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I don't think I've been this excited

about a skate release in forever. I was

like a kid at Christmas opening these

yesterday. This is the Flying Eagle

Heron SF60 and SF60 Pro skate. It's the

first go, proper go that Flying Eagle

have had at an aggressive skate. They

made one before. It was a bit rubbish,

but I don't think they were trying. So,

this is them making all new parts and

having a really good go at it. And

spoiler alert, I think these are really,

really special. So, I'm going to go

skating on these a little bit later on.

We'll report back later in the video

about how that went. But, let's just go

over the spec of the skates. There's a

lot to say about these. So, two models.

What are the differences between them?

Well, this is the lower end model. I

really like the white and the black one.

Actually, I I think I prefer it. I like

the the contrast. I like the lines on

it. The way you can see the lines

better. That is going to be £200 UK. And

this one here is about £280

UK to be confirmed. And the main

differences are this. Well, the main

difference is the liner. So the lowerend

one comes with a stock Flying Eagle

liner and the higherend one is not in

there. It comes with this

suspiciously intuition looking liner,

but it's not exact copy. We'll talk

about that more later, but yeah, they're

obviously trying to go for a low volume,

high density premium liner, a little

like an intuition. And then the other re

the other differences between them is

the lower end one doesn't have a

replaceable cuff bolt, whereas the

higherend one does. I don't really know

why you'd want to replace the cuff on

these. And then the higherend one has

waxed laces and that one doesn't. I've

just put these yellow laces in. They

don't actually come with yellow laces on

this one. They just come with black

laces. And yeah, there's a Oh, the

buckle is plastic on this one. You can't

really notice to be honest. You got to

look really hard. This one's got a metal

buckle on it.

Hard to tell really. And then the only

other thing I think is the higherend

one. It's got like this little orange

wedge in that kind of insert that you

you put in the bottom of the skate

to give it a little bit extra shock

absorption. That said, there is a shock

absorber. There's another shock absorber

kind of a squidgy gel like one in both

of them. So, we'll we'll look at that

later. So, not that much difference

aside from liner. Um, but not that much

difference in price actually. It's only

£80 more. So, let's go over the spec of

the boot. And let's start with the kind

of headliner, which is this soul frame.

That's why it's called the SF60,

soulframe 60. And I really buy into the

soul frame thing. In fact, I buy into it

so much that that's what we were

supposed to have when we made the loco

boot aggressive, which has been put on a

shelf for the time being because it

makes no financial sense to do. However,

Flying Eagle have kind of I almost feel

like they've taken taken the the reigns

and then just and they have got the

financial

um ability to do it because they own

their own factory, but also we worked

with Kenneth Doo on the design of that

frame just before he went to work for

Flying Eagle and created this frame. So,

it's come kind of from the same place.

And yeah, this is kind of exactly how I

would have wanted it to be to be honest.

It's got a raised heel in there, but

also a sole frame. And the one thing I

really wanted with our sole frame was

this perfect proportion thing where the

the side of the frame there hits the

ground at the same time as the sole

plate with the wheel being just a

millimeter off the ground. So, it makes

it perfect for cess slides. And I'm

surprised no one's done this before. It

was something I was really keen on

having. And I'm so glad that somebody's

done it where we couldn't. And um yeah,

I just can't wait to do some say slides

on them. I think that would be really

good for grinds as well. Obviously, it

protects the wheels better from grinds

on ledges like that as well.

