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Anonymous06/07/24, 06:06No.200485/rsg/ - Way of the (Roller) Blade
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/stencil [//boards.4chan.org/po/catalog#s=stencil]
FAQ first edition
https://rentry.org/cantbail
Last thread (next thread before 2026?)
https://archived.moe/xs/thread/127374
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Anon06/07/24, 14:44No.200526
Totally Radical Islamic ex-Jihadi Taliban Rapid Response Rollerskater Law Enforcement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuYC5ilbDD
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Anon06/10/24, 16:13No.200885
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.
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Anon06/11/24, 02:47No.200918
Any recommendations for a boot with a wide toebox? My UFR's are giving some trouble for my pinky toes.
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Anon06/11/24, 21:55No.200970
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
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Anon06/12/24, 02:41No.201000
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.
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Anon06/13/24, 02:01No.201084
Size of wheels translates to size of dick. Bigger is better, size does matter.
Immutable FACT.
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Anon06/13/24, 19:15No.201139
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 tonight
excited bros
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Anon06/14/24, 20:12No.201230
opinions on iRollerboot? he's a very talented skater, but man his absolute lack of style ruins it.xrph
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Anon06/16/24, 22:42No.201438
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?
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Anon06/17/24, 10:17No.201503
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.
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Anon06/20/24, 05:41No.201795
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.
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Anon06/20/24, 22:41No.201862
First pair what do?
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Anon06/25/24, 15:29No.202234
am I completely abnormal for finding frontside grinds way more difficult than backside?
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Anon06/26/24, 02:11No.202291
after a year and a half, I finally got around to actually trying my rollerblades out
didn't go very far before I got drenched and gassed thanks to overdressing, but I didn't eat shit so that was cool
was a lot more anxiety-inducing than riding a skateboard though
I enjoyed those few minutes but I have a feeling it's gonna take a while to actually feel comfortable just riding around
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Anon06/28/24, 05:45No.202471
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?
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Anon06/28/24, 09:39No.202487
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!".
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Anon06/28/24, 17:16No.202513
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.
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Anon07/01/24, 17:18No.202826
proskatersplace has the reactors for $128
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Anon07/02/24, 14:53No.202894
how are the stock 909 frames for flat?
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Anon07/04/24, 21:10No.203139
ordered a $25 china wheel set
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Anon07/09/24, 06:07No.203615
coming from skate and snowboarding, how do I get out of the feeling of favoring my left foot forward (standard stance on a board) when turning or braking? trying to t-stop with my left foot trailing, or parallel turn to the right feels so unnatural compared to the opposite
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Anon07/09/24, 07:02No.203621
Are there any 5x60 frames out there?
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Anon07/11/24, 10:21No.203884
Any boot recommendations for a first timer that is obese?
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Anon08/03/24, 04:26No.206187
fuck brehs they need to rerelease those eislers, one of the best looking skates ever
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Anon08/12/24, 22:48No.207507
are those fr x oysi frames going to get restocked, or are they a limited time thing? I wanted the 260mm ones but they sold out immediately.
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Anon08/16/24, 11:04No.207844
>Can someone explain to me why anyone would choose 60mm for "aggressive" ?
how do you mean? do you think that's too big or too small?
desu 60mm has become almost the standard size for aggressive, even though it's the maximum you can fit in a lot of frames (aside from high-low frames like oysi)
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Anon08/16/24, 19:57No.207894
well that's one thing yeah, it leaves more space for the h-block.but aggressive is all about short, controlled bursts of speed rather than going fast over long distances. smaller wheels = higher acceleration and more stability when landing since you're closer to the ground.
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Anon08/22/24, 15:47No.208706
has anyone been to the Berlin skating marathon? care to share your experience if you did?
there's a few days left to sign up and I'll probably go so curious what to expect, never skated for that long before in one run and never been to a marathon of any kind before
I've done ~60 minute runs in which I averaged something like 30km/h and it was through the city with ups and downs and stops and wind and shit, and at the marathon you get to draft behind others and skate on nice proper streets so I assume it'll be easier
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Anon09/01/24, 03:09No.209565
>want to buy my first roller skates but my feet are wide so no one makes any that will fit me.
I've been looking for wides for an hour now but I can't find any. Do I have to get a several hundred dollar custom pair for my freakish feet? I wear 9.5w shoes.
