Tip 1: How to increase the size of roller skates

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Tip 1: How to increase the size of roller skates

Previously, one of the problems of children's roller skateswas the impossibility of expanding them to match the size of the child's ever-growing leg. But in recent decades, a lot of sliding models have appeared on the market and the size of the ridge has become a matter of five minutes.

Usually roller skates are moved apart by 4-5 cm, andyoung athlete they have enough for 2-3 seasons. Then it increases not only the length of the child's foot, but also its fullness, so the simple extension of the rollers can not solve the problem. There are models in which the front of the roller is lengthened, there are models with an increase in the back part or with an increase in both directions. Advantage for the first: when the heel is shifted, the weight distribution changes and the rollers become difficult to control. Expensive roller models can have a system that changes the completeness of the boot. But they are still not very popular, as some of them, when parted, form irregularities inside the boot, which cause discomfort when driving.

Sliding skates

There are several mechanisms for changingthe size of roller skates. The most advanced is a button, the size changes by pressing the corresponding button. More common mechanism with a screw or eccentric mounted on the platform. The size changes not smoothly, but stepwise, since the eccentric is fixed only in certain positions. To change the size, simply unscrew the screw or eccentric, move the frame to the appropriate dimensions and retighten the fastener. In the third popular version, the size is fixed by a special rod. It is necessary to unscrew the nut that secures it, set the correct size and screw the nut back. The details of adjusting this or that roller are stated in the instructions. But it's best when buying to ask the seller to demonstrate a system of resizing and remember the order of actions.

Inline skates

If the skates do not have an adjustment system, theiryou can try to carry. To do this, when putting on the heel strap tighten as tight as possible, so that when riding, the heel does not move forward. Usually, after 2-3 skating, the shoe wears a half size or even a size. You can try to increase the size with thermoforming. But first read the instruction and make sure that the thermoforming is suitable for this model. There will also be indicated the details of the procedure. Usually, for this purpose, the shoe is heated for 10-15 minutes (the exact temperature and time are specified in the instructions), then they are put on their feet and rolled. This helps to "add" a boot of 1-2 sizes. In Soviet times, the size of shoes was increased with the help of a freezer compartment of the refrigerator. This method is also suitable for skates. Take a double plastic bag and place it inside the ridge, fill it with water and put it in the freezer. When frozen, 10 volumes of water turn into 11 volumes of ice. When you pull the skate from the freezer and thaw it, its volume will increase by 10%.

Tip 2: How to determine the size of skates

When choosing skates many buyers are faced with the problem of determining the right size. Unfortunately, certain recommendations in this matter can not be given, since much depends on skates and their purpose. But there is one rule: skates should fit tightly around your leg, but do not pinch it. In short, the leg should be comfortable.

You will need

- paper;
- centimeter;
- ruler;
- pen or pencil.

Instructions

Start by defining size shoes. Make it simple. Do you remember how in childhood Mom put you on a sheet of paper and traced your leg with a pen? Do the same, only it is advisable to trail both legs, as they can be different and orient better on the big leg. Then take the ruler and measure the distance from the heel to the thumb.

The value obtained must be divided by 2/3. For example, the length of the track is 26 cm, hence (26x3) / 2 = 39. This value will be the size of the foot.

However, it is important to remember that in this waycalculate the size of footwear produced in Russia. If you want to buy skates of foreign production, it is important to remember that, for example, English shoemakers measure the size of the foot in inches. For the convenience of buyers, in all major sports goods stores there is a special table of correspondence of the sizes of different numbering systems.

Do not forget that skates, like any shoes,should be approached not only in size, but also in the fullness of the foot. In the English system, the fullness of shoes is indicated by letters of the Latin alphabet from A to F, small sizes are designated 2A-6A, large sizes are 2F-6F. There are also other systems for indicating the completeness of shoes, for example WWW, WW, W, M, S, SS, SSS. In order not to get confused in these definitions, it is enough to refer to the corresponding table in the store. If you do not have one, you can ask the seller.

Some firms that make skates useIts own system, different from the generally accepted, of measuring the completeness of shoes. For example, when buying shoes Riedell it is necessary to measure the diameter of the foot in the widest part of the foot. The resulting number of centimeters must be divided by 2.54 in order to translate into inches.

The fullness of GAM's shoes is measured on the trail you were drawing to determine size legs. Using the ruler, it is necessary to determine the distance at the widest point of the foot - approximately at the same place as in the measurement of completeness for Riedell shoes, only on the plane.

Tip 3: How to heat skates

For heating, or otherwise thermoforming skates, you need to use a special oven. This will make it possible to feel comfortable in them afterwards. After heating, put on skates and stay in them for 10 minutes.

You will need

skates and molding furnace.

Instructions

Pick Up Yourself skates in size, so that they fit snugly to the leg, but at the same time, they did not sting, and the leg did not get tired in them. Send skates in a special oven, for thermoforming skates. It is better to trust the manufacturer from Germany, where they produce excellent ovens that ideally support inside the temperature of 80 ° C, necessary for heating skates, and a timer and a fan allow you to set the ideal settings for carrying out this procedure.

Leave skates in the oven for a period of 3 to 5 minutes, as if you can learn it by reading the instructions for this brand of skates, which is attached to them. If it is not available, contact the store where you purchased it. skates, and require consultation on this issue. Virtually all authoritative manufacturers of skates provide for the possibility of thermoforming, which helps to fit skates exactly on the foot. At the same time specially designed for this part of the ridge is heated, changing the shape, ideally wrapping the leg.

After skates removed from the molding furnace, put them on their feet andlace up, and do it as if you now need to go out on the ice. The horse must sit tightly on the leg, and the leg should be comfortable. The field of this motionlessly stay or sit in them for at least 10 minutes. Immobility is necessary for the foot not to move in the ridge during movement, involuntarily shifting the molding points, knocking down its accuracy. In such skates, it will be very uncomfortable to skate on ice in the future.

Not all skates can be heated. Before you do thermoforming, be sure to consult the seller or go to the manufacturer's website, where you can get acquainted with the nuances of warming up this particular model of skates.

Even the best quality skates It is possible to thermoform not more than fourtime. If you continue heating skates more times, the elements that soften when heated will lose their stiffness during cooling, and this violation will be already at the molecular level, and nothing will be done, skates will be hopelessly spoiled.