USD Carbon 2: Skate Preview
How does the cuff system work and does the skate use a liner?
Oli Benet: The Carbon skate was loved by most, but we always pay a lot of attention to feedback, not only from our team but also from our customers and online. We like to make the effort to improve all we develop, and that is exactly what we have done here.
Some skaters had an issue with the flex on previous Carbons, especially the front-back flex. The lack of a separate cuff was seen by an advantage to some, but many preferred the feeling of an independent cuff piece for more variable support, especially noticeable on jumps and landings. [...]
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October 6th, 2010 at 9:26 am
This is the first Deshi skate I’ve ever been impressed with. I like how it’s not so bloated any more (the “foot” part of it looks much slimmer), and the cuff looks amazing. Is the plan to introduce this cuff (and buckle) to all the other USD lines?
October 6th, 2010 at 9:46 am
the look is so agressive than the others carbons models.
i like it so much.
October 6th, 2010 at 9:57 am
I’m glad the industry is starting to get rid of the “phat” look. It was a remnant of late 90′s era where everyone was trying to puff up their skates…so glad that’s almost behind us now..!
October 6th, 2010 at 10:00 am
…just ordered Hr.1.1s and won´t be sucked into the carbon hype a second time after being pretty much disappointed by the gen1s…at least until I have definite proof they don´t blow…
October 6th, 2010 at 10:11 am
so happy that they listen to skater and their needs…..cuff and liner!!!!!!!! but still …i think that carbons arent well protected in front area….
October 6th, 2010 at 10:28 am
snapped two pairs, they suck.
October 6th, 2010 at 10:28 am
however, they are pretty(;
October 6th, 2010 at 11:10 am
damn! honestly the coolest skate design ive ever seen
October 6th, 2010 at 11:17 am
mmmm,looking goooood. hurry up ETA november!
i’ve questions though,
1. how does the sizing compare to the ch1? is a ch1-8US the same as a carbon2-8US?
2. do they have a shock absorber better than that token effort in the ch-1?
October 6th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
not a lot of difference in the soul bed though not a lot of room to rest on for royales and whatnot
looks sick though, id certainly waste money on those if i hadn’t already with A3′s
:)
October 6th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
HOLY SHIT! Sexy as hell…
October 6th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
So is the internal construction of these the same as the gen 2s, or has it changed because there is now the support of a cuff? I found both the Deshi and the USD Carbon cuffs too firm, digging into my ankle due to lack of both flex and movement, so the cuff should remedy this… Unless of course it’s the same skate with a cuff stuck on the outside!
October 6th, 2010 at 1:35 pm
P.S. Sexiest skates since Murda 1s
October 6th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
the only problem ive had with my usd carbons is the rubbing on the front outside of my feet however wearing 2 pairs of socks seems to remedy it. also the flex issue is an issue but a minor one – i skate with mine on the last notch on the buckle then the tongue always seems to end up moving out of place but i dont really care. these are things that i ignor and i cant wait to buy this boot i love the ones i have and it sounds like they have made them better. drop those mutha fuckers now!!!!!!!!!
October 6th, 2010 at 2:08 pm
sooooo sick!
How much they will cost? :>
October 6th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
as all the carbons, too much for typical skaters can afford to buy… go down with price and all be happy, Industry ‘cos of flow of new buyers n people that will be finally able to buy ‘em
October 6th, 2010 at 2:46 pm
these are slalom skates with soul plate! fake!
October 6th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
yeahhhhhhhhhh i will have….
October 6th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
interesting, if it is possible to put remz cuffs on them?
October 6th, 2010 at 4:09 pm
You all guys love and hate and I can bet most of you don’t even know about USD Carbon heat molding possibilities.. ->
http://vimeo.com/15273694
October 6th, 2010 at 4:14 pm
Anonymous Says:
October 6th, 2010 at 3:53 pm
interesting, if it is possible to put remz cuffs on them?
…it´s already v-cut and usd will certainly come up with colors…or is there another reason for the remz cuff idea?
October 6th, 2010 at 4:20 pm
THEYLOOKTIIIGHT.
October 6th, 2010 at 4:48 pm
YEAH, THAT’S A PHAT STYLE!!!
October 6th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
i`m in love with this skate!
Thanks usd for this step in the rollingfuture ;)
October 6th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Lovin it : ) , need mine asap : )
October 6th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
ok first off..these are USD skates hahaha Deshi is no longer around…secondly i feel that Gen 3 of the carbon skate will be the best and the platform for the carbon from here on out.. I made videos on both previous carbons, and they appeared to addressed all of my concerns..not saying they listened to me, but everything i didnt like about them, as been changed..mainly the cuff and the tongue. Im very excited to skate these!!
they are going to be in the $349 range, yes kinda of expensive. But if you are serious about blading, and you take care of them..they will be worth the investment without a doubt!
