USD Shadow: Aggressive Inline Skate - FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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These are the USD Shadow, the first without the Xsjado branding. It's also the first with the new MyFit Eclipse Hightop liner, rather than the traditional low cut foot wraps. I never skated Xsjado, so this was my first time in anything like this.
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@247LilJoker 5 лет назад

Xsjados have been the skate I always goes back to since they first DL model arrived in the UK and easily owned over 80 pairs sinnce. The heel shock/wedge was an essential part of the skate. It doesn't just offer a shock and heel raise but it added shape and support around the arch of your foot. Because you got the Trimax version I have a feeling that would be a reason why it's not come pre fitted in the skate. Because you don't need the extra height while riding larger wheels on a Xsjado skate. If you do try with the heel shock in make sure that you get them in the correct feet. They are a left and right and will hurt soooooooo bad if you get them in the wrong feet as the arch support will be putting a lot of pressure on the outside of your foot instead of cupping your arches nicely. The only setups I will skate with out the shock are my wizard setup and my vert setup. If you liked M12S I'd try these with the heel shock in 😊 Also one of my favourite setups was the core 50/50 freestyle frame with Xsjado. Backsides for dayzzzzzzzzzzz There are also a few adjustments with how the straps are set up that can make some good feel changes so you play around.

@reed0 5 лет назад

You can tell straight away you are getting on better with those Shadows compared to most the other skates we have seen you rolling on! Improving all the time!

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Thank you! I’m going to ride them for at least a month and can only get more comfortable.

@timrichter5853 5 лет назад

i agree with alex @back to blading

@PillslliP 5 лет назад

👏👏👏👏👏👏 I used to skate back in high school. I'm now 37 years old and I've lost 120lbs. I'm looking into getting back into skating to help me get out of my weightloss plateau. I'm so glad I found your channel. I really want these skates. My go-to grind was the top-kind. I'm getting more and more excited to skate again the more Iwatch your videos. Thank you for your content.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Awesome! Get back out there. It’s so much fun!

@rollforever_85 5 лет назад

all this practice and stretching is adding up now, you are getting super consistent. glad you liked the shadows too. no matter what skates i try i always end up back on xsjados.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Thanks for noticing! Feeling so good and solid now.

@user-ve4ce1mt7t 7 месяцев назад

I find your skating ist realy great with the shadows i find its the best 🎉❤

@phantommaggotxxx 5 лет назад

OMFG I'm so excited for this skate... These will probably get me back into skating..

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

They’re a great update to the classics. I think you’ll like them

@markogrubor3531 5 лет назад

Looks DOPE!

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

They felt good too

@justrobin2903 5 лет назад

Nice video man!

@AndreJHoward 5 лет назад

Shane Coburn shout out. I miss that guy and the ideas he had behind Mindgame. :) Great video on the skate that refuses to die!

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Shane is and always will be the man. Thanks for watching.

@peterzammit3521 5 лет назад

Thanks dude!

@milosp.5120 4 года назад

I gott back to blading this year with very first xsjado bought in UK for 80 pounds back in 2008 hahah, now waiting for delivery of kaltik frame and kaltik 70mm and 60mm wheels to have flat and start jump around.. Cant wait!!! Funny thing the shoes are destroyed and wearing puma running shoes in it.. Amazing

@titzmageex 4 года назад

Just got my pair(in the correct size this time haha) love them for the most part, but its odd to me they chose not to include the "heel cup shock absorber" thing that sits inside the soul frame. I know the "xsjados" had them, and I belive mainly served the purpose keep heel movement to a minimum. Im having a little bit of movement in mine. It might not be anymore than what I got in my razors, maybe 1/4 in at most, but its tripping me out just cause I can visually see it. You wouldn't happen to know where I can get a set would you? Seems like they are gone everywhere.

@zzirjukez2899 4 года назад

hey man. love your vids so muuch. I really want to get my hands on a pair of 50/50 frames soon :) Crazy coincidence. I was riding at a local park In round lake beach Illinois and I met this guy. he told me about a skate shop called oak city skate shop and you shouted out the same guy he told me to contact. Shout out Long!

@BacktoBlading 4 года назад

That’s how news spreads. Oak city is my local shop

@atomusstar 5 лет назад

Good stuff! Just realized as I received a pair of shadow boots today, that this model is different then the version farmer is riding. There is no hinge bolt allowing for forward flex. The Kizer model has a separate cuff for forward flex. This Trimax version had a solid cuff? Sending mine back and waiting.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Oh interesting! I actually liked the flex in these for aggressive, but didn’t like the feeling with Big Wheels. Very curious.

