CadoWiki Speedskating

The Balance and the Pressure: these are two of our flagship skates that are made for performance. The Balance is a great mid-range skate that will give you a lot of grip and control. As for the Pressure, our newest showpiece, it will give you the opportunity to achieve top performances.

“I like to investigate things”, says Hans Gijsen modestly. Over the years, this kind of research has made the friendly Dutchman a beloved source of information and equipment expert of world-class athletes.

We understand it can be tempting to save some money and to buy a pair of "ready to go" budget inline skates. It is not the best thing to do, though.

Small wheels offer better acceleration, big wheels offer more roll. We demonstrate this in a simple experiment.

The Omega helmet has been tested extensively, with the most striking result being that it provides almost a second of time gain over 1500 meters. But more importantly, in various conditions, from long-track sprinting to marathon and team pursuit, the...

Are you starting to get a bit demotivated by training without a goal? Hopefully, we will be able to toe the start line in races real soon, but in the meanwhile why not try inline skating. We give you 5 reasons