All Paramount Freestyle Blades all have the same Aluminium Frame and the same ROH (Radius of hollow) and the same Pick Pattern. The difference is in the Type of steel runner. The 420 is Stainless Steel, and much harder and stronger then MK and Wilson blades steel. The blade is most closely compared to the Wilson Pattern 99.
Technical Information Paramount Blade's hollow and profile is machined with high accuracy. Other companies grind their blades by hand making blades slightly different. Blade tolerances are held to a much higher standard with our CNC machining.
Lighter and Stronger Paramount Blades are made from a lightweight aircraft aluminum holder with a high quality steel runner. Our unique triangular shaped frame increases strength and stiffness. Due to the lighter weight, skaters using our blades can have higher and longer jumps.
Modern Aerospace Materials Most skating blades are made from carbon steel (a 16th century technology) then brazed together as separate pieces. The Paramount blade holder is made from a super lightweight one-piece aluminum extrusion (21st century technology) and high-grade stainless steel runner. This high-grade runner is stronger than just carbon steel.
420C (7 elements) and 440C (8 elements) Stainless Steel is much stronger than regular carbon steel blades and will hold an edge much longer between sharpenings. Therefore, blade life is increased dramatically as well as being more durable. 440C Stainless Steel is manufactured at 9 times the cost of carbon steel. However, our blades are not more expensive than leading competitors.
These blades, being up to 50 percent lighter and stronger... Combine these blades with some of the new lightweight boots on the market and lose up to 5lbs per skater. The extra strong, lightweight, one-piece aluminum construction is virtually unbreakable. The rocker profile of the freestyle blades are similar to that of the Pattern 99 blade. The profile and width of our Dance blade is similar to the MK Gold Dance Blade.
These blades are CNC machined with high accuracy making every blade precise and identical. Unlike hand-made blades, our blades are all exact requiring no adjustment period between blade sets. You no longer need to re-learn how to skate on a "new" pair of blades because our tolerances are the tightest in the industry. All of our lift angles are identical to specs.
