Faction Tactical v1 Aggressive Inline Skate // First Impressions

[@andrewwinkelmeyer6503]

I like the little bloopers at the end.

[@josephlux9519]

Loved the bloopers at the end. Can't wait to get my pair. Sounds like they should fit me well right out of the box, but I have a bunch of different liners ready to customize the fit if I need to.

[@andrewwinkelmeyer6503]

Waiting all morning for this one. Thanks!

[@thesquillyexperience9442]

been waiting for this one!!!

[@IlxEULOGYxlI]

The compound looks unreal just like these skates. Big fan of the design. These are #1 on my list once my wife ungrounds me from buying new skates lol

[@valoroll1]

So interested in these. I love that Justin gave the souls a two piece usd soul vibe. Really reminiscent of the Deshi CK1's

[@danielhady3021]

I loved the Deshi CK1s design. Such a memorable design.

[@iRollerboot]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 looking sick!!!!

[@JustinThursday]

Awesome! You look pretty comfortable in them.

[@BacktoBlading]

Great job with the soul plate 🙌🏻

[@JustinThursday]

@@BacktoBlading Thanks! 😁

[@Rollerbalder]

That's what I was thinking. New skates, new park, and Law still looked really good in them. I know y'all have to be excited to see these skates out in the wild.

[@marialidiana9516]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤

[@DankPeezy]

Nice first thoughts. The Factions looks sick AF.

[@shelbylbennett]

These are awesome. I got so excited when I saw this video was up, but was instantly bummed when I saw they don't make my size (women's 7). Sadly, this is a feeling I have often with skates. It's 2022... the women are out here (we've been out here) and we want skate options too! :) You should make a video on skates for smaller sizes feet! Please? Thank you!

[@BacktoBlading]

Agreed. I think they’re aware and planning on it, especially with Chynna on the team, but first release is always tough to hit every need.

[@shelbylbennett]

@@BacktoBlading Having Chynna on the team is a good point! She has such great flow... it makes my palms sweaty, haha! I saw she's rocking the Factions already so I wonder if she's got her own fit or if she just has larger feet. Regardless, I hope they come out with smaller ones! Also, the style of these reminds me a bit of the Seba CJ's. What are your thoughts comparing the two, riding wise? They also remind me of the USD Carbon's, but I don't think they make those in smaller sizes either :(

[@aldolega]

Chynna wears about a men's US7. A women's 7 is roughly a men's 5.5. You can find small sizes in the Roces M12, Seba CJ/SX, USD Aeon, Adapts, Them 908/909, USD Sway, and probably in the Blank skate later this year.

[@shelbylbennett]

@@aldolega Thanks so much for the suggestions! I have some of those on my comparison list I’m putting together, but ultimately may hold out for these or the Blanks. If you happen to stumble upon Sebas in a men’s size 5 in the US let me know! I’ve been hunting but there are also so many different Seba models (CJ, SX, Prime, Carbon, CJ2, etc.) that I haven’t even researched all the differences yet 😂 regardless, they’ve been tough to find! So curious how those and the Factions compare 🤓

[@GuyCrawford]

Great review, they look really good.

[@kultureridesupply-blades5287]

Great review. Looking forward to the arrival of these at our shop!

[@FlannelNZ]

Looking forward to some White wheels that aren't crazy hard on my old man bones. Those boots also look amazing.

[@Gearup424]

Love the color of the frames! We need more colorful frames out there Black white and gray are boring lol

[@wiki3065]

You are right! Just painted mine yellow. Love my black, white and yellow combo

[@kevincollins8620]

Damn. I wanna grab a pair just to support Justin. I still remember him making Gameboys for music over 10 years back. I loved his carbon mods back then. Dude is a legend.

[@gr1zzed915]

They sound so solid. Love that the soulplate mounts to the boot.

