Ice-skates and skeelers(inlines) with XC ski boots

   Here's another model of skate blades for XC ski boots.
   They also sell skeelers (inline-skates)

(from Free-Skate in the Netherlands)

"http://www.free-skate.com/engels/index.htm";
(click "FREE-SKATE for ice, FREE-ROLLER-SKATE for skeelers)
     (or go directly to:)
 "http://www.free-skate.com/engels/free-skate.htm";
 "http://www.free-skate.com/engels/free-skeeler.htm";

   The ice-skates that they sell look a lot like the Almgrens (Sweden)
models. (I think Almgrens has been recently renamed "Lundhags")

    The skeelers are shown with Salomon Pilot bindings but probably
SNS profile or even NNN-2 bindings would work.

   The techniques of inline-skating ("skeeling" ? "Skeelering" ?) are
probably different than ice-skating or skate-skiing so there may or may
not be the same advantages having the free-heel (klap action). Using the
same boots would be an advantage. 

  I do some ice skating on my Zandstra skates:
"http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/zandstra.jpg";
or my new Almgrens:
"http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/almgrens.jpg";
   They are both very nice. 

   I don't inline-skate or roller-ski myself (prefer cycling). Falling
on ice hurts more than falling on snow, but  less than falling on
pavement!

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 David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada
 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 WWW pages: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/