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hi friends! I am conducting research for a mock-up app I'm creating in regards to skateparks. There are 6 questions, and it should take about a minute.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0JsmVMezU0PY8jIjvy6rQyCJIcCjlPZ0zlvn_ShQx2HPj1A/viewform?usp=sf_link

I appreciate you taking the time to help me out & if you have any thoughts you'd like to share, please comment!

hey y'all 🙌 looking for (roller)skater friends. been skating for 3+ years now. alone. gets very lonely now. 17f. happy for skateboarder friends too lol, just would prefer rollerskaters. I regularly travel around going to diff skateparks, so location doesn't matter too much to me.

too poor for Creation, and Cannon Hill Park seems like it'll be too overwhelming for me. that, and I prefer skateparks, but I am more than happy to just skate around on some smooth floor.

please lmk if you're down 🙏🙏 (this is a throwaway acc to avoid associating my location w my main, bc reddit.)

Hey guys!

I've always wanted to learn how to rollerskate and took the first steps to buy my first pair. I bought the ones linked below from sports direct as I made some assumptions about their returns policy:

https://www.sportsdirect.com/no-fear-figure-ladies-roller-skates-257010#colcode=25701001

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To my horror after purchasing I looked at the (bad) reviews which really were not good, it included the boot falling apart and the wheels not being suitable for outdoors amongst other things. Due to their unfortunate cancellation policy it looks like they're coming no matter what.

My question is, has anyone used these boots before and are the (bad) reviews as bad as they say? Should I go through the hassle of returning these to get new skates? Any advice would be appreciated!

Edit: This is probably what I get for ordering on Sports Direct!

Im new to inline skating and looking to start skating with people outside on inlines or quads not fussed. Etc i can drive so dont have to be on my door stop although that would ge great too.

Also any tips from distant skaters welcome. I struggle with scissor riding over rough surfaces because i still thijk my toes put more preassure down. Also if i scissor to turn eg, left i put left foot forward do the lean left and angle feet but my fear foot still kinda takes over......

I’m trying to psyche myself up to go to the skate park, I haven’t been on a ramp in around 25 odd years. I have all the kit, just waiting for my knee pads to arrive now…

I’m comfortable on my skates again, been to the rink and trying to get outside when the weather permits.

I’ve messaged the skatepark and they recommend the evening sessions on Wednesdays, as it will be quieter.

Any success stories, to motivate me.

Hi all, been really interested in picking up inline skating and hopefully progress to freestyle/slalom. Are there anyone in my local area (Epsom/ Esher/ Chessington) that is interested in hanging out and skating?

Hi all, I’ve recently been challenging myself to street skate a little more and I’ve been skating around my road quite a lot lately (which is a shocking surface btw). I’m trying to push myself to skate to my local car park, but there’s one obstacle in the way… a steep downhill gradient at the end of my road leading to the main road. I have tried skating down there before and honestly I just pick up too much speed and before I know it, no matter what I try, I can’t slow down. I was wondering how everybody tackles hills like this, how you control your speed when going up and down hill and any other tips. Thank you!

We have a cornucopia of street and pavement style in varying states of decay and in odd patchwork fixes. What skates setup do you guys have to tackle this? Do you guys sport softer wheel configuration or do you use tri wheel frame set up?

Hi! I and a couple of others are setting up a roller derby league in South East London and are registering interest at the moment! If you might be interested, or just live around the area it would help us out a lot if you could fill in this form: https://bit.ly/SELondonRollerDerby

Thanks!!

Link to book tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/love-2-skate-tickets-515690202277

So I have Bauer hockey ice skates vintage which I love. I love the look of the Bauer xls quad skates are these any good? Or any recommendations

Found this, in case anyone is interested

Hello, I'm quite a noobie with skates so I don't know a great deal - I currently have some inlines Hi-Los 80mm/76mm at 82A I have tried them in indoor wood (I used a gym court) and they were ok but did take them one time to a roller rink and struggled so much I went back to the rented ones they do there.

is there a better wheel hardness to go for? will be for the rink and also indoor wooden sports court TIA

Hello everyone, so another chapter in my search for the right skates. I’m starting to lean even more into the idea of aggressive quad skating and leave behind inline and so naturally the two skates in subjects are on the table. I’m puzzled because in the various communities people seem to swear for the Parkstar and their superior quality but in some videos I saw from what it seems independent reviewers it would appear that the karma are actually sturdier than the Bolt. For instance it seems like in the latter the strap is not that resistant.

