Speed skating
What is Speed Skating?
There are four types of speed skating—two on ice and two on wheels. Short track and long track speed skating are the two forms of ice speed skating, and both are Olympic sports. Quad roller speed skating and inline speed skating are the two types of speed skating performed on wheels. The fastest form of speed skating is inline speed skating, which can reach 68 miles per hour / 110 kilometers per hour.
Speed skates
Speed skating is a rather small sport. As a result, the level of engineering and quality of products, compared to other sports is low. As an example, many boots are produced in backyard workshops. It is essential you purchase from a reputable manufacturer. Speed skates can be purchased as a full set. or most manufacturers produce components. These components work together with other manufacturers' skates. An inline speed skate has four main parts. They are; the boot, the wheel, the bearing, and the frame which connects them all. Roller speed skates have the same components as inline speed skates. That is, with the exception of the plate which is used to connect the boots, wheels, and bearings. Ice speed skates are made up of a boot and a blade.
Best Inline Skates 2022
On the pages below you will find our personal favorite skates of 2022.
Fitness inline skates are usually higher cut than speed skates and have more padding. We rank the best urban skate, junior kids skate, women's skate and aggressive skates of 2022.
There are a lot of bearings in the marketplace and they all look the same so how do you work out which is the best? We have tested them all and we will tell you which are the best bearings of 2022.
Flex bands, dual durometer, dual pour, rebound, what does it all mean? We test the wheels and break down the jargon to give you our best inline speed skating wheels for 2022.