The Big Cat's boot is identical to that of other Roces skates - plastic with ratcheting buckles - but the story is in the fore and aft wheels, a whopping 110 millimeters in diameter, about a third again as big as conventional wheels. Roces considers the Big Cat something of an experiment, and used as such, it's pretty entertaining. The wheels have dirt-grabbing hard-plastic knobs all over them, and the skate has no brake, meaning that the more dubious T-stop or hockey stop is your only method of self-arrest. The Cat's extra-long wheelbase provided ample stability. The Big Cat is a lot of fun on hard-packed dirt or paths chunked up with debris.

Price

$99.95