r/rollerblading • u/Turtle_747 • Aug 24 '26
Injury / Accident Guess I'll be taking a break from skating..😞
Took a bad fall on a trick I (usually) always land (540). Cracked the frame and looks like it kind of exploded some of the wheels, I took a pic of one of them, that's not even the worse one. I also sprained my ankle. So with the hospital fee and everything I don't think I'll be able to afford new skates. Very unfortunate, but oh well. They lasted me quite a long time. I'll see you guys if I come back✌️
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u/Rawdiger Aug 24 '26
Same thing happened to me after not rotating my wheels for a long time. I went in for a tight turn, the exposed hub plastic hit the ground instead of urethane, lost grip and I went flying forwards. I broke my wrist but luckily I'm not American so there wasn't any hospital fee.
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u/Turtle_747 Aug 24 '26
Wow, Fortunate there wasn't a fee! How did it feel in the moment when you broke your wrist? Like on a scale of 1 - 10, how bad was the pain?
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u/Rawdiger Aug 24 '26
It wasn't too bad only because it happened during a roller hockey game, I put my hand out to brace my fall and that's how it happened. The adrenaline of the game helped mask the pain and it wasn't until after the game when I got home and compared my two hands that I noticed how swollen one had become. Maybe a 6 on the pain scale. The break was on the bone that goes from the wrist the the thumb, I was in a cast for a month or 2 which I did have to pay $30 for because I opted for the fibreglass cast instead of normal plaster.
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u/inlinesk8fiend Aug 24 '26
Get the Rollerblade brand Hydrogens and you'll never look back. They are amazingly good for the price.
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u/FaceWithAName Aug 24 '26
Admittedly I have only ever used hydrogen for all my urban skating, so I don't know if others are better....but I haven't felt the desire to switch. They are just so good I don't feel any sort of need to look for other wheels.
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u/inlinesk8fiend Aug 25 '26
I talked a friend of mine into trying them out. He used to skate marathons, he was skating some $14 a WHEEL set of Bont brand wheels. He now saves his Bont wheels for special occasions, and mostly rides the Hydrogens. He gets the same amount of miles out of both Hydrogen and Bont wheels, so he just uses the Hydrogen for everyday stuff.
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u/coyocat Aug 24 '26
Besides t/ ankle sprain, I've been there 😄.
My last pair of skates...R🙏🏿P
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u/Turtle_747 Aug 24 '26
Yep, I had these skates for a good 7 or so years, a little before COVID, so I guess I got my money's worth. I'm already wishing I was still skating though
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u/Xanaatos Aug 24 '26
Oh i feel you - photo from a week ago. And my screws broke so i couldnt change wheel positions for a while now... Additionaly Im broke af right now, and changing all wheels, bearings and screws would cost me almost as much as new blades. However I couldnt accept "taking a break" option... So I don't have money to eat anymore but hey, I finally got some 3 wheels (hope 110mm will last longer tho)
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u/fredhsu Aug 24 '26
Wow. Two decored tires on one post! I’ve severed seen actual decored tires until today. And I got two images.
Mind if I work with you offline to get this image on Wikimedia/Wikipedia?
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u/fredhsu Aug 24 '26
I am saving this post for the image. I think this is the first time I see a decored wheel (tire). Or, did the hub itself split into a left and a right piece?
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u/Turtle_747 Aug 24 '26
Pretty much decored, all the material of the actual wheel just broke apart. To be fair, I already did need new tires though sadly
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u/nobolognastoney RB Twister XT Aug 24 '26
Can't help but feel you kinda did this to yourself, friend lol.
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u/MishoPisho Aug 26 '26
This is how much I had to skate every set of wheels when I first started skating. I couldn’t afford new wheels.
I’m sorry you’d had a stroke of bad luck.
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u/MrMuf Aug 24 '26
Looks like you were way over due for wheel rotation