Rollerskating Thread!

[Deebo]

Anyone else like rollerskating? Quad skates or in-lines? I have a pair of riedell darts with atom poison hybrid wheels, and I replaced the stops with plugs in the front for greater mobility.
I skate at the local rink a few times a month and especially enjoy Disco Nights. I want to skate outside more, and my hybrid wheels help, but skating on asphalt is a pain in the ass so I stick to concrete and smoother paved surfaces. I also want to get back into roller derby!!

 

[Waffles's iconWaffles]

I used to be quite an accomplished skater, even taking mine to school to abuse the gym's flat surfaces before getting kicked out XD It's too bad that I outgrew my quads and can't afford to replace them now.

 

[NotReallyHere]

I haven't been rollerskating since the mid-90s, back when my local schools would host monthly skating parties at the neighborhood rink. It was a fun, safe hangout for the kids, and was walking distance from my house, so I made it a point to go as often as I could!

Killer arcade in that rink, too. It was nice to see the evolution in games between the 80s and 90s. Some games, I've only ever seen at that rink, like Konami's Aliens shoot-em-up and Atari's game based on the original 1989 Batman film. Around the time I stopped going, they had just gotten X-Men vs Street Fighter

I have a pretty strong memory of my last trip there, skating circles with a glowstick under the blacklights while The Immortals' Mortal Kombat movie theme played overhead. Damn, what a moment in time!

In later years, I "graduated" to skateboarding, but was only really good at busting my own ass. Several concussions and broken bones later, and I gave it up largely for good.

Also played hockey in my adult years! I miss it dearly. Always preferred ice skating to roller skating, though you are, of course, much more limited in your options for ice skating. I'd do almost anything to live near a rink again - fingers crossed they build one here in town at some point

 

[Deebo]

Also played hockey in my adult years! I miss it dearly. Always preferred ice skating to roller skating, though you are, of course, much more limited in your options for ice skating.

I had nearly forgotten how much I love ice skating too!! Ice skating makes me feel pretty lol. It’s hot where I live, so it’s not a super popular thing, but I get my chances to do it once in a blue moon still.
Does it hurt your feet more than quad skating or was that just my experience?

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I used to be quite an accomplished skater, even taking mine to school to abuse the gym's flat surfaces before getting kicked out XD It's too bad that I outgrew my quads and can't afford to replace them now.

Sorry to hear that waffles :-( Skates can be expensive. Have you looked on eBay? They have a ton of listings but the shipping will probably be more expensive than usual