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louiejoyce · 3 days

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Godzilla: Skate or Die! Issue 1 cover process. 🦖🤙🛼🛹🛼🛹🤙🦖

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katydoodles · 11 months

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I will never go anywhere with out them.

#barbie movies #barbie #barbara roberts #skates #inline skating #I NEEDED THESE ALL MY LIFE #impala #Impala skates

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unashamedly-enthusiastic · 11 months

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I have been cursed with a mighty need, and so I must inflict it upon you all:

The Barbie skates are on sale at Impala Skates for £163

#I have a MIGHTY NEED #Barbie #Barbie 2023 #Barbie movie #Impala #Impala Skates #roller skates #inline skating #roller girl

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env0 · 14 days

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Only a year or so late. SKATE EDIT 2023

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thetightstuff · 5 months

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source: Instagram Fabian Diaz 📷fabiaandress

#compression gear #men in lycra #lycra lover #lycra bulge #lycra gear #spandex men #skin tight #skinsuit #speed skating #rollerblading #inline skating

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sonic-adventure-3 · 11 months

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wait, there are different types of skates??? what are the different types?

yeah there’s a ton of different kinds!

the first major distinction when talking about skates is of course ice skates vs wheeled skates. i presume you’re asking about wheeled skates, so i’ll jump right into the second major distinction, quad skates vs inline skates.

quad skates are more commonly known as roller skates. inline skates are also technically a kind of roller skate, but culturally they’re rather different, and quad skates are what you think of when you hear the term. quad skates have four wheels on each skate, paired in two sets of two creating a rectangular arrangement, like a car, or most things that have four wheels lol.

inline skates are also known as rollerblades, but rollerblade is actually just the most well-known company that produces inline skates. inline skates can have anywhere from 2-4 wheels per skate (even as many as 5, or in rare cases, 6, though the most common you’ll see have 4), arranged in a straight line underneath the boot.

i’m an inline skate geek so those are what i like talking about, and what i know significantly more about, so i’ll continue talking about all the various types of inline skates under the cut!

first off: recreational skates. they’re also called beginner skates or hobby skates or sometimes fitness skates, but along with “recreational skates” those are more so terms used by people who use other kinds of more specialized skates. often just called inline skates in most storefronts, the only thing that really defines rec skates is that they aren’t any kind of other skate. as such, they vary widely in design but generally have softer wheels that provide a smoother ride but wear down faster, and a brake that attaches to the heel of your dominant foot skate. they’re your ordinary, basic, more beginner friendly skate meant for general, non-intensive use.

one common distinction among them is soft boot vs hard boot. soft boots are where the boot part of the skate is soft and flexible, making them significantly more comfortable, however they don’t offer as much support and can wear down quickly with any intensive use. hard boots are where the boot part of the skate is a hard shell, which are less comfortable and take time to break in, but are more supportive and last a longer time. the two images above of inline skates are soft boot and hard boot respectively.

what’s probably the next most common kind of skate: city skates. also known as urban skates or freeskates, but that last one can be confusing. these skates are designed to be ridden at fast speeds through varied city environments, and as such are more durable, faster, more manoeuverable, and provide more support than recreational skates. they’re built to survive some jumps and stair-bashes and nasty falls. the skates above have a three wheel setup, but both four and three wheels are very common. four wheels are more manoeuvrable, but three wheels are faster and can traverse rougher surfaces, generally.

slalom skates are confusing. they’re also called freestyle skates, as well as freeskates or city skates, because slalom skates are sometimes just city skates with different wheels, or are sometimes fully a different thing.

slalom skates that are specifically designed for freestyle slaloming, the sport of manoeuvring between closely set small cones with figure skating-esque spins and jumps, are less durable than city skates and are more flexible, giving less support but more agility. they have smaller softer wheels arranged with a rockered frame that raises the very front and back wheels, which give more traction and agility in the usually indoor or very even outdoor pavement skating areas.

they’re quite niche, have few companies dedicated to making them, and are generally quite expensive though, so regular city skates or city skates outfitted with similar wheel setups are also common, often more common than specialty slalom skates. hence why the distinction between freeskates and freestyle skates can be very confusing.

