Roller skate thread.Mostly Inline & Quads, Hockey & Derby welcome, Soaps & Heelies too if they're chill. Ice skates? Who knows.Discuss rollerskating tricks, gear, hobbies, complaining about the cost of new wheels and anything else relating to rolling around and it's culture. Cool roller skating /mu/sic is welcome, but talk about other shit too, don't just post music links with nothin else. Definitely not!vandalism belongs on >>>/po/stencilFAQ first editionhttps://rentry.org/cantbailLast thread (next thread before 2026?)https://archived.moe/xs/thread/127374
>>200485Totally Radical Islamic ex-Jihadi Taliban Rapid Response Rollerskater Law Enforcementhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYC5ilbDD
Been trying to relearn blading after like 20 years away from it. I was never good at half pipes so I've been practicing on those. I've relearned some grinds but still a long way from my favorite grinds. I have 360's back but I'm not sure how long until I can 540 again. Compared to other guys my age I'm relearning really slow. I've done other sports in the past 20 years so I thought coming back would be easy but I'm pretty much starting from scratch.
Any recommendations for a boot with a wide toebox? My UFR's are giving some trouble for my pinky toes.
Any solutions for pants getting ripped all the time? The ground on my local skatepark is really bad the concrete is not smooth at all and keeps ripping my clothes there ain’t any other skateparks around
>>200970Don't wear your good pants when you're blading.
>>200980I wanna look swaggy tho
How pozzed is the New England roller derby scene? I've thinking about giving it a try but I have zero desire to get tackled by some linebacker looking tranny in a party city wig.
>>201000You should probably pick a different hobby.
>>200987>swaggy>some shitty trackpantsok bozo
>>200485Size of wheels translates to size of dick. Bigger is better, size does matter.Immutable FACT.
quit weed today and I'm pretty sure it's gonna give me insomnia so I think I'm gonna try to go out and finally try rollerblading tonightexcited bros
>>201084t. overcompensating manlet
>>201084Different wheel sizes and materials serve different purposes.
opinions on iRollerboot? he's a very talented skater, but man his absolute lack of style ruins it.xrph
>>201230He's in the Philippines right now fucking hookers and that's pretty damn stylish.
>>201255>Philippines>not Thailandngmi
>>201298Probably wanted a bio female instead of a ladyboy.
>>201360as I said, ngmi
I did something goofy...and it kinda works; the problem I'm having are the rails loosening from the boot. Right now I've got some Lowe's machine screws (phillips head) and two nuts on the ends of them. The old bolts and the ones included with the rail aren't long enough. What would be the best way to tighten everything up?
I wanted to go to the skatepark and practice more on the half pipe today. I went to the one in my neighborhood but it was full of Mexican families watching their kids ride their bikes around and having a picnic right in the middle of the skatepark. I went to a school and messed around with some grinds instead. I feel them coming back. Feels good.
>>201438I don't get it.Washers? Grind the screw down?>>201503>I went to the one in my neighborhood but it was full of Mexican families watching their kids ride their bikes around and having a picnic right in the middle of the skatepark.FACT: This isn't a problem at 3am.
>>201507someone said loctite blue might work
>>201507>FACT: This isn't a problem at 3am.I used to skate late at night (not 3am, I'm not insane), but a few bad falls left me paranoid about being seriously injured and nobody being around to help.
>>201560I miss skating late at night.
>>201503the skatepark near where I used to live became a homeless encampment, so it could be worse.
I had the skatepark to myself for an hour. Practiced in the half pipe. It's taller than the half pipe I usually practice in. Then I hit the streets and found a really low round rail I used to skate like 25 years ago when I was a kid. Starting to get the feel of soul grinds again. I tried a few grinds on a ledge a bit taller than my knee that was one of my go too ledges as a kid but it's so slick and feels so sketchy now. I've gotten soft.
>>201795honestly my favorite height of ledge is just above knee height, I feel a lot more comfortable jumping slightly up onto something, as opposed to jumping "down" to something below my standing height, if that makes sense.
First pair what do?
>>201862get the aeons, absolutely no comparison.
>>201830I'm working on getting back to that. I'll keep posting my progress or lack of progress every session.
am I completely abnormal for finding frontside grinds way more difficult than backside?
>>202234Kinda but not really. I'm the same with some grinds.>Can backside of torque but not frontside>Can topside acid but not acid soul>All of my soul based grinds are left footed except pornstar>Can frontside and backside units both ways
>>184655after a year and a half, I finally got around to actually trying my rollerblades outdidn't go very far before I got drenched and gassed thanks to overdressing, but I didn't eat shit so that was coolwas a lot more anxiety-inducing than riding a skateboard thoughI enjoyed those few minutes but I have a feeling it's gonna take a while to actually feel comfortable just riding around
>>202291congrats, retardbro.if you're really anxious about falling just wear full pads until you're able to ride around comfortably. I always wear a wristguard on my right wrist after absolutely fucking it up on more than one occasion and needing weeks of recovery time.
>>202314>just wear full pads until you're able to ride around comfortablycheers, I'm seriously considering itit actually kinda stung cuz it hit me yesterday and made me feel like a boomer>right after getting out of my apartment>cut through parking lot next door>forgot it was sloped>immediately go faster than I was prepared for>managed to weave rocks and a grate>briefly one-footed it and thought I was gonna slam>barely coasted out and immediately thought about buying a helmet
I bought a pair of kaltek freestyle 2 frames because I was drunk and thought they looked cool. Now I realize I don't need them since my antirocker wheels came in.Should I exchange them for wheels or keep them for a rainy day?
>>202471>freestyle frames>thought they looked coolno accounting for taste, i guess
does anyone remember an old 90s skate VHS that started with a closeup of a dog's balls and some guy saying "down, boy, down!".
I started skating my old high school's mostly unused tennis court to get some cardio in when I can't get to the rink. It feels good just being able to dick around and practice while blasting my own music without worrying about anyone else.
proskatersplace has the reactors for $128
how are the stock 909 frames for flat?
