When you rent ice skates at a rink -is it safe to assume the blades have been sharpened and the skates are in?

Question

good condition?

Answer 1

yes it is because it is the peoples job to make sure that everything is good with the equipment

Answer 2

I'd worry more about who's feet have been in them!

Answer 3

Most rental skates are in OK condition, for an occasional recreational skating they work just fine, but if you are looking to get into higher level skating then getting your own skates is the best option because having your own skates is much better. If you just plan on going once or twice buying a pair of skates is pretty ridiculous since a decent pair of skates costs at least $100.

Answer 4

Not usually. If the rink is taken care of very well then I would think that the skates would be ok. But sometimes if the rinks only focus on one part of the ice rink than you can not always presume that they are sharpened.

It just depends on what rink you are at.

Answer 5

of course not, depends on how busy the place is, you should really check them out 1st, afterall would you wear some other s****s dirty gym shoes or similar, and if your lucky they may do the blades once a month.

Answer 6

Yes, but mainly the skates are only for recreational skating, they aren't the best, and usually they are sharpened. Not always the best condition, but good enough to enjoy a good hour or two at the rink.

Answer 7

LOL  What are you going to do, buy new skates for one outing?

Most rental counters I know deliberately do not sharpen their skates for the sake of making it less likely that someone gets hit by a sharp blade.  There's some sort of "rental" sharpen that is not the same as what a figure skater would use.  

It's really nothing to worry about.  There's crappy rentals out there and some that aren't as crappy...but they're all pretty much crappy.  Yet hundreds of thousands of people skate in rental skates each year and are just fine.

Answer 8

Skates will be in what ever condition the public put them in. They are sharpened about once every 2 weeks. Normal skaters get them done every 6 weeks. But they get more use in public.

They will be in okay condition...i wouldn't exactly say good. But they are safe to use and skate on obviously otherwise the place will be shut down.