USD Imperial Black & White, Out Next Week
With the desire to make this new skate available to a lower budget we took the time to talk to companies about making special plastic blends that could serve to re-create the Carbon effect at a more affordable price.
After two meetings with DuPont we were told that they had the perfect plastic for us: DuPont Hytrel TPC-ET Thermoplastic polyester elastomer.
Hytrel, a thermoplastic and elastomer in one. Hytrel thermoplastic polyester elastomers provide the flexibility of rubber, the strength of plastic and the processibility of thermoplastics.
Hytrel is also available in a full range of Shore D hardness (30D to 82D). Special grades are heat stabilized, flame retardant and blow molded. Concentrates include black pigments, UV protection additives, hydrolysis resistant additives, heat stabilizers and flame retardants.
New: Hytrel RS renewable sourced thermoplastic elastomers can help reduce environmental footprint without compromising performance. New grades containing 35% to 65% of renewable sourced material are in development and early tests show they grant the same performance and processing characteristics of original Hytrel.Ideal specs: Hytrel is ideal for parts requiring excellent flex fatigue and broad use temperature. It resists tearing, flex-cut growth, creep and abrasion. It offers strength and stiffness plus outstanding toughness while resisting hydrocarbons and many other fluids. Hytrel can be processed easily by conventional thermoplastic processes, such as injection molding, blow molding, calendaring, rotational molding, extrusion and meltcasting.
We made our first tests with this material injection into a one piece plastic skate and tested it, advancing to test a variety of hardness until we found the perfect one.
We also redesigned the internal structure making a fully integrated cuff with built-in flex and support zones. The resulting product is made of a new patented construction that grantees satisfaction on all demands of an aggressive skate.
- Shoe-like fit.
- Shoe-like appearance.
- 35% less volume than that of a standard hard boot.
- 25% less weight than a standard hard boot.
- Total control with direct power transfer.
- Higher cut than Carbon skate with more lateral support.
- Rear V-cut.
- Includes quality Sifika Shock absorber.
- New Powerslide Slimfit innersole
- Neoprene and Microfiber interior lining for optimum control, last and comfort.
- Compatible with the Carbon soul plates, thin, light, high performance design.
- Strong nanoleather upper (via).
Tags: usd, usd imperial, usd skates
April 26th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Free willy? Shamu? Ugly!
April 26th, 2011 at 7:01 pm
Not a good looking skate, and that cuff looks like the most uncomfortable cuff in cuff land, cuff. To be fair pictures rarely do a skate Justice.
April 26th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
looks like a copy of the lievanos skate>>
April 26th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
I honestly think they’re ok looking
April 26th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Bien sympa ces skates !!! Surtout en blanc et noir….
April 26th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
Bien sympa ces skates !!! Surtout en blanc et noir.
Your are posting comment too quickly slow down, said rollernews to me, lol.
April 26th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
i think im gonna hurl!
April 27th, 2011 at 12:13 am
I got the blacks ones, waaaaaaaay better looking in person… Not feeling this scheme at all..
April 27th, 2011 at 5:52 am
Reading the details, i understood what they wanted to tell:
You don’t need any sunglasses when riding these blades.
No baking gloves when you taking out the hot muffins from the oven.
No condoms for sex. (only straight)
But don’t forget to wear the skates all the time to keep protected!
USD-Collect them all!
-Pikachu-
April 27th, 2011 at 4:14 pm
The cuff on these skates are far too high. Poor design.
April 27th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
tokos azazazzzzzzzzzzzzz :Dddddd
April 28th, 2011 at 12:17 am
winging wineing … check out daniel prell’s blog and oli’s although danie’s was more detailed.. which helped.. love my black… on skates.. just dont see why they would release this colourway so early , considering that the v1s of the imperials come out in shops 2-3weeks ago…
April 28th, 2011 at 12:18 am
came out* daniel’s*…………………
April 28th, 2011 at 3:53 am
uz still dont get it , do u the main point is theyz skates gonne chost cheeper then all off them in a minning ,it wont be a crazy price but every one can pay for them ,come on people wake up aint u tierd off payin for them carbons 2s like almost 400 dollers or batter ya they tryin to help save money so every one can be happey and dont juge the sk8 its up to the skater how he be skaten ya like get reall people ‘s an yes sorry for my spellin to
April 28th, 2011 at 3:56 am
and trust and belive if usd compeny told u her try them out an all i want in return may be make a eddit for me and tell me what u think bc u know what i wuld take that offer whit not hiven thinken 2 times bc any one wuld take that offer
April 28th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
…….^ what the fuck did you even say?
anywas… before that disgrace to grammar happened,
ugly ass skates