Hi everyone! I'm Elizabeth and I love to roller skate. I learned to skate on quads, inlines and ice skates when I was a kid, but I started to play roller derby 7 years ago and now learning to ramp skate. I want to share my passion and empower everyone to get on some wheels and go for a roll.
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Ty ty Ty for showing me some tips I went today and was unsure what to do lol but your video helped me so I’m going to try them out when I go back. I’m scared of the box still but hopefully have the courage to tackle it next time.
Ngl your video got me hyped. My bf rides bmx and I just skate around in circles feeling boring but your video breaks down things well enough to where I might start having fun now, thank you!
ive had mine for about a month now. I started with Impala (the same skate) for 5 entier years untill it literally fell apart. My bont Prostar has become my literal baby, im in love with everything about them
great explanations! thank you for talking about weight transfer because it is not visible, and yet is essential. I love your videos and I can't wait to learn how to do that too. I think I'm lacking speed at the moment.
I can't believe how many brands sell skates as Park Ready, with no grind block. Obviously grind block costs extra 100$ so yea you might not want that... Surly you would prefer to buy a pair of skates then buy some random Block and hope it fits.
Hi! Thank you for the in depth review. I’m a baby skater and I’ve signed up for a roller derby 8 week course. I’m looking at getting a pair of skates that could be pretty universal as I don’t know if I just want to stick to roller derby but I don’t have the budget for multiple skates. Would the Bont ParkStars be good for an initial skate that I could use in Roller Derby and park skating?
Sad to hear this since I just bought a pair of Karma Pros (luckily at half price €250 unused and second hand). As a guy there isn't much to choose from at this price point. I did already order a long stem toe-stop (Chaya Cherry Bomb) since I'm going to install 65mm 78A street wheels to re-learn skating. I got mine in Red which I like but I get what you mean with the non-neutral colours. The Karma Pro also comes with ABEC 9 bearings which I'm happy about. Oh the Karma also has a wider axel (67mm). Will share some experience once my skates arrive (in 4 days). I had buyers regret 20 years ago when I bought a pair of Roces 5th Element aggressive inline skates which were completely wasted on me. They were SUPER heavy, had hard small wheels which were not suitable for street skating (we had no skate park). Riding around on big pebbled tar roads my feet would go numb. If you don't mind buying skates with heels carefully consider what you will be doing with any skate you buy. Thanks for the review
Would these be wasted on me if I don't intend to do any aggressive skating? I'm having a hard time finding a high quality (with at least an adjustable toe stop) flat boot. Maybe I should try the Prostar instead of the Parkstar.
Not sure what you mean. "ABEC" is a standard of quality, not a brand. All bearings have an ABEC rating, including Reds. For example, Bones Precision Reds bearings are ABEC 7
@@teddy8459 oh idk then, just all the skates come with these bearings listed as abec 7 and I’ve had them jamming up like first day so I always pop them out and put in reds when they come stock lol. I’m just ignorant of bearings. On my outdoor skates I popped the caps off and ride them dry. 😬
Great review, Bont has the skate straps in the accessories area and you could get your color it looks like. Also where did you get you disco trux I can’t find them anywhere.
I like so much that you show how to fall as part of learning! Most skate tutorials just ignore the fact that "the skills of falling" is as important as the skills of skating! For skating (skateboarding, roller-skate), I actually practice falling as part of my warm-up including rolling by side or tumbling like a barrel (sometimes the forward force is too much, and rolling is one of the effective ways to gently absorb the impact energy).
Just curious how these are as far as comfort around the ankle. Is there any padding, Achilles padding or anything. Its hard to tell from any pics I've seen. I want a supportive boot but also not one that feels like a leg prison if you know what I mean 😂
Thank you, this was a great review! I would love to see the review of the wifas! And especially how they compare to the bonts for park skating! I am debating between the two, so I am curious what you think!
Hey, I appreciate your feedback about mentioning protection but as you can see I’m very safety conscious! Im also not interested in comments about what I wear in the videos I make unless of course there’s a reason (e.g., my pasty white legs blend into the concrete and you can’t see what I’m doing 😂).