So

really really excited and maybe a little

biased towards this skate because I feel

like in a roundabout way had some kind

of input I suppose

um or maybe like a subconscious

influence. The sole plate is really wide

40 mm on this size. This is a size 40 to

41 and that's about as big as a sole

plate gets on that size of skate. The

negative plate's really big as well if

you like your negatives. And I did just

notice as well that the sole plate is is

angled this way a little bit. So that'll

make it faster on soul tricks. And it

just wears down a bit better. There's

just more material to wear into and just

wears in nicer when it's angled like

that. Lasts a bit longer as well from

wearing down. And just to explain to all

the people, well, like the two people

watching who don't know this already

because we keep talking about this on

the channel. So, sorry to everyone else

who has to keep listening to me saying

this. The benefit of having a solo skate

is because you don't have to put bolts

in here and you can move the wheels

further out. And having wider wheels in

the middle is better for grinding of

course. So just like the USD AON, this

is doing the same thing, but the

difference is that this is just a sole

and frame one piece part on the on the

base of the boot, whereas the USD AON 60

is a an entire one piece boot. And

disadvantage of that is they have to

make the boot have the same plastic as

the frame. And you want the boot to be

softer because you want it to be a bit

more flexy and you want the frame and

the sole to be harder because you want

it to grind fast. So this um finally

well Teneck have done it as well um but

the Tenic one isn't as wide split as

this. This is the first person to

successfully do a really wide split soul

frame I think. And I'm I'm here for it

completely. I love it. I can't I can't

find anything wrong with this. I'm

completely invested in this. As you can

see the frame really nice proportions. I

don't know how they could have made that

frame any better. Not Oh yeah. Notice

the um the straight edges. This is a nod

to old school skates

um having these kind of straight bits

instead of the usual angled frames

you're used to seeing. That's just

because on normal removable frames you

want them to be symmetrical. So you can

flip them over and to make them last

twice as long. With a soul frame you're

not ever flipping it over. So you can

you have a luxury of kind of making a

slightly different design and they

wanted to have something a bit old

school looking like an old 50/50 frame.

So, I think that's quite cool. I think

some of the guys here thought it looked

a bit old school and budget, but I think

it's just getting used to used to that

look when you're not used to it. I like

it. We'll find out about Royale in a

little bit when I go skating cuz that's

if you know me on the channel, you know

I'm big on like how a Royale will feel

on a skate and that'll be a make it or

break it kind of thing for me. Let's

move on to the boot. So, the boot, love

the silhouette. Love the lines here.

It's not just an aesthetic thing, these

lines. The plastic goes from thick to

less thick to thin like this. And that's

so that the laces, the top of the boot

with the laces can be pulled down right

over your foot. That plastic is really

thin on top. So you can really tighten

it over your over your foot. And h yeah,

it gets gradually thick as it goes down.

So nice and solid on the bottom of the

skate. Really like that. They're not the

first people to do that. I'm sure I'm

sure them skates have something similar.

But yeah, that that is the best way to

make a hard boot skate in my opinion.

And the plastic, it's TPU plastic. I'm

sure it is. I can feel it's like really

elastic. Really good quality, really

high quality plastic.

And then you've got the liner.

So, shall we talk about the liner?

We've got the stock liners here

on this one.

Now, I've put this on already.

And immediately I was just like, "Oh my

days, this is the most comfortable skate

I've put on in a in a really long time.

They just perfectly fit me." Obviously

that is unique to the individual. Like

everyone's got a different foot shape,

but for me, whatever they've done with

this this shape and this size, 40 to 41

fits me perfectly. fits about the same

as a themkate size small shell or a 40

to 41 in a Mesma Eclipse or Icon or

something like that.

Maybe like slightly larger than a UK 6

in like a Razers SL by a couple of

millimeters, something like that. Um,

yeah, this is the stock liner and I love

it. I think it's an amazing stock liner.

It was so comfortable.

um just just as soon as I put my foot in

it, I felt just very at home like almost

couldn't believe how how good it felt.

The insole is like that. Oh yeah, that's

one of the other differences. The insole

on the non pro version is just like a

foam insole like that. And the Pro

version is like an orthotic style

insole. So it's like the one that like

um supports the arch of your foot a bit

more. Not much else to see on the liner,

but

high quality, looks good. And then the

higherend liner for the SF60 Pro is this

um kind of thing which is a nod to

intuition liners. I'm not entirely sure

how I feel about this kind of imitation

of intuition liners that companies kind

of keep doing, but I was having a proper

think about it. And because intuition

has become such a it's such a category

of its own when it comes to liners like

you either have like it seems to me that

there's intuition liners and there's

other liners and intuition being this

kind of low volume high density foam.

They've got a patent on their foam of

course. So everyone else who's trying to

make a liner like to replicate that or

be like that has to like communicate to

their customer base that this is that

category of liner. And the way that

Flying Eagle have done it is I mean I

guess these holes on the liner kind of

emulate the intuition liner and the

eyelets look very similar but also this

gold color. We know intuition uses a

gold colors as kind of part of their

detailing on their branding. So clearly

they're saying like look this is like an

intuition liner. Get in the comments

like what do you think about companies?

Do you think that's that's okay to like

just kind of signal

that's what we're trying to do? We're

trying to make that category of liner or

do you think it's like they're they're

doing a bootleg and they should just

kind of be a bit more unique in their

branding. The problem is if they're more

unique with it, then it makes it really

hard for the customer to know that that

that is a really high-end premium liner.

That's kind of a shorefire way of

letting the customer know is by doing

this kind of color way to make it look

like a an intuition liner, but I don't

know. What do you guys think? I don't I

guess that's a point of discussion.