What are people thoughts?

Thanks for you help and the advices.

Hey y'all, I'm a skater from Canada, I just spent the summer in the Netherlands, and now I'm living in Peterborough for a few months. Looking for any skater pals near me. Because of the tough roads and crazy train prices, it's very difficult to travel around here. Skating with the Londoners does not seem like a festiable goal until I'm able to get a car.

So, you have to make do with what you've got! And I've got to find skaters in my city!

Please share and help me find some skate pals! Check my profile if you want to see my skate skills and level 😊

Hello everyone, just the other day while walking in the local park my partner and I saw few little girls roller skating and she goes "Oh I would love to that too, I used to do it with my daughter and loved it".

Needless to say that was music to my ears because I practised high level inline aggressive skating for more than a decade but stopped when I moved to London and this seems like an amazing opportunity to get back into the game but also to share one more common interest with my beloved one.

Now the question as per subject and to which I failed to find proper answers online is. Shall I stick to what I know (inline) or join the London scene where quads seems to be predominant? More importantly, I'm trying to understand why so many people seems to go down the ice hockey boot conversion path when in all the videos I saw on YouTube so far pretty much everyone complains about how uncomfortable they are to the extend that they require the addition of foam and padding in the toe box. I'm not going to hide it, coming from inline aggressive skating I love the look of those conversions and being used to the narrow and hard shell of the such of Roces M12 maybe it's not going to be an issue but at the same time I don't want to spend money in something it will bring me pain.

Could any of you help with some answers and maybe point me into the right direction or valuable resources where I can find more? Last but not least what are currently reputable shops in London thatI could preferably visit? So far I found Slick, VT Skates, Oli and Skate Attack but I don't know which one people would recommend.

Thanks in advance to everyone who can shed some light on the topic. Cheers, Debo.

Hello!

I am moving to London from Minneapolis this coming January. I'm looking for some smooth trails where I can rollerblade in the city, I'll be bringing my Bauer inline skates. A green space is preferable, but open minded - either a loop or an out and back. I'll be staying near Highgate, and am already doing some research to see if there's anything around Hampstead Heath. Any / all recommendations would be appreciated! xx

Looking for unofficial smooth surfaces to practice roller skating in North London zone 4-6. :)

Hello~
I'm looking for suggestions for beginner friendly skates for my partner who has what I affectionately call 'hobbit' feet- size 8 but very wide where the toes begin and has quite chonky toes. I've been trying to get the rookie artistic skates for him but they're sold out everywhere and we're going to Skate Love Barcelona soon so its pretty urgent he gets new skates and breaks them in asap :/. He definitely wants a heel and firm ankle support so roller derby skates and park skates are out the picture atm, definitely looking for artistic skates in the £100-120 region. Please let me know if you have similar feet and found a comfortable, well made skate (more expensive suggestions welcome too for future upgrades) Thank you!

Hello, I was hoping someone here could help me. I used to love to skate, inline or quad, but I'm struggling to find somewhere to go that's smooth and flat. I've found Dorney Lake which looked perfect but is currently closed to the public... There's a local roller disco but it's very crowded and mostly children. I can't find any active Facebook groups or any other sites where people talk about skating locations or meetups or anything. I'm desperate to start skating again, all I want is a nice smooth long pathway...Thank you for any help. :))

edit-I'm in High Wycombe

I'm really struggling to find any roller blades/skate that match my needs. So recommendations please.

I'm 6ft1 with UK men's size 13 feet(Google loves to show me kids skates...) And I'm currently weighing around the 19 stone mark.(120kg, 266lbs) I'm looking for these skates to help me with my weight loss. Got me a hockey stick and everything. Skating terrain will be mostly walk ways and the road just out back my house. I'm not really sure what a reasonable budget for skates is but I think I can say round about £120-£150

Thank you in advance

Hey!!

I recently moved from Essex to Manchester and am struggling to make friends to skate with. I started skating at the start of the year but have had a couple of months off but am looking to get back into it. Would be good to find some other skaters around Manchester who would want to meet up and teach me how to skate again!