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FOT Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: iAmBaronVonTito on November 06, 2008, 12:37:55 PM
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i'm bringing it back.
...except i don't know how to skate, nor have i ever known how to skate. BUT, i have put on skates and i love going to the roller rink and keeping my legs stiff as a board while i round the four corners of the rink. i don't drink any water, soda, or beer for fear that i'll have to go to the bathroom.
does anybody know how to roller skate and do you have any tips?
(http://flux.uoregon.edu/2007/northwest/skating_into_obscurity/oldskates.jpg)
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I think you just sort of put them on your feet & go.
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Emily gives good advice. That's about it. Make sure you have a smooth surface on which to skate, don't do too many downhills on your first day and you're set. Did you roller skate as a kid? I sort of never stopped.
I roller skate sometimes for fun. I have white skates with hot pink wheels!! They're still a roller rink around here. Some of my friends do roller derby, but I'm too scared. If you're into getting bashed around (and having fun!) you should look for a local league. Roller derby got brought back in a gigantic way about 5 or 6 years ago, and it's still going strong. I'm sure there's one nearby.
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I can only suggest listening to "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" by De La Soul whenever possible.
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I can only suggest listening to "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" by De La Soul whenever possible.
This goes for all aspects of life, really.
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Yeah, roller skating is pretty easy and looks cool if you're a lady. Rollerblading, though, is a whole different beast. I was recently overtaken by a pack of rollerbladers while walking through Union Square. I kind of just felt bad for them.
(http://www.gophila.com/assets/dmt/images/38.Rollerblading-6-RKennedy-G.jpg)
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there is something so incredibly sad about rollerblading, no doubt.
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You guys are silly. Rollerblading is awesome. It's like skiing on pavement. Who cares how dumb you look?
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I can only suggest listening to "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" by De La Soul whenever possible.
Yeah I got nothing else.
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I just don't do well with anything on my feet that isn't flat and stable.
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I can only suggest listening to "A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays'" by De La Soul whenever possible.
Yeah I got nothing else.
then that's the ticket. i appreciate that tip more than any safety guidelines this lady threw at me when she caught me looking at roller skates online. oh, and i'm supposed to bend at the knees, i guess.
I just don't do well with anything on my feet that isn't flat and stable.
me neither, which is why "put them on your feet and go" is the worst roller skating advice i've ever heard.
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I love roller skating, as a kid I went to the roller rink every saturday morning for years. My wife and I bought $40 roller skates from a sports store last summer with the intention of skating up and down the nearby recreational path. Then we hit a nearby parking lot to warm up and found out going up even the slightest incline is tiring as can be. I'm sure those cheap wheels and bearings don't help.
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When you get really good you can do this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30650928@N04/2967547720/
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My advice is that you go back in time and learn as a child, when you're bouncy and fearless. Then just keep it up.
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I remember the days when being a roller rink DJ was pretty much the coolest job you could have.
Anyone else remember the "ladies choice" skate? That was so much pressure, at the time.
Ah, roller skating memories.
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Anyone else remember the "ladies choice" skate? That was so much pressure, at the time.
Oh yes. Usually I'd wind up skating with some guy who was shorter than me, awkwardly holding his sweaty hand, praying he didn't try to kiss me or something. I think they're was pressure on both sides, and no one really had fun. It was like slow dancing in middle school. Torture, but we were required to do it.
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Buy a helmet that has been Snell approved, the ANSI standard is a joke based on the manufacturer doing their own testing. This could save your life. Clearly, Emily is trying to kill you.
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Anyone else remember the "ladies choice" skate? That was so much pressure, at the time.
Oh yes. Usually I'd wind up skating with some guy who was shorter than me, awkwardly holding his sweaty hand, praying he didn't try to kiss me or something. I think they're was pressure on both sides, and no one really had fun. It was like slow dancing in middle school. Torture, but we were required to do it.
my practice anthem is Total Eclipse of the Heart, formerly of "couples only" skate fame.
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Rollberblading is really fucking hard. I've been skateboarding for over 20 years, and last summer I found a discarded pair of rollberblades my size and thought, how hard can it be? Impossible, as it turns out. Can't be done.
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C'mon Jason, skateboarders don't go anywhere near fruit boots.
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Wasn't rollerblading created to replicate the experience of ice skating on land? In my limited experience with both, actual ice skating is much easier and more fun.
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It's true, Gregory, and I'll tell you why: fruit boots can't be made to work. It's just not possible. Ice skating, as well as being more fun, is also possible.
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I used to go roller skating with my dad every Saturday.
He was really freaking good. This dorky accountant skating backwards and stuff. I learned how to go really fast but I was only ever able to stop by crashing into things. The "crashing into things" method of stopping, I also used when roller skating on pavement which is much, much, much harder than in a rink.
Wear elbow pads, and fall onto them. If you fall on your hands you might break your wrist.
I hear Big Wheels are making a comeback in Brooklyn.
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I learned how to go really fast but I was only ever able to stop by crashing into things. The "crashing into things" method of stopping, I also used when roller skating on pavement which is much, much, much harder than in a rink.
Wear elbow pads, and fall onto them. If you fall on your hands you might break your wrist.
i hear you, yesno. i've never felt comfortable using rubber front stoppers as brakes; "crashing into things" is the most preferred method of stopping for me. im a lifer. not to mention, when it comes to falling, i aim to fall on my face and not on my hands. i don't want a broken wrist.
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"Crashing into things face first" is the story of my life.
Am I the only one that's impressed by J-Gro's 20+ years on a board? Last time I went skateboarding I broke my arm.
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"Crashing into things face first" is the story of my life.
Am I the only one that's impressed by J-Gro's 20+ years on a board? Last time I went skateboarding I broke my arm.
listen, im impressed by a lot of things that JG does.
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I love rollerblading too. I don't care how stupid or cool I look (mostly stupid) -- life is short, you might as well act as stupid as you can and have fun. I should probably consider rollerskating also.
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Aw, you guys are sweet. Let me let you in on a little secret. The key to skating for 22 years is never knowing how to do anything much beyond not falling off. My skating buddy is my 6 year old neighbor, which makes me feel better about both my lack of skill and my potential midlife crisis. I have broken my right wrist twice, though, once on a snowboard.
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Aw, you guys are sweet. Let me let you in on a little secret. The key to skating for 22 years is never knowing how to do anything much beyond not falling off. My skating buddy is my 6 year old neighbor, which makes me feel better about both my lack of skill and my potential midlife crisis. I have broken my right wrist twice, though, once on a snowboard.
This is true. My boyfriend has broken his leg twice on a skateboard, both times on half-pipes. Now he just cruises when he rides one.
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the only thing i can do on a skateboard is start at the top of a hill and roll down without falling, listing lazily from side to side. i dont know how to stop without falling off and cant comprehend the principles involved in propelling myself forward.
but i do know how to use a broom as a baton.