@zzirjukez2899 4 года назад

ive been skating a pair of races tartarugas I got off facebook market place. just learn top souls and 50/50s today and ive gotten a few solid Gap grabs in. I'm looking to get a pair of shadows or nils Jansons new skate

@michaelboland4504 5 лет назад

Really good stuff law! How does the flex on the shadows compare to the them skates?

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

That’s a tough one. I think they’re more flexible but close. I only feel extremes I think, K2 being stiff. V13 being flexy.

@zerocool4life 5 лет назад

Don’t forget I’m first for the preorder for the bag!!!!!!!!!!!

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Lol, I’ll let you know.

@pm2007est 5 лет назад

I used to be addicted to rollerblading, used to skate almost everyday and night. Here in NC it is cooler at night. Started on Roces streets in 98, friend gave me his old skates. Then bought K2 backyards at Sports Authority, then bought a used pair of 5th Elements from a kid (really sick skate), then Salomon dropped the St8 and St9, everyone was buying them.Got The Salomon St8's for christmas with autofit liner, shock absorbers and energizer cuffs. And became addicted to skating on the Salomons. We used to skate with Dre Powell, he was always killing it. We used to skate my best friend driveway with Dre we were probably 16.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Sick! Where are you in NC? I’m in Durham. Let’s skate!

@pm2007est 5 лет назад

Charlotte, I dont own any skates anymore. I actually just have a cruiser skateboard that I skate on, dont really rollerblade much anymore, still like following the sport on youtube tho. Jump street podcast among others.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

That’s cool. Check out OSO skatepark and Montre Livingston. He’s from Charlotte.

@motomadness8670 5 лет назад

The first inline skate I remember that had a soft outside liner was the k2 fatty. Then after they came out or around the same time everyone seemed to release a full system if you will . Prior to skates like the k2 fatty I would get rollerblades take out the two middle wheels and replace them with mini ones. Best of all I would put a grind plate one top of the two middle wheels and it was made by scribe industries invented by Steve Thomas in Minnesota where I’m from. I did get to hang out with him after he sold the company.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Love Scribe! Harvesting the Crust was on repeat at our house growing up. That’s a great era

@jamseyy 5 лет назад

had you ever tried pre USD Xsjados? I'm wondering what the difference in feel is between the old low cut footwrap with the built in cuff padding, versus the new combat boot looking "liner". what I really liked about old xsjados was being able to wear regular old low cut vans sneakers and then being able to strap up the blades real quick. just seems like a huge feature missing from the USD Shadows.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

No, I haven’t. I think that’s the big change with these for sure. Less of an issue for me, but I’m curious who the market is for them.

@TheOhioSkate 5 лет назад

Nice info. Would love to see more of the actual skate. Play with it like a Transformer haha

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Hah! There will be more in my full review for sure.

@Habeev07 5 лет назад

Those always looked like amazing skates. I would like to try them but idk if i ever will. I like my SL's. Im a simple man. Chris Farmer pretty much won't skate anything else. After Rollerblade he was hooked on the Xjados for over a decade. Now called USD Shadows

@Habeev07 5 лет назад

LOL and after I type this comment you mention Chris around the 10:20 mark

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Haha, yep. Chris is all I think of with these skates. He makes them look so good.

@Danielson1818 5 лет назад

Does the tall liner/shoe feel like walking around in a snowboard boot? Basically meaning that you can walk around fine, but there is a stiffness that feels awkward because your feet can't flex up or down.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Yeah, it was better than a snowboard boot but not by much. I have some footage of me walking after this session for the review.

@mikefelix1233 4 года назад

Great videos. I’m an old school skater looking at getting these. Do they royale more like a K2 or more like a TRS?

@BacktoBlading 4 года назад

More like a TRS, if you mean the Access. Great grinding skates but big wheels will be tough. You might look at the USD sway as well.

@mikefelix1233 4 года назад

Back to Blading yeah I was watching your video on grinding where you compared learning royales on a TRS or a Fatty. I really locked my royales when I had my fatties. I have a pair of Valos right now and I keep slipping out when my boot touches the rail. I guess I’m looking more for a skate that’s like the fatties. I prefer a soft boot over a hard shell with a liner.

@mikefelix1233 4 года назад

I also skate anti rocker

@hellbehemoth1235 3 года назад

I have a question, which inline skates do you like best? ps:More speed and more bent knees will help in difficult tricks :)

@VaperScape 5 лет назад

Hey law, I think what I am most curious about is the walkable liner. The main reason I want to pick up a set of these is to pair them with a set of oysi frames for my perfect downtown booze cruise sessions. We like to shred for awhile, hit a bar, shred a little more. Do they seem like they would hold up to actually being used as a shoe like the old xsjado footwraps? Are they even comfortable to walk in?

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

They were pretty comfy, for sure. I walked down to the farmers market after the skate and didn’t have any issues. Will be in the full review!

