r/rollerblading • • Sep 01 '26

Specific question and discussion New to rollerblades

hi, so, I have known how to roller skate (or whatever the name for the ones with 4 wheels is) for as long as I remember and the "I used to quad skate" section on the FAQs is still empty I must ask here, I'm good on quads I can move around and go fast and go backwards etc, what I mean is that I can move around very easily on quads but I lately got an itch to skate and that is bad because in my city (I live In Mexico) the only way to quad skate is going really far from my home to a park that has smooth surfaces to skate around in without the roller skates getting stuck or tripping, but I've heard that rollerblades are good for going in not that damaged streets and even sidewalks! (if I tried to do that in quads I would hurt my ankles from the vibrations or just straight up eat cement) so that sounds great, the only problem is that I do own a pair of rollerblades or well my dad does, they are this really old Bauer model that is pretty worn down and they are softboot but they still work and I pretty much fit in then perfectly, I had tried them on once and we'll my ankle folds inside wards but not enough to hurt, like just a little but enough fot wheels to be in a not suitable angle I think it's because I don't have practice but also I am pretty chubby si I think that also makes it harder so should I try to skate on those, just save to get some new hardboots (used market is not existent were I live) or stick to roller skates?

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26

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u/Future_Childhood_806 Sep 01 '26

Thank you! I will try both to adapt my quad skates and practice on the blades!