FR AXS Junior - Violet Inline Skates

FR Skates brand continues their campaign to bring excellent skates for youngest users to the market. After well received and great performing EZX, the company introduces a bit more advanced AXS skates.

AXS is a really solid and supportive hardboot that share more with proper freeskating models than softboot fitness skates. It is closed by two buckles and uses speed lacing system with lace lock, which makes it easy to secure the foot in place. The boot is adjustable and each shell size covers four sizes: EU29-32, EU33-36, EU37-40. Thanks to it, there’s no need to replace the skates each year — they can grow with your kid’s feet. Inside the boot resides a comfortable liner with thick padding, adjusting to user’s foot thanks to stretchable toe area.

AXS come with aluminum frames, made with the same technologies and material as those in “grown up” skates. The axles are single piece and frame is threaded, meaning that only one allen key is needed to swap wheels.  Stiff aluminum frame provides smooth rolling and superb energy transfer — it is also more resistant than plastic composite ones. Furthermore, it does have a built-in rockering. If we use four wheels of the same size in the frame, the result is “banana” rocker, which makes the skates way more agile and allows for taking first steps in freestyle slalom. FR Skates realizes that rockered setup may be a bit too challenging to handle for beginners and so, the skates come with bigger outer wheels in stock configuration, resulting in flat, more stable setup. This way you can introduce them to full rocker setup later, when they already gained enough confidence and skill.

Each shell size comes with different frame length, meaning that it always corresponds to user’s foot length in the best way possible — the children won’t struggle with frames being too long, impairing maneuverability or too short ones, impacting stability in negative way. Frame sizes are as follows:

Boot size EU29-32 – 192 mm frame – 64-62-62-64 mm stock setup, 4x62 mm needed for rockering

Boot size EU33-36 – 210 mm frame – 70-68-68-70 mm stock setup, 4x68 mm needed for rockering

Boot size EU37-40 – 216 mm frame – 72-70-70-72 mm stock setup, 4x70 mm needed for rockering

Skates come with 85A hardness stock wheels, giving a fast and smooth roll. The ABEC7 bearings are pretty much a standard equipment when it comes for skates aimed at children, but you do not really need anything fancy for users with relatively low weight. FR have equipped the skates with a brake, which can be easily detached.

FR Skates AXS are great choice no matter if you are looking for a pair of solid skates to get your kid rolling, or an entry level freestyle slalom and freeskating equipment for the youngest. They are up to the task of frequent, demanding skating.