October 6th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
mine fell apart and have no front protection
usd needs to make real skates instead of speed skates with soulplate and cuff
October 6th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
Myself: Please tell us how you “snapped” two pairs of carbons
calling bull on that one
October 6th, 2010 at 6:28 pm
hey, my friend snapped his Carbon LE’s in half, the shell literally cracked in two. He only owned them for about 4 weeks too. USD replaced them, but still, it happens. I don’t doubt it happens to others. he wasn’t even doing anything big, they just broke.
October 6th, 2010 at 7:31 pm
Wow looks like remz had a baby with deshi and a usd legacy. ugly as fuck.
The tongue looks pretty dope though.
October 6th, 2010 at 8:12 pm
Hope they dont stop producing the Classic Carbons…. Im going to buy 2-3 more pairs just in case…………..
And.. In my opinion the problem is that their not trying to fix the problems of the first usd carbon. They Just changed all the concept!!!!!!!!!!! Now this is a common skate with half of the boot make of carbon and a fucking plastic cuff!!
The “no liner” liner concept is OUT Again! I think is a terrible mistake!!
And to top it off… what the hell is that buckle? We already dont have too much to customize.. Just let us change the fucking laces, and buckles, and soulplate as always.. We dont need a different Buckle System!
October 6th, 2010 at 8:29 pm
i never liked black skates, but this one… woww…
make them in white, and i cum on my screen
October 6th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
but i wonder how they could weight the same if they add a plastic cuff?..
October 6th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
and if i understand well the liner is now removable?
so basically the liner is a generic sifika liner, the same that was in the ch1?
could you speak a little more about the liner oli?
October 6th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
Where exactly did you read new carbons will have LINER???? Nowhere.. it won’t!
October 6th, 2010 at 9:33 pm
I liked the idea of the old carbons, but it had major comfort issues. They grinded like a dream but were far from my favorite for just rolling. These correct many of the problems I felt in the originals.
I recently had the opportunity to try a pair of these on, and was very impressed. I’m riding my 3rd pair of Razors SL boots, and love them like crazy, but these may pull me away on my next skate purchase.
October 6th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
If these skate are a dime over $300 they can keep them in their warehouse.
October 6th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
If you guys didn’t know, here’s another pic of the Carbon II’s:
skatesetup.com/link.php?action=detail&id=5477
They are actually quite ugly.
October 7th, 2010 at 12:33 am
Fuck you guys, honestly? Okay let me spell it all out for you guys who can’t grasp shit:
There is no liner, it’s just like the older carbons but with more padding around the heel/ankle.
This is obviously not just a gen 1 and 2 carbon with a cuff attached, use your brain. They stopped the carbon lower down in the skeleton so the plastic cuff does all the flexing instead.
The upper half of the shell/ankle area under the cuff is more like a beefy liner.
A plastic cuff is not even going to be noticeable weight wise. Have you ever held a cuff on it’s own? It’s like 3 fucking grams. Calm down you whiners/pussies. If people can skate nihms, and valos, I really doubt a plastic cuff on these things is going to cause them any grief.
They look amazing. Like the best quality skates you could possibly buy by a long shot. Such a strong come back for Powerslide. Keep it up over there, your attention to quality these last 2 years has been noticed.
FUCK!
October 7th, 2010 at 3:00 am
These skates are the future.
Props to Powerslide!
October 7th, 2010 at 3:06 am
a …….mazing skates ¡¡¡
October 7th, 2010 at 3:25 am
“come on people” just said it all
Loved it , just LOVED IT.
imagine the white ones ! OMG
October 7th, 2010 at 4:03 am
fuck man, i wish new york had a normal fuckin shop so people can go and try skates on, blades has like 4 skates from 2 years ago
the skates look real good and proper, who knows how the ride, i honestly dont understand valo ppl
October 7th, 2010 at 7:53 am
“come on people”, i was just asking questions cause i loved the first carbons.
but you’re certainly right to fuck me, cause i’m really dumb.
thanks for your clever and gentle comment.
October 7th, 2010 at 7:57 am
and everybody knows plastic is as light as carbon.
that’s why carbons weight 1kg when valo, usd razors etc weight 2kg.
October 7th, 2010 at 9:02 am
‘Stock Picha Says:
October 6th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
If you guys didn’t know, here’s another pic of the Carbon II’s:
skatesetup.com/link.php?action=detail&id=5477
They are actually quite ugly.’
BULLSHIT! they are not ugly
and
any skate in a size 12 is going to look odd you dickhead!
October 7th, 2010 at 9:13 am
Ty you talk a serious amount of balls. Deshis?…Theyre USDs. Slimmer?…Theyre as slim as the previous models. Glad the industry is starting to get rid of the ‘phat’ look?…mate what are you talking about, this isnt 2001.
