COLOR OLYMPIC SL Long Track
Other colors available soon
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COLOR OLYMPIC SL Long Track Other colors available soon |
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OLYMPIC SL Long Track
The number one choice amoung U.S. long track olympic medalists in Salt Lake City in 2002 began with development in 2000 on a long track skate for the U.S. Team aimed at reducing weight to improve start and lap times. Sounds simple, right? What began as a modest attempt to trim a few grams off our World Championship winning long track skate resulted in a completely revolutionary new design, new higher grade aerospace materials, and new construction methods, all aimed at creating a new standard for long track's high speed future. With a clean sheet of paper, we designed and built a skate that shatters the archaic notions of what a long track skate can be. What is lightweight? During the World cup season, the color drained from the faces of other skate manufacturers as they picked up the Olympic SL in disbelief, as if we performed some slight-of-hand magic. Lightweight does not mean fragile however, it means that we have used higher grade carbon fiber and synthetic materials and crafted them with greater precision to put more strength where you need it and trimmed weight where you don't want it. The Olympic SL, at under 200 grams, is half the weight of a typical long track skate and like a track running shoe, reduces fatigue and allows quicker starts and lap times. What is aerodynamic? The Olympic SL incorporates an integral windproof outer cover and zipper closure for superb aerodynamics and reduced wind drag. What is a good fit? The Olympic SL uses new superlight synthetic materials inside and out with a heat moldable foam interior and semi-rigid moldable tongue. We would say they "fit like a glove", but we don't think gloves fit well enough. Our Olympic SL looks and feels like they're painted on your feet. With the right blend of stiffness and flexibility, your confidence and control is assured. As the sports most experienced custom skatemaker in the world with thousands of skates worldwide, each individual skate is handcrafted around custom molds made exclusively by Paul Marchese. |
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The skate that awoke long track from it's 100 year slumber.
Unique flex patterns in the carbon fiber enable proper straight away edging
and performance and provide unsurpassed control in the corners.
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| Like our short track skates, our long track skates have re-defined what a "standard" long track skate is. Every skate manufacturer in the world has since "borrowed" the design of Marchese skates, but like a ten-dollar Rolex watch, looks can be deceiving. Our proprietary foot casting process and carbon fiber construction techniques creat a super lightweight precision wrap of your feet that has no equal. Machined aircraft grade aluminum mounts provide a positive and secure attachment of your blades to provide unmatched control and "feel" on the ice. | |
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