I think it’s awful that a pair of skates that is soooooo expensive have such poor quality and get damaged like that after just a year and a half. I’ve got skates that cost 1/10 of the price of the bonts, have had them for over a year, and are still in perfect shape minus a few scratches from falling. I was thinking of buying a pair of these, but now I won’t, wont waste my money on them
Overall I don’t think the quality of the Bont Parkstar is bad at all, especially considering how much I was skating in them for the first year and a half. I was really rough on them and fall regularly when learning new tricks. And falling on concrete is going to tear them up faster than than falling on wood or metal ramps, so I feel they’ve held up really well considering!
I like this video because of the detailed maintenance tips, and you also gave me ideas for my dark teal Sure-Grips. They’re similar in color to the Pool Blue Lollys. I agree, the Sonar wheels are a happy medium for outdoor skating, and also for a more controlled roll in the rink. Thank you!
What the hell crusty old wheels not on a plate have ypu got in your hands?? Really , come on... You will see my commet on your disappoint about bont and moxi content you put up last week and my commet got blocked as unrealated argument but i can see why it is now as your another gate keeper selling 30 juice bottles as must needed kit and i corrected you on your bearing choice and bagging out sealed abce5 bont bearing, as ypu flapped on about abce 7s, like there is really any diffences other than selling elitist ideals to sheepeple Have you got a quiet little contract wuth weifa or a pro shop because sticking ricta clouds bushing and bones bushings on a set of skates acting a bit dumb by not mentioning the deromiter of the bushing and saying the ricta's and bonts just blow out because you trigten the king pin up to stuip came off abit red flag to me but i spotted the gray weifas befor you even metiond them well trying to miss pronounce the name of your new European skate thats a bit late to crack in to the market by ragging moxies was a smooth move... lol And your oh so " im not going to mention the bearining i have now..... let me guess, bones bearing, please bones bearing press that looks spotless, bones bearing bin that looks spot less bones bushing in to skates that apparently fit better that bonts own bushising.. nah hun. Covid is over, no one is sitting their locked diwn with a credit card in their hands. This kind of " im not selling anything" modality has had its day. Oh the reason you trashed bearings is you shoukd be 7sing nones big balls if your going to land hard on your wheel regularly... lol Spend some cash girl. Bones reds are not even abce rated.. and you where flapping on about abec7s .. lol Yeah , i think all the idiots are over the fad and have their impalars and moxi beach bunny veagan skates ( more like nasty cheep vinyl skates) are gathering dust in the back of the wardrobes. This has got stale. Your just as fake as Indy Jamma Jones and queer girl straight skates. With the same regurgitated how to look after your gear, get lots of un needed expensive gear to clean cheap bearings, i toss reds as there cheap enough to thrash them and bin them and id rather soend my money on some sealed ICD 9s that i have not had to clean in 8 years and they roll better than the redz i picked up with my new 101s spitfire a month ago. Yep , it was not lost on me the inner soles over sorting sorting how to instal bushing , let me guess yoyr using shoe goo to fix the bonts bumpers and run over all the threads with the new hollow F1 thunders blue and red hex nut tool to sell sell sell. Go over and sus out the brile team, their shameless promotions/ reviews are at least entertaining.
I jave been looking forward to buying these skates but they seem to be out of stock everywhere (at least for my size 10). Anyone has a tip on where to get these in the EU? PS: Thanks for the update on your thoughts, I think it's great to do this since since prolonged use is what is going to bring up all the issues that are not aparent initially
Yes! Thank you! It’s one thing to review them fresh out of the box, but completely different once they’ve really worn in and you’ve had a chance to see how they hold up. Only thing I could suggest about out of stock skates is to either get in touch with your local skate shop or enter your email for updates from the EU distributor.
A great review, thanks for sharing! I’d love your opinion. I’m returning to skating after 20 years and do mainly street skating, cruising, tail skating with a little rink time. I’ve only ever skated in a boot with a heal. I know the Bont Parkstar has a 23mm heal. Would you recommend it for my situation?
Thank you! ☺️ personally I would prefer a leather boot for trail skating as it will hold up better, however I’ll be honest that I don’t due a huge amount of any of the types skating activities you’ve mentioned. There’s no reason why the Bont Parkstar wouldn’t work for any of these situations, so I think it’s just down to what you want to wear and what you find comfortable ☺️
