USD Imperial Black

The complete USD Imperial black features the KIZER Typ M Frame with USD ABEC 5 bearings and USD Team wheels in 57mm and 90A hardness. This skate is a light and compact skate, looking very small. The light soulframe gives you a direct grind-feeling.

The USD Imperial is a complete new Boot-construction. Get more infos here:

The USD Carbon is a dream skate for many skaters, yet it is also a high class product made of the most expensive materials used on an aggressive skate.
 
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

Weight of 1 Skate in size 42 = 1,70 kg

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