Many customers ask us about the differences between Seba Skates and FR Skates products. At first glance, some products are very similar and this creates some confusion. For this reason we have decided to write this article to clarify all kinds of doubts.
It all started in 2006…
First Seba fr1 year 2006
Yes, in 2006 urban inline skating was on the verge of a revolution. People, especially in France, demanded a type of skate that did not exist on the market: a hard boot, with a short chassis and a very versatile approach.
As a result of this furor, the Seba brand was created by Sebastien Laffargue and Gregoire Pinto, two urban skaters who were very popular at the time.
Both had many ideas, but lacked the resources to bring them to fruition. This is how they partnered with a Korean company to develop their products.
Success came almost immediately and the rest of the brands began to follow the path that these passionate skaters had set.
Not everything lasts forever
Sebastien and Greg
During these years, Seba Skates has remained the reference brand in skates and accessories for Freeskate and Slalom skating. But a change in the management of the Korean company that manufactured their products caused them to rethink a change. Thus, FR Skates was born, a brand 100% owned by Sebastien and Greg, which finally gave them total freedom to design their products with the quality standards they wanted.
The Seba Skates brand, on the other hand, remained in the hands of the Korean company, which decided to continue the production of some products that until now were sold under the Seba brand.
So, which is better, Seba Skates or FR Skates?
Despite the change of direction of the Seba Skates brand, Sebastien and Greg are still linked to the brand helping in the design and being distributors in Europe. However, all his talent and innovations go towards his own brand, FR Skates. The famous Seba FR, for example, will be manufactured only under the FR Skates brand in various sub-models. There are models that are only manufactured under the Seba brand and others that are only manufactured under FR Skates.
To clarify the subject, here is a list of the models manufactured under one brand or the other:
Skate models manufactured under FR Skates (in all possible colors and configurations)
FR1
FR Deluxe
SL
FRX
FRW
FR3
FRJ
Igor
Daria
Skate models manufactured under Seba Skates (in all possible colors and configurations)
SX2
E3
SX
TRIX
TRIX 2
KSJ 2
KSJ SHADOW
HIGH LIGHT V2
WFSC
CJ
MARATHON
STJ
SJ
GT J
JUNIOR
TRIX JUNIOR
In short, we could say that both brands are leading and complementary to each other.
You can consult the models of each brand in more detail on their respective websites:
Seba Skates: http://www.sebaskates.com
FR Skates: http://frskates.com
And, obviously in Inertia we will continue to carry practically all models of both brands.
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