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(School) Figure Blades

Started by Isk8NYC, April 18, 2013, 07:22:34 AM

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Isk8NYC

Noticed this eBay posting today - SP-Teri boots with MK Silver Test blades. 

The blades are the interesting part - they're for doing school/compulsory figures!  Note the lack of bottom toepick.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Excellent-Sz-6A-Super-SP-Teri-50-White-Figure-Skates-w-MK-Silver-Test-Blades-/251262170820?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a806476c4


NB: The auction description is very misleading; it says the boots are for "intermediate competition" single & double jumps or recreational skating.  Those blades are not for jumping or spinning at all, so if you wanted the boots for freestyle skating, you'd need to change the blades.
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treesprite

I have a pair of Gold Test figures blades for sale

sarahspins

Quote from: treesprite on April 30, 2013, 09:06:33 PM
I have a pair of Gold Test figures blades for sale

You have a PM :)

treesprite


FigureSpins

Saw that SharperEdgeSkates.com has FIGURE blades for sale

MK Silver Test
http://www.sharperedgeskates.com/mksilvertest1.html

MK Gold Test
http://www.sharperedgeskates.com/mkgoldtest.html

No MK Elite blade other than the one on eBay that icedancer2 found
http://skatingforums.com/index.php?topic=4916.0

Saw this John Wilson Pattern 88 blade on eBay - I think it's for figures, as a complement to Pattern 99 as the skater's freestyle blade.

Expired eBay Listing

Interesting that the soleplate and blade shaft were separate pieces that had to be bolted together.  For Figures, you didn't need to worry about a blade coming apart since it's such a low-impact discipline.
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