FR FR1 Intuition Black - Boot Only Inline Skates

FR Skates brand has emerged in 2018, however it is not hard to see that in fact it is a continuation of one of the most valued freestyle and freeskate brands – namely, Seba. After years of experimentation with all kinds of skates, from aggressive to fitness and speed ones, owners have decided to redefine their product line. FR Skates is more focused and relies on what always was a core of Seba lineup – solid skates for freeride and top end freestyle slalom skates.

FR skates were at the forefront of technology in urban skates for over a decade and even today they are ahead of large majority of competition offerings. FR1 is one of the most recognized freeskates in history and its popularity is not fading even though so many years have passed since the very first version. The new Deluxe version is the best one yet to hit the market – thanks to partnership with Canadian Intuition brand, manufacturer of top quality liners for skates, water and winter sports.

Skates are based around rigid hardboot made out of durable material and equipped with multiple convenient features which are held in high regard by thousands of skaters. The shell itself has been cut more open than usual in skates of such design – it improves comfort, especially for user with high instep.

Starting from the top of the skate, FR1 model is equipped with a cuff with the most advanced canting system used in the industry. It allows for 16 different cuff positions and can help in fixing problems with pronation or supination or simply serve to change cuff height. FR skates were one of the first skates to introduce replaceable abrasive pad on the side (sometimes called “slider”) which makes boots to last longer by protecting them during wheel slides (shuffles). As you can expect, this piece is present in current FR1 edition.

Other recognizable elements are metal blocks sunken in to shell material in place of traditional mounting points. Each one of them has 7 threaded holes for screw, which allow for frame position adjustment. Additionally, they reinforce frame and boot connection, making it more rigid and greatly improving energy transfer. Mount spacing is 165mm and boots are compatible with most of the frames which use this standard – also triskating ones, which are easier to attach thanks to special wheel well next to front mounting point, which makes more room for big wheels. This is especially important in case of boot only version!

Inside of the shell you'll find a custom version of world-famous Intuition liner – known for its durability, support and comfort. The liner comes with a lot of quality of life additions: lacing system, rubberised spots on the sole to prevent movement inside the shell and an option to be heat-moulded. Moreover, this Intuition Skate liner variant was created to fit FR shell as good as possible – thanks to it, downsizing of the shell was possible compared to  regular FR1.

This gives tighter, closer fit which results in better control and energy transfer. Having this in mind, FR Skates changed the sizing in Deluxe model – so it shouldn't be a surprise if these skates will be overall slightly smaller than your old pair of FR1.