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Deschid acest topic în speranţa că vom reuşi să scriem o mică istorie legată de fiecare firmă producătoare de role aflată-n momentul de faţă pe piaţă. De asemenea aş dori ca în acest topic să se posteze numai informaţii referitoare la companiile respective şi să nu se devieze la conversaţii de genul, x este mai bun ca y.

offf...nu fac acu` post...da` promit sa bag ceea ce stiu. Ideea ca informatii despre companii..cand sunt infiintate and shitz...cam greu. Dar cel putin pe partea de speed am sa aduc o contributie curand. Stay tuned

De ce nu folosim wikipedia?

Dacă te uiţi ce scrie pe wikipedia şi mai ales "cât de mult scrie" în legătură cu subiectul acesta, realizezi că mai bine cauţi în altă parte. Oricum am deschis topicul şi n-am postat în el. Ruşine mie.

O mica istorie a rolelor:
http://ezinearticles.com/?History-of-RollerBlades&id=1527405
De la sfarsitul articolului acesta incepe povestea Rollerblade:

Rollerblade Becomes a Generic Name
Strategic marketing efforts thrust the brandname high into public awareness. Skating enthusiasts began using Rollerblade as a generic term for all in-line skates, putting the trademark in jeopardy.

Today 60 in-line skate manufacturers exist, but Rollerblade is credited with introducing the first polyurethane boot and wheels, the first heel brakes, and the development of Active Brake Technology (ABT), which makes stopping easier to learn and to control. Rollerblade has approximately 200 patents and 116 registered trademarks.
Timeline of Rollerblades

* 1983 - Scott Olson founded Rollerblade, Inc. and the term 'rollerblading' meant the sport of in-line skating because Rollerblade, Inc. was the only manufacturer of in-line skates for a long time.

The first mass-produced rollerblades, while innovative had some design flaws: they were difficult to put on and adjust, prone to collecting dirt and moisture in the ball-bearings, the wheels were easily damaged and the brakes came from the old roller skate toe-brake and were not very effective.

The Olson brothers sold Rollerblade, Inc. and the new owners had the money to really improve the design. The first massively successful Rollerblade skate was the Lightning TRS. In this pair of skates the flaws had vanished, fiberglass was used to produce the frames, the wheels were better protected, the skates were easier to put on and adjust and stronger brakes were placed at the rear. With the success of the Lightning TRS, other in-line skate companies appeared: Ultra Wheels, Oxygen, K2 and others.

* 1989 - Rollerblade, Inc. produced the Macro and Aeroblades models, the first skates fastened with three buckles instead of long laces that needed threading.

* 1990 - Rollerblade, Inc. switched to a glass-reinforced thermoplastic resin (durethan polyamide) for their skates, replacing the polyurethane compounds previously used. This decreased the average weight of skates by nearly fifty percent.

* 1993 - Rollerblade, Inc. developed ABT or 'Active Brake Technology'.A fiberglass post attached at one end to the top of the boot and at the other end to a rubber-brake, hinged the chassis at the back wheel. The skater had to straighten one leg to stop, driving the post into the brake, which then hit the ground. Skaters had been tilting their foot back to make contact with the ground, before ABT. The new brake design increased safety.

Leading the Way
Through the years, Rollerblade has achieved several industry "firsts," such as the use of polyurethane boots and wheels, metal frames, dual bearings and heel brakes. In addition, Rollerblade has achieved the following industry firsts:

-Ventilated shells/breathable liners
-Buckle closure system
- "Cored" wheel design
-Graduated brake design
-Aggressive skate/stunt skate
-Award-winning braking system - Advanced Braking System (ABT)®
-Women’s Specific Skate
-Tool less, push-button adjustable children’s skate
-Liner with temperature regulation material (keeps feet cooler and dryer)


Today
Based in Bordentown, New Jersey, Rollerblade is a division of Benetton Sportsystem USA, Inc. Rollerblade continues to lead the inline skate industry, with over 250 patented innovations. Serving as the premier manufacturer of inline skates, related accessories and protective gear, Rollerblade has received several awards for its innovative technologies, including the first women’s specific design, an extendible skate for children, and the proprietary ABT® braking technology for controlled, effortless stopping

Istoric Roces

http://www.roces.it/PDF/company_profile.pdf

Istoric ROXA

http://www.roxa.com/company/history.html

Some history about POWERSLIDE

http://www.powerslide.de/2010/powerslide/ps_start/index.php?cont=history

Scurt istoric K2

http://www.swot-roller.com/boutique_us/K2.cfm?code_lg=lg_us