🧵 /rsg/ - Way of the (Roller) Blade
Anonymous at Fri, 7 Jun 2024 06:06:03 UTC No. 200485
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
FAQ first edition
https://rentry.org/cantbail
Last thread (next thread before 2026?)
https://archived.moe/xs/thread/1273
Anonymous at Mon, 10 Jun 2024 16:13:14 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Jun 2024 02:47:51 UTC No. 200918
Any recommendations for a boot with a wide toebox? My UFR's are giving some trouble for my pinky toes.
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Jun 2024 21:55:13 UTC No. 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
Anonymous at Tue, 11 Jun 2024 23:54:21 UTC No. 200980
>>200970
Don't wear your good pants when you're blading.
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Jun 2024 00:51:30 UTC No. 200987
>>200980
I wanna look swaggy tho
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Jun 2024 02:41:57 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Wed, 12 Jun 2024 03:48:24 UTC No. 201009
>>201000
You should probably pick a different hobby.
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jun 2024 01:51:50 UTC No. 201083
>>200987
>swaggy
>some shitty trackpants
ok bozo
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:15:05 UTC No. 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
Anonymous at Thu, 13 Jun 2024 19:47:01 UTC No. 201141
>>201084
t. overcompensating manlet
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Jun 2024 05:59:38 UTC No. 201180
>>201084
Different wheel sizes and materials serve different purposes.
Anonymous at Fri, 14 Jun 2024 20:12:57 UTC No. 201230
opinions on iRollerboot? he's a very talented skater, but man his absolute lack of style ruins it.xrph
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Jun 2024 02:53:16 UTC No. 201255
>>201230
He's in the Philippines right now fucking hookers and that's pretty damn stylish.
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Jun 2024 13:53:43 UTC No. 201298
>>201255
>Philippines
>not Thailand
ngmi
Anonymous at Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:04:19 UTC No. 201360
>>201298
Probably wanted a bio female instead of a ladyboy.
Anonymous at Sun, 16 Jun 2024 00:26:16 UTC No. 201365
>>201360
as I said, ngmi
Anonymous at Sun, 16 Jun 2024 22:42:47 UTC No. 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?
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:17:08 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:22:16 UTC No. 201507
>>201438
I 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.
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Jun 2024 18:08:22 UTC No. 201542
>>201507
someone said loctite blue might work
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:33:26 UTC No. 201560
>>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.
Anonymous at Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:55:06 UTC No. 201563
>>201560
I miss skating late at night.
Anonymous at Tue, 18 Jun 2024 11:18:28 UTC No. 201626
>>201503
the skatepark near where I used to live became a homeless encampment, so it could be worse.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 05:41:45 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:19:44 UTC No. 201830
>>201795
honestly 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.
Anonymous at Thu, 20 Jun 2024 22:48:39 UTC No. 201864
>>201862
get the aeons, absolutely no comparison.
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:29:39 UTC No. 202234
am I completely abnormal for finding frontside grinds way more difficult than backside?
Anonymous at Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:07:12 UTC No. 202238
>>202234
Kinda 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
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Jun 2024 02:11:47 UTC No. 202291
>>184655
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
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:04:05 UTC No. 202314
>>202291
congrats, 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.
Anonymous at Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:26:07 UTC No. 202323
>>202314
>just wear full pads until you're able to ride around comfortably
cheers, I'm seriously considering it
it 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
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:45:27 UTC No. 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?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 08:13:19 UTC No. 202479
>>202471
>freestyle frames
>thought they looked cool
no accounting for taste, i guess
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 09:39:59 UTC No. 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!".
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:16:53 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:18:48 UTC No. 202826
proskatersplace has the reactors for $128
Anonymous at Tue, 2 Jul 2024 14:53:39 UTC No. 202894
how are the stock 909 frames for flat?
Anonymous at Thu, 4 Jul 2024 22:57:08 UTC No. 203150
>>203139
those look pretty rough, guessing it's that cheaper type of plastic. let us know how much they wear down after the first session.
Anonymous at Fri, 5 Jul 2024 06:16:38 UTC No. 203172
>>203139
Are those the TNEC wheels? Bunch of scam artists.
Anonymous at Fri, 5 Jul 2024 14:20:22 UTC No. 203189
>>203172
>Bunch of scam artists
the chinese or TNEC?
Anonymous at Fri, 5 Jul 2024 18:20:57 UTC No. 203201
>>203189
>first batch of frames are defective
>sells them at full price anyways
>play the defect off as a feature
>that feature isn't even consistent frame to frame
>you can have a pair of frames where one is rockered and the other isn't
>all sales final
>call yourself the new everything company
>release a cheap skate with a 30 year old boot mold
>try and make a separation between "core" skaters and beginners
>sell their beginner skates for as much as the "core" skates
The owner definitely tries to inject some marketing magic into his products.
Anonymous at Sat, 6 Jul 2024 16:26:46 UTC No. 203304
>>203201
alright big boy, why don't you post your current set up?
Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 06:07:00 UTC No. 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
Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 07:02:20 UTC No. 203621
Are there any 5x60 frames out there?
Anonymous at Tue, 9 Jul 2024 19:42:52 UTC No. 203678
>>203621
Why would you even want that?
Anonymous at Wed, 10 Jul 2024 05:22:07 UTC No. 203744
>>203678
Low speed high maneuverability inconspicuous strollin frame.
Anonymous at Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:05:32 UTC No. 203754
>>203744
fair enough. i'm not sure enough people would be interested in such a set up to justify it existing. you could try using a rockered set up on a longer aggressive frame, I guess.
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:21:41 UTC No. 203884
Any boot recommendations for a first timer that is obese?
Anonymous at Thu, 11 Jul 2024 23:17:10 UTC No. 203948
>>203884
I see a lot of fat chicks on impalas. If you're using quads stick to metal plates as opposed to nylon.
Anonymous at Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:54:51 UTC No. 204305
>>203615
Two things: Purposeful practice (e.g. drill left-foot t-stops like 20 times as the first thing you do when you put skates on), and just time spent on skates.
If you don't drill, you'll never learn how to do it; and without time on skates, you'll never learn to do it without thinking.
>>202513
kino
Anonymous at Sat, 3 Aug 2024 04:26:49 UTC No. 206187
>>200485
fuck brehs they need to rerelease those eislers, one of the best looking skates ever
Anonymous at Sun, 11 Aug 2024 13:44:19 UTC No. 207384
>>201084
I got a road rash this weekend going down a steep hill and immediately ordered some small sticky wheels. Picrel. Moving down from 72mm to 64mm inline. Maybe if I didn't live in the mountains I'd go with the bigger/harder ones. I also skate for the cardio so I think the smaller will serve me well for that.
Anonymous at Sun, 11 Aug 2024 23:08:52 UTC No. 207421
Anonymous at Mon, 12 Aug 2024 22:48:56 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:03:54 UTC No. 207509
>>207507
I read somewhere they should be but nobody gave an eta
Anonymous at Fri, 16 Aug 2024 05:05:07 UTC No. 207827
>>203150
Not that Anon but I ordered a $25 set of 8 wheels as well. I wanted some LED wheels for night skate and to try some small wheels out. I've shredded my first set learning to skate the past month. These new have not worn down too much this first session but did slice a nice hole in one of the front wheels. Pic rel. To be fair I didn't inspect them much before putting them on. Rode for 1.5 hours tonight on these picrel. Link below.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B
>>207384
I ordered the 64's above. Smaller wheels pros and cons:
Pros:
>Slower skate, good for beginner or cardio
>Tighter/easier turns, better handling, good downhill handling
They're slower and turn easier. Good for beginner like me.
Cons:
>Unstable 1 legged skate
>Less stable at high speeds
>Rolling over the smallest twig will end your fucking life
Tend to turn a little too easily, making 1 leg skate unstable or making 2 legged go inwards pizza or V shape if you're not careful. Larger wheels like to fly straight which is convenient for going straight/fast with good stability. However, larger wheels aren't as good when you're wanting to shred side2side downhill to reduce your speed - hence a smaller wheel preference?
Overall the 64mm are good for a absolute beginner. Think I'll move back up to 68-70mm as I feel these are too small for me now. I want smaller than 72 for safer downhill descent but 64 is def on the small side. I'll give them to my gf who's still falling on her ass every 0.25 mile.
Can someone explain to me why anyone would choose 60mm for "aggressive" ?
Anonymous at Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:04:29 UTC No. 207844
>>207827
>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)
Anonymous at Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:57:53 UTC No. 207894
>>207854
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.
Anonymous at Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:47:12 UTC No. 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
Anonymous at Fri, 23 Aug 2024 18:54:24 UTC No. 208841
>>208706
Can't say I have, don't imagine you'll find many others either since it seems pretty niche on the grander scale of things. If you do go, tell us how it is.
Anonymous at Fri, 23 Aug 2024 20:41:24 UTC No. 208850
>>208841
I guess if most people here are US based it'd be quite the trip for a marathon; it's a few thousand people going in total
I saw parts of a full recording of the whole thing and it looks like drafting behind others and overall skating on good asphalt makes a difference, I can about an hour and a half with a few stoplights, a couple of bigger stupid bridge where it's always fucking windy, but otherwise pretty good asphalt, going 20km/h on average, so that would just make the cut-off time of 2 hours for the whole ~42km
well some more time to train, still have to plan the whole thing but I hope I'll make it
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Sep 2024 03:09:51 UTC No. 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.
Anonymous at Sun, 1 Sep 2024 11:01:06 UTC No. 209589
>>208706
a couple of the locoskates guys did it last year and ended up crashing into each other near the start lol
Anonymous at Sat, 7 Sep 2024 23:32:17 UTC No. 210250
>>210239
>what is ski training
Anonymous at Tue, 17 Sep 2024 03:17:37 UTC No. 211175
>>200485
if I used to play hockey will I be a badass inline dude who impresses all the girls at the skatepark