Either way, that liner, it does have

this uh it's not is not quite the same

as an intuition liner. I guess it feels

a little thicker around the edges. The

tongue isn't quite as shaped, but it

does feel really high quality. high

density, low volume, and like a really

precise liner. It's exactly what you'd

expect. It It will perform in a similar

way to an intuition liner where it's

just like it's so dense, the foam. And

trying these on side by side with the

stock liners, I could feel that this was

a more premium line. It was supporting

me more. It made the skate feel a little

stiffer

or at least a little like when you're

flexing over the skate, supported all

the way, if you know what I mean.

There's no bend point. It just felt like

the whole thing was coming with you.

Whereas the lower density foam maybe

felt like there was more of a like a

flex point in there, which you might

like. You might think that that's um

something you prefer if you like flexi

skates. So, you make that decision. I

actually did decide in the end after

standing at my desk all day that I think

I do like possibly the stock liner

better. It's just a little bit more

forgiving on my ankle. And weirdly, I

felt like it offered me a little bit

more width. Um yeah, it definitely did.

like when I was stood in the the

intuition liner that on my left foot I

felt a little like narrow towards the

front of the foot whereas that one I

didn't feel it when I when I put that in

the same foot. So

um definitely works to be a more premium

liner. Um but if you don't need to spend

the extra £80 like I really just think

this like stock liner is really really

incredible and it feels so comfortable.

So yeah, I think each person is going to

have their own opinion on that. And then

let's look at the shock absorber.

Yeah. So there you go. That does that is

the um lower end kind of little cover

thing that goes in the the kind of the

cheaper skate. So it doesn't have the

orange bit on it like the pro version of

the skate does. And then

yeah, a little shock absorber like this.

This is actually that orange color on

the other one. There you go. Like a

little orange color just to go with the

brand in there. Uh same same shock

absorber on the Pro model as on the the

basic model. I did actually find when I

put both on side by side, I preferred

again I preferred the basic model not

having

that extra orange bit on the back. I

felt like the heel raise was then too

high with that little extra orange bit.

And I did find it really noticeable

actually weirdly cuz that's only

probably

8 mm or something like that. But it

definitely could feel it in there. And

because this has got a ra it's got a

raised heel already underneath. If you

were to take that soul frame off, you'd

see it's got a raised heel. Quick

intermission. So, this is the sole frame

without the boot on. There you go.

Raised heel at the back and then the

second wheel really close into the foot

there. And they feel very substantial

and very weighty. And you'll notice that

there's no dampener piece of material

over the top of this between the boot

and the soul frame. So, you could always

add your own later if you felt the need

to. Then the hardware in here. Um, yeah,

really solid. It's got that bridge

hardware that everyone's using now. So,

it looks like it'll be really easy to

take that song frame on and off. And

then, um, sizing. Yeah, I skating I'm

skating the size 40 to 41.

And,

um, like I said, it fits fits me

perfectly. I'm usually a size 41. I'll

put the size charts up on the screen.

They're slightly different size charts

between the normal white version and the

Pro version.

because of the different liner that goes

in them. Just read the size chart, but

they're saying that there's an extra

half a size kind of available in the

more premium liner. Um, I don't think

that's necessarily true. I I put them on

side by side and they both felt about

the same size to me. So, just keep that

in mind. And I think like that's all I'm

going to say about the spec for the time

being. I'm going to go and have a little

skate on them and then report back.

Can you film my first Royale, please?

Oh no.

Okay,

second Royale.

It needs a little bit of braking on the

curb.

Yeah, it looks a bit shallow.

Yeah, it was shallow. Yeah.

Oh, it feels good. But, um, they're

definitely really hard. The soul frames,

the plastic's really hard. So, it means

they're really fast. Like, especially on

soul tricks. Um, but on a rough edge

like that, you also feel a lot of

vibration through it. So, let's go to an

actual skate park and skate them. Good

morning. I'm wearing my uh flying eagle

gear.

So, I I slammed the skate on a curb for

like half an hour yesterday and

absolutely grooved the out of it.

So, um, hopefully we'll get some whales

done. Quick spin around the skatepark.

See how they roll.

Okay. So, yeah, the way out does feel

pretty set in now that I've grooved it

in. And, uh, the sole kit, sole frame is

really fast. It's definitely really

fast. Quick back slide test.

So, yeah. Feeling good on the back

slide.

Solid. Okay. Royale on a square ledge.

Test that wheel split.

Do you know what? I didn't do that very

well. And I did stick a little bit on

the front. So, it's not completely

immune.

Obviously, if you do it perfect, it's

going to do it. uh than any foam would.

Still, it gives you that kind of peace

of mind when you're feeling a bit timid

about your groove tricks.

Topside test.

So top sides feel incredible actually.

Feel really easy on the flex cuz the

sole's big and then the flex is perfect.

