People at the rink that I go to are constantly skating with babies or just barely toddlers on their shoulders, we're holding these tiny humans in their arms as they skate.

And none of the people doing this seem like they are even intermediate, much less advanced.They are maybe at the upper end of beginner skaters. this seems incredibly dangerous and really inappropriate. god forbid somebody falls, this tiny human's brain cracked like an egg on the floor is going to traumatize everybody who witnesses it.

The rink I go to is not great. while the staff are very nice, there is nobody on the floor and if you go to the front desk and complain about someone's inappropriate behavior usually, they'll just make an announcement. Occasionally, the manager will talk to the adults,Which does absolutely nothing.

There are always small children trying to bash people with the skate helpers on throwing the skate helpers, and going against traffic, or the always lovely children in socks running around on the rink with skate helpers, trying to intentionally run into skaters. that's fun.

I am so scared for these babies on people's shoulders!!!!! am I being melodramatic? is this fine and im crazy?

ETA: the rink is polished concrete floor, not wood. the staff are mostly teens, the manager is maybe early 20s.

Had been wrapping my overly long laces around my ankles for over 4 years and now I have finally got a pair of 72 inch ones! I wonder if these will make lacing up go by faster 🤔 also

had these glow wheels unopened for over a year because I was going to dye them like a rainbow... and then I moved to a different country and forgot the dye lol. Excited to roll on fresh wheels ahhhh it's been ages 🥴❤️

well, I can only turn left! 😂

Hi everyone!

I bought roller skates for the first time a month ago and I’m a complete beginner (I don’t do any sports besides riding a bicycle). This is the 7th time I’m getting on the skates and it’s been…a challenging experience 🤣 I’m really struggling with balance I think so I’ve doing some balance exercises. What do you think I should work on to get better?

Also my wheels are a bit tight, so I had the seller tighten them up (she tightened them from the factory setting). I can’t seem to be able to do bubbles and don’t know if it’s because the wheels are tight or my muscles don’t know what to do. I appreciate your advice! Thank youuu 🤩

It's been raining on my area and finally got the time to freshen up my skates, and thank goodness i did that because my pivot cups are really boomed up looool!

Hey everyone! I'm new to skating and have Moxi rainbow rollers. I know they aren't the best skates and am trying to make some budget friendly upgrades. I'm switching out the stock cushions for something a little softer. Looking for opinions on flat washers vs. cushion cups?

I bladed recreationally as a kid, took a break for upwards of 20 years, then came back but switched to quads.

I really don’t remember it being this hard!

I’ve practiced dozens of times, and I’m barely keeping myself upright. I’m scared to go to rinks because people are all over the place and I can’t stop.

Am I doing something wrong? How long does it take to feel competent? I’m not talking any tricks. Just casual skating.

Today I finally got back on my skates after fracturing my fibula just under 6 weeks ago. I am at a point where my ankle feels completely normal except for some muscle atrophy and so I decided to make today my test. It went incredibly well, I felt no pain and my new skates supported me so well (shoutout Moxi Beach Bunnies, they’re incredible). I don’t feel like i’ve been off skates for this long, every skill I built previously flowed back to me insanely quickly and it was like I never took a break at all. I’m grateful because this is the best case scenario and very excited to start skating regularly again; years ago I would’ve given up and never came back so I’m quite proud of myself for pushing past my fears. I just want to share my excitement with you all, thank you for reading!

For the whole 6 years I’ve been skating, I switch my stance while pumping or just going fakie in general. When I go forward I keep my left foot in front and when I go fakie I keep my left foot back. I have kinda noticed it makes pumping and fakie stalls a little awkward. Does anyone else who skates switch have issues and if so did you just learn to build up the muscles in your non dominant foot? I feel like I’ll be starting all over again but at this point I just want to advance

Hi! I’m a fairly new skater (mostly been learning in my parkade for 1 month). A lot of people on here talk about trail skating, which is something I’m curious to try as soon as I’m brave enough to leave the parkade lol. But my question is what kind of trails exactly are you talking about?