@VaperScape 5 лет назад

@@BacktoBlading Thanks!

@yumadapaka 5 лет назад

youve just gotten way better.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Thank you! Been skating a lot more but I give a lot of credit to my daily stretching.

@CoryBleichner 5 лет назад

Can you put the new liner in the old skate? (Obviously after removing the padding?)

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Not unless you swap the cuffs, or remove all the padding from it (which I think you meant). Seems unnecessary though

@denzense 5 лет назад

Lawrence I wanted to see the new shock absorbers of those shadows

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

They came with some MyFit wedge things. Not really a shock absorber

@TheTroofdotcom 5 лет назад

@@BacktoBlading well nevermind

@TheTroofdotcom 5 лет назад

With the wedge you'll get that sweet sweet heel raise and with the elevated heel the ankle pad will fit better. I've been skating xsjados since 1.0 and now I skate 2.0 plates on my Sebas

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Yeah, the heel raise isn’t a thing I want, but it’s great there’s an option.

@TheTroofdotcom 5 лет назад

@@BacktoBlading personally I find a raised hell is better for energy transfer. I noticed you losing speed after landing

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

You might be right, but it feels more solid for me. I’ll give them a try someday and report back.

@TheTroofdotcom 5 лет назад

@@BacktoBlading ask Long to loan you some. Tell him Devon said you need them for science

@milosp.5120 4 года назад

I wanna know how much u soent on blades?

@joejo497 5 лет назад

I wish you had showed them with just the liner only. I’m curious what it looks like and feels like to walk in. If I get those I can finally start skating again by skating to and from work. But I’d need to walk on the train and into the building.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

That will be on the full review, just doesn’t fit into my weekly video style. They’re much more comfortable than I expected

@zymurgyjwt 5 лет назад

USD needs to do the obvious and make an Aeon style soul frame for Shadows. I love riding 60 flat in my Aeons but miss my Xsjados so much.

@user-mb7xs8zu6c 5 лет назад

@stevensanchez8142 5 лет назад

have you ever tried the gawd Franky Morales skates??

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Not yet. Someday maybe

@gregorytennyson3355 4 года назад

Given your size of foot, do you wear size 10 normally or did you have to upsize/downsize after measuring your foot in CM when you bought these?

@BacktoBlading 4 года назад

I always buy the size 44/28.5cm skate. Sometimes I know I could downsize, but for the reviews I want to test what the size is they recommend.

@gregorytennyson3355 4 года назад

@@BacktoBlading If you were to downsize, would you do it by a 1/2 size or whole size?

@BacktoBlading 4 года назад

Depends on the shell. These skates are a 9/10 shell, so I’d need a 7/8, which is too small. If it’s a 10/11 shell like the Razors SL, I could fit the 8/9

@Avedisdrummer09 4 года назад

This vs Aeon 60? Also I can't fine ANY Aggressive skates in stock in the USA online other than really weird sizes. Where should I look?

@BacktoBlading 4 года назад

Aeon for all around skating. These were great for grinds though. Yeah, serious shortage right now. New Razors should hit in a few weeks. Find a shop you like and call them to preorder.

@Avedisdrummer09 4 года назад

@@BacktoBlading Thanks. I ended up finding a pair of Shadow Fluid 57 new from a US Shop in a US 10 on clearance for 250 with free shipping! I couldn't find any other 10-11 in USA so it made my mind up for me! I think I'll be able to set these up flatrocker and still come in under budget. :)

@bayblader707inthevalley4 5 лет назад

Where did you buy your shin pads? i bashed my shins got a deep gash to the bone 😑

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Yikes! These are the G Form, link in description. I’d also get some cheap soccer shin guards though, much better.

@josephlux9519 5 лет назад

If you're interested in trying more negative tricks, I always had fun with neg Mizus and neg Mistrials. Neg Mistrials have a very similar feel to Royales since most of your weight is on the back foot

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

I should try those. I don’t know why I started with neg acid, but it’s clearly one of the more difficult

@skateaddict 5 лет назад

I honestly think negative makios are the best negatives to learn first because it leaves the other foot free to save you

@pm2007est 4 года назад

Have you tried using other Shoes in these

@BacktoBlading 4 года назад

Nope, only the liners included will work

@that_which_is_not 5 лет назад

Damn straight I’d be lacing the bottom shoe laces straight through that higher ankle area! 2 sets of laces is bonkers!

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

I’m going to make the change next session. Seems silly

@that_which_is_not 5 лет назад

Back to Blading amen brother!

@joe4282 3 года назад

I wish I could find a pair of size 9s. My foot shape doesn't really work with most blades. Having my own shoe would probably work best.

