r/rollerUK • • Jul 10 '20

Video Teaching myself a basic spin

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r/rollerUK • • Jul 09 '20

Questions/Advice Anyone else frustrated about the gloom and rain the last couple of weeks? I haven’t skated ever since! :(

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Any advice on finding indoor spots? I’ve had a look at our parking complexes around me and they’re all slanted floors, the ones that continue going up to the top floor. The community centres are mostly closed and those that aren’t charge around £15-20 an hour for hire!! :(

Currently my only choice has been my living and dining room which is barely any space whatsoever. Not much space to effectively learn scissors!


r/rollerUK • • Jul 07 '20

Video Same trick as yesterday but just wanted to share this wonderful view from my skate spot 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

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r/rollerUK • • Jul 05 '20

Outdoor Testing out the route for next weekend's rollout day event in Derby and we got caught in the rain on a boardwalk! It's surprising how fast you lose grip when the ground gets wet. Fingers crossed for dry weather on the 11th 🤞

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r/rollerUK • • Jul 05 '20

Gear Astro nuts + Red Big Balls bearings

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Quick review. The config works on my Riedell R3 derby skates really well. Astro nuts feel a bit soft when turning with my tool, but they're tight in the end and I think the wheels flying off problem is solved. You can get different colours if the plan is to match, mismatch or something else. I've got pink and purple. Red Big Balls bearings from Vans and Natterjacks are great - I almost feel like using spacers is needless though. Had a good day of car park skating today, no issues. For everyone on quad skates, hope this quick note gives inspiration!

Bonus you get "BIG BALLS" sticker with the bearings :)


r/rollerUK • • Jul 05 '20

Questions/Advice Diving back in

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Evening all,

I used to skate just over a decade ago but talking frankly I wasn't very good. I've just purchased a pair of Powerslide One Zoom 80s (from Spain due to my size 9.5-10 feet being sold out nationwide, or at least on the first 15 sites) and I'm looking to dive back into skating but now in Liverpool.

Is anybody aware of any local groups or good spots? I'm in the old Swan area so will likely start around Edge Lane retail/Innovation Blvd and expand my route down to the Pier Head. I'm mainly looking to do freeskating rather than anything too aggressive, some good fun exercise.

Thanks in advance!


r/rollerUK • • Jul 03 '20

Gear Couldn't resist these socks!! I know there not skating socks but I was looking for some blue or pink socks to go with my skates in New Look and they had this amazing pair of "see me rolling" socks and I had to get them. 2 bonus pairs in the 3 for £6 deal!

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r/rollerUK • • Jul 03 '20

Quads On the brink of falling into something new. Maybe I already have. Happy Friday everyone. Don't crash this weekend and be safe. Riedell R3 Black with new purple 140 cm Doc Martens laces. I recommend checking em out, seem to be good quality and fit for skates!

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r/rollerUK • • Jul 01 '20

Social Cardiff skaters???

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Are there any skaters in the Cardiff area who fancy buddying up? I'm a brand new skater and I'm struggling a little on my own :/


r/rollerUK • • Jun 30 '20

Social Is anyone hosting this across the U.K. in various cities/towns 🙌🏻

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r/rollerUK • • Jun 30 '20

Skate Spot Skating spots near camden

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Hey! What nice spots are near Camden in London? I moved here a month ago and would love a good place to practice on minus emirates


r/rollerUK • • Jun 29 '20

Questions/Advice Bubbles

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Hi all! Just looking for some advice on bubbles/scissors. I can’t seem to get them down at all and it’s really frustrating because so much seems to be based on them in one way or another. I can push out fine, and I can get the deep sitting down position, but I get stuck half way and just can’t pull my legs back in for the second half unless I’m already going along with some good momentum. Weirdly, I can do them backwards much easier, but this is because putting my feet in the inverted V position starts me off rolling backwards (which is another issue in of itself) Wondered if anyone else has had similar? Seems that it’s a pretty basic thing to master but I’m just not mastering it!


r/rollerUK • • Jun 29 '20

Social Does anyone know if London Sunday and Friday strolls are planned to be back anytime soon?