aggressive skates blissfully don’t have any other names, they’re (almost.) always known as aggressive skates. they’re designed for various tricks, jumps, and crucially, grinds. they’re significantly heavier and bulkier than other skates in order to protect the wearer, and the bottom of the skates are flat and outfitted with a soul plate that allows for creative grinds. the frames also have a groove in the center to allow for even more kinds of grinds.

aggressive skates always have either 2 or 4 wheels. the one above has four wheels, but there are also setups that replace the inner two wheels with anti-rocker wheels, small plastic wheels that don’t touch the ground, and freestyle frames that have nothing between the front and back wheel at all in various styles, most commonly a sort of triangular groove. both are designed to reduce or completely remove wheel bite found in flat (four wheel) setups, which is when wheels get in the way of grinding and kill your momentum or stop you from sliding. as such, anti-rocker and freestyle setups are significantly easier to grind with, but struggle a lot in doing anything else, notably general handling, wheel durability, and speed. whereas flat setups have a significantly more difficult time grinding, but perform completely fine in almost all other areas. anti-rocker setups are by far the most popular of them all.

i’d say that recreational skates, city skates, and aggressive skates are the most common kinds of inline skate, but there are other even nicher kinds as well.

there are speed skates, designed for going as fast as possible. they have no ankle support whatsoever to allow for maximum agility, and huge wheels and wheel bases for going fast. there are marathon skates, very similar to speed skates except with far more ankle support so you don’t hurt yourself as readily traversing long distances fast.

there are inline figure skates and hockey skates. which fully and genuinely are just their respective kind of ice skate with wheels. they’re mainly used by ice skaters in the off-season, though they do have some support as separate sports, particularly inline hockey.

and finally, there are off-road skates. these bad boys look absolutely stupid with their huge TIRES. not even normal wheels but TIRES. they come in various styles including some that are powered and attach to your normal shoes. they’re absolutely wild all around and i love them.

that’s just about all the kinds of inline skates that i know of, but there may be kinds that i missed or further subcategories or distinctions i’m unaware of. also requisite disclaimer: i am not an expert, i don’t have too much experience actually skating, i just like skates a lot and read about them sometimes. thus, please take my words with a grain of salt.

thanks for reading!

#rambles #asks #action sport posting #inline skating #you wouldn’t even know i’m a sonic blog from this post lol #thank you anon for giving me an opportunity to ramble about inline skates <3

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gababeeba · 1 year

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😍😍😍

#men in lycra #lycra #skinsuit #inline skating #speedskating #speedsuit

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skateweeb · 18 days

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I bought an insta360 for filming skating. Went on a solo mission right away to see if I could do some tricks.

Looking forward to learning more about this camera and capturing some cool stuff.

Since I just came back from bladingcamp I'm feeling hella motivated. Let's keep it going.

#rollerblading #inline skating #aggressive inline #exploring

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nakedfairygodboy · 19 days

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Outfit for today's skate picnic

#jfashion #angelic pretty #milklim #inline skating

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princessmacabre · 1 month

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to all skater girls (boys and everything in between) out there: for someone who’s a complete beginner, which brand/sort of skates would you recommend to buy?

(i really need your help)

(amy help and tips are very much appreciated!!)

#figure skating #skateboarding #ice skating #skatelife #inline skating #roller skating #rollerblading #booklover #books & libraries #books and writing #studyblr #book blog #student life #study blog #studygram #bookblr #student

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motoroil-recs · 2 months

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A stimboard for Gum [Jet Set Radio] with imagery of music, graffiti and inline skating.

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louiejoyce · 2 months

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Well the giant Kaiju cat’s outta the bag! I’m writing and drawing a Godzilla mini series set in Port Kembla! ‘Godzilla: Skate or Die’ #1 from IDW Publishing, this June 12. It’s the King of the Monsters vs. Varan vs… teenage Australian skate punks?

Also featuring an unbelievably rad variant cover from one of my favourite cartoonists: Juni Ba! 😍😍😍

More info: https://godzilla.com/blogs/news/godzilla-skate-or-die-idw-publishing-comic