So I was quite surprised how good that

felt actually. So the best thing about

these skates though is this. Watch

the cess slide proportions

with the sole in the frame actually

works which is a dream come true for me.

You ready? Stomp test.

Mesma

fine eagle.

Mesma

fine eagle.

Okay. The reason why I was using a Mesma

Throne in that last shot is cuz it's my

kind of baseline standard for a skate

that I think is really good, a skate I

really like. And you'll notice that the

stomp on the Flying Eagle sounded just

as good as the stomp on the Mesma skate.

And that's a stompy skate. So, passed

the stomp test.

And

about this Royale stuff, I know I'm

fixating a little bit on this Royale

position and it probably doesn't apply

to most people. A lot of people probably

don't care. Um, I will say that the

Flying Eagle, it royals just like a lot

of those other modern skates on the

market. Standard Omni, them skates 901,

Icon ACT, Mesma Eclipse, Echo Verve, all

those kind of they all just feel similar

on the Royale. this modern position of

Royale, whereas a kind of mess throne

and maybe a Razor Cult

like maybe Ros's M12 with the old sole

kit feels more on the side of your foot.

Um, which is a really nice feeling. Um,

but I will take I'll take the hit on

that one. Um, for all the other amazing

features that I love on this skate and

you will just get used to whatever

position you're used to anyway,

obviously. Um, and as you can see from

the video, I could I could control

backslides. So, that's that's all that

matters really. But the main thing, and

I can't accentuate this enough that I

liked about this skate, was really the

way it felt totally part of me. As soon

as I put my foot in, it felt really part

of me. It felt really controlled. It

felt like I didn't have something alien

on my foot, more so than any other skate

I've ever tried. Um, and I mean that

sincerely. I really just felt

immediately I don't know why. I don't

know if it's just the shape of the boot

or the the liner and boot combination or

whether it's got something to do with

the sole frame and the way that's kind

of this one piece thing and it's making

it more responsive or or just the sizing

is perfect for me. But then sizing is

perfect me on perfect for me on a few

other skates and they don't quite feel

as with me. There's no there's no

sloppiness. There's no anything. It

feels just so secure. Uh, obviously

that's for me and everyone's got a

different foot shape, but I will say

that Gaston said the same thing when he

had them on. Rob Kelllet said the same

thing when he put them on. He rides for

the company, so it's probably a bit

biased, but still. Um, he he did mention

that particular thing about the fit.

They're fast to skate in. The sole frame

is really fast to grind in. Um, they're

very solid. And the other thing that I

noticed I really really liked was the

the flex the cuff. Um so I I often get

kind of digging into my ankle here when

flexing over and the cuff digging into

my ankle. I didn't get any of that on

this. I got no discomfort and I really

suffer from discomfort from like flexing

my foot over um doing grind tricks these

days at this age. And so I this is I

know I keep saying this on the channel.

Every time I review a pair of skates, I

go, "Ah, that's amazing. I'm going to

skate that skate. I really, really feel

strongly about this one. Um, I'm

definitely going to be carrying on

skating this skate." Obviously, I only

review skates on the channel that I like

anyway. So, it goes without saying that

I probably I'm going to end up liking a

lot of skates, but I really, really,

really, really liked this skate. So, um,

I'm totally bought into it. And the

thing is is this one here, which I think

is the better buy, the lower priced one

is only £200.

Um, obviously the higherend one, it's

just a different feeling with that

liner. And some people will like that.

Um, different feeling. And then the

other components, like I said, that are

lower end on this one don't really

matter. Laces, cuff bolts, buckles, like

who cares? So, for £200, I think a lot

of people are going to like really like

this skate. Um, I think it's going to be

the new go-to when someone walks in the

shop and says, "Oh, I want to get a pair

of of aggressive skates and I don't

really know what." Previously, that was

the USD Ion. And it still will be the

USDON for a lot of people cuz it's such

a great skate as well. But I think this

is here to compete at that end of the

market with that USD basic AON boot.

It's a little bit cheaper now that AON

basics 220 230 now. This is 200. Um, and

it's got advantages. soul frame being

harder, the flex being being better, and

the cuff being better, I think. So, um

yeah, watch out USDA on basic. I um I've

only got good things to say about these.

So, you can pre-order these. We're going

to fly some of these in cuz I want to

get them quickly. So, we're going to fly

them in from China. Um so, do pre-order

on the website. they'll I'll put a link

in the description or something. But

just do make sure if you want the skates

early enough then then do pre-order with

that link to make sure you don't have to

wait too long for them. We'll bring in

more later on a boat. But in the

meantime, let your pre-orders in on this

one and the SF60 Pro if you prefer that

one. Okay, thanks for watching. See you

in the next video. Bye.