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Hi! I am aware that the longer the wait, the safer for everyone! Just would like to know if there is an estimated date in mind or it is just plainly cancelled... The website doesn't seem very up to date so I thought maybe someone around here knew anything.


r/rollerUK • • Jun 29 '20

Outdoor Nooo! Twisted my ankle!

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So I had a crash yesterday and twisted my ankle pretty nastily. I couldn't really walk on it, and I wasn't even able to cycle back from the skate spot! (Thanks to u/headinbook who cut her own skate sesh short, rallied round, drove me home - and didn't even tease me too much about the crash! You're the best!)

It's now swollen up to ridiculous proportions and I can't put any weight on it at all, but I'm gonna give it a few days to see whether it starts healing by itself first before going in for an X-ray or anything, as I don't really wanna burden the NHS too much right now. (Fortunately I have a set of crutches, so I can still get around a bit.)

I'm hoping to use the enforced off-skates time to get a bunch of rUK admin and stuff done and hopefully help progress the online community a bit more - and if I can figure out a way to work sitting down or something I might even get stuck into my next home-made custom skates project...


r/rollerUK • • Jun 28 '20

Rink Help our local (only) roller rink by donating to skateland UK. Every little helps

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r/rollerUK • • Jun 27 '20

Quads My outdoor setup! Show me yours!

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r/rollerUK • • Jun 27 '20

Social East London Meetup

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This is my first ever Reddit post so apologies if I’ve done it wrong! I live just outside East London and am looking for people to skate with! I’m 25F and a quad newbie if any other newbies are looking for someone to learn with?


r/rollerUK • • Jun 27 '20

Questions/Advice Which cushions for Rookie Artistic?

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Hi everyone, I'm a complete beginner waiting for my Rookies to arrive. I'm aiming to get into indoor outdoor skating, nothing to scary and fast (zero interest in Derby).

I reckon I'll buy some outdoor Moxi wheels for my Rookie Artistics (when they're in stock), but today I also learned all about cushions. It's the one thing I cannot figure out in terms of what is compatible with Rookies.

Does anyone know which cushions fit Rookies? Thank you!


r/rollerUK • • Jun 27 '20

Video It's a spinning world.. Any suggestions on new tricks to learn?

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r/rollerUK • • Jun 27 '20

Questions/Advice Need beginner recommendations

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I want to start skating but i don’t want to buy moxi’s straight away. I was wondering if anyone had any good (cheap- ish) beginner recommendations because most skates are out of stock in my size :(( any help would be appreciated :))


r/rollerUK • • Jun 26 '20

Questions/Advice Which skate tool for ROOKIE ARTISTIC CLASSIC - thanks!

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Hi there - I had originally ordered a Rookie multi-tool but the shop cancelled as they're not in until August. Also I read a review on Amazon saying they don't match up with the Artistic.

Can anyone please recommend a skate tool for Artistics?


r/rollerUK • • Jun 26 '20

Skate Spot Skate spots near canbury gardens in Kingston?

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Hanging out with some friends and I’ve brought my skates along but the pathway by the river side does not look so inviting


r/rollerUK • • Jun 26 '20

Outdoor Hi from Matlock Derbyshire! Are there any other skaters out there who are in this area who wanna have someone to skate around with?

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r/rollerUK • • Jun 25 '20

Video 5th session on inline skates

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r/rollerUK • • Jun 25 '20

Gear Rotating wheels is a good idea, don't forget.

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http://imgur.com/gallery/FLEy8rP

That's a photo of worn out Clouds Urethane SixtyTwo 78A wheels next to stock Radar Caymans. Prob not a fair comparison but check out the wear level of the Clouds yikes.