Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 Inline Skates

Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 inline skates 

If you are looking for a solid pair of skates to start on, but without a premium pricetag, look no further – Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 have you covered. Aimed at customers with lower budgets or those who do not need super advanced features, while at the same time expecting a good quality of the skates. In a sense, Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 models are successors to entry-level Bronx and Bronx II urban skates.

These are as basic as you can imagine when it comes to design, some may even say – inelegant. The closest thing these can be compared to are mid 90s skates like Bauer FX3. However, cutting the cost where it has the least impact on skating experience has paid off and in our humble opinion, these are one of the best hardboot skates within their price range. Without a shadow of doubt, they’ll last you far longer than alternatives at this pricepoint.

Features of Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 inline skates

• The outer shell and cuff  -  rigid and provides excellent ankle support, plus it’s really durable. This is because its composite material with addition of glass fibres (GFRP) is the same as one used in more expensive Powerslide skates (both freeskates and aggressive ones).
• The shell have high lacing, similar to hockey skates or before mentioned 90’s style boots and does good job of keeping your feet secured.
• The cuff is equipped with plastic buckle, classic style with lever and receiver.
• 45 degree velcro to eliminate heel lift. 
• MyFit Basic model -  the simplest one from the range, but still very comfortable and adequately thick. It’s not a secret that cheap hardboots most often come with liners that are far from perfect – thin, made with low quality foams that compress fast, resulting in loose and uncomfortable skates after several weeks of use. With Zoom, you don’t have to worry about these issues. You won’t find a hardboot skate with better liner at this price-point!
• The frame is embossed out of thick aluminium sheet – a technology which Powerslide themselves have been using with success in their skates (like popular Imperial Supercruiser line) for years now. In similar manner to skates made during the 90s, the frame is riveted to the boot, meaning that you cannot move or replace it. A welcome side effect of this frame mounting is lowered centre of gravity, making skates easier to handle for beginners.
• The frame measures 243 mm, which is the shortest wheelbase for four times 80 mm setup. The skates are very agile and the setup performs well in urban environment. Stock 80mm 82A wheels are a good option to start on for beginners.

Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 - worth knowing!

It’s worth to note that Zoom are the widest hardboots out of all skates made by Powerslide. So, if you’ve heard that Powerslide is making narrow skates in the past and worry about your ankles – it’s still worth to give Zoom skates a chance.

Being honest here, the “One” Zooms cannot really compete with more expensive models in terms of features, but you cannot deny them their own appeal. Powerslide has focused their efforts on offering a solid boot with high level of comfort, making skating in these a joy. These skates may be simplistic, but do their job nicely and you don’t have to drop a significant amount of money on them.

We recommend them to anyone who is looking for a pair of skates to replace their old rec ones with something more solid and supportive. They will serve well when learning new things on skates too – a rigid, supportive boot will be a great help in this process.

Most skates in this price bracket, especially softboots, are not really suitable for people over 90 kg and will bend in ankle area like crazy. Powerslide One Zoom Black 80 are the remedy for these problems – solid, supportive boots and durable frame will do the job.