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Anon09/07/24, 21:19No.210239
fruitbooters explain yourselves
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Anon09/17/24, 03:17No.211175
if I used to play hockey will I be a badass inline dude who impresses all the girls at the skatepark
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Anon09/23/24, 16:16No.211619
Just got some AG60 frames and skating park is pretty fun with the banana rocker.
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Anon09/24/24, 02:42No.211678
banana rocker on an aggressive frame or for aggressive skating in general is a bad meme
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Anon09/24/24, 23:40No.211769
I would if you lived near me.
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Anon09/25/24, 18:30No.211850
Are you trying to doxx me?
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Anon09/28/24, 10:44No.212147
there's a lot of people at the Berlin marathon desu, never seen so many skaters in tights in one place
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Anon10/01/24, 15:25No.212412
Had my first "big" fall yesterday trying to skate backwards on flat. Fell right on my ass, didnt hit my head but had a headache for the rest of the night. Whats yalls biggest/goofiest fall stories?
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Anon10/07/24, 19:11No.212906
jumbo episodes coming faster than I can find time to watch them. we're so back, rollerbros.
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Anon10/11/24, 16:43No.213256
So is iRollerboot locked up in a filipino prison or what? He hasn't posted in months.
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Anon10/14/24, 13:18No.213472
trying to get the hang of fakie grinds but can't work out which way to look once I'm actually in the grind.Keep looking towards the ledge, or switch to the other shoulder to spot my landing?
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Anon10/14/24, 23:19No.213519
idezo
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Anon10/18/24, 18:48No.213828
Anyone here skate solo with no hopes of ever finding someone to skate with?
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Anon11/01/24, 18:33No.215085
are hyper wheels a meme?
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Anon11/02/24, 18:54No.215143
>go back to practice skating in nearby parking at evening after months of break due to nearly breaking my wrist
>end up making a family on walk and some shady people in cars uncomfortable
yep, we're back
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Anon11/02/24, 19:04No.215144
>Overall the 64mm are good for a absolute beginner. Think I'll move back up to 68-70mm
And here I thought 80's are the basic beginner size, and even those still feel pretty small considering it's easy to trip on tiny rocks and stuff.
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Anon11/10/24, 01:22No.215641
Beginner here, I bought a pair of recreational rollerblades (with rear rubber break), i find it really hard to do turns. Is this normal? I can stride just fine
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Anon12/02/24, 16:28No.216864
no but seriously, is iRollerboot dead?
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Anon01/03/25, 00:46No.218904
Haven't been using my EE3 Shadows since I bought them since USD Sways feel a lot better pumping transitions at the skatepark. Had a session on my grindbox today. Ugly ass looking mismatched skates but the defective TNEC frames were alright after I pregrooved them with a Dremel. Also dreme'd the TNEC branding since the QC on these things are garbage. The Dead wheels are the best part of the skate though.
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Anon01/05/25, 11:41No.219054
started inline last summer. i got ahead of myself and got two pairs. 100mm tri skates and a rockered 5 wheel 80mm. I'm still nervous as hell about attempting crossovers and my braking is still too awful to do anything not in empty suburban streets or parking lots.
the rockered skates are a dream at turning but have been squirrely when I first started going downhill. Not sure if I got better or the wheels worn down flatter. I had hopes to do wizard moves but honestly if I can just do crossovers, transitions and a reliable quick stop on a line I'll be happy.
I was planning on just riding bike, but my daughter took to roller skates easier than riding a bike.
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Anon01/09/25, 00:09No.219488
This anime is airing this winter, is about ice skating drapa with loli, but this scene remembered of that soap general that's so old the whole thread images are already broken.
She got style.
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Anon01/30/25, 23:11No.222116
desu I've always wanted to learn to figure skate but never bothered.
recently bought a pair of inline skates though.that said, how do I make the most of this while minimizing the gays?
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Anon02/07/25, 20:30No.223005
>also inline is easier than ice but about 85% transferrable so it's probably a good way to learn the basics
good to know.unfortunately i'm not gonna be getting much pussy at this age. i'll just embrace the rainbow and hope for the best i guess. just something i've wanted to do since i was a teenager but felt it was too late to bother.
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Anon02/26/25, 01:44No.224748
anyone here attend winterclash?
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Anon03/02/25, 23:47No.225211
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Anon03/13/25, 18:14No.225897
I bought my first pair of recreational blades, feeling really excited. Can't wait for the good weather to come already and learn something I've always wanted to try out.
