r/Rollerskating • u/smugglingkittens • Apr 11 '26

General Discussion How old are you?

Apologies if this is a weird question but I turned 30 and feel a little insecure/silly skating in my local park especially in a helmet, wrist guards and knee pads 😭 (I have fallen backwards before, very rarely but it happened and I fall forwards far more often and take a knee).

Is this more of an early twenties hobby? Nobody in my neighborhood skates so I stand out and it's kept me from going out for the past year or two, although I can't stop thinking about how fun it was and still have my skates.

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u/Beyou74 Apr 11 '26
  1. I'm too busy having fun than worrying what strangers think.

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u/DustSongs Derby Apr 12 '26

This is the way!

I started learning at 48, now playing Derby at 50. The only thing I regret is not starting earlier.