Archive of Planet Skate News For the week of:
July 16 - 22, 2006 Monday
July 17, 2006
Team Skatefarm Wins 24hrs Inline
A team loaded with Canadian talent (and sponsored by Eddy Matzger) blazed to victory Sunday in the 24-hour Inline Montreal relay race. Meanwhile, a solo skater managed 257 miles on his own.
• Go to Planet story. Skate Bytes
Naomi to Make SF Stop
English freestyle champ Naomi Grigg will give a two-day seminar in San Francisco on July 29-30. The seminar is being hosted by the Godfather, D Miles Jr.
• Go to more info. Tuesday
July 18, 2006
Bigger Big Wheel Skates From K2
 New look, new cuff and bigger big wheels. That's what you'll get with K2's new high-end fitness skate for 2007, the Radical Pro.
• Go to Planet preview. Skate Bytes
Michigan Event to Include Inline
The Pulse Fitness Festival (Sept. 2-3) in Battle Creek, Mich., will include five inline races: two for adults and three for children.
• Go to more info.
• Go to its spot on Fall Event Calendar. Wednesday
July 19, 2006
Soul Slide Meets Fatty
 The Front-Man will be the flagship of K2's new line of designer, "skate everything" men's skates.
• Go to Planet preview.
Thursday
July 20, 2006
Records Tumble at Indoor Nationals
It's open season on records at the U.S. Indoor Speed Skating Championships. More than 20 have fallen so far this week. Is it the big wheels?
• Go to Planet story.
Friday
July 21, 2006
Skate Tip of the Week
How to Choose the Right Size Wheels
 What's best for Max Presti may not be best for you. So how do you choose? Bont's Glenn Koshi explains in today's Skate Tip of the Week.
• Go to Skate Tip of the Week.
• Go to Skate Tip Archive. More Map Mania!
The Group Skate Mapper keeps growing. Among the recent additions are group skates and training sessions in Cambridge, Mass., Durham, N.C., Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Harriston, Ontario, and Brisbane, Australia.
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