Powerslide Storm 80 Nicoly Pro - Cyan/White Inline Skates

Powerslide Storm 80 Nicoly Pro for urban inline skating

Powerslide is currently one of the biggest players in freeskating category and owes it in large part to Imperial skates, which were a true breakthrough for German brand. After 10 years of their very first release, a time has came for a new hardboot based around super popular 165 mm frame mounting. Meet Powerslide Storm!

Powerslide Storm Nicoly Pro 80 inline skates – for whom?

Storm line of skates are made for people who are looking for skates wider than Imperials, sporting the same 165 mm frame mount, without giving up on Powerslide’s trademark features such as MyFit liners and super rigid, durable shell made out of plastic reinforced with glass fibres.

Nicoly Machado’s Pro-model is a very versatile skate – you get a supportive hardboot and a solid aluminium frame equipped with four 80 mm wheels. It is a proven, trustworthy setup type – being the most popular among freeskaters worldwide.

Features of Powerslide Storm Nicoly Pro 80 for urban skating

• Strong hardboot shell – skates with plastic shells are considered the most universal of all when it comes to comfort, ankle support and opportunities which they open up. They not only secure your feet from injury, but also provide better responsiveness and energy transfer than softboot counterparts. A pair of solid hardboot skates will last you many years, even if you won’t go easy on them!
• Perfect amount of ankle support – cuff is made out of the same rigid material as lower part of the shell, doing superb job at stabilizing your ankle during skating. Furthermore, cuff’s position can be adjusted to counter a habit of bending ankles to outside or inside. You can raise it a bit for more support if needed. This system is called canting and works thanks to special washers under cuff bolts.
• Reliable closure – Powerslide Storm Nicoly Pro 80 come with classic lacing, which works really well paired with two reliable buckles. The lower one is a “pump” style micro adjustment buckle, allowing for tightening the shell to secure heel in place without overdoing it. Top buckle uses popular lever design.
• Excellent comfort – Storm Nicoly Pro 80 are medium width skates and thus, will provide a good fit for majority of users. Compared to Imperials, they have more room in heel and ankle area, as well as in the front. Furthermore, they come with comfy liner made out of high quality foams. These skates feel really well on your feet right out of the box.
• Heat-moldable MyFit FatBoy liner – the inner boot can be “baked” in electric oven, allowing you to get a perfect fit even before your first ride and basically skipping the break-in period. Remember to follow manufacturer’s instructions when heat-molding the liner.
• Machined aluminium frame with 80 mm wheels – four time eighty is somewhat a default point of comparison for every freeskating setup. This is because it perfectly blends characteristics you need to try many different skating styles: recreational, fitness, urban skating (including jumps and slides), freestyle slalom and even street hockey! The “Beta” frame used in Storm Nicoly Pro 80 is one of the best designs of this type on the market.
• High quality Spinner wheels – Powerslide equipped these skates with durable wheels with increased rebound parameter, making ride faster and smoother. Spinners are leaders of price to quality ratio!

Powerslide Storm Nicoly Pro 80 inline skates – worth knowing

Pro-model – skates are a signature model of Nicoly Machado, amazing Brazilian skater with multiple achievements in aggressive inline skating. She represents brands such as Undercover and Wicked, also being in Powerslide Urban team. A part of earnings on each part of skates sold goes straight to Nicoly’s pocket.

• Enhanced plastic compound – Powerslide used GFRP – glass fiber reinforced plastic – to create Storm’s shell. Durability is excellent with added benefits in terms of responsiveness and energy transfer.
• Replaceable frame - the frame is attached to the boot with two strong screws with a spacing of 165mm and heel raised by about 10mm. This is a very popular mounting standard in freeskates and allows for changing the frame to a different one.

X-Slot – thanks to this technology you can change the frame’s position, both to the sides and front to back. Furthermore, this system allows for precise adjustment. Positioning the frame correctly under your foot improves:

• balance
• responsiveness
• comfort

X-Slot also allows you to attach other 165 mm mounting frames without worrying if their position is going to be correct.

Dual sizing liner – all hardboot skates use one shell size per two liner sizes. Ideally, you want your skates to have as little bulk as possible. However, with traditional sizing it can be a headache to find information if given boot size uses smaller or larger shell.

Powerslide decided that this doesn’t make sense and offer dual-sizing liners, which come with neoprene, stretchy toe. It adjusts to length of your foot. Furthermore, you can check a mondo point table and see if it makes sense to go one size of the shell down or up.