So you’re a beginner to skateboarding, longboarding, rollerskating, rollerblading, or ice skating. Or you’ve earned some boarding experience and are now looking to get into tougher riding styles such as freeride or downhill skating. Whether you’re new to skating or have been skating for a while, covering your noggin with a worthy brain bucket is … Read more
It’s like the 1990s all over again. It seems like there’s someone skating on rollerblades pretty much everywhere I look these days. And some Generation Xers are coming back to inline skating after a 20-year hiatus. This is a good thing because inline skating burns calories and could even help you make friends. If you’re … Read more
Rollerskates vs. Rollerblades, what’s the difference? Quite a few performance and design aspects distinguish rollerskates from rollerblades. In this post, I describe the differences between roller skating and rollerblading. I also explain the differences between roller skates and rollerblades. By the way, roller skates are also known as quad skates while rollerblades are also known … Read more
What happens when you have every piece of equipment you need for your next outdoor inline hockey game but your skates just won’t roll? Because you mounted useless wheels onto the chassis? Nothing! Until you take action and equip your skates with proper outdoor inline hockey wheels, nothing happens. And that’s where this guide on … Read more
Skating on rough roads entails more than merely blading outdoors. It’s riding your rollerblades over insanely rough terrain, over extremely uneven surfaces that overwhelm any wheels smaller than 100mm. Blading overly demanding off-road riding environments necessitates riding the best inline skates for rough roads your budget can accommodate. Related: Best Inline Skates for Wide Feet … Read more
Shopping for good inline skates and other types of rollerblades has always been a little confusing. But when it comes to choosing the best rollerblades for wide feet, the process tends to get even more challenging. For some reason, skate companies don’t indicate the width of their boots. They leave it all to you to … Read more
Slippery roller skate wheels can make skating harder and increases the odds you’ll fall and probably get injured. It can be quite annoying and frustrating too if the wheels keep sliding out during sessions. Also Read: Skating in the Rain The best way to deal with skate wheels is to improve your overall balance and … Read more
Ice skating is a lower-impact exercise compared to biking and running, but it’s also a full-body workout that can be totes tiring. And the same goes for skateboarding, roller skating, and inline skating. Skating, like running, uses pretty much every muscle of the body. Naturally, these muscles get tired after some time working out. But … Read more
Is it a good idea to skateboard in the heat? It’s a bad idea to skate in extremely hot weather. Because you face the ever-present risk of heat stress, or in really dire situations heat stroke. Also Read: Skateboarding in Windy Weather But if it’s not too hot (not past 80˚F for me), you can … Read more
Maybe you’re looking to buy your first-ever pair of beginner skates for rollerblading. Or you’re hunting around for the best components so you can build your skates from the ground up. Without good frames to mount your inline skate wheels onto, you won’t like your skates/skating very much. In this inline skate frame buying guide, … Read more