It’s getting warm and sunny outside, nature returns to life and a lot of you feel the urge to go and ...skate (what did you think?)
However, if you have your skates for a long time, you may face a dilemma – should I invest in new ones, or replace parts in ones I have?
It is a well known fact that when it comes to hardboot skates, shell and frame can outlast every other part, including rather important one - the liner.
A time will come, sooner or later, when liner will be so beaten, torn and with foams exposed, it will belong in a dumpster. In many cases, the shell still have a lot of life in it, even though it is all scratched – you can most likely use it for a couple of seasons more. Not to mention frames (if they are good ones), which can easily last you over a decade and serve in multiple skates.
What to do, then? Buy a fresh pair of liners.
But hey - you may not want to spend significant amount of cash on liners for skates you'd want to retire in foreseeable the future. That's fine.
We whave a solution for you. Why not to buy cheap liners from Universkate, owner of Seba and FR Skates brands?
Deal is simple – these liners cost 35 Euros. In return, you get a basic, but decent quality and comfortable liner which is something in-between Seba E3 Premium and FRX one.
Having said that – it is closer to E3 one, but uses better, matte material for outer reinforcement. Finish is decent, liner is comfy and can be laced in upper part.
It doesn’t have an insole, shock absorber or carrying strap, though. However, nothing to complain about considering the price - most skates already have shock absorber in place, laces are good surrogate for carrying strap and insoles are cheap enough for whole endeaviour making sense from financial perspective.
Some of you may say – okay, but where’s the catch?
As stated before, Universkate own both FR and Seba brands. Liners for both are made in one factory. It seems that someone had a bad day at work, to put it simply, and ended up with liners with Seba tags and FR logo.
It is obvious why these couldn’t be put into skates, so manufacturer sells them separately, rather than binning them – bonus points for caring about environment. Other than that, they come from official distribution and have normal warranty.
These liners should fit all hardboot skates apart from really narrow ones, as they are pretty wide in toe-box. You can find them here.
