read a few online reviews about quad-skates and got good reviews. spoke to Lee at quad skates who is a die hard skater and knows his stuff about bauer and general skating and what to look for when building a pair of skates ive been using my new skates for 6 weeks and true to word the skates are better than expected with a bearing upgrade and good quality wheels. the skates took a while to break in and feel fine now. Gotta hand it to quad skates - they are by far the best skate shop I've ever been to and spent my money with them for the past 3 years and best of all, offer up decent, honest advice. no bs just the best advice from a decent knowledgeable guys

Bought a pair of XLP with no wheels and was concerned the plate was at an angle. A quick phone call to Lee at Quad Skates who explained how plates are fitted and the alignment - on inspection they were installed perfectly (I mean pin sharp accurate) and the alignment was second to none. I fitted my 30year old kryptonics, and felt so good to roll on. I was so happy with the service at Quad Skates, I bought more wheels and bearings for indoor skating plus a new pair for my missus so we can park skate at our leisure. The whole shopping experience has been amazing and has really enjoyed speaking to Quad Skates and sharing skate experiences. This is a real, true and honest skate shop who, like all the other reviews state, is genuinely the best in the UK

I've been a long time skater and bought my skates from different shops over the years and more recently eBay and Amazon. I returned to quad skates (online) to pick up a pair of Bauer xlp's with Sims snakes and after going to collect them from their shop in Gloucester, helped me remember what skating is all about, the community, the information, advice and support from knowledgeable skaters. Oh, the shop banter too. I've missed this from my life for many years and was like taking a timeship back to my teenage years. Good old-fashioned advice and no online BS from people with their opinions, which are usually wrong. Okay, so I've given these guys grief over the years and now realise why they stock their product range. For recreational skating they are the experts. Let's face it, 90% of skaters, skate for leisure so they have the market for skating in the UK. This has to be the best skate shop in the U .and yes it's cliche but you need to see it to believe it. Kid in a sweet shop, a real skate store (not these fashion places with wheels and bearings) .... I'm talking real skate gear and what's more.... They know their stuff. Go visit them if you're looking for a road trip

Bought the blue bauer and love the blue plate choice. best part of my buying experience is the colour choices available. nowhere else offers this amout of choice and the pricing is the best online. will be going to the shop to buy more skates. definately worth the money and recommed to all

bought these with the hope to get fit and lose some weight. Its been a few months since i bout them and havent had the time to thank the guys here - they are FREAKING AWESOME. the best colour combo and roll so well... not lost much weight but having an amazing time rolling around the coast/prom areas on the south coast and can only recommend these guys as the best skate store in the UK. YES - thats my real life experience from shopping around and the quality of these skates, the plates, wheels and bearings - far far far better than anything else around. Well done guys dont stop what your doing and look forward to my next order soon. ten out of ten

My skates arrived the other day and I’ve already been to the rink to try them out. I’m really happy. They look and skate amazing. They took a bit longer than expected, but the communication from the shop which also included a phone call was excellent. Was happy to wait for a quality set of skates. Will use this site again. Very happy. No more dodgy hire skates for me.

I was hesitant to get back on 8 wheels again after such a long break - so pleased I did and it was a joy speaking to Lee on the phone to discuss what skates and various options to purchase. I shopped around byt these offered the best value and colour range I wanted plus compated to other skate stores, knew the history of uk skating. So pleased to speak with a genuine old school skater and not a newbie skate shop trying to sell me the most expensive thing available. Great value, great service and by far the best skate shop out there.

18th birthday present for myself and they roll fine. loads of comfort and best of all really good price and fast delivery. good quality skates recommended