Pablo's Skate Build Diary: Nike Bauer Supreme One05 on Playmaker Plates
- Pablo
- 4 days ago
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A classic pair of Nike Bauer hockey skates has made the move from ice to eight wheels in the Pabloskates workshop. 🛼🔥
This time we're working with a pair of Nike Bauer Supreme One05 hockey boots, converted into custom quad roller skates and mounted onto Playmaker nylon plates.
Not every custom conversion needs an expensive performance plate underneath it. Sometimes what you need is a solid, dependable and affordable setup that lets the boot do the talking. And that's exactly what we've built here.
The Boots: Nike Bauer Supreme One05
The older Nike Bauer Supreme range has given us some fantastic quad conversions over the years. Like many hockey boots from this era, the Supreme One05 offers a great combination of support and comfort without the extreme rigidity found in many modern performance hockey skates. For a quad conversion, that's a useful combination. You still get the secure feel and ankle support people love about skating in hockey boots, while retaining enough flexibility to make them comfortable for recreational and rink skating. And, of course, you get that unmistakable classic Nike Bauer styling. Rather than leaving a perfectly good pair of hockey boots sitting unused because their days on the ice are over, we can give them a completely new purpose.
Removing the Original Blade Holders
Every hockey skate conversion begins by carefully removing the original ice blade holders.
Once they're gone, we can clean and inspect the soles and determine exactly what we're working with before fitting the new quad hardware. This is an important stage of the conversion. We're not simply looking for four convenient places to drill some holes.
The construction of the boot, condition of the sole, reinforcement requirements and eventual position of the roller skate plate all need to be considered before anything gets mounted. A good conversion starts with getting the foundations right.
Reinforcing Where Required
Different hockey boots use different sole constructions, which means there's no single approach that's appropriate for every conversion. Where a boot requires additional strengthening, we can install our custom-fitted carbon fibre reinforcement plates. These aren't generic plates simply dropped inside the boots. Each strengthening plate is individually fitted and shaped to follow the internal profile of the skate before being properly riveted into position.
Riveting serves two important purposes. Firstly, it pulls the carbon reinforcement tightly against the internal contour of the boot, helping it become part of the structure rather than simply sitting inside it. Secondly, removing the original blade holder also removes the rivets that previously helped secure the outer plastic sole to the internal structure of the skate.
Our new rivets recreate that mechanical connection, helping secure the outer sole back to the inside of the boot while simultaneously holding the carbon reinforcement firmly in position. It's considerably more work than dropping in an off-the-shelf strengthening plate.
But that's why we call them custom conversions.
Playmaker Nylon Roller Skate Plates
Underneath these Supreme One05s we've fitted Playmaker nylon roller skate plates.
The Playmaker is a straightforward, dependable plate and one we regularly use for recreational hockey boot conversions. Its nylon construction helps keep both the weight and cost of the finished skate down, making it a great option for someone who wants a quality custom conversion without spending considerably more on a premium aluminium or magnesium plate. The Playmaker uses a traditional 10-degree truck configuration and provides a stable, predictable skating platform. For general rink skating and recreational use, that's exactly what many skaters need.
You Don't Always Need the Most Expensive Plate
It's very easy when building custom skates to assume that spending more automatically produces a better skate. It doesn't. The right plate is the one that suits the skater, their intended use and their budget. A PowerDyne Arius, Atom Pilot Falcon F16, Sure-Grip Avenger, or another premium plate can offer additional adjustment, different geometry, lower weight or more responsive handling. But not everyone needs those things. If you're looking for a dependable recreational setup, putting hundreds of pounds worth of plate underneath the boot may provide very little practical benefit. The Playmaker allows us to build a solid custom quad conversion while keeping the overall cost sensible.
Getting the Plate Position Right
Using a more affordable plate doesn't mean the mounting process becomes any less important. The position of the plate underneath the boot can have a huge effect on how the finished skate behaves. We're particularly interested in wheelbase and axle position, rather than simply trying to match the overall length of the plate to the boot. The front axle position relative to the ball of the foot influences the balance between agility and stability. That's why every pair we build is individually measured and aligned. We establish the centre of the boot, assess the plate position and make adjustments where necessary before committing to the final mounting holes. The centre line is a guide. The final position is determined by the individual boot and the setup we're trying to achieve.
Custom Doesn't Have to Mean Expensive
That's one of the things we particularly like about builds like this. A custom pair of quad roller skates doesn't automatically need to contain the most expensive components available. Custom means choosing the right components for the person using them. For this build, the combination of a classic Nike Bauer Supreme boot and Playmaker nylon plate creates a practical, comfortable and affordable pair of custom quads. The money is being spent where it matters: preparing the boots properly, selecting suitable components and mounting everything correctly.
Another Supreme Saved From the Ice
And that's another classic pair of Nike Bauer hockey boots given an entirely new life. The Nike Bauer Supreme One05 provides the supportive hockey-style boot, while the Playmaker nylon plates underneath create a stable and dependable quad setup. No unnecessary complication. No expensive hardware simply for the sake of having expensive hardware.
Just a properly prepared, individually mounted pair of custom quad roller skates ready to get back out on the rink.
Another one out of the Pabloskates workshop. 🛼🔥
Got a pair of Nike Bauer, Bauer, Nike or other suitable hockey skates you'd like converted into quads? Get in touch with Pabloskates and let's see what we can build.
Every skate featured in our Build Diary is individually hand-built in the Pabloskates workshop. Since we use pre-owned hockey boots, each pair is unique and no two builds are ever exactly the same.
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