Flush Mount is an innovative new frame mounting system that was developed by Echo Skates and involves the seamless integration of the frame directly into the bottom of the shell. This article will explore the awesome and unique advantages that a Flush Mount offers and set out to answer these three key questions:
In an Echo Flush Mount, the frame slides neatly into two winged slots located on the bottom of the shell - one at the heel and one at the toe. To install the Echo frame, you simply lineup the top of the frame with the slots in the boot and push firmly until they slide into place. It can take some realignment, but the whole process is super intuitive and quite easy, even for beginners. The fit is snug without any hardware, but to secure the frame for skating, you'll attach five small mounting screws to hardware that rests inside of the shell. This ensures that the frame stays put for even the most aggressive skaters.
This video is a great visualization of how the Flush Mount works. Even though there are some quick cuts, the whole installation process for two frames doesn't take much longer than the 67 second run time of the video! We've actually timed it. For science...
There are a number of pretty awesome advantages to riding on a pair of Echo Freeskates that feature the Flush Mount technology. We'll list those benefits here, based on our own experience in these skates as well as from conversations we were able to have directly with the team that designed them.
There's a lot to like about a pair of Echo skates with a Flush Mount, so what's the catch? Well, if you're a skater who likes to change and customize their setup, you won't be able to do much of that due to the lack of compatibility with other brands' shells and frames. These Echo Freeskate shells can only attach Echo Flush Mount frames, and vice versa. There's a chance that the Flush Mount concept expands to other Echo products in the future, but given that the design is in its infancy now, there's no guarantee of what the future holds.