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Rollerskates vs. skateboard (pg. 2)
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by arek
if you are a girl, get inline. |
Girls get inline skates?
I've made my choice then - I'd rather be skating with girls in case I hurt myself and need some assistance :D
| quote: | Originally posted by arek
skateboarding, doing tricks, there's NO avoiding the pain that comes with it. Also the learning curve is high. Don't expect to be doing tricks at least for a few months. You'll be learning how to ride and keep your balance, gaining confidence in yourself. You need pure dedication and love for it.
http://www.skatersinc.com/feature/mitch/mitchpromo.mov |
I'm downloading the video... and I know I won't be able to do tricks soon. I need to work out a lot, even before practising the moves (I'm becoming a perfect couch potato :p). |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
Get lolerskates! |
They're backordered everywhere...
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| Acton |
pogo sticks are mega, get one.
is aggressive skating when u fight with roller blades on? must be hard to drop kick someone |
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| UWM |
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
They're backordered everywhere...
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That's a shame. I just ordered my 'ROFLCopter' not too long ago. :cool: |
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| D-res |
aggressive inline... w00t
i have some USD Psirus Dominic Sagonas from a couple years back with some aaron feinberg senate wheels... quality stuff. Being an inline skater, i most definately recommend inline over skateboarding. i have respect for what they do, but i cant respect many of them as people. generally they're labelled as trouble makers and although the inliners dont have THAT much better of an image, i still recommend doing inline because it is also a better sport health wise. you dont get a WHOLE lot of excersizing skateboarding, but rollerbladin, you get crazy excersize.
i dont exactly expect you to pursue aggressive inline and im sure you'll most likely just pursue recreational skating, its still better than skateboarding.
| quote: | Originally posted by Yan
Blades or bust.
Skateboards are nice and all but you're more often to get hust on a skateboard when it comes to tricks. Then again, skateboards have a ton more tricks than blades. |
ton more tricks eh?
rofl.. you n00b. you have nooo idea |
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| Yan |
| quote: | Originally posted by UWM
That's a shame. I just ordered my 'ROFLCopter' not too long ago. :cool: |
:whip:
BEETCH! I'LL SEE YOU AT THE ROFLCOPTER EVENT AT THE LOLYMPICS!!!1 |
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| UWM |
| p.s your avatar is awesome :stongue: |
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| nrjizer |
Yeah, the xsjados are pricey (like $320, which isn't much more than any other new pair of good skates), but for what you want they might be good. A new pair of remz will run you for $299 unless you find a shop with some of the older models (The 04one Haffey or the 03one, they're all the exact same anyways). The Salomon Campbell model is about $230 and very nice. They're comfortable as hell, rugged, skate well, have a good pair of anti-rockers already on them... they're basically ready to go. The Razors Team skate is nice, only $200 and is ready to go... but like I said, they don't have the best heel lock, and the liner on that model isn't the best... but they're still solid for the price.
I personally reccomend remedyz though, they skate the best to me (for the kinds of tricks I do anyways), but they do have a few downsides... they're a bit of a pain to take on and off compared to other skates (since the laces actually serve a purpose). They're a soft boot, meaning that they just have hard plastic where it counts, while most of the outerboot is covered with a (very tough) leather. They hold up good and strong, but are easier to get dirty and it's probably best not to get em really wet (not that you would be skating in the rain like we do sometimes...). Their whole philosophy though is to make skates that fit and feel like a shoe, instead of a big snowboard boot. I've tried a lot of skates in my time, but none are as good as my remz. They just skate perfect and fit better than perfect.
Whatever you do, make sure you're riding an anti-rocker setup. Anti rocker wheels are small, very hard and slick, and go in the two middle wheel slots in both skates. Their purpose is to help you grind. Regular wheels are softer and will stick, but anti rockers will lock in and slide across the obstacle with no problem. You'll only be riding on 4 wheels, losing a bit of speed and turning, but it's not that much of an issue. 99% of street skaters swear by anti-rocker. |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by nrjizer
Yeah, the xsjados are pricey (like $320, which isn't much more than any other new pair of good skates), but for what you want they might be good. A new pair of remz will run you for $299 unless you find a shop with some of the older models (The 04one Haffey or the 03one, they're all the exact same anyways). The Salomon Campbell model is about $230 and very nice. They're comfortable as hell, rugged, skate well, have a good pair of anti-rockers already on them... they're basically ready to go. The Razors Team skate is nice, only $200 and is ready to go... but like I said, they don't have the best heel lock, and the liner on that model isn't the best... but they're still solid for the price. |
hmm... I was looking for something even cheaper because, roughly speaking, everything here would cost three/two times more than what you guys pay up there (local currency + taxes). What would be the cons of buying the cheaper ones? Would this investiment be worth it even for total beginners? (maybe it would be better to spend more money only if I actually get more serious with it). Just in case, I'm going to look for these models you mentioned. Maybe they're cheaper here than I expect them to :)
| quote: | Originally posted by nrjizer
I personally reccomend remedyz though, they skate the best to me (for the kinds of tricks I do anyways), but they do have a few downsides... they're a bit of a pain to take on and off compared to other skates (since the laces actually serve a purpose). They're a soft boot, meaning that they just have hard plastic where it counts, while most of the outerboot is covered with a (very tough) leather. They hold up good and strong, but are easier to get dirty and it's probably best not to get em really wet (not that you would be skating in the rain like we do sometimes...). Their whole philosophy though is to make skates that fit and feel like a shoe, instead of a big snowboard boot. I've tried a lot of skates in my time, but none are as good as my remz. They just skate perfect and fit better than perfect. |
Remedyz? I'm gonna look for that :)
| quote: | Originally posted by nrjizer
Whatever you do, make sure you're riding an anti-rocker setup. Anti rocker wheels are small, very hard and slick, and go in the two middle wheel slots in both skates. Their purpose is to help you grind. Regular wheels are softer and will stick, but anti rockers will lock in and slide across the obstacle with no problem. You'll only be riding on 4 wheels, losing a bit of speed and turning, but it's not that much of an issue. 99% of street skaters swear by anti-rocker. |
Thanks for the tip ;)
| quote: | Originally posted by Acton
pogo sticks are mega, get one.
is aggressive skating when u fight with roller blades on? must be hard to drop kick someone |
:D
| quote: | Originally posted by D-res
i still recommend doing inline because it is also a better sport health wise. you dont get a WHOLE lot of excersizing skateboarding, but rollerbladin, you get crazy excersize. |
I thought of that too... this is the reason why I'm slowly being more and more inclined to getting inline skates.
| quote: | Originally posted by D-res
i dont exactly expect you to pursue aggressive inline and im sure you'll most likely just pursue recreational skating, its still better than skateboarding. |
Well, I would like to be more than a recreational skater :p |
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| kid nyce |
| snowboarding is bettar |
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| arek |
skateboarding owns all.
don't get inline skates. that's just the easy way out. |
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