Comments on: K2 Varsity Skates: Video Review

By: dub

dub — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:23:06 +0000

If you have never ridden the skates please don’t comment. The carbons also feel light when you hold them in your hand but they are some of the most durable skates out there. How come so many bladers insist on reviewing products they’ve never tested? This is childish.

By: pom

pom — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:25:23 +0000

Eric garcia,

No shit, I had 03/04 fatty pros and they were great quality but i screwed em up trying to put a better soulplate on em. just bought the new fatty pro. what a cheap piece of shit.
the liner material is now so damn flimsy and soft and shit. the soul/heel plate is all hollowed and the whole boot is subject to torsion like a mutherfucker.
so i didnt mind risking the skate again to mod it( i’ve put a remz backslide plate in it).

k2, you have the potential to be at the top but you’re being cheapskates and shooting yourself in the foot…(not that i’ve riden varsities,mind you)

By: Who had the-"bitchnblunts" custom K2 pair

Who had the-"bitchnblunts" custom K2 pair — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:58:57 +0000

The any comments Tom Hyser was directed at what he thought of these newfangled red slippers.

By: Who had the-"bitchnblunts" custom K2 pair

Who had the-"bitchnblunts" custom K2 pair — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:56:59 +0000

Any comments Mr. Hyser??? Wouuld be quite interesting.
Oh yeah,K2, hook andy kruse and walt austin up agaiin. AND jimmy shuda

wonder what year hyser left K2???

By: Erick Garcia

Erick Garcia — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:52:23 +0000

these are the worst skates ever made by K2…I’d rather skate the very first backyard bobs over these skates…don’t get me wrong, I love K2, been skating them for 14 years straight!! never changed skates unless I had to ship back my broken pair to K2′s because the frames used to break right next to the H-Block, but other than that…the original black K2 Fatty Pro’s they also make right now are the only skates for me =)

I just beg K2 to do one thing to their skates….make them quality like you USED to!! the King 55′s were the most amazing skates ever…overall best quality skate they ever made, but now they just cut corners and use cheaper materials to save money and also to sell the skate at a lower cost, which I can understand, but fuck man, make a skate that holds up for more than 1 month!! since about 2005, I have considered all of my 20+ pairs of skates I have owned “disposable” skates because I wear them out in about 1-2 months =(

well, I guess I’ll stop complaining now and will end it with….I love you K2, but help a mutha fucken brotha out and make some quality skates again!!!

By: great

great — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:07:02 +0000

the comment above me cant be any more correct

By: DANIELSON

DANIELSON — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:07:09 +0000

I wish k2 would do more to help our industry, cus i actually like their skates. They are comfortable, have perfect flex, are very responsive, and they are the lightest skates I have ever had on my feet. (Seriously! They are so light, that it is almost a bad thing. When you feel a skate’s weight on your feet, you feel that they are sturdy enough for high-impact landings, and k2′s feel like sneakers) But the facts are the facts…. K2 hasnt givin freestyle/aggressive skates any real attention since the late 90′s. You cant trust a company that only puts out new skates every 5yrs’ and doesnt even add any innovations in the 5yr releases. Not to mention, that a company like k2 kepps itys hands in all markets (skiing, snowboards, wakeboards, and whatever else), so you know that they are not paying enough attention to individual sports, or products…. They just wanna make whatever money they can from being the WAL_MART of “action sports’ Intitially, k2 came out with a great boot that did alot for our sport…. but they just keep selling the same thing ( with extra plastic bolted underneathe yhe old soul). And they only sell that crap when they feel like it. Half the time, you cant even find aggressive K2 skates (even if you are ignorant enough to stay loyal to them). So unfortunately, i have to rank K2 even lower than Rollerblade/TRS. Atleast TRS keeps coming out with new shit to buy, even if it is played-out, uninspired products, Damn shame, love the feel of their boots, but i would have to kick my own ass if i spent money on those traitors

By: Julian

Julian — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:59:08 +0000

anyone got a review with more bad points?

hmm. must say, these do look pretty good.
these are definetly a candidate for my next pair.

By: smoker

smoker — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:54:40 +0000

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By: smoker

smoker — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:54:04 +0000

that was a pretty good review, nice skating as well!

it would be interesting to know if there are spare parts for sale already, cause i remeber i broke a lot of cuffs back in the days

By: dub

dub — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:25:21 +0000

The K2 skates look good I honestly thought that they looked great when I first saw them. I’m sure youve been spotted in front of a gay bar before Gary.

By: 11615

11615 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:38:27 +0000

heard louie z is the team manager

By: jimmy

jimmy — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:02:52 +0000

he was on K2? eff this review then. anyone else have a pair of these ugly things?

By: shiva

shiva — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:55:23 +0000

yeah nice review… just ignore the flaming kidz

By: billy doyle

billy doyle — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:41:44 +0000

if thats what skating with a broom stick up your arse is like i might have to try it because that 720 was ill. good review.

By: fact

fact — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:44 +0000

he was only on k2 as he was sucking a lot of dick. he skates like someones put broomstick up his ass

By: Azur

Azur — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:35:47 +0000

Hey Jake, good hardware review, I like how you spot details that most grommets wont get, and I love the practical side of it too, but despite your nice review Im against what K2 have done in the past and their way of being so out of touch with our community.
Having a soul plate on top of another is needless weight and K2 cuffs are the same design that used to snap in a month.

By: Thomas cheung

Thomas cheung — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:16:17 +0000

gay bars are great places to pick up chicks gary, even if the toilets do smell like shit.

By: pns

pns — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:33:34 +0000

If K2 Produce them in King 55′s colors I would definitely Buy them!!

By: Si

Si — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:19:07 +0000

Im not convinced, jake was on k2 for god knows how many years. Of course he will plug them.

By: Steve0

Steve0 — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:38:13 +0000

yeah gary is a little bitch that was caught lurking outside that gay bar

By: A-Styles

A-Styles — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:05:29 +0000

Hmm…I’m Also wondering why Gary Harpington Do Outside a Gay Bar in Brighton? Hmm…so curious…

By: Jack-rolling-a-mindgameinfocus

Jack-rolling-a-mindgameinfocus — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:23:35 +0000

as far as i know at the moment k2 isnt sponsering any riders, until we rollers create a budget they can work with to pay 1 or 2 riders.

i made a mini review for these since they have them in stock at intersport here in sweden, and yes they are really comfy,flex is adequet and the soul system looks stable and awsum to skate, im pretty pickey with detail of a skate or anything as you might see when reading.

i may opt to wait for a darker colourway ;P but i met jake for the first time and he seemed like a chill bloke and yea the mods he did looked pretty aight.

im a past k2 fatty pro roller so ill be sure to consider a pair in the future. ;)

By: anthony

anthony — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:37:32 +0000

K2 is legendary regardless of it being pretty corprate, undeniably in the past they have helped the rollerblading industry and the fact that just started to make new skates is awsome, in all honesty i wouldnt skate the varsitys just because the color and i hope the next skate they put out will be a better color pick lol, oh quick question does anyone know it K2 sponsors a team anymore?

By: lol

lol — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:57 +0000

Gary, what were YOU doing outside a Gay Bar in brighton?