[@chilli-iceolive-abode2447]

Were you expecting food? I see you brought your lunch trays 😅 The boots look really nicely finished, like you say it's awesome to see a new company and I'm sure I heard them say they're going down the route of full customisation which is awesome! 🙌

[@rollforever85]

Those soul plates look crazy haha. Probably looks even more extreme with it being such a slim boot in comparison to say a xsjado

[@N0irDavis]

These are definitely xsjado style soulplates with how wide they are and automatic you can lock on to soul tricks

[@rollforever85]

@@N0irDavis it was quite a shock going from xsjados to cults I can tell you 😂😂

[@Patrick11223]

Oh woah, those are nice skates. Those sole plates with the square edge you could rough grind anything.

[@ricardozaldumbide8072]

Hey man great skating. Strong and consistent movement. Making those skates look awesome in combo with that 50 shirt 🔥

[@masoncolby813]

I swapped out the foot bed with a 5mm FP insole. Stock foot bed made my toe numb. The flat foot bed feels great and gives me more room

[@MrTarrasque]

Your skating is really coming together my man

[@cgunz]

Was waiting for this and the orders to open back up

[@pinfarmer]

I'd love to try this soulplate for some rough grinds! And if you don't dig it, just shave it down.

[@OrganicGonzalez]

🤤 WE GOT NEW SK8S

[@Starkadr13]

I've been skating K2s since 1998 (Fatty Pro, Style Points, and now 2012 Varsity), and I am planning on getting a new pair of blades soon. I was interested in THEM 909s, but these new Faction skates caught my attention (even at the higher price). You saying that the heel of these has that "K2 style lean-back" feel is selling me even more on these. Gonna check out your second video review. I think these may be a better choice for me than the 909s. Let me know your opinion if you can. Thanks!

[@willbean1573]

The souls remind me of the usd evo 2 piece souls with that giant heel. They look fun!

[@zerocool4life]

They were based off the k2 Nemesis

[@rideblades007]

I just got some USD Carbons 2021, size 9, coming from Razors SL’s size 9. I’ve been on SL’s since ‘08 so this exciting trying something else. I feel like they might be a bit too big. I do really like how they seem to perform though… they feel solid. The fit just seems a bit off. I just ordered some size 8 that hopefully get here by Thursday. Hopefully they fit good and could maybe sell my size 9 ones off eBay or something.

[@davequist7710]

A carbon that looks good and customizable! I wonder how well they will be for wizard skating? Can you skate them without the soul plate?

[@BacktoBlading]

Yes, should be no problem. I’ll be giving it a try

[@davequist7710]

@@BacktoBlading awesome! Maybe you can do a look down comparison video of carbons. These definitely look the best to me. The sebas look to big and never like the look of usd/gawds/iqon carbons

[@zerocool4life]

They have a metal bar down the boot so you can remove the soul and not worry about the ufs bolts ripping thru

[@alvarobetranandres892]

Faction is also a ski company. Pretty famous one. They sponsor the most famous skiers, i dont know if this compani would have trouble with their name

[@waltersmith3165]

I'm pretty excited about these skates

[@maneotis4g63t]

I love the bloopers

[@Franz_giblet]

They look nice, I like the soul plate it’s an unusual shape

[@Kj16V]

I want to know how they compare to the carbon Sebas; which feels better, which is better quality.

[@MrNicknayme]

Plleeeease (if you can) do a review of the Adapt hyper GTO. Between my 909s with Oysi Mediums and intuition liners and my kinda new Adapt GTOs, I’m really Living my 909s way more. And I’m just skating streets now. (Herniated disk + age = take what you can get.)

[@BacktoBlading]

Highly unlikely, I’m not a great free skater and might not need that level of boot

[@Drummavore]

great stuff, law!

[@tysonradcliff3428]

Dont know who’s yard that is, but that is my dream home! Skates look pretty awesome

[@danielreigdiaz1373]

That is The Compound, and it's the Faction owner's backyard AFAIK.

[@TheLastSuperSonic]

I love it bud! Mesmer (which is poweslide) and Iqon (which is powerslide) 😂

[@pouringblue7]

Going down 1 shell size or intuition liners may help you. Your skating looks stylish in these though!

