So I have had these for about 5 months. I weigh about 190lbs and skate rather aggressive for a derby player! In that time I have snapped 3 trucks and one of the plates itself in half. My teammate who is 15-20lbs heavier then me but not a very aggressive skaters has also broken 3 trucks. These are just plain bad!! Stay away!

I have skated on the tritons for 3 seasons. They worked well when I was not as good on my feet. These plates are heavy and my toe stops would always come loose. Often, my feet would feel clumsy and heavy when trying to do quick foot work or lateral movements. Four girls on my team managed to break their tritons. Three in one week! I am upgrading to revenge plates. I will be retiring my tritons to possibly my outdoor skates or maybe turn them into a sculpture.

Perhaps I'm missing something, but on plates with 5/8 in. stops without locking bolts, one should secure the stop with a nut torqued against the plate snuggly. Check with Powerdyne on this; my plates have been fine over 5+ years of SERIOUS dance/rhythm skating, no problems!

Everyone I know who has had this plate is not happy with it. It is very heavy and has well known toe stop issues. I have seen more than one break during practice.

This is a good plate for the average skater. This is not a good plate for seasoned skaters as it is heavy and clumsy. It’s very solid but if you do a lot of speed, sprinting and you know from experience what a lighter plate can do for you as far as performance enhancement when doing some distance, then you may want to look at a more lighter plate. These are pretty heavy but upgradable if they come on a pair a skates you order. I took mine off after trying them about 3 times and went with an Aircraft aluminum skate plate which is a huge difference.