I don't think I've been this excited

about a skate release in forever. I was

like a kid at Christmas opening these

yesterday. This is the Flying Eagle

Heron SF60 and SF60 Pro skate. It's the

first go, proper go that Flying Eagle

have had at an aggressive skate. They

made one before. It was a bit rubbish,

but I don't think they were trying. So,

this is them making all new parts and

having a really good go at it. And

spoiler alert, I think these are really,

really special. So, I'm going to go

skating on these a little bit later on.

We'll report back later in the video

about how that went. But, let's just go

over the spec of the skates. There's a

lot to say about these. So, two models.

What are the differences between them?

Well, this is the lower end model. I

really like the white and the black one.

Actually, I I think I prefer it. I like

the the contrast. I like the lines on

it. The way you can see the lines

better. That is going to be £200 UK. And

this one here is about £280

UK to be confirmed. And the main

differences are this. Well, the main

difference is the liner. So the lowerend

one comes with a stock Flying Eagle

liner and the higherend one is not in

there. It comes with this

suspiciously intuition looking liner,

but it's not exact copy. We'll talk

about that more later, but yeah, they're

obviously trying to go for a low volume,

high density premium liner, a little

like an intuition. And then the other re

the other differences between them is

the lower end one doesn't have a

replaceable cuff bolt, whereas the

higherend one does. I don't really know

why you'd want to replace the cuff on

these. And then the higherend one has

waxed laces and that one doesn't. I've

just put these yellow laces in. They

don't actually come with yellow laces on

this one. They just come with black

laces. And yeah, there's a Oh, the

buckle is plastic on this one. You can't

really notice to be honest. You got to

look really hard. This one's got a metal

buckle on it.

Hard to tell really. And then the only

other thing I think is the higherend

one. It's got like this little orange

wedge in that kind of insert that you

you put in the bottom of the skate

to give it a little bit extra shock

absorption. That said, there is a shock

absorber. There's another shock absorber

kind of a squidgy gel like one in both

of them. So, we'll we'll look at that

later. So, not that much difference

aside from liner. Um, but not that much

difference in price actually. It's only

£80 more. So, let's go over the spec of

the boot. And let's start with the kind

of headliner, which is this soul frame.

That's why it's called the SF60,

soulframe 60. And I really buy into the

soul frame thing. In fact, I buy into it

so much that that's what we were

supposed to have when we made the loco

boot aggressive, which has been put on a

shelf for the time being because it

makes no financial sense to do. However,

Flying Eagle have kind of I almost feel

like they've taken taken the the reigns

and then just and they have got the

financial

um ability to do it because they own

their own factory, but also we worked

with Kenneth Doo on the design of that

frame just before he went to work for

Flying Eagle and created this frame. So,

it's come kind of from the same place.

And yeah, this is kind of exactly how I

would have wanted it to be to be honest.

It's got a raised heel in there, but

also a sole frame. And the one thing I

really wanted with our sole frame was

this perfect proportion thing where the

the side of the frame there hits the

ground at the same time as the sole

plate with the wheel being just a

millimeter off the ground. So, it makes

it perfect for cess slides. And I'm

surprised no one's done this before. It

was something I was really keen on

having. And I'm so glad that somebody's

done it where we couldn't. And um yeah,

I just can't wait to do some say slides

on them. I think that would be really

good for grinds as well. Obviously, it

protects the wheels better from grinds

on ledges like that as well.

