Chaya - Kismet Barbie - Pink Roller Skates

The Chaya brand is (relatively) a newcomer to rollerskate market but people behind it pack plenty of experience. It is a division of German company Powerslide, which has acquired multiple rollerskating talent from all over the world – this includes people who skate park and roller derby players. From the very beginning, the project is overseen by Kenneth Dedeu – a Powerslide’s creative director, photographer, designer, talented inline skater and rollerskater (he does have a cool nickname: Ragnaroll). As you can see, the foundations are solid (not just nickname) and coupled with company’s dedication to deliver the best possible equipment, it has resulted in really solid line of rollerskates.

One of the people strongly attached to the brand is spanish roller superstar Barbara Luciana – a very original and talented rider bursting with positive attitude and personality. She has helped Chaya in process of designing Kismet Barbiepatin – rollerskates intended for tricks and skatepark ride. The goal was to put together a superb setup coming with everything you need to start shredding, but without a super high pricetag. In our humble opinion – Barbie and product development team have absolutely nailed it.

The skates have mid cut, medium stiffness boot for a better range of movement in ankle area while still providing enough support on tricks. The upper wraps around the foot tightly, holding the heel in place and giving excellent level of support. Surface is covered with canvas and additional leather strap at the bottom serves a protective role, making the boot more durable. The inner padding is anatomically shaped and highly comfortable.

The Shari plate is made of glass fiber reinforced plastic material (GFRP), making it durable, rigid, low weigth and inexpensive. It comes with assymetric grindblock for easy sliding on rails and copings. Furthermore, the plate is attached to the boot using standard 6 screws, but it is also compatible with DCM standard (two point dual center mounting), so it is possible to put it on any boot using that one as well. In addition, it comes with two innovations introduced by Chaya. First one is anatomically offset toe stopper – placed closer to a big toe, giving you much more natural feeling on push and better balance on tricks. It is actually puzzling, how no one came up with it earlier, considering that rollerskates exist for over 150 years! The second upgrade over typical rollerskates is Power Toe System – the front part of the plate, below the toes, is slightly curved upwards, giving you better energy transfer and control.

105 mm wide trucks are made out of casted aluminum and can withstand a lot of abuse. Because of the more trick oriented character, these rollerskates use harder 92A hardness cushions. Stopper is wide for better stability on stalls. The Oto Paseo 59 mm diameter wheels of 92A hardness are ready to drop in to a bowl. The Wicked ABEC 7 bearings ensure smooth roll.

Kismet Barbiepatin rollerskates look great and have everything you need to start shredding at attractive price. Barbie has chosen them for a reason, and we trust judgement of hers – rollerskating superstar. Want to conquer skateparks and streets in style? These skates are best to start on!