The Technology Behind FF Rollerskis: FF designs, manufactures, and patents all roller ski components in Horten, Norway, operating fully in-house since 2017. The 2026 generation is built on three core technologies: V-Track Wheels for lateral stability, 360Flow suspension, and a pole-activated Universal Brake for improved safety and meeting FIS standards.

The 2026 generation evolves from the award-winning Floating Fork suspension system, which reduced road vibration but prompted feedback about perceived instability. The new axle architecture preserves ride comfort while eliminating structural uncertainty. FF holds the only FIS Product Supplier certification among roller ski manufacturers worldwide.

By Henrik Georg Lindhagen, updated: 25.06.2026

The Technology Behind FF Rollerskis

The Technology Behind FF Rollerskis covers three patented systems: V-Track Wheels, 360Flow, and the Universal Brake. FF Rollerskis develops, manufactures and tests every component in Horten, Norway — fully in-house since January 2017, with 100 percent ownership of the patents. Below are the three core technologies that power the 2026 generation, plus the prize-winning predecessor we built on.

Current core technologies (2026 generation)

1. V-Track Wheels — Lateral Stability in Diagonal Stride

V-Track is our patented wheel design with a precision-cut groove that locks the ski into a stable, lateral track during diagonal stride. The result: less side-slipping in classic technique, more confidence in turns, and a feel that mirrors snow skis as closely as physics allows on asphalt.

V-Track wheels are produced in Norway from 100 percent recyclable material, and FF runs a closed-loop take-back program: used wheels are returned and become raw material for new wheels.

2. 360 Flow — Damping at the Axle, Not in the Wheel

Asphalt is roughly 200 times harder than groomed snow. Every road join sends high-frequency vibration through the wheel and into your ankles, knees and spine.

Most roller skis damp through the wheel itself — solid rubber with little or no rim. The rubber deforms on impact, then springs back. That rebound is why many roller skis feel bouncy when you set the ski down, and it is one reason they never quite feel like snow.

FF damps at the axle instead. A dual-elastomer element encircles the axle in a closed structure between wheel and frame — the first point at which road vibration can physically be intercepted. It absorbs 20–150 Hz, the range that dominates asphalt at skiing speed. Your push and glide rhythm passes through unfiltered. You still feel the ground; only the joint-loading vibration is removed.

Because the wheel itself stays firm, there is no rebound. The ski settles where you put it. The closed structure around the axle also keeps it from working loose in normal use.

A related detail: FF threads the wheel bolt inward into the axle instead of fastening it with a nut on the outside. The outer face stays flush — nothing protrudes to catch the opposite ski on a descent.

360 Flow is the 2026 evolution of the Floating Fork suspension that Kondis named Markedets beste klassiske rulleski in October 2023 — the system FF is named after.

3. Universal Brake — Pole-Activated Stopping Power

The FF Universal Brake is the only pole-activated braking system on the market built to FIS standards. It is retrofittable on most FF models and is one of the main reasons clubs with junior groups choose FF: trainees who trust the brake learn faster and ride more confidently downhill.

The Technology Behind FF Rollerskis: From Floating Fork to 360 Flow

In October 2023, Kondis tested our previous flagship classic roller ski — the FF V Pro Classic, equipped with the original Floating Fork suspension. The verdict: “Markedets beste klassiske rulleski” — the best classic roller ski on the market.

The Floating Fork solved a real problem (joint-jarring vibration on asphalt) with a real solution: a suspension fork that absorbed road impact before it reached the rider’s hands and shoulders. Skiers loved the comfort. But our long-term users told us something else: while the damping was excellent, some experienced the construction as unusually light, and that lightness was sometimes interpreted as instability.

Nobody wants to take more risk than necessary on a roller ski. So for the 2026 generation, we re-engineered the entire damping system from scratch. The new 360 Flow preserves the comfort the Floating Fork delivered — and removes any doubt about what happens if something fails.

The Floating Fork’s legacy is what made the new architecture possible. The 2026 ski is what comes next.

Read the Kondis review →

Built in Horten — 100% Norwegian-Made

After ending a European production partnership in January 2019 and winning the patent dispute that followed in December 2019, FF made one decision that has defined every product since: we build it ourselves.

That means full control of materials, full control of tolerances, full ownership of the patents — and a closed feedback loop where rider input goes directly to engineering. The technology behind FF Rollerskis is the direct result of seven consecutive years of this in-house philosophy.

It also means our technology cannot be copied without crossing patent lines we control.

FIS-Approved by the World’s Governing Body

FF Rollerskis is the only roller ski manufacturer in the world certified as a FIS Product Supplier — the official status required for World Cup competition. Every roller ski we ship is built to the same specification used by World Cup athletes.

For clubs and private buyers, this means the technology behind FF Rollerskis is the same specification used by World Cup athletes. See our complete roller ski buyers guide.