So

really really excited and maybe a little

biased towards this skate because I feel

like in a roundabout way had some kind

of input I suppose

um or maybe like a subconscious

influence. The sole plate is really wide

40 mm on this size. This is a size 40 to

41 and that's about as big as a sole

plate gets on that size of skate. The

negative plate's really big as well if

you like your negatives. And I did just

notice as well that the sole plate is is

angled this way a little bit. So that'll

make it faster on soul tricks. And it

just wears down a bit better. There's

just more material to wear into and just

wears in nicer when it's angled like

that. Lasts a bit longer as well from

wearing down. And just to explain to all

the people, well, like the two people

watching who don't know this already

because we keep talking about this on

the channel. So, sorry to everyone else

who has to keep listening to me saying

this. The benefit of having a solo skate

is because you don't have to put bolts

in here and you can move the wheels

further out. And having wider wheels in

the middle is better for grinding of

course. So just like the USD AON, this

is doing the same thing, but the

difference is that this is just a sole

and frame one piece part on the on the

base of the boot, whereas the USD AON 60

is a an entire one piece boot. And

disadvantage of that is they have to

make the boot have the same plastic as

the frame. And you want the boot to be

softer because you want it to be a bit

more flexy and you want the frame and

the sole to be harder because you want

it to grind fast. So this um finally

well Teneck have done it as well um but

the Tenic one isn't as wide split as

this. This is the first person to

successfully do a really wide split soul

frame I think. And I'm I'm here for it

completely. I love it. I can't I can't

find anything wrong with this. I'm

completely invested in this. As you can

see the frame really nice proportions. I

don't know how they could have made that

frame any better. Not Oh yeah. Notice

the um the straight edges. This is a nod

to old school skates

um having these kind of straight bits

instead of the usual angled frames

you're used to seeing. That's just

because on normal removable frames you

want them to be symmetrical. So you can

flip them over and to make them last

twice as long. With a soul frame you're

not ever flipping it over. So you can

you have a luxury of kind of making a

slightly different design and they

wanted to have something a bit old

school looking like an old 50/50 frame.

So, I think that's quite cool. I think

some of the guys here thought it looked

a bit old school and budget, but I think

it's just getting used to used to that

look when you're not used to it. I like

it. We'll find out about Royale in a

little bit when I go skating cuz that's

if you know me on the channel, you know

I'm big on like how a Royale will feel

on a skate and that'll be a make it or

break it kind of thing for me. Let's

move on to the boot. So, the boot, love

the silhouette. Love the lines here.

It's not just an aesthetic thing, these

lines. The plastic goes from thick to

less thick to thin like this. And that's

so that the laces, the top of the boot

with the laces can be pulled down right

over your foot. That plastic is really

thin on top. So you can really tighten

it over your over your foot. And h yeah,

it gets gradually thick as it goes down.

So nice and solid on the bottom of the

skate. Really like that. They're not the

first people to do that. I'm sure I'm

sure them skates have something similar.

But yeah, that that is the best way to

make a hard boot skate in my opinion.

And the plastic, it's TPU plastic. I'm

sure it is. I can feel it's like really

elastic. Really good quality, really

high quality plastic.

And then you've got the liner.

So, shall we talk about the liner?

We've got the stock liners here

on this one.

Now, I've put this on already.

And immediately I was just like, "Oh my

days, this is the most comfortable skate

I've put on in a in a really long time.

They just perfectly fit me." Obviously

that is unique to the individual. Like

everyone's got a different foot shape,

but for me, whatever they've done with

this this shape and this size, 40 to 41

fits me perfectly. fits about the same

as a themkate size small shell or a 40

to 41 in a Mesma Eclipse or Icon or

something like that.

Maybe like slightly larger than a UK 6

in like a Razers SL by a couple of

millimeters, something like that. Um,

yeah, this is the stock liner and I love

it. I think it's an amazing stock liner.

It was so comfortable.

um just just as soon as I put my foot in

it, I felt just very at home like almost

couldn't believe how how good it felt.

The insole is like that. Oh yeah, that's

one of the other differences. The insole

on the non pro version is just like a

foam insole like that. And the Pro

version is like an orthotic style

insole. So it's like the one that like

um supports the arch of your foot a bit

more. Not much else to see on the liner,

but

high quality, looks good. And then the

higherend liner for the SF60 Pro is this

um kind of thing which is a nod to

intuition liners. I'm not entirely sure

how I feel about this kind of imitation

of intuition liners that companies kind

of keep doing, but I was having a proper

think about it. And because intuition

has become such a it's such a category

of its own when it comes to liners like

you either have like it seems to me that

there's intuition liners and there's

other liners and intuition being this

kind of low volume high density foam.

They've got a patent on their foam of

course. So everyone else who's trying to

make a liner like to replicate that or

be like that has to like communicate to

their customer base that this is that

category of liner. And the way that

Flying Eagle have done it is I mean I

guess these holes on the liner kind of

emulate the intuition liner and the

eyelets look very similar but also this

gold color. We know intuition uses a

gold colors as kind of part of their

detailing on their branding. So clearly

they're saying like look this is like an

intuition liner. Get in the comments

like what do you think about companies?

Do you think that's that's okay to like

just kind of signal

that's what we're trying to do? We're

trying to make that category of liner or

do you think it's like they're they're

doing a bootleg and they should just

kind of be a bit more unique in their

branding. The problem is if they're more

unique with it, then it makes it really

hard for the customer to know that that

that is a really high-end premium liner.

That's kind of a shorefire way of

letting the customer know is by doing

this kind of color way to make it look

like a an intuition liner, but I don't

know. What do you guys think? I don't I

guess that's a point of discussion.