[@t-razz]

Do not like that soul plate at the heel. I’d probably round it off. Otherwise, very nice looking boot! Love the sneaker style

[@zerocool4life]

The best part is that you can adjust everything and not be stuck

[@zackmarkham4240]

You finally made it to the Compound! And I see those white 50/50's! You finally made them! Are they going to come to the market, or are those still prototypes?

[@BacktoBlading]

Should be here next month

[@zackmarkham4240]

@@BacktoBlading Nice! I should have a job and income by then. If I get this job, I'll be missing your live streams, but I'll make sure to watch the videos of them!

[@zerocool4life]

Love mine

[@chalie1131]

Thx u i want to try Them but Not Sure what for size ,i want to Skate them with Intuition Liner With New Balance frame 2;)

[@Neo-ti2rz]

Look like great skates. 👍🏼

[@torinmartinez4331]

Great video Law! Where is that skatepark? NC?

[@BacktoBlading]

It’s in Maryland, Clark’s backyard. Link in description for tou

[@Kevhoe]

Hey man, since you’ve ridden the Seba CJ’s would you say they have a similar forward rake? That’s how I like my skates. I’m looking at the plastic version since I’m on a budget

[@BacktoBlading]

It’s a flat boot, so you could add as much of a shock absorber as you like

[@johnnyfiveneedsinput]

Are those soul plates wider than the usd 7 sould plate? I still call it cheating lol but it's so much easier to land, lock and hold tricks

[@BacktoBlading]

I’ll measure on Gear Talk

[@davidb4979]

The shell breaks are actually the main thing that has me hesitating on purchasing these skates. According to the Faction site the 43 shell has an internal measurement of 285 and the 44 a 295. With my foot being close to a true 44 at around 283ish my foot will most likely be too big for the 43 and have too much space in the 44. Everything else looks fantastic with these skates. Sadly I'm just not sure the shell breaks are right for me.

[@BacktoBlading]

I’ve given this feedback while I was there and hopefully we’ll see some clarity. Each shell is 10mm longer, so that might help

[@davidb4979]

@@BacktoBlading As they put the 10.5 and 11 in the same shell it makes sense that it would be larger than a standard 10.5 in order to accommodate the 11. From what I've seen if a company makes a "10" shell it it usually would be for 10-10.5(43-44). On the other hand if you are a true 11 these have got to be perfect.

[@BacktoBlading]

I’m 285 and the 44 felt good but I think I could downsize to the 43 with intuitions

[@davidb4979]

@@BacktoBlading Thanks so much!

[@DoughBoyRic312]

Any size 12s floating around😅

[@JasonCoverstone]

Nope, he didn't get any in on the first shipment

[@zerocool4life]

I have the 12.5 shell

[@DoughBoyRic312]

@@zerocool4life might float in a 12.5. I'm more 11.5/12

[@kevinkev1530]

Thy look nice, great skating

[@kingrando]

What the heck, that place is awesome. How far away is this from you?

[@BacktoBlading]

Took about 5 hours. Not too bad for a weekend trip

[@Alexno1992]

If you used the insole from a carbon or gawds would that provide enough forward lean ?

[@BacktoBlading]

Will see, gonna try a few optikns

[@tru27skeet]

I ended up trying the insoles from the bernal 2 carbon frees and that did the trick for me :)

[@LethalTurd]

Other than soulplate this is just Seba SJ. A good alternative I would say, because Seba's are sold out everywhere

[@BacktoBlading]

More like a Seba Wizard, the carbon linerness style. But $425 is a killer price

[@LethalTurd]

@@BacktoBlading I was building my first wizard setup and would have picked this boot if I knew. Was searching for a Seba CJ boot in both US and EU and only one store had my size. They still delivered one carbon boot and one plastic :D and got the wheel size wrong

[@SteveJohnsHB]

Cameo from Sam.

[@cateyenebula]

Just wanted to post: Hey Sam!

