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A lot of rinks don’t sell poms.  But the ones that do tend to sell a lot of poms.  Sure-Grip is coming out with a new version that is slightly larger than before and is available in some new colors.  Here is a list of what we’ve got.

 

ORIGINAL:

Black, white, pastel pink, neon pink, teal, orange, light blue, dark blue, maroon, green, yellow, red, purple, red-white, blue-white, yellow-white, zebra, cheetah, rainbow

 

LARGER:

Black, white, zebra, light blue, dark blue, maroon, mint green, yellow, red, purple, pastel pink, neon pink, peach, rainbow, leopard

As we approach the Thanksgiving holidays remember that UPS does not work on Thanksgiving.  If you’re hoping to get product in for “Black Friday”, please order as early as possible.  If you bring inventory early, the kids will see it ahead of time and you have a better chance of being remembered when the parents start asking the kids what they want for Christmas this year.  So please order as early as possible.

The Candi Girl U774 model is coming out with a new color, periwinkle.  This one has a periwinkle boot (a bright shade of purple-blue) with orange wheels.  These have just arrived and are ready to ship.  They are phasing out the original blue version of this skate.

Roller Derby is expanding the Candi Girl line to include a new skate called “The Lucy”.  The Lucy is a girl’s adjustable skate.  It has a white high top boot with an attractive pineapple print design and yellow wheels.  The boot has a comfortable padded lining.  The wheels are 54mm and the bearings are Silver-5 rated.  The small size fits 12J-2 and the medium size fits 3-6.  They’re in stock now.

The GT50 skates are going to have two new glitter versions, silver glitter and black glitter.  We received a few of the white ones (sz 4-9) already and the black ones should be arriving in a few weeks.

The Pacer Stratos is a very traditional looking quad high top skate from Pacer.  These are in stock now and they should make a great skate for newer skaters looking for something with ankle support.  The plates are metal with a jump bar and an adjustable toe stop.  The white ones are in sizes 3-10 and the black ones are in sizes 3-12.

Sure-Grip’s Ice quad wheels are now in stock.  These are a quad indoor speed wheel with unique clear tinted colors.  They come in red, blue, purple, or pink.

 

Roller Derby has two new inline skates coming soon.  The Carver is a set tht inclues the skates and also pads and a helmet.  It comes in a boy’s version (black and green) and a girl’s version (white and purple).

The Flux is a unique skate design that can switch back and forth between quad and inline skates.  You remove the base and swap out the style that you want to use.  Both the Flux and the Carver should arrive in the next few days.

We have a new closeout flyer full of items from our big tradeshow closeout sale.  If you haven’t received a copy yet, ask for one with your next order.

The Pacer Stratos is a new quad artistic skate with a very traditional look and feel to it.  This should be a good substitute for the discontinued D278 Esprit that was so popular.

 

Boots – Reinforced ankle support with deluxe comfort padding

 

Plates – Aluminum plates, with a jump bar, and adjustable 5/8” stops

 

Bearings – Silver 5 rated

 

Wheels – Indoor urethane design.  The black skates have white wheels, the white skates have purple wheels.

 

The black skates come in sizes 3-12, the white ones in sizes 3-10.  These are in stock now and ready to ship.

Skating center carpet takes more abuse than most other carpets. Constant impact from heavy skates can really take a toll on your skating rink carpet, so check out these 4 tips to keep your commercial carpet looking great!

1. Use carpet mats on high-traffic areas. Placing a good carpet mat at the building entrance or in front of the registers can help protect these areas from uneven wear and tear. Mats also help prevent excess dirt and water from being brought into your rink.
2. Use good carpet padding. Subpar carpet padding will cause the back of the carpet to rub against the hard floor underneath it. Carpet padding is also an important shock absorber, especially in a skating rink where constant skate impacts can wear down a subpar carpet and padding very quickly.
3. Clean it properly! Make sure your cleaning service regularly vacuums and that they set their vacuums at the correct height. Vacuuming at too low of a setting can put unnecessary stress on your carpet, whereas too high of a setting will fail to get all the dirt. It’s also important that stains not be given a chance to sit. Make sure your staff is properly trained in carpet stain removal.
4. Consider Carpetile! The original Carpetile is designed to be laid in a random pattern, creating a kind of checkerboard appearance. This makes replacing damaged or stained sections of carpet incredibly easy and inexpensive.

If your skating center is in need of new carpet, or if you’re building a new rink, contact us for your new skating center carpet! We’re here to help you with all of your skate center equipment needs.

Tradeshow Recaps

 

First off, thank you to everyone that took the time to come to our tradeshow. We appreciate the support and hope it was a good trip for each of you.

 

Here are some notes from the show. Please understand on the new products, if we’re giving an estimated delivery date, those are just estimates based on what the manufacturers are providing, they are almost certainly going to change. There are a lot of products listed here, too many to include pictures and make it all fit, so check out www.seskate.com/blog for this same info but with pictures of some of the new items.

