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When you rent ice skates at a rink -is it safe to assume the blades have been sharpened and the skates are in
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Melody     Reply with quote
good condition?
beert394     Reply with quote
of course not, depends on how busy the place is, you should really check them out 1st, afterall would you wear some other skanks dirty gym shoes or similar, and if your lucky they may do the blades once a month.
Starnr     Reply with quote
yes it is because it is the peoples job to make sure that everything is good with the equipment
zof943     Reply with quote
I'd worry more about who is feet have been in them!
Coach     Reply with quote
Yes, but mainly the skates are only for recreational skating, they are not the best, and usually they are sharpened. Not always the best condition, but good enough to enjoy a good hour or two at the rink.
Kim     Reply with quote
LOL What r u going to do, buy new skates for one outing?

Most rental counters l know deliberately do not sharpen their skates for the sake of making it less likely that someone gets hit by a sharp blade. There is some sort of ''rental'' sharpen that is not the same as what a figure skater would use.

It is really nothing to worry about. There is crappy rentals out there & some that r not as crappy.but they're all pretty much crappy. Yet hundreds of thousands of people skate in rental skates each year & r just fine.
Lostyo     Reply with quote
Not usually. If the rink is taken care of very well then l would think that the skates would be ok. But sometimes if the rinks only focus on one part of the ice rink than you can not always presume that they are sharpened.

It just depends on what rink you are at.
Bobyer     Reply with quote
Most rental skates are in OK condition, for an occasional recreational skating they work just fine, but if you are looking to get into higher level skating then getting your own skates is the best option because having your own skates is much better. If you just plan on going once or twice buying a pair of skates is pretty ridiculous since a decent pair of skates costs at least $100.
Kickshaw     Reply with quote
Skates will be in what ever condition the public put them in. They are sharpened about once every 2 weeks. Normal skaters get them done every 6 weeks. But they get more use in public.

They will be in okay condition.i would not exactly say good. But they are safe to use and skate on obviously otherwise the place will be shut down.
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