[@justjordan8018]

Carbon Boot Aggressive Skate ... I know too much about Carbon Road Bikes to not know what happens to carbon when you fall. I am guessing this is some Magical Carbon that will not break and is stronger then unobtanium :)

[@ApotheosiZ]

Yo question, why isn't there 260mm 50/50 prime frame?

[@BacktoBlading]

Money

[@ApotheosiZ]

@@BacktoBlading damn, I wish there was because 250 is too small and 270 is too big 😢

[@BacktoBlading]

Someday maybe, it’s a great length

[@mikestravels609]

Epic

[@miguelmorales6626]

Is it the same mold as the cj or are these wider in the toe?

[@BacktoBlading]

I believe it’s a different design

[@JustAnotherBlader]

Those soul plates are absurd lol

[@Briceo0o]

Very promising

[@maxknuckles13]

Been lookin for a skate comparable to the fatty, the last time i skated.. haha but im lookin for a new skate

[@josky6001]

the super wide soulplate and lower heel, is a minus for me..

[@wswan81]

My Gawd, thats not a soulplate, thats a concrete trowel 😂

[@patmack2871]

Looks like a great skate but too pricey for me, especially boot only

[@BacktoBlading]

Carbon is pricey, also might be overkill if all you skate is aggressive

[@caseymarkle7485]

Iqon or faction?

[@BacktoBlading]

Faction are $450, Iqon are $650. Can’t justify spending the money to test them, but that should tell you something

[@Op614Roll]

So is this a Micro manufactured skate?

[@BacktoBlading]

Not sure. It’s not Micro though, that I know

[@cheeseface99]

This is madness...IMO.. its not a new boot its a usd carbon (attempt) with an over engineered usd shadowish soul plate on.....IMO The 8 soul screws are more hassle to remove, esp when soul material covers half the screw for negligible benifit...IMO Removable liners (carbon 4s) also come with issues such as movement in the shell..(eliminated with an intigrated liner)..IMO Who needs stretch toes when the whole boot (usd carbon) including intigrated liner is heat mouldable to your specific foot and available in individual shell sizes?...IMO Im glad theres more options but taking and existing idea (carbons and shadow souls) is not very original..... I PERSONALLY would rather stick with USD who created this idea and have a decade of carbon boot experience behind them.... I hope the next boot company brings us something unique and different! (Thems are an open mould but jj has made them unique! **this is all my initial thoughts and opinions and i have not actually rolled these**

[@BacktoBlading]

Ok

[@Rollerbalder]

It seems really shortsighted to think that just because USD worked with carbon, no other company can. After all, if that were the case there would be no USD Carbon as Deshi was the first to make a carbon boot (yes, I realize it's all Powerslide when it comes down to it). Faction is taking inspiration from other companies, yes, but this is absolutely a new boot. It's odd to nitpick some of this stuff but give Them a pass for doing their own thing with an open mold (also check out how many screws go into a Them soul plate).

[@cheeseface99]

@@Rollerbalder not sure if you read what i wrote but im not saying no other company can use carbon .... im saying it would be better if they came up with a new idea....i mean why is this boot better then a usd carbon with shadow souls, why should i buy this when usd has been doing it very well for a decade .... same for sebas, (aint that an open mould)....why buy them over carbons....? (Obv who you are feeling and who you wish to support comes into it, but im saying boot to boot what the unique selling point?)

[@Rollerbalder]

@@cheeseface99 Fair enough, boot to boot I can't point out anything I'd necessarily call an upgrade, but fit is everything. If there are people who want a carbon skate but for whom USD Carbons don't feel great for whatever reason, it's great that they'll have another option. Maybe they do want to skate a specific liner, maybe this cuff works better, maybe they like that style soul and they want all of this in one package instead of trying to modify existing skates. You make some good points, I just don't think it's "madness." And ultimately, a new skate brand is a good thing for an industry that all too often has skirted by on old tech.

[@danielreigdiaz1373]

Hey, if you have a "new" concept that works better than Carbons/Sebas/Factions and that nobody else has thought about ever before: make your own boot company man.

[@uliseshgr]

Hi there. How long is your foot (mondo). Thanks in advance, love your videos.