Abstract: A skate (20) having a shoe portion (22) detachably secured to a plurality of longitudinally aligned skate wheels (26) for traversing a surface. The shoe portion having a sole defining a toe end (34) and a heel end (36). The skate further includes a frame (24) having an upper surface and a lower surface attached to the wheels. The skate also includes a heel latch member (78) rotatably attached to the frame for receiving and coupling to a heel binding attachment surface (54) located in the heel end of the sole to the frame. A toe latch member (76) is attached to the frame for receiving and coupling a toe binding member (42) located in the toe end of the sole to the frame. A lever arm (92) is attached to the heel latch member to selectively release or attach the shoe portion from the heel latch member. The heel latch member is rotatable about a vertical axis extending normal to the elongate direction of the frame.