Or at least that was until I gave them a short test today at home and I suddenly got extremely terrified of the idea of breaking my teeth on the pavement the day I have a really bad fall. Has anyone else dealt with this fear?Also, I have a bit of flat foot on my right one and my sole in that foot got fatigued in a matter of seconds. Any recommendations for strengthening exercises?
Maybe I should go back to do heel raises in the mornings...
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Anon04/29/25, 15:54No.228938
Are there uh, rollblades that you can strap to your regular shoes?
That would be the best of both worlds.
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Anon05/05/25, 17:37No.229647
I found my late 90s K2 Style Points Bob in the attic. Is it safe to use them again or is the plastic all fucked up due to being 25 years old or so? They look like they're in great shape, I only have to find new wheels and bearings.
Surprisingly, 57mm wheels look pretty hard to find, or at crazy prices.
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Anon05/08/25, 00:52No.230011
took my triskates out today, was fun. I got 110s.
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Anon05/20/25, 06:01No.230797
Did my first royale in 20 years today. Did 10 back to back to make sure I relearned them. I really want to get good at carving bowls and flowing in the skatepark. Sucks I can only get to a skatepark once or twice a month. At least I can get out on my rec skates twice a week or so.
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Anon06/03/25, 04:06No.232540
4th lesson of freestyle slalom. learning that cross trick. also a bit of practice with nelson trick, but it was really hard.
still cant do snake, but very happy practicing this style!
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Anon06/16/25, 03:26No.234266
I just ordered an Endless 90 frame as an upgrade to my beginner setup (RB Lightning 80s)
pretty stoked to try it out next week
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Anon07/03/25, 04:20No.236447
update
these things fuck
best money I've spent this year
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Anon07/09/25, 20:09No.237385
I live in an old fishing town and the only place I can skate properly is the sea promenade (flat walk for bikes all the way and plenty of open flat spaces along the way).
Yeah, I know, the sand and the salt is going to be awful for the bearings, but still... do I really have to disassemble and clean them after every single session?
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Anon07/24/25, 04:08No.238416
2nd week of learning to skate and already got my first ankle sprain... at least it's a mild one.I did some considerable amount of "falling practice", but I don't know how to avoid/prepare for having one of my legs just randomly roll under my body when I do fall; happened 3 times and the third twisted my entire leg badly.
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Anon07/30/25, 08:19No.239026
is it wise for a person in his early 50s to start roller blading?I used to skate a lot, had few falls, nothing major broken but now even the thought of it makes me worry, not to mention a major titanium hip replacement.is the shit even worth it? what am I looking at besides fucked up knees and joints?
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Anon08/02/25, 17:59No.239419
>fruitbooters
>no easy way to bail
>while "hardcore" skateboarders can just jump off the desk
I'm baffled the insult even stuck
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Anon08/10/25, 19:45No.240038
How old are you guys?
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Anon09/04/25, 06:04No.241825
All day I dream about blading.
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Anon10/04/25, 20:10No.244112
shit, I never come here and didn't think there would be a roller blade thread. It's a year old so I guess I won't get answered for a month but here it is.It got some Rollerblade GLX's from goodwill and I replaced the wheels with some from amazon (AOWESM Inline Skate Wheels ABEC-9 and same size)
I really hate using them, I feel like they're really hard and even sound hard compared to the stock blue wheels I got with them. The original wheels feel way more sticky and bouncy compared to these new ones. I learned that I had to "brake in" the wheels but I skated for a few hours and did a lot of carving and dragging to rough them up but they still feel like shit. I want to go to a skate park but I feel like I want to revert to the beat up old wheels. Is that stupid?Also the lowest (toe) strap broke a few days ago - I circled it. They still feel tight enough to use but is this something I can get repaired or is it not worth it. Or is it super dangerous and something I shouldn't use?
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Anon10/11/25, 15:53No.244673
How do I get good?
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Anon10/14/25, 03:08No.244869
Had my first real session last evening. It was way harder than when I was a kid. I should have worked on stops before speed. Had a couple big drops, feel like I caught an ass whooping. Target fixated into a curb when I was flying and went tumbling into the grass. Dropped onto my hip trying to slow down on the way back to my car. It's been a long time since I've had skinned knees. I am middle aged.