Abstract: An inline skate having an inline skate wheel; an in line skate axle which extends through the inline skate wheel and has a female receiving element; an inline skate frame which supports the inline skate axle, wherein the inline skate axle has a first contacting surface for contacting the inline skate frame; a securing element that has a second contacting surface for contacting the inline skater frame, and a male thread element for engaging the female receiving element of the inline skate axle, and a positive acting element for exerting a retention force against the inline skater frame, wherein the female receiving element does not have threads prior to engagement of the female receiving element with the male thread element, and wherein the male thread element is a self forming thread which forms a thread in the female receiving element upon engagement.