When I met Diederik (owner of Cádomotus) last summer, we were discussing the sport psychology behind the ice-skaters’ and inliners’ choice for material. Cádo Motus has a lot of color combinations of equipment available. It’s even possible to order a colored helmet shield or design your own helmet appearance, to complete your outfit. Are you aware of the colors you wear during your performances? Are you aware of the clothing choices of your opponent? If you want to know more you must read this article!

About the Author: Sjoerd de Vries is a Dutch speed skater and medallist on Worldcup, National- and World championships. Next to the occasional inline race he uses his inline skates mainly for training purposes. Throughout the summer season he skates with world-class inline skaters as well, honing his skills.

During my training stage in St. Malo France I had the opportunity to test out the high-end inline frames by Cádomotus The Adaption T-5 4x110 & DualBox®5 4x110. In the French sun I tested both frames on a road course and the inline piste of Rennes. I use Mariani Custom ID inline boots and MPC Red magic with a set of ceramic bearings.

Daniel Greig is an Australian inline and ice speed skater, currently living in The Netherlands to train for the coming Winter Olympics. He is one of few skaters to have medals from both inline and ice skating World Championships, this proves that he understands the sport of skating in all it's forms. For this reason he is in a position to have relevant opinions on almost all matters skating related. We asked Daniel to be a guest reviewer of our products to both see ho w they stack up, and provide you will information that you can use. Please enjoy.

If you’re looking for a quality pair of starter skates, we got some suggestions that should help you find the right pair for yourself or that rookie you’re setting out on that path to the podium

Marchese and Cádomotus have changed the boot spacing of their Bianco (former Ikazuchi) and Nero (former (Shinobi) boots for winter season 2014/2015. Changes are made to be more accommodating to the bridge size of our clap systems.

In creating the Black Magic, MPC scientists have formulated a compound heralded as even better than their legendary BlackTrack wheels, and the BlackMagic’s testing report-card couldn’t have been better: world record times in both the 300 and 500 meter sprints at the 2013 World Championships, making it the fastest wheel on earth.  These results confirm what we’ve known for years, MPC is the leading edge in competition speed skating wheel innovation.

Ask any skater who's spent time competing in the Elite ranks of our sport and they'll tell you, they'd kill to shave even the smallest fraction of a kg off the weight of their set up. Less weight on your feet translates into that ever-elusive 5th gear you hear so many speak of, but see so few engage. You need every watt of power you can generate just to remain competitive, let alone be able to pass someone at high speed in that last corner. But you know this...

Spectators at this year's Roller Speed Skating World Championships in Oostende, Belgium were surprised to see the unveiling of a new inline speedskate setup, a 3x 125 millimeter wheel, frame, boot combination. Tests were done on and off the track, with results being something that not too many were open to discussing. What does this mean? It means we're on the verge of something new.

Typical mount spacing for inline boots is 195mm and does not match with the shorter mounting for clap ice blades. Inline boots have the front mounting point to much forward, right under the toes, whereas ice speedskating boots have their front mount about 35mm backward at the metatarsals (probably a more efficient position in terms of biomechanics)