 

Sure-Grip

GT-50 Sparkle – This is the GT50 skate, but with a sparkle design on the boots. It will come in black and white versions for a few dollars more than the standard GT-50. ETA of early November.

 

Prism Skate – This is a high-top skate with a prism design to the boots. It looked great, and certainly turned some eyes. At this point we’re just finding out about the skate and we really don’t have a good ETA yet.

 

Ice Wheels – A clear indoor quad speed wheel. These are available now in red, blue, purple, and pink.

 

Roller Derby

Candi Girl Lucy – The newest skate in the Candi Girl line, this one has a distinctive pineapple design on the boots. The skate is adjustable with the small version fitting sizes 12J-2 and the medium version fitting sizes 3-6. This makes it very easy for rinks to buy just two pair of skates for inventory and fit a wide range of skaters. These are in stock now.

 

Candi Girl 774 Periwinkle – A new color in the 774 series Candi Girl skate. This will replace the blue version. They’re expected in early November.

 

Tour Elite Legacy – This is a new higher end derby boot, and it looked great. We don’t have a date on it yet, but we’ll get out more info as it becomes available.

 

Roller Derby Stratos – This is an indoor quad art skate with a very traditional look. It should be a great skate for beginning lesson skaters in the rinks. They’re expected in early November.

 

Roces

We should be getting a new shipment of the Roces inline skates very soon and all sizes will be back in stock again. Here is a recap of their different models.

 

Roces Orlando – A juvenile adjustable skate that goes a lot smaller than other inlines. Small (fits 9J-12J), medium (fits 13J-3), or large (fits 4-7).

 

Roces ZYX – The other side of the scale, this one fits the big feet. Sizes 16, 17, or 18.

 

Roces FCO – A solid black inline in sizes 13, 14, or 15.

 

Scenturion

A non-toxic deodorizer to help protect your skates or skating equipment from odor problems. It is activated by perspiration, so it works while the gear is being worn. One treatment will last for weeks or possibly months. For more details and a better explanation, check out their video at https://youtu.be/eHBCOQoF_pc

 

We carry this in a four once individual spray (great for selling to derby or hockey players), in pints, or in gallons (great for working on your rental fleet)

When your car needs maintenance, you go to a mechanic. When your fridge goes out, you call the refrigerator repairman, and when your skates get gunked up, the pros at Southeastern Skate in Roanoke, Virginia, have you covered.

At Southeastern Skate, we have every brand and style of roller and inline skate your customers could want, but make sure you know how to give your customers the great advice they deserve when it comes to keeping their new skates in tip-top condition.

Roller Skate Maintenance Tips

First things first, let’s talk about the importance of keeping skates well maintained for the safety of your customers and the longevity of their purchase. Staying on top of regular and routine tune-ups will keep your skaters skating longer and more comfortably.

We’ve all gotten a pair of skates with a bad bearing or dry rotted boots, right? There’s not much worse. And nothing will keep your customers off the hardwoods quicker than a pair of malfunctions skates.

Make sure you give your customers these little tips to keep their skates rolling and the good times coming week after week!

• Keep Your Skates Dry – Getting a pair of skates wet is hands down the worst move you can make. Care should always be taken to make sure inline and roller skates stay as dry as possible.
• Keep Your Trucks Tight – Things tend to loosen up with lots of use. Your trucks aren’t any different. Make sure to periodically check that trucks are tight and secured properly to the boot.
• Wipe Down Your Skates – You’ll want to wipe down your skates with leather oil once a month or so. Keeping your boots conditioned will keep them comfortable and in great shape infinitely longer.
• Check Your Bearings – Bearings go bad. It’s just a sad fact of life. Make sure you check that your bearings are all rolling smoothly and if not, swap them out.

For more information or to restock your pro shop, give us a call or check out our online store today!

As we write this, we’re getting ready for our annual tradeshow on Oct 1 and 2.  We usually have a lot of new product news at the show and we’ll try to do a follow up flyer and email blast soon after it is over to review everything.

We did a series of interviews with different vendors before they come to the show.  We’ve sent those out as emails and we’ve also posted them at www.seskate.com/blog.  We talked to Sure-Grip, Roller Derby, Vanilla, RollerBones, the RSA, and Funtastic Novelty about new products and the upcoming skate season.  If you missed the emails, be sure to check them out on our blog.

Roller Derby has introduced a new skate in their Candi Girl lineup called The Lucy.  This is a smaller high top adjustable skate with a pineapple design.  The small fits sz 12J-2 and the medium fits sz 3-6.  These are in stock now.

The White Comet skates have been on backorder for quite a long time, but we just received a shipment.  We now have all sizes, except for size 3, in stock again.

We also received a large shipment from Chicago Skate and almost all of their skates are back in stock again.

We’ve been doing interviews with the different vendors that are coming to our tradeshow to let people know what to expect. Funtastic replied back with a VIDEO interview, which is pretty impressive.  Here is the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zCxF4Hxvb1x0nGhbRqAM7QRxHqfClkoQ/view?ts=5ba99e80