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First impression of LandRollers?  It was a toss-up between “They must be out of their minds” and “How on earth do these things work?” Take one look at the skates and you’ll be thinking the same thing.  But put them on, and they’re actually easy to use—much more so than n ....

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Check out the review by Sweat Magazine, Arizona’s premier sports and fitness resource. They state that the LandRoller Terra 9’s design offers a stable, smooth ride great for both advanced and beginner skaters...

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When my editor asked me to test-drive an innovative pair of roller skates that are ballyhooed as being ideal for beginners because of their increased stability, I figured it would go down as one of the quickest assignments in my career. The skates are called LandRollers, and I was confident that one of two things would happen: They were going to perform as advertised or I was going to run into a tree and break my neck. Either way, I figured, we'd know the result in ....

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Most adults today have lived through two generations of wheeled footwear: roller skates and then inline skates. Both have made for a fun way to work out, but one company is taking land skating to the next level.

Meet the LandRoller. This funky style of these skates may look like a
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Just how did Tori Spelling get back into such great shape just a few short weeks after Liam's birth? She's been having a blast with her revolutionary LandRoller skates.  So what's the buzz? LandRollers are a radical skate design that delivers superior performance while ...
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Hip new music magazine, Seventh Hour Blues sends 2 novice skaters out on a thorough field test of LandRoller's revolutionary Terra 9 skates ...
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If you’re searching for a gift for the person who’s got it all, we guarantee you that they don’t have this—Landroller! The Landroller skate is a revolutionary product that not only looks different, but it works differently, too. As opposed to inline skates where the wheels are actually inline and centered under the skate, the Landroller takes a different slant—literally! The Landroller has proven to be ...
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coolest-gadget.comThe LandRoller motto is “get out of line” which is appropriate because the unique design features two large wheels mounted at an angle on the outside of each shoe. The angle of the wheels allows for a much larger wheel while maintaining a low center of gravity. Because the wheels are larger the LandRollers can traverse terrain beyond paved sidewalks and specially made skate trails without ....
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NY Times 7-26-06
New York Times NewspaperIn his journey from illegal immigrant to television star, Cesar Millan, a best-selling author and dog trainer to Hollywood elite better known as television's "Dog Whisperer" has not forgotten...
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view-online magazineSometimes it's hard to tell when the next big innovation is going to strike. When roller skates first came out, the basic design stayed pretty much untouched for decades. Then some guy decided that the four wheels on each corner of the skate should be put in a straight line down the middle, and this inline pattern remained the industry standard for several more decades. So the big question is, what will the next step in skating evolution reveal? Well look no further, for the sultans of spin over at LandRoller may just have hit upon it with the introduction of their Terra 9 skates. The big idea: replace the ....
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April 18, 2006 Yet another variation on the skating theme has come to light. With the first production run still warm, LandRollers are one of many new innovations in the field of human-powered urban transport we have seen over recent years. The significant benefit of the design is ....


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truly obscureSkates are nothing new- ice skates date back to 3000 BC, and land skates or “skeelers” were invented by a Dutchman in the 1700’s. In-line skating was invented by Scott Olson in 1979, and he founded Rollerblade in 1983 (according to this article in About.com). Since then, there have been refinements- lighter, stronger plastics, better brakes- but no real improvements ....

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business week articleA New Slant on Inline Skates
LandRoller cofounder Bert Lovitt discusses how he pushed forward with anobsession for seven years to create skates featuring angled wheels
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Brian Conners, CEO of LandRollerHow is LandRoller replacing inline skates and innovating the skating industry as we know it? SportsSPIN asks Brian Conners, CEO and President of LandRoller to shed some light on the highly anticipated release of his company's product.

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