and maintains the foot in a position low over the wheels for control and stability - with the added roll of 100mm wheels under the rearfoot.

We made the NORDIC HILO 100 to give you the best Nordic Blading experience. A skate that works as one with your body.

Now CadoMotus adds the NORDIC HILO 110. The 13.2inch HILO 110 adds the unrivalled speed of 100/110mm wheels to the freedom and climbing performance of the NORDIC HILO. For larger teens, adults, and Nordic Bladers who prefer the edge in speed, the HILO 110 runs on 100mm wheels at the forefoot and 110mm wheels under the rear. Read a road-test review of the Nordic 110.

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