Either way, that liner, it does have

this uh it's not is not quite the same

as an intuition liner. I guess it feels

a little thicker around the edges. The

tongue isn't quite as shaped, but it

does feel really high quality. high

density, low volume, and like a really

precise liner. It's exactly what you'd

expect. It It will perform in a similar

way to an intuition liner where it's

just like it's so dense, the foam. And

trying these on side by side with the

stock liners, I could feel that this was

a more premium line. It was supporting

me more. It made the skate feel a little

stiffer

or at least a little like when you're

flexing over the skate, supported all

the way, if you know what I mean.

There's no bend point. It just felt like

the whole thing was coming with you.

Whereas the lower density foam maybe

felt like there was more of a like a

flex point in there, which you might

like. You might think that that's um

something you prefer if you like flexi

skates. So, you make that decision. I

actually did decide in the end after

standing at my desk all day that I think

I do like possibly the stock liner

better. It's just a little bit more

forgiving on my ankle. And weirdly, I

felt like it offered me a little bit

more width. Um yeah, it definitely did.

like when I was stood in the the

intuition liner that on my left foot I

felt a little like narrow towards the

front of the foot whereas that one I

didn't feel it when I when I put that in

the same foot. So

um definitely works to be a more premium

liner. Um but if you don't need to spend

the extra £80 like I really just think

this like stock liner is really really

incredible and it feels so comfortable.

So yeah, I think each person is going to

have their own opinion on that. And then

let's look at the shock absorber.

Yeah. So there you go. That does that is

the um lower end kind of little cover

thing that goes in the the kind of the

cheaper skate. So it doesn't have the

orange bit on it like the pro version of

the skate does. And then

yeah, a little shock absorber like this.

This is actually that orange color on

the other one. There you go. Like a

little orange color just to go with the

brand in there. Uh same same shock

absorber on the Pro model as on the the

basic model. I did actually find when I

put both on side by side, I preferred

again I preferred the basic model not

having

that extra orange bit on the back. I

felt like the heel raise was then too

high with that little extra orange bit.

And I did find it really noticeable

actually weirdly cuz that's only

probably

8 mm or something like that. But it

definitely could feel it in there. And

because this has got a ra it's got a

raised heel already underneath. If you

were to take that soul frame off, you'd

see it's got a raised heel. Quick

intermission. So, this is the sole frame

without the boot on. There you go.

Raised heel at the back and then the

second wheel really close into the foot

there. And they feel very substantial

and very weighty. And you'll notice that

there's no dampener piece of material

over the top of this between the boot

and the soul frame. So, you could always

add your own later if you felt the need

to. Then the hardware in here. Um, yeah,

really solid. It's got that bridge

hardware that everyone's using now. So,

it looks like it'll be really easy to

take that song frame on and off. And

then, um, sizing. Yeah, I skating I'm

skating the size 40 to 41.

And,

um, like I said, it fits fits me

perfectly. I'm usually a size 41. I'll

put the size charts up on the screen.

They're slightly different size charts

between the normal white version and the

Pro version.

because of the different liner that goes

in them. Just read the size chart, but

they're saying that there's an extra

half a size kind of available in the

more premium liner. Um, I don't think

that's necessarily true. I I put them on

side by side and they both felt about

the same size to me. So, just keep that

in mind. And I think like that's all I'm

going to say about the spec for the time

being. I'm going to go and have a little

skate on them and then report back.

Can you film my first Royale, please?

Oh no.

Okay,

second Royale.

It needs a little bit of braking on the

curb.

Yeah, it looks a bit shallow.

Yeah, it was shallow. Yeah.

Oh, it feels good. But, um, they're

definitely really hard. The soul frames,

the plastic's really hard. So, it means

they're really fast. Like, especially on

soul tricks. Um, but on a rough edge

like that, you also feel a lot of

vibration through it. So, let's go to an

actual skate park and skate them. Good

morning. I'm wearing my uh flying eagle

gear.

So, I I slammed the skate on a curb for

like half an hour yesterday and

absolutely grooved the out of it.

So, um, hopefully we'll get some whales

done. Quick spin around the skatepark.

See how they roll.

Okay. So, yeah, the way out does feel

pretty set in now that I've grooved it

in. And, uh, the sole kit, sole frame is

really fast. It's definitely really

fast. Quick back slide test.

So, yeah. Feeling good on the back

slide.

Solid. Okay. Royale on a square ledge.

Test that wheel split.

Do you know what? I didn't do that very

well. And I did stick a little bit on

the front. So, it's not completely

immune.

Obviously, if you do it perfect, it's

going to do it. uh than any foam would.

Still, it gives you that kind of peace

of mind when you're feeling a bit timid

about your groove tricks.

Topside test.

So top sides feel incredible actually.

Feel really easy on the flex cuz the

sole's big and then the flex is perfect.

