Can I make my own 4 wheel roller skates out of sneakers?

I never got a chance to buy the sketchers roller skates before they stopped selling them and I thought they were adorable. I want to start skating again and I only want the ones that were like the sketchers. I bought a new pair of sketchers and I want to make my own, I want to know if this is possible. What exactly do I need and are there any good sites that u can recommend to help me, I have had NO luck on the internet.





When u screw the plate to the shoe will it really hold well or do I need to do something special for that???





Please please please someone help me :-)





Also what is the best type of wheels for the outdoors? I don't want to feel every little crack in the ground I want it to feel as smooth as possible.

Can I make my own 4 wheel roller skates out of sneakers?
Sketchers skates were not very good (the frames, wheels and bearings were low quality)... but if you thought they were cute, you will end up with a better pair by designing your own.





Make sure to select a shoe that has a firm, well constructed sole, a good (not loose) fit, good support for your foot and a dependable closure system to hold the finished skates on your foot. The rest of the skate can be purchased and assembled at your local roller skating center's skate shop. You might want to talk to the skate shop before purchasing shoes to get their input.





The skate shop will have someone available to make sure the right parts (frame, wheels, bearings, mounting hardware) are ordered and will also be able to mount the skate frame to your shoes.





This will not be an unusual order for the shop. Most serious recreational and competitive skaters select a boot and then build a skate around it to get the features they need. I have seen, sneakers, cowboy boots, combat boots (real - not the fake ones online) and more mounted on skates.





Do not try to mount the shoes to the frame yourself. Everything has to be aligned properly, so you are balanced over the skates. Also, different sole constructions may require specific mounting hardware to make sure everything doesn't come apart while you skate.





Do not do this via the internet... go to a real skate shop where you can ask questions, show your shoes and get serviced in person. They will have a selection of outdoor wheels, too. If you tell them where you plan on skating, they will make a good recommendation.
Reply:i would keep checking around for them online, otherwise there are other kinds of "shoe-looking skates" that you can get... if there's any roller skating rinks near you then you could go and ask to look at a catalog (sp?) of roller skates...


honestly though any skate shoes like that aren't very good... i've skated for a very long time and i would never wear them... not because of how they look... but because they're not worth the money you'd be putting into them... I'd go for a nice pair of skates that would work well =]
Reply:wow i used to have the sketcher skates they are so embarassing now that i think about it. if your a teen you would not want them noone has them and if they do they dont go skating often. If u plan to start really skating u will be really pissed when u found out u invested your time and money into those.trust me im a skater its my life. They are really tacky.



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