from Tom Moyse on 16 Jul 2025
The Roces M12 or Majestic 13 12 in full, is one of, if not the most iconic skate in rollerblading. It is the the most sold inline skating shell in history and they are still using it today. So do they need to create a new Roces skate or did the just get it right the first time around?We will talk about the legendary M12, the rise, fall and rise again of Roces all the other skates they’ve tried and why they are still using it now.You can support this channel here:Donating on PayPal https://linktr.ee/tomgmoyse member: https://www.youtube.com/@TomMoyse/membershipPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/tomgmoyseCheers.The Community Cup Invitation with Bedroom Skate Shop https://bedroomskate.com/ is driven by the Inline skating community. All the finalist you nominated for skater of the year, section of the year and best tricks of the year have been invited! They have proven themselves to be the best and ideal skaters for an edit comp. They will be dropping edits in August competing against each for a prizeThank you to those who have donated you can support and find out more here: https://gofund.me/e8f8148fThe Roces M12 came from the Roces Ice Skating boot created in 1978. It was then adapted for inline skating in 1981 and they called it The Pro. It was used under various names throughout the years but most famously as the Majestic 12, which came out in 1996. It quickly became one of the most sought after in-line skates in the 90s, due to a great team, including the likes of Jon Julio, Arlo Eisenberg, Dawn Everett, Randy Spizer and so many more. The mid 2000s was a pivotal time in aggressive inline skating. There was a change in direction of style, approaches to tricks, fashion, a whole new ethos and the skaters driving this were wearing the Roces M12. All capture in videos like Road to Nowhere, The Meantime from Brandon Negrete and Face The Music.Just before this was the birth of Valo, from rollerblading icon, Jon Julio. The Valo era of inline skating was phenomenal, the dominated the industry and the skate they use was the Roces Majestic 12.Julio’s relationship with Roces ended weirdly and it felt like he’d been pushed out. Roces then started to drop in profits, got themselves into trouble and ultimately put themselves up for sale in 2020 eventually selling for 3.3 million in 2023.With some small changes behind the scenes in seem like Roces are on the rise again and guess what? They are still using the M12 but with a few alterations. 00:00 Do Roces need a new skate?00:50 Roces M12 in the 90s01:35 Roces need to update their products?02:24 The most iconic rollerblading 03:04 History of Roces skates03:40 Roces Majestic 1204:10 5th Element and Roces Khuti04:41 Roces Graal and 5k05:30 Roces Element 50 and 5206:27 How was the Roces M12 changed over the years08:09 The fall of Roces08:54 Valo Skates era – Jon Julio 09:50 A Pivotal Time in Rollerblading – Road To Nowhere10:30 Roces drop their skate team – Valo Rises11:52 The end of Valo – the fall of Roces13:09 Roces is sold – All their issues15:29 Roces rises againSources soonA great source of inline skating lore: Uncle Ollies Brief History of Inline Skateshttps://www.facebook.com/briefhistoryofinlineskates/?locale=en_GB
