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The Contour Lynnsoles are back. These are the original padded insoles that Mills Lynn introduced. The company is back in business, making the insoles in the USA. Ladies sizes 6-9 and men’s sizes 6-13.

We’re also doing the Duo-Tex insoles now for a lower price. Those are thinner insoles used mainly for rental skates.

There have been a lot of changes to the inline skate lineup. Here is an update on where we stand:

Currently Available – Web Stinger (boy’s version), Cheetah (boy’s and girl’s), Stingray (boy’s and girl’s), Voyager, Pro Line 900, Q60, and Ventura.

Discontinued, Limited Supply – Hornet, Rocket, and Spartan 9.9.

We will be at the RSA Convention in Vegas the first week of May. If you’re there, please stop by our booth and introduce yourself. If you’re not there, be on the lookout for a flyer when we get back with highlights on what the different skate companies are working on.

Some of the recreational inline skates have been discontinued and some new ones have been released. This is all subject to change, but here is an updated list.

Current Models:

Web Stinger – The boy’s version is still available, the girl’s version isn’t.

Cheetah – The boy’s version is in stock, we’re also adding a girl’s version soon.

Stingray – Boy’s and girl’s versions are both available.

Voyager – All sizes in stock.

Pro Line 900 – One of our best sellers.

Q60 – A newer model, most sizes are in stock now, more coming soon.

Ventura – Most sizes are still available.

Discontinued – Get Them While They Last:

Hornet – a few boy’s skates in size small are still available.

Rocket – a few boy’s skates in size small are still available.

Spartan 9.9 – sizes 6, 7, 8, and 9 still in stock, but they won’t last long.

Tour has two new hockey skates we want to let you know about.

63TA – BoneLite 425 – This model has an anatomical comfort fit system, custom lateral support stabilizer, and a lightweight tuff-skin exterior. The frames are Tour Aluminum and the bearings are Bevo Gold-9. This skate has Tour Force wheels, size 4 has 72mm wheels, size 5 and 6 have 76mm wheels, and sizes 7-12 have 80mm wheels.

86TA – BoneLite 500 – Similar to the 63TA, but with Labeda Hum’er Eviction Aluminum frames. The boot on this one is white, which is a how some of the higher end hockey skates are now coming. This skate has Labeda RPG wheels. Size 4 has 72mm wheels, size 5 and 6 have 76mm wheels, and sizes 7-12 have 80mm wheels.

On both of these skates, most sizes are in stock now; the rest should be here soon.

As we work on our annual inventory, here are a few notes on things we’ve found.

Vanilla Junior – The blue version of this skate is now back in stock. We have all sizes right now, three through eleven.

We found some 57mm quad speed rental wheels. We have versions from Labeda, Vanguard, and Merdeka Jet Stream.

Sure-Grip’s Freedom wheel was a 62mm quad speed wheel with a red, white, and blue striped design.

Hyper’s Hyoctane and Agent Orange were two indoor inline race wheels. We still have some of the 90mm size left.

We have a few of the Riedell leather rental boots in juvenile sizes still available:
7710 – sz 9J, 10J, 11J
2210 – sz 10J, 11J
1910 – sz 9J, 10J, 11J

The Chicago Cruiser was a sneaker style skate with outdoor wheels. We have sizes 1, 2, 3, and 4 still available.

The Powell-Bones lunchbox was a combo pack. You get a set of Bones Turbo wheels (92A or 97A), a set of Bones Red bearings, and a metal lunchbox style carrying case with the Bones skeleton logo.

We have some Chicago artistic wheels that were originally on the 400 or 405 skates. Most of these have plastic hubs and they are available in blue or pink.

The Sure-Grip XL series boots have been replaced by the S series, but they’re still great quad speed boots, especially at these prices.
XL75 – sz 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12
XL85 – sz 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12

The Hyper Shaman wheels are adding a blue color to the lineup. They’re marked “extra grip” and should be here any day.

Extreme Liners

The Extreme Rental liners have been backordered for a very long time, but we just received notice that a new shipment is on the way. We should have all sizes back in stock any day now.

Internet Flash Mob

Several rinks are working together on an interesting publicity idea and we want to help get the word out. On Feb 7 at 8PM (local time) they are going to encourage all of their customers to take a picture of themselves on skates, post the picture on Twitter, and use the hashtag “#sk8selfie”. By combining the interest in selfie photos to skating, they hope to create some attention to the pictures and create an “internet flashmob”.

If enough skaters do this, and if they look like they’re having fun while skating, hopefully that will help draw the attention of the skaters’ friends and also the media.

Anniversary

Southeastern Skate Supply grew out of a roller skating rink. The rink was started in 1947 and was soon using their inventory to help supply other rinks in the area. We’ve used the year 1954 as our start date, as that was when we first hired an employee who wasn’t related to one of the founders to work on the distribution side of the business, but we admit it is a little hard to pin down an exact day. As the distribution part of the business started to grow, and as the different founding families started to grow, the distribution part was spun off to the Ramsey family, and the other founders (Robertson and Crum) took the skating rink side of things.

While the date isn’t firm, our appreciation for the others that have helped to make it possible certainly is. As we enter our 60th anniversary year, we would like to take a moment to thank all of the different suppliers, employers, and customers that have been such a big part of our history. THANK YOU.