My Plate Preference | Do You Have The Right Plates? What Plates Should You Buy?

In this video I answer some of the questions I get on skate plates. I skate on Sure-Grip Plates so remember these are my opinions every skater is going to have a different preference.
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[@sandyt4343]

I’ve skated outdoors only for over 40 years and I really like the little bit of vibration absorbing that you get from nylon plates. At 70 plus I don’t need any more vibration than need be. Thanks for posting this information.

[@Jokerman518]

Love the content! One thing a JB Chicago skater helped me with is balance for front wheel footwork. He said our balance is on the balls of our feet so the front wheels should be under them. My plate was too far forward. I changed this and it made a huge difference!

[@dwaynemurphy7986]

Can I ask what plate you switched to?

[@theprismaticsystem2833]

For what op is talking about the plate doesn't matter that much so much as where it's mounted on, since boots have to be drilled for the specific plate you can pretty much mount them wherever as long as it doesn't conflict with existing bolt locations that would have already been drilled. So that advice can be applied to pretty much any plate.

[@Jokerman518]

My bad for late reply. The plate I switched to was the bont prodigy plate. I used that for a bit then I switched to the magnesium avenger plate and it made a very big difference and was a lot to get used to the responsiveness. It has a very high angle so it's best to loosen the truck over time once you get the feel of it. Otherwise you'll be very shaky.

[@brianconnery2801]

​​@@dwaynemurphy7986the best plates to JB in is something with a 10 degree angle. That's the default JB style. Because it keeps you stable while going fast and doing a lot of edge work. Reactor Pro (aluminum), Reactor Neo (aluminum), Reactor Fuse (Nylon), Octane Pro (Magnesium), etc. Then you want to go a size down from your boot and mount it to the heel. I have a Riedell OG 172 size 12.5 Men. My Reactor Pro plate is size 11. And it's easier getting up on your toes and you can go deeper on your big wheels without your boot scraping the floor.

[@ClutchupJB]

@@brianconnery2801I do have a question thought. I currently have rock nylon plates on sure grip fames with yellow cushions and I noticed my sway isn’t how I want it to look with other JB skaters. I plan on buying the Chicago Lyfestyle Skates soon l.. and maybe putting reactor pro powerdyne on them. Would this make a big difference? And how does the axle size work? If I were to get an 10 in the skates. I assume i get a 9 plate but 7mm or 8’m axle?

[@realkingnoob7390]

Because of this guy, his advice got me a really go skate set up

[@Jokerman518]

The diamond boots are looking amazing bro! Can't wait till they are on the market. I will definitely get a set

[@michaels8607]

Buy the top plate you can afford, once you decide you are going to be a skater. Something like a Sure Grip Classic, a Rolline Variant are fine,and yes you will need it when you reach intermediate/advanced level. From there,you can upgrade your boots and the plates will not only last, they will work smoothly when you develop spins and jumps...If you have no job ,skating should be the least of your priorities because you will be spending more money on bushings, wheels,and bearings..

[@zackrod4732]

New intro is fire 🔥 !

[@SensationallySilky]

i LOOOOOVE my avenger plates. I'm on a short forward mount on my derby skates with them and it made a HUGE difference.

[@claudinestone6152]

Have you tried roll line plates? I love those the best!

[@tango5809]

Lolol,.....love your Pugg!!!🐶😲🤣🤣

[@hoodskateLNDN]

thank you so much!

[@cfrosentimental9264]

What about sunlite 2 plates? I’m stuck in between the sure grip nylon and the sunlite

[@pstone7240]

Didn’t really answer why the middle plate is closer to the ground vs the other two. Is the avanti a lower profile plate vs the others ?

[@WeNeedLights]

Please help me with this! Growing up, I saw a lot of jam skaters with vanilla boots and they had their plates flipped backwards and moved the wheels closer to the front of the boot. Why was this? Do you recommend that?

[@eleanavella2972]

how do you measure what size plate to get ? wanting to get a roll line plate !

[@paulanascimento7632]

Which ones are the best for dips ? 🙏🏼

[@user-ug7ux8zn2t]

What do you think about the powedyne thrust plates ?

[@nadiamorrow283]

Ummm i think you answer my question I brought the 120 uptown skates and it has the plastic plate…and I’m use to having the metal plate…do they both give the same performance?…should I switch them out…I do like how the plastic makes it more light weight

[@marniepere2959]

What do you think about the arius platinum plate

[@askiaamen3250]

Did you mount the Avengers normal or short? Thanks.

[@kaimay1]

Are your avengers mounted short forward or standard?

[@theylovecamy2894]

One thing I’ve been looking for in a plate is the weight. Which one is the lightest?

[@o751106]

Titanium

[@Jennifer.McClain]

Same here. I'm looking for the lightest boots too.

[@guillermopatlan3918]

Magnesium Avenger plate is lighter

[@guillermopatlan3918]

​@@Jennifer.McClain Get the Riedell Night Riders! They're very sleek with Roll-line Killer Plates, if you don't want to spend a lot then get the Riedell Power dyne plate. Hope this helps you.

[@Ravenspell3]

Why not do an all aluminum plate ?instead of nylon

[@theprismaticsystem2833]

I'm actually here because I bent at least one axel on the powerdyne whatever the nylon plates Reidell puts on the 111 boot, apparently been going too hard lol. So definitely weren't the right plates for me even though they have been fine for our gf who has had them longer, so probably fine up until you starting into things that are apparently more advanced than I thought.

[@mr-default2022]

😍😉😍

[@EugeneMaynard]

👍🏾🙏🏾

[@Joy-vs6xe]

The correct term is kingpin , 10 or 45 degree

[@ONE.MILLION.MEGA.HERTZ.]

Where can we order your boots? Still have your VNLA Diamonds in two colors best VNLA boots made in my opinion.

[@ONE.MILLION.MEGA.HERTZ.]

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