3 wheels VS 4 wheels - inline skates experiment

Have you wondered if you are "Good Enough" to switch to Triskates This experimental skate class video by Skatefresh & Powerslide shows two groups of new learners, some on normal 4x80s inline skates and others on Powerslide Triskates.
Did you think Beginners could learn straight on 3 wheel inline skates? Watch and find out...

„I wanted to make this video in order to answer the many questions that I now receive regarding Triskates. Everyone has noticed that I've switched to Triskates so it's natural for people to ask my advice.
One of the most common questions was "Can I learn to skate on Triskates?". My official answer was "Why not?" because I know that learning solid technique is essential in the early stages. If you skate well, you can skate on anything. But I wanted to test this theory, and this video was the test! We decided to bring together two groups of learners, those on Triskates and those on traditional 4x80s inline skates. I found a group of skaters interested in being involved and we planned two classes with me as a group and then a couple of weeks of practice time in between these two classes for them to skate alone and improve. I love the video diaries from the skaters and they give us a real connection to the emotions involved in learning to skate (excitement, fear etc). Watch the video to see which group did better...“
Asha Kirkby, Skatefresh

TRISKATING - means inline skating on 3 big wheels - is THE new skate trend. Powerslide as trendsetter and pioneer of this new big wave offering a wide range of TRISKATES for all kinds of disciplines - from speed skating to fitness skating, from freeskating to off-road skating.

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Asha travels extensively offering skate workshops all over the world.

Video produced by Tom Sharman.
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[paulkerry]

Ahhh the lovely Asha. Can't go wrong with her teaching you, she really helped me 😊

[maiaIII]

I have both of them(110, 125 and 80), and I realy prefer the 3 wheels, they are better to parks and streets, I only use the 80 to small places.

[guy]

I got myself 4x80's because it was the most familiar, but when the wheels wear out I may switch to a 3x100 frame and wheels instead and try out the difference. The roads here do get quite rough at times, so I would expect to benefit from larger wheels. I do like short sprints and sharp turns a lot more than just doing distances, so I still want to be able to do those things too.

[Miomop]

Asha, I learned so much from you. Thank you so much 😊

[homestudioproductiontutorials]

I just put 4 x 80 s back on my PS next after skating 3 years on 110s just to see what it felt like, well to my surprise they felt way easier to skate with !! and so much faster on acceleration . 110s are great for going long distances, but 4 X 80s are more agile in town and safer i find, i also skate 3 x 100 and 3 X 90s which are nice too, I think the 110s are clumsy,

[MsrAlaindeFerrier]

Really helpful in making choice thanks

[godismeme]

Great video! The editing was outstanding

[serigneo]

Been skeptical about triskate but considering I constantly use rollers to move around my city, and the ground is terrible, I'm starting to think about getting them.

[gpowitz]

I love the fact that I can switch from 4 wheel to 3 wheel frames with my Powerslide TAU skates and I love both frames, but both for different reasons. The triskates (3x110mm) are definitely faster and MUCH smoother on the street. The 4 wheel skates (4x80mm) are much more fun for tricks. Then again, my 4 wheel setup is rockered so it is like always being on two wheels with the ability to shift what two wheels I am using at what time.
If I had to choose only one frame, it would have to be the triskate frame. Far more versatile over all and still a blast even with tricks.

[er.parthtandel]

Video very helpful in choosing Triskates. Thank you!

[la_nina]

thanks Asha, lots of ur sharing hv benefits me n my kids to shorten our learning curve in this sport

[macloud]

I'm 62, and I skated last millennium, but I've been thinking of caming back. I have good memories of it.

[joeramseys]

I have been skating for 30 years..since the age of 5...l rollerskate, Iceskate, and rollerblade(inline skate).3 wheel is way better than 4 wheel, You really can't do a lot with small wheels vs the bigger wheels

[XKupfer]

I have not found any reference to the relationship between the height of the skater and the optimal diameter of the wheels and I think there is, at least for beginners. Can you comment on this topic? For example, differences between two 6" and 5" skaters using 80mm and 100mm wheels.

[sk.sayfullahsaif]

Mam, your teaching technic so well. I like you more.

[BlackyRay_Patrick]

swaped from 4x84 wheels to 4x90 and love the higher speed. Would even like to get faster but with 4x90 you lack far on mobility. Thats why now I wanna swap to 3 wheels but I'm not sure if i should take 110mm or 125mm because I'm no Speed Skater / Racer on Tournaments or so. So I don't need the fastest wheels and i don't want to get more immobile than I'm already on 4x90

[jlrtrevenga]

I have the powerslide Imperial, 80mm wheel. Good feeling, but sometimes I have to slide in rough surfaces. I'm considering buying the same Imperial, but 110m wheels, as I believe that bigger wheels could make the experience smoother, but have no real knowledge. Could somebody confirm/reject?

[johnh]

Good Day Asha : A few times in the video I noticed yourself and some of your skate party have heal stop devices, correct ? Do any of you have one on each skate ? Are these devices built in to the skate ? Or are they something that you purchased afterword and installed ? Some of your friends didn't seem to have any ; scary ; no brakes .

[chadfr]

Yeahn Not more difficult, just different. Well said! ❤️

[stelapaya]

Really helpful video (thanks Asha!), but were the 3 wheelers on relatively small wheels (e.g. 90mm) or on the more common 110mm? I guess that makes a difference as well?