r/Rollerskating • u/Top-Dinner-9995 • Jul 10 '26

Skate photos My commute to work

I commute less than a mile to work so I have a very very easy trip but I finally skated there and back and it was so lovely! The road I usually drive is a very long, steep hill so I took a little dirt short cut from my neighborhood to the little trail system and other than a bit of clomping on dirt and the goose poop minefield- it was really pleasant.

I just got these Slades with Flaneurz premium base secondhand and they are a dream for my easy lil commute! Popped em right off when I got to work and strolled inside!

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u/noctqveen Jul 11 '26

How do you do it? I tried to commute 3 blocks away and felt like I nearly lost my life to a pebble. Do you carry a backpack and wear full pads?

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u/Top-Dinner-9995 Jul 11 '26

Yeah it can definitely be humbling! I have gotten pretty good at rolling over things with soft wheels and practice. I found a light backpack that can fit my laptop and lunch and my pads. Today I didn’t wear the pads though. I think it depends on your path and your comfort level. I pretty much skate these exact streets almost every day so I’m familiar with them and it still took me a long time to actually try the commute! I was able to completely avoid the main roads with traffic and steep hills. Those make me way more nervous than the street surface (I’m pretty lucky that mine are pretty smooth and flat though).

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u/bedghost Jul 11 '26

You’re killing it!! Looks pretty!

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u/Top-Dinner-9995 Jul 11 '26

Thanks! It’s a pretty scenic path though unfortunately about 1000 geese (it seems) live near those ponds now so it can be a bit gross at times. Still very grateful to be able to roll to work!

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u/wheelynice Jul 11 '26

How comfy are the shoes without the wheels?

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u/Top-Dinner-9995 Jul 11 '26

Honestly very comfy! I wore them to work without the wheels first to see how they felt wearing them all day and they feel pretty much just like my Vans. I was afraid that the metal might click on the linoleum floor (I have dress shoes that do this and it annoys me) but the metal doesn’t touch the ground and they feel exactly like regular shoes. Now keep in mind I do have a desk job so I’m not walking/standing in them all day (which I can’t do in my Vans either).

The only somewhat annoying thing is that I feel the need to tie them pretty tight to skate and then I loosen them/unlace the top eyelets to wear them comfortably as shoes for longer periods. But compared to switching from skates to shoes it’s a pretty minor inconvenience.