Indoor Skates
- Good for indoor skates sports and practising artistic routines.
- Hard wheels do not wear out easily.
- Narrow wheels and body make manoeuvring easy.
- High boots for good control.
Outdoor Skates
- Good for outdoor workout and races
- Bounce and lateral movement minimized by special design
- Can be used for indoor for rough or sticky surfaces
Inline Skates
Ideal for a range of skating sports and events
Wheels generally replaceable
Derby Skates
Durable exterior capable of talking heave abuse
Designed to achieve fast speed quickly and maintain them
Quickly and rapid change of directions allowed
Speed Skating
Can be used for recreational skating and skate dancing
Good speed for most purposes
Decent manoeuvrability at high speed