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  SKORPIES kids skates included as a great Christmas gift idea in TOY ROUNDUP on FOX 11 Good Day LA.

Los Angeles Times reporter Roy Wallack tried out Skorpion Quadlines and compared them with Quadline 111 Supreme High Cut, Rollerblade Crossfire 8.0 and Riedell Zone quad skates. Here is what he liked about Skorpion Quadlines:

Quadline speed with sports-car handling. Very smooth, stable and comfortable due to the suspension, which compresses and banks through a turn, and the lower center of gravity of the foot platform, which nests between the wheels an inch lower (3 1/2 inches high) than a standard Quadline. Includes effective dual rubber brakes on the right rear foot, and ski binding-type ratchet straps over the forefoot and instep. It's very convenient as a commuter skate, given that you wear your own shoes. Adjustable foot plates can fit a wide range of shoe sizes.

CBS News 8's Shawn Styles tests out Skorpion Skates - they're high-tech, slick, fast, and are making roller skating new again.

See NBC4's weathercaster, Fritz Coleman, skating on Skorpion™ Quadlines® at the Health & Fitness Expo (L.A. Convention Center).

What started as a Waikato grandfather's wish to help his grandkids rollerskate has snowballed into a multimillion-dollar company with a product that has taken off down an international fashion catwalk.

Five years ago it was just a metal plate with a Nike shoe bolted to it and four lawn mower wheels. Today it is Skorpion Skates - a multi-million dollar business.