*NEW* Faction Tactical V1 -- FIRST SESSION (This Can't Be Right) 

Real men don’t ride wood

Grow up...... Stop starting fights on the internet

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Since when is skating for adults 💀

Lmfao if you a real skater you wouldn’t give a shit. If you a real skater should know it’s all about fun, now gtf outta here

I personally like a mix of skating alone and with friends. Thanks for the support!

@@iRollerboot always my dude

If you were a real (skateboard) skater, you'd always have someone to skate with

Great skates 🔥🔥

😆😆 enjoy!! Thanks again for making this possible!

The real mvp! Great video, great community!

Yo I think this guy Anthony has your size

It was pretty brutal lol

@@iRollerboot but was it Brutale? No, it twas not. 😂

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That video would be epic … 🤔

I tried on all of the following (not skated) within a day basically. Simply the fact that they are carbon I would say does not make them necessarily more similar to each other than they might be to certain non-carbon skates. I just got my Factions today and would say they remind of Fattys in some ways (but much more snug/secure feeling),l. The fit is like a glove for me (size 10 and they’re tight but I think once the liners break in and/or with heatmold they’ll be about right), but there is great forward/backward flex. Like they feel robust enough to be stable and durable but they let you bend like your body bends (unlike say adapts that force your ankle to stay in one position unless you lace/buckle very very loose... USD carbons are also way more rigid (not forward, but side to side). USD’s feel very small on your leg, like quads almost, but very stiff side to side. Sebas are taller and stiff. For me Factions is what I wanted. Plenty of support, locked onto my foot well but really moves with me. For reference, I typically buckle about medium and never mess with laces much (whereas some guys like to be tightly laced in. Maybe my feet are just wide enough I’ve never felt the need for tight lacing).... anyway, initial impressions 🤷🏻‍♂️ ... I would liken then to Solomons sorta in terms of “bulk”, it’s a plenty beefy skate but it’s actually more low profile than I was expecting.

@@busyboxst7 Great informative replay, thanks!

Thank you BID. The skates are sick 🔥

Thanks Matt :) hope you’re well.

Glad you’re liking the Iqons! I would love to try out the adapts for sure

I’m just glad I found what seems to be a more affordable alternative to the ag10. I just can’t swing $650 boot only lol

@@iRollerboot I think that soul plates is probably a lot better than the usd7/gawds/iqon anyway

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I had the same thoughts. Who lets you do that?

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Hahaha wait for Ben's new video I'll send my new gf over to test.

Girlfriends are for the streets.

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You’re definitely not the only one. The unboxing video is full of comments about that. Very distinctive look, can’t deny that 😆

Soul plate lol. Original inline terms are the worst

@@StanleyKubick1 bad trolling is bad... try again.

@@StanleyKubick1 is that not what it's called?? 🤔

@@Ginganinja3181 The kids call them slippity slidey bois now

They look sharp!

Thanks Jeff 👍👍

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I used to premier videos but seemed to have trouble the last few where the timing was thrown off and people were left waiting :/

@@iRollerboot I hear that

Yo, I just got mine in literally hours ago, size 10 (I’m size 9.5 in K2 and 10-10.5 in Salomon). I was immediately surprised pulling them out of the box, they aren’t as chunky as I was expecting. I’d previously tried on an 11.5 and it fit like a glove except loose at the toes. The 10s are quite snug. Anyway, they’re NOTHING like the boats that ~2011 or so Remz were. They fit super snug, dont feel loose/delayed at all. So if you get the right side (check the sizing /shell break chart too), I doubt you’ll have an issue (unless you have rather narrow feet. Perhaps heat moulding could help with that or an even thicker liner).

PS. There’s almost no rise in the heel (like old K2) which is one reason they’re intuitive - your motor skills don’t have to compensate for a riser under your heel - topsides for example your foot is actually parallel to the ledge instead of at an angle.

@@busyboxst7 Good day my friend! Thank you sooooo much for this added info! Really informative! Seems like this is one of those skates that are almost perfect out of the box! 🔥🔥🔥 I dig that the skates are not that fat/not slim. Just playin at the sweet spot! I also love the fact that the boot can be mounted with different soulplate options unlike the skates that has special plate design that you need to dremel or grind off something to fit a plate of your choice. Thanks again! 🙏🙏🙏

@@AtongAndal for sure. I haven't skated mine yet (gotta get some better frames), but they feel just great. Fat enough and if you want em any thinner, just heat mold the shell (with or without heat molding the liner, I think, don't see why not).

Thank you Nathan 👍👍

I never owned AG10s, a gracious supporter of the channel let me unbox and skate theirs. I do miss them 😭

@@iRollerboot oooo, I thought it was yours... remember something about you sending them to a ski shop or something to see if they could stretch them somehow?

@@Matias-rn9ff the ski shops were too spooked to try :(

Thank you ^__^

If they send me a pair! I’d love to!

Also I think a little heat molding and pressing the toes out will help. And I've been told intuition liners work well and free up more space.

Thank Eric! I’ll have to see if I can pop some intuitions in there to find out!

