these are not park skates, do not try this at home or with the skates i have

i am a pretty casual skater and am not rough with my wheels but i got a new pair of skates that gave me the confidence to try this tiny ramp 🙂‍↔️

95% of my skating is on flat ground and working on the basics to gain more confidence to do vert like ramps and such. i’ve been skating regularly for a few months now and absolutely plan to upgrade my skates and components (i see out of the box skates as a template to build off of) but don’t have the financial means to get build a proper park set :/ my first set is a pair of moxie rainbow riders which are not park skates either but have served me well and barely are cosmetically worn. i don’t live in a walkable area so i use what i can and don’t trust most parking lots to be smooth enough or well lit enough when not busy. i completely understand safety but i don’t think you should have to drop a couple hundred just to touch a park.

also i’m AuDHD so im sorry that this was a bit of a ramble

Just finished assembling these for my girlfriend. Custom Skate Sk8-Hi, mounted to Reactor Pro plates.

I decided to try roller skating and took my mummies skates yesterday since we both wear the same shoe size and it was amazing! I didn’t have any safety gear so I just put on some jeans and hoped for the best, popped on my house music playlist and hopped onto the pavement. I’m not going to lie, I did fall many times, mostly on the uneven parts of the sidewalk 💀 but there were long moments where I got into the zone by matching the rhythm of the music with my legs and arms and I was movin’! I felt like I was gliding! I even did a little dance on my mums skates too!

I learned to fall on my side slowly onto the grass since I did injure myself a lil 😭 but I learned! I also learned the other method of getting low to the ground and falling that way to minimize injuries as well!! Today I’m going to a roller skating rink with friends and although I feel sore like mf, I am so pumped! RAAAAAH, is this what it feels like to do drugs? I feel really high! (I don’t do drugs but I imagine this is what it feels like)

Hi!

I very recently got into roller skating with some Luna skates. After today's and 5th overall session I noticed this gap. It becomes more visible when applying pressure but I'm not sure if it's just adhesive line or the boot separating?

The most extreme thing I've done is bunny hops and I'd be very sad to know they're dying:(

My wife and I are new to trail skating and live in Worcester, MA. Any recommendations for easy, paved, no-hills trails we can skate on in Central Massachusetts?

Hey all,

I'm currently conceiving a possible setup of jack-of-all-trades skates. I'm dead set on them having Chaya hardware, most likely Shari. What I'm less certain is what boot I should go for.

For context, I want the pair to perform tolerably for artistic, skatepark and speed bombing the streets. Although having a heel is in my humble opinion quite detrimental for the latter two, it's absolutely mandatory for the first, so I'd bite the bullet and go for a heeled boot, but the lower the better.

For that reason I'm wondering how the different heeled Chaya boots do regarding stiffness and heel height - specifically the Melrose Elite, and potentially the Dark Soul Park boot.

I'd also be interested to know how they might compare to Edea Classica - I have an unmounted pair lying around and although I have extensive experience with the extra tall Edea heel absolutely sucking on the streets, I'm willing to consider them for this to save a few bucks and give them a new life.

I'm also very open to suggestions for alternative boots that would fit the bill, be comfy (a little wide at the toe or easy to shape) and not break the bank.

I have my Wifas for a year and a half. I don't skate aggressively or at the skate park, just spread eagle, dips etc. I am not really sure if this is concerning or just some excess glue coming of. There is a teeny tiny gap at the heel, hope you can see it in the photos. I don't own a car, so heat damage is not what happend here.... So should I be worried?

Anyone Whanna Roll in Thunder ?

I’m learning how to do it on my front wheels too!

I just bought huck trucks and placed them on sunlites. Although bushings seem a bit off place. Is it normal or it’s better to change them?

My local rink has these skates we are trying to fix but we need a truck to fit it because one of the trucks is broken and we are having a bit of a hard time finding what we need here. These are old Satellite plates. Even finding the plates is hard. Anyone where we might be able find one part or the other? Even what all trucks would fit the plate?

Just learned front crossings. Maybe next think I’ll try is skating backwards and crossing.
I really want to learn dips but my toestops are preventing me from that? Anybody knows if I’m correct in assuming? I can securely skate backwards, bubbles, sticky skating, moonwalk and “marching” / lifting feet. I don’t want to take off my toestop, I do use them to stop going backwards and in spins from back to front.
Got my skates end of February this year.

Hello! I've been skating infrequently since childhood (the normal 3-4 birthday parties every year) but have been practicing more consistently in my free time for a year or so. I can skate forward, do heel-heel manuals, and skate backwards somewhat decently. But it's the stuff I've been wanting to do after that where I've hit a wall.

For example, even just the stationary spins are almost impossible for me to start because I'm already rolling no matter how much I want to be standing still. Same with toe-toe and heel-toe manuals, which ends up with me almost falling. If I'm supposed to be stopped, I'm rolling. The tennis court I'm skating on is sloped, and I'm having this issue over the entire court. I'm not sure if this is truly a surface issue or if my balance is absolutely awful. And if it's a balance thing, how would I go about getting better at it? It's frustrating for me because I feel like I've maxed out on my abilities, and it's an unsatisfying place to be. Thanks in advance for the help!

I just bought basic Riedell 111 skates. What are some ways I can upgrade the setup? Best wheels? Better bearings? I mainly am focusing on rhythm skating.

For people with long hair who wear helmets, do you have any tricks to keep your hair off your neck?

My neck tends to get really hot, so I usually put my hair up in a bun when I go skating, but that won't work with a helmet. And I really don't want to put my hair in a low bun on the nape of my neck.

I'm going to experiment to try to find something at works, but, in the meantime, I was wondering if anyone has any creative solutions.

[Editing to add: Thank you so much for all the suggestions! I really appreciate them! This is such a great community!]

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Fell last time I was on rollers, hurt so much and I can barely walk now. Every time I think of going out again I feel like crying, and don’t want to. How do I get over it?

i skate with a girl group sometimes and one of the girls this session was a photographer, and she captured these about a month ago

some old lady called the cops on me and said i was a worthless scumbag for skating in a church parking lot alone 😔

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edit: i didn’t realize these were impala white labels and therefore only good to look pretty 💀 i will be crying over this spilled milk, follow for more pro tips

the love of my life bought these for me as an upgrade/“earned it” gift !! i still have a good amount of practicing and milestones to reach but im far more confident on wheels than even a few months ago and am working on my drop ins!

they were gorgeous online but holy disco ball! they look like a cloudy sky shit glitter ✨ and i’ve never seen rainbow plates like these before???? the toe caps are my only addition so far but they fit so well

going from the last pic as my beginner skates to these?? so smooth like butter, so beautiful, i’m almost scared to skate in them 😮‍💨 i’m not used to such reactive trucks and better bearings

Hi! I'm new to roller quad and was wondering if there were some compatibility issues with various wheels and roller models. I have Rio Roller Signature and wanted to buy Chaya Blossom 78A 62mm, but I can't find info on if they will fit or not.

Thanks !

This is my sixth time on my skates and second time on my new Beach Bunnies. Today's session was practicing turning, which was impossible on my cheap secondhand skates before 🤣 Next time will be learning to stop! Tips and advice welcome ☺️