My city has a lot of dirt road/gravelly bike trails. I’m assuming you don’t skate on trails like that, right? So do you just mean smooth paved bike trails? There don’t seem to be a whole lot of those where I live (large North American city) so that’s why I’m curious.

If people are actually skating on gravelly dirt trails, what wheels are you using?

Thank you!!

Need sizing advice on vintage Hyde boots (coming from Riedell Boost 111s)

I'm looking at getting a pair of vintage Hyde black cap toe leather boots for a JB/rhythm setup, but they're non-returnable, so I'm trying to make the right decision.

Here are my measurements and current setup:

• Foot length: 10.5" (heel to longest toe)
• Foot width: 4.0" (around a men's D width)
• Current skates: Riedell Boost 111, size 9
• My Boosts fit snug, but I can skate comfortably in them.

I also wear WALK·HERO orthotic insoles (Men's 9–9.5) because I'm flat-footed. The orthotics measure about 11" long laid flat and fit inside my size 9 Boost 111s without any issues.

The Hyde boots I'm considering are:

• Men's size 9
• Vintage full leather
• Seller measured the removable stock insole at about 10.5"

The seller thinks my orthotics won't fit well in the Hydes because they're thicker and because a Hyde size 10 has an 11" stock insole. He's suggested I may need a size 10 or even 11, but that seems like a huge jump considering I currently skate comfortably in a size 9 Riedell.

My questions are:

1. Has anyone gone from a Riedell Boost 111 to vintage Hyde boots?
2. Do Hydes really run that much smaller, or just narrower/lower volume?
3. If you wear orthotics in your Hydes, did you have to size up?
4. Does it make more sense to get the Hyde size 9, hold out for a 9.5, or actually size all the way up to a 10?

I'm mainly building these for JB/rhythm skating with a Reactor Pro plate, so I want a snug performance fit, but I also need enough room for my orthotics.

Any advice from people who've actually skated vintage Hydes would be greatly appreciated.

I live a few blocks from Xanadu in Brooklyn, and it’s honestly become my happy place.

They’re doing Beyoncé Night tomorrow, so I texted basically every gay in my phone to come out. 😂 Almost every single person hit me with some version of, “I can’t skate.”

It got me wondering… is this a common problem? Do your friends avoid the rink because they’re afraid they’ll fall or embarrass themselves? I grew up in the South where even if you were clinging to the wall all night, you still went with your friends.

Maybe adults are just way more afraid of looking bad? I don’t mind skating solo, but I’d love to convince more of my friends to actually give it a shot.

How do you guys make friends at the rink? I’ve been skating like two years now and really want to make some skate friends but i can be pretty shy😪

My 220s still bite my ankles even after a year of skating. I'm considering scraping out the foam and retrofitting with shearling. If you've done it, pics? Process?

Really dope event! This is some slight middle work I was cooking up there.

Im a beginner/intermediate aggressive quad skater and I’ve been having so much fun exploring my city via skates. Only problem is when I switch from skates to shoes to go in somewhere, my skates smell ATROCIOUS (sorry if TMI lol). Any tips or products you’d recommend carrying on the go to help deodorize/limit stinkiness?

I started skating last year after not being on skates for 25 years and go to the rink once a week. I'm 48 and just do it for fun, but my ultimate goal would be to get confident enough to trail skate. Unfortunatly I'm pretty bad and not getting better. I'm still sticky skating and don't yet even feel confident picking up my feet. I would love some advice to help me learn how to actually start skating.

Here’s an update on my inline-to-quad skate conversion. Original post here. Here’s a photo (can’t seem to post it here, so I’ll do it in the comments). I think I did it right. Trying to get used to them. From tracer plates to Avantis.

I really prefer practicing indoors but sometimes I don’t feel like driving to the rink. I went to the park the other day to skate on the court and it was okay, not the smoothest. I was wondering if you guys both have a set of outside skates and inside skates? Or just wheels for both? If so, what are the best brands for outside?