If you want to skate between cones, you probably want to go for old school style rockering achieved by replacing the outer wheels with 4mm smaller ones. As High Light Carbon 80 are more of all-rounders than pure specialized slalom skates, they come with flat setup frame – four wheels on the same level. Although the upper shelf skates made by Seba younger sibling, the FR Skates, come with Deluxe V3 frames (which are more delicate design), the V2 is still a great piece of aluminium and performs well in both urban environment and between the cones. The frame used in High Light Carbon 80 should be well known to any seasoned freeskater – it’s Deluxe V2 frame, one of the best designs available when it comes down to freestyle and freeskating frames. It allows for 16 different settings: you can compensate for pronation, put the cuff higher to have more support or move it a bit away from the back of the skate to have more room for forward-back movement. One of the upsides of having a composite cuff is the canting system it comes with – the most advanced one found in skates, in fact. Simply do not expect that you’ll be able to skate with unbuckled cuff, like it is possible in Pro version, and still have solid support to the sides. Having say that, the skates are far from being unsupportive – quite the opposite, in fact. That’s one of the key differences – cheaper skate doesn’t benefit from super stiff carbon cuff. A solid, high quality traditional buckle with receiver ends the matter of closure.Ĭuff is made from rigid PU material and have the same shape as one used in Pro version (or indeed, older Igor models). 45 degree micro metric buckle lock the heel in place and adds a bit to the overall boot rigidity. The skate comes with additional Velcro in toe area, giving more snug fit and better control on front wheeling tricks. Lacing holds the foot in place well on its own, especially if lace the boot to the very top. High Light Carbon 80 boots are up to the task no matter if you prefer urban skating, downhill, inline alpine or freestyle slalom. To make the skate more durable, Seba put a replaceable slider on the side of the boot and a plastic composite (rubber-like material) cover on toe area – these parts prevent damage during falls, slides or slalom tricks like toe footgun. Outer skin of the skate is made out of resistant material and have some degree of rigidity to it – it wouldn’t be fair to call these skates “softboots”, really. The boot is also equipped with shock absorber, increasing comfort of skating over uneven pavements and landing jumps. Underneath the foot resides an insole with arch support. The level of control in these skates is truly great and will satisfy most demanding skaters. The integrated padding is anatomically shaped to lock the heel as good as possible and provide excellent responsiveness. They also offer 7 threaded holes for mounting screw, allowing for a wide range of frame positioning options as well as good compatibility with 165mm mounting standard frames. The metal plates embedded in frame mounting points serve as a reinforcement of boot-frame connection, greatly increasing the solidity of a whole skate. Skates end up slightly heavier but doesn’t negatively impact the rigidity and drives down the cost. The shell used in “80” version is exactly the same as in the more expensive sibling as well as the old style Seba Igors, however it is not entirely made out of carbon – instead, it is a carbon and glass fibre composite. If you are reading this, that means you’ve ended up on High Light Carbon 80 page in our store – the more freeskating/urban skating oriented of the two. There’s a more affordable “80” version and more expensive “Pro” one – but truth is, both skates are different enough from each other that it is only fair to take them as separate models. High Light Carbons are made to this day, in two different flavours. After several years another skate came out, built on foundation of these skates – the High Light Carbons. High Carbon weren’t around for long and ultimately, their shell served as a base for Igor skate. Before elite of freestyle slalom made the jump to lightweight skates with integrated padding, a carbon-based version of standard High skate came out – with replaceable liner, being halfway between the older style skates and what was about to come shortly. It stayed that way up to about year 2010, when carbon revolution hit the market and soon, skates like Seba Igor and Powerslide Hardcore Evo took the top spot. Seba High were the first skates designed for freestyle slalom from the ground up and for a good while, THE SKATES to have if someone wanted to compete at high level.
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