@cmousdale 5 лет назад

I had a pair of the previous Xjsado 2.0. And there are two things I hated about them: The look down is horrible. They look like those thing you get when you've broken your leg! and second I stacked it so many times just by taking tight corners when the huge Tray like soul plates caught the concrete. I could kind of get past the hideous look of them, but the cornering issue is what made me sell them.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Yep. I’m right there with you. Haven’t eaten it yet but I know it’s coming.

@davemurphy6254 5 лет назад

Where is that park so I can bring my USD Billy O'niels from 2010 and show you how to use more than that one ledge

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

It’s in Durham. Come on out

@AndyRipley42 5 лет назад

I'm jealous. That's the setup I would love to put together. I have the Farmer 6 Xsjados but I hate the 2.0 cuff. Hope I can pick up some of those soon.

@ericloynaz381 5 лет назад

I just bought the 2.0 is the cuff that bad. If so why 1st time riding xjado

@TheTroofdotcom 5 лет назад

Also, symmetric souls are wider and the 2.0 plates are nowhere near as wide as the 1.0s

@iamjoncraig 5 лет назад

I really like the cuff they used!!

@jakerios27 5 лет назад

me and my buddy was talking about xsjado and wishing we had this when we where skating lol getting tired of taking skates of jump the school fence then put them back on lol

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

It’s a pretty great system but with the tall liners they aren’t very fun to walk in.

@jakerios27 5 лет назад

@@BacktoBlading I couldnt never find my size now days and I though the sport was dying so it was hard to find any skates in Cali I live in the bakersfield area and I didnt know about intuation skate shop even so my size is to common I'm 10.5 and it was hard to fine the shoe liners size

@tomarthur7622 5 лет назад

In an old interview Shane Coburn said he spent 1000 hours designing the first run of XSJADO.

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Sounds about right!

@baskets8429 3 года назад

any link? wow thats crazy

@xxnozoxx 5 лет назад

AO neg mizou is a good place to start with negative tricks

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

I think that’s probably right. Acid was a mess, lol

@skateaddict 5 лет назад

When you said you were going to try neg acid first I was like wtf but then you actually landed it. Props!

@dye182 4 года назад

Love the fact of getting new products but I’ve never been a fan of shadows no matter what the spelling is. They remind me of the little time skates you strap to your shoe with big rollers. I think the design is ugly yet innovative.

@BINY_Channel 5 лет назад

Didn't bringing another pair of shoes kind of defeat the point of the design? Lol great video though

@TheTroofdotcom 5 лет назад

For the love of basedgod skate them with the wedge!

@MK-xw1rp 5 лет назад

Bro they look like tank man but they shuld just keep the old style

@davemurphy6254 5 лет назад

Get more speed! You're winded approaching basically a curb lol and Chris farmer started remz jon julio had xhadow before usd

@apexpredator_jku 4 года назад

Wtf r u talking about? Farmer was never on Remz...wrong Chris. Haffey was on Remz and Julio was never on Xsjado. How could he be on Xsjado before USD when Xsjado didn't exist yet in 1998? Xsjado didn't come out till 2004 and by then Julio was already with Valo...Started with Roces, then USD in '98. Left USD when Roces approached him about starting Valo. '18 Valo was dead and Them after that. Know your history before you make asinine comments

@zzirjukez2899 4 года назад

soul grind not top souls lol

@MK-xw1rp 5 лет назад

So basically it's the same skate just different shoes an one full boot just like aeons lol ow an ya USD lol

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Yep, exactly.

@Conchobhar 3 года назад

2 1/2 year old video, but you could have just worn the liners to the park!!! Isn't that the whole appeal??

@BacktoBlading 3 года назад

Yep! But they weren’t great feeling when used as shoes. Check my full review for the details. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MhPltefUfaE.html

@Conchobhar 3 года назад

@@BacktoBlading Aw dang that sucks. The ultra high tops look so rad.

@BacktoBlading 3 года назад

Might work just fine for you, wasn’t a fan personally. But they’re definitely walkable

@davemurphy6254 5 лет назад

Just learn the history

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

@MK-xw1rp 5 лет назад

See what I don't get is what the industry did to us aspecely to salomens razors is the last company that keeps it real pay there riders well an sell the skate for the original price roces is coming back starting from old school witch is a great idea bc we need to go back an get rid off the feens that destroyed the industrey skates this days is almost 500$ come on is u kidding me one guy sad just work in McDonald's for 3 weeks an then quit to that is a smart guy on that one rems need to stop the bull shit to bc they killing there own company they need to remake haffey pro boot bc that was a one hit wonder skates but what do I know buy the way congrats on ur 50/50 product bro frames are amazing like wow

@BacktoBlading 5 лет назад

Thank you!