Iqon CL 15 Inline Skates

Have you ever wanted to have a pair of Powerslide Next skates, but with a 165 mm frame mounting instead of Trinity system? Well, your wish has come true. Sort of, anyway. IQON CL 15 skates are entirely new hardboot which have a potential to make some waves on freeskating market.

The skates may appear as rework of Next at first, but take a closer look and you’ll see echoes of Roces M12 and Them 909 here. As stated – it is a new mould, although it shares a lot with its’ inspirations.

CL 15 serves as entry-level skate in IQON CL line, but it is far from being simplistic. Rigid cuff comes with position adjustment system, known as canting. It allows you to place the it a bit higher, but also to tilt it to the side to compensate for pronation or supination of ankles. This solution is becoming a standard in high end freeskates, but still not that obvious and it is nice to see it there.

Shell have classic shape, with a slight vibe of retro-futurism. Impression of being a Next’s carbon copy is truly skin-deep. Instead of having one strap protecting toe and side areas of the shell, skate comes with more traditional slider. Red rectangle under the heel reminds of Powerslide Imperial or classic Rollerblade Twister skates and gives away that shock-absorber is locked inside the shell and not attached to liner via velcro. Hockey-style, high lacing is improved in comaprison to most skates by introducing flex area with notches to lock heel better.

CL 15 skates are described as well fitting even for wide feet and there is a lot of truth to it thanks to the liner. They come stock with MyFit 2nd Skin liner, which was designed for downsizing and to more room in narrow shells. This liner is targeting performance and control. It's made of stiffer foams than ones used in many other MyFit range models, i.e. popular FatBoy, improving ankle stability. Tongue is made out of foam piece with pre-shaped cuts allowing it to adjust to anatomy better, resulting in improved heel lock.

When it comes to frame, no one should be disappointed – it is IQON Decode SE model. Not as fancy as “full fat” IQON frames allowing for multiple wheel configurations, but that’s no reason to complain. It is very solid piece of high grade, extruded aluminium. The frames are pretty important part here, seeing that they allow for two configurations: stock one, which uses four wheels and have 1 mm rockering on outer axles, as well as triskating one (flat). This is allowing you to get a taste of flowskating/wizard style, and for a price only a bit higher than pair of dedicated frames alone – even if we speak about ones way cheaper than original Wizards, something like Rockin’, for example. The overall value is tremendous here, making these skates a no-brainer if you want to get into this style of skating.

We also encourage you to give triskating setup a go – the frame length makes it wonderful for city skating and you shouldn’t miss it if you like to go fast while cruising.

New IQON CL 15 skates are great value offering, with their own character and high quality parts. At their price, they pose a strong competition to other players on the market. Definitely one of season 2023 highlights!