October 7th, 2010 at 10:53 am
STUPID SKATES!
these are old deshi with slalom cuff!! the idea in not new!
suol plate are sloly like my old dirk rollerblade…
no support carbon! support the plastic and fuck the carbon!
October 7th, 2010 at 1:04 pm
hold up does anyone know about bmxing? or downhill biking? you’d pay £3000 up for something thats concidered ok if your into the sport. you make your own justifications on whats ok to spend. i have no problem with justifying spending that money cos i want to not necessarily cos i can afford to cos im actually pretty skint but none the less i will!
October 7th, 2010 at 1:42 pm
Have to say I skated the original carbons a couple of times and just hated them, massively uncomfortable and so hard to bone over. These look good in the pics but that’s because they have the buckles undone to make it look chunky, just looks like a black shoe normally. I’m sure loads of people will love them, but not for me, Remz all the way.
October 7th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I like!
but i prefer Rollerblade!! ah ah ah ah
October 7th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
they look 100x better than the first ones
October 7th, 2010 at 3:08 pm
tey look 1000 times better than any other skate : )
October 7th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
i fuckin want them and i’m waiting the white ^^
they look so sick
October 7th, 2010 at 3:25 pm
cuff should be made of carbon, like in this seba skates: http://sklep.janarolki.pl/products/3-seba-igor.aspx
October 7th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
they should have CARBON cuffs, like in SEBA slalom skates, not plastic, maybe the conference shoul change the name of this skate on USD PLASTIC :D ?!
October 7th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
stop cryin bitches USD and the conference is the only brand who’s make something news in our sport and try to makes evolves blading can you just tell me one another brand who makes something really news in the last few years
you cryin blading is not evolves and when a brand makes something news you crin again thant’s make me sick
support the conference and fuck the rest
and last anonymous you dont see the carbon go buy some glasses
October 7th, 2010 at 4:15 pm
not myself-
snapped first pair after about 3 months, jumping lots of sets
snapped my second pair after three weeks, maybe there not built for drops?
carbons are dope.
only for a week though.
October 7th, 2010 at 4:39 pm
they look terrible
October 7th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
YO RETARDS….
1. SAME AS OTHER CARBONS: THERE IS NO REMOVABLE LINER!
2. CARBON FIBER DOESN’T GO PAST LOWER BOOT, JUST LINING!
2. OF COURSE YOU CAN PUT WHATEVER CUFF YOU WANT ON!
4. OF COURSE YOU CAN PUT ANY SOUL PLATE ON THE MARKET ON!
5. CARBONS ARE STILL WIDE FOOT!
October 7th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
That would be nice Anonymous !! ahuuahuha!!! USD PLASTIC !!!!
October 7th, 2010 at 6:03 pm
la zorra ese patin…toy juntendo platita pal 2047 comprrmelo jajaja
October 7th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
ugly as fuck, as previously stated…
October 7th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
OK! remz fucked a pair of USD’s and then they gave birth to this awful thing. :) they really dont look to bad though
October 7th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
want. so effin bad!
October 7th, 2010 at 10:53 pm
to TY its not Deshi its USD
October 7th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
Anonymous, a carbon cuff? Fuck, just shut up.
October 8th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
look ugly as hell…
October 8th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
To everyone who thinks they are ugly (the 4 or 5 people), why don’t you design your own skate??? I bet they would look terrible. Better yet share it with the web… I wonder how much people will like your idea? I bet it wont be as innovative.
October 8th, 2010 at 7:16 pm
i’m cumminnnnng!
finally! waited for this skate since the first leaked infos ’bout the deshi carbon were released.
so gonna get these!
but will probably wait for the white ones.
October 8th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
So sick! Might have to pick these up.
October 8th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
OH, fuck yeah smart “HA” !! just because you don’t like Metallica you should start working on music world.. so you will be producing your own Mp3 in no time!! When you don’t like something, it just doesn’t mean you can do better. i dont like Van Gogh either if it means something for ya…
I like carbon 2s.. but take this as an advise and don’t be stupid wasting your time hating the fking haters! Let they make our sport look like crap alone..
October 9th, 2010 at 3:52 am
to carbon lovers who love ‘carbon’ soo much. you skate plastic souls and frames. shut the fuck up about the cuff. it works. better that you can change it now. the skate is innovative as fuck and props usd for again bringing something NEW to the table… again. by the way you all should buy them cause they are the comfiest skates i have ever tried and the control is precise! good work
October 9th, 2010 at 10:12 am
I FUCKZ WITH USD, THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMETHING NEW
October 9th, 2010 at 10:33 am
the best skates ever made!
October 9th, 2010 at 11:48 pm
these will be ace
and to all of you going on about carbon cuffs like sebas
dont be stupid
carbon cuffs are crap trust me, i have seen at least 4 cuff breaks on seba carbons and thats justfrom reccy skating!haha
October 12th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
DO THEY COME IN WIGHT