So I was quite surprised how good that

felt actually. So the best thing about

these skates though is this. Watch

the cess slide proportions

with the sole in the frame actually

works which is a dream come true for me.

You ready? Stomp test.

Mesma

fine eagle.

Mesma

fine eagle.

Okay. The reason why I was using a Mesma

Throne in that last shot is cuz it's my

kind of baseline standard for a skate

that I think is really good, a skate I

really like. And you'll notice that the

stomp on the Flying Eagle sounded just

as good as the stomp on the Mesma skate.

And that's a stompy skate. So, passed

the stomp test.

And

about this Royale stuff, I know I'm

fixating a little bit on this Royale

position and it probably doesn't apply

to most people. A lot of people probably

don't care. Um, I will say that the

Flying Eagle, it royals just like a lot

of those other modern skates on the

market. Standard Omni, them skates 901,

Icon ACT, Mesma Eclipse, Echo Verve, all

those kind of they all just feel similar

on the Royale. this modern position of

Royale, whereas a kind of mess throne

and maybe a Razor Cult

like maybe Ros's M12 with the old sole

kit feels more on the side of your foot.

Um, which is a really nice feeling. Um,

but I will take I'll take the hit on

that one. Um, for all the other amazing

features that I love on this skate and

you will just get used to whatever

position you're used to anyway,

obviously. Um, and as you can see from

the video, I could I could control

backslides. So, that's that's all that

matters really. But the main thing, and

I can't accentuate this enough that I

liked about this skate, was really the

way it felt totally part of me. As soon

as I put my foot in, it felt really part

of me. It felt really controlled. It

felt like I didn't have something alien

on my foot, more so than any other skate

I've ever tried. Um, and I mean that

sincerely. I really just felt

immediately I don't know why. I don't

know if it's just the shape of the boot

or the the liner and boot combination or

whether it's got something to do with

the sole frame and the way that's kind

of this one piece thing and it's making

it more responsive or or just the sizing

is perfect for me. But then sizing is

perfect me on perfect for me on a few

other skates and they don't quite feel

as with me. There's no there's no

sloppiness. There's no anything. It

feels just so secure. Uh, obviously

that's for me and everyone's got a

different foot shape, but I will say

that Gaston said the same thing when he

had them on. Rob Kelllet said the same

thing when he put them on. He rides for

the company, so it's probably a bit

biased, but still. Um, he he did mention

that particular thing about the fit.

They're fast to skate in. The sole frame

is really fast to grind in. Um, they're

very solid. And the other thing that I

noticed I really really liked was the

the flex the cuff. Um so I I often get

kind of digging into my ankle here when

flexing over and the cuff digging into

my ankle. I didn't get any of that on

this. I got no discomfort and I really

suffer from discomfort from like flexing

my foot over um doing grind tricks these

days at this age. And so I this is I

know I keep saying this on the channel.

Every time I review a pair of skates, I

go, "Ah, that's amazing. I'm going to

skate that skate. I really, really feel

strongly about this one. Um, I'm

definitely going to be carrying on

skating this skate." Obviously, I only

review skates on the channel that I like

anyway. So, it goes without saying that

I probably I'm going to end up liking a

lot of skates, but I really, really,

really, really liked this skate. So, um,

I'm totally bought into it. And the

thing is is this one here, which I think

is the better buy, the lower priced one

is only £200.

Um, obviously the higherend one, it's

just a different feeling with that

liner. And some people will like that.

Um, different feeling. And then the

other components, like I said, that are

lower end on this one don't really

matter. Laces, cuff bolts, buckles, like

who cares? So, for £200, I think a lot

of people are going to like really like

this skate. Um, I think it's going to be

the new go-to when someone walks in the

shop and says, "Oh, I want to get a pair

of of aggressive skates and I don't

really know what." Previously, that was

the USD Ion. And it still will be the

USDON for a lot of people cuz it's such

a great skate as well. But I think this

is here to compete at that end of the

market with that USD basic AON boot.

It's a little bit cheaper now that AON

basics 220 230 now. This is 200. Um, and

it's got advantages. soul frame being

harder, the flex being being better, and

the cuff being better, I think. So, um

yeah, watch out USDA on basic. I um I've

only got good things to say about these.

So, you can pre-order these. We're going

to fly some of these in cuz I want to

get them quickly. So, we're going to fly

them in from China. Um so, do pre-order

on the website. they'll I'll put a link

in the description or something. But

just do make sure if you want the skates

early enough then then do pre-order with

that link to make sure you don't have to

wait too long for them. We'll bring in

more later on a boat. But in the

meantime, let your pre-orders in on this

one and the SF60 Pro if you prefer that

one. Okay, thanks for watching. See you

in the next video. Bye.