They’re 🔥🔥

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Same ^__^

All good choices, just depends on you ^__^

Tbh never skated wizard style frames, not sure :/

@@iRollerboot Did you take the soulplates off to see whats underneath? I'd be interested to see the boots construction under there.

People have big wheeled these for sure. They do not need the soul for stability at all... and yeah, he showed the bottom in the first video. Sorry I’m way over commenting on this video 🤣

@@busyboxst7 no man I love it, you’re spreading amazing info please keep going 💛💛💛

Here here!

I’m much more interested in performance than appearance, and they perform exceptionally well.

@@iRollerboot 100%. I need to get my hands on a pair sooner than later for sure.

​@@iRollerbootyep I'll take function... and comfort over looks any day. These look amazing but I just got the FR AP for the size 13/14 available and wide toebox reviews plus their noted lightness and performance fit AND great Intuition liners included. Reminded me of everything I've gotten out of my Dalbello Pantera ski boots for shredding the slopes on RVL8 and Spruce skiboards.

I did slide it once, I personally didn’t find it to be an issue that would effect my opinion on the skate.

@@iRollerboot thanks for your Work Ben. Sadly it seems that they are allready sold out in my size. Got that 275mm too... 🙈

Just FYI, on a size 10, which granted is the top size for the medium soul plate, there’s barely any soul plate hanging out to the side of the actual boot (except in the back). I was actually thinking about making them narrower souls (because I like to be close to the ledge) but they don’t stick out as much as I thought they would. That’s for the size 10, “his” are 9 in this video.

@@busyboxst7 OK thank you for the info. The soulplate maybe just looks so brutal.

@@pogoSK8 On size 10 (granted top of the medium soul plate boot sizes) it's not that big. I think black ones might be coming out. Part of what makes it look huge is that the boot is low profile at the heel (it's not a narrow boot in general, fit is good, a little thinner than salmons, definitely thinner than superwide remz, definitely wider in the front half than USD carbons), so you notice it sticking out in the back. One easy way to "fix" this visually might be to get a black paint marker and black out the top of it? Just a thought (or dye the whole thing a darker color, lighter colors always appear larger than darker ones - why black pants are so popular, make people look skinny).

Ah true, that’s a tough one

Thank you!!!

I feel you. Good for rough grind though!

Thank you!! Hit me up on ig - @irollerboot

@@okthisisthelasttimeipromise I'm So sorry but I don't have insta gram or Facebook profile.

@@okthisisthelasttimeipromise I'm stupid! Watch my channel. I have only one skating video And this is it what i want to show you.

Nice dude!! Never have done a frontflip before! You’ve inspired me!

@@iRollerboot really Thanks. I land it after maybe 20 tries. The first one was the scariest. I need a lot of Hard work on this trick but from 20 tries I land it two times.

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Ive given this very question some thought. It would be the ag10 if I had the money. I like the black/gold/carbon vibes.

@@iRollerboot I LOVE my aeons + sliqx combo, no complaints, but ag10 or sways + ente frames look fresh AF, Chris rides a size 9, I wonder if his farmers would fit you idk. As an aeons rider also I’d love to hear your thoughts on the forward flex of sways + riding flat on that ente frame! 💜

Oak city skate shop and carriers skate shop are great options.

There website to order?

I believe it is real. I understand your concern, not sure how they hold up over long term abuse.

Hmmmm. How is your core strength?

@@iRollerboot not good 🤣

🙏🙏🙏 thanks for stopping by my man

?? My toes def hurt lol

I’ve been wanting to do a switch only video. I appreciate the reminder 🤝

I think it really boils down to your budget and aesthetic preference. I personally believe I would be equally happy on either. Best of luck.

Also, they’re both *sorta* semi-soft on top but I think over time the Faction is probably a bit more toward the “softboot” end of the spectrum than IQon. Keep in mind I just mean on top of the foot (around the base is carbon of course)...

@@iRollerboot yo, are the Iqons a little stiffer in cuff area than your experience w Factions? I know the carbon doesn’t go up as high in Factions as USD for example.

@@busyboxst7 tbh if it was, I didn’t notice it. Which is extremely surprising. I found the nature of the flex to be highly similar

@@okthisisthelasttimeipromise nice!

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Believe it or not that was completely unintentional. I noticed that on the second pass of editing and left it in 👍 ^__^ thanks for noticing!

It is!

I'd love to do a session with you guys. I've got a pair of inline figure skates and Wizard PR80s that might make for good content.

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The soul plate is 🔥my man

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It was pretty brutal tbh :/

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Check Oak City and Thuro if they aren’t in stock on Faction. Those shops have some sizes that are sold out on Factions site I think.

I hear that 💯

Hey fair enough!

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Next time ^__^

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Hard for me to give an accurate opinion on the faction’s toe box since they were too small. As far as forward flex…trying to recall - but I don’t seem to remember there being noticeable difference between the 2. Admittedly, I don’t seem to notice differences in forward flex very often tbh. I seem to recall that the toe box of the ag10 seems similar to the aeon. I’ll do my best to answer any other questions.

@@iRollerboot I see! Thanks for the info

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