Roller Skating

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Top 11 Speed Skate Songs to Add to Your Skating Playlist
Before the invention of the MP3 player, one of the greatest things about going to a roller skating rink was the music! You had to skate up to the DJ and ask them to play your favorite song…and then wait. However, today, most people who regularly skate often come with their iPhone, a pair of earbuds and a long playlist to rock out on.
The Vanilla Skates Product Review Challenge
School is out, summer is here and as you start getting out to your local rink more, you are going to start noticing a few of your friends riding around in some pretty sweet, new Vanilla skates.
Vanilla Skates Challenge Part 2: Choosing Our Vanilla Skates
In my last blog post, I outlined how I am going to test all of Vanilla Skates’ products by the end of summer 2015 – September 22nd. I will be testing in total over 40 different Vanilla products from skates to plates to wheels and bearings.
Vanilla Spyder Inline Skates Review: Vanilla Skates Challenge
In this very first Vanilla Skates Challenge review, I will be covering a pair of inline skates that I have had for over a year now but have only worn a few times – the Vanilla Spyder inline speed skates. First, please note that I am a born quad skater. I have been a quad skater my whole life, so my review of inline skates is going to be a little slanted – especially when it comes to overall boot comfort. The story of why I even bought a pair of rollerblades of course has to do with my daughters.
Vanilla 360 Jam Skates Review: Vanilla Skates Challenge
Next up on the Vanilla Skates Challenge is our very first quad skate review of the brand new Vanilla 360 jam skates. These new Vanilla skates just came out at the end of 2014 and they have been a pretty big hit with the jam skate community. Designed by the world-renowned jam skater, Tony Zane, these skates were built from the ground up with a totally different look than what Vanilla traditionally puts out.
7 Ways to Protect Your Ankles While Breaking in New Skates
Getting a new pair of roller skates is such an awesome feeling. The new smell of leather. No scrapes, scratches or dings on your new boots yet. The roller skate wheels and roller skate bearings are brand new. As you open the box, each skate is wrapped in its own plastic. You quickly tear through the box to get to the skates, slip them on to your feet and roll around the house to make sure everything is just right.
How Roller Skate Bearings Work
Rolling down your local rink floor, you feel the wind in your hair as you glide smoothly across the surface. Your roller skates are barely making a sound as you effortlessly push again to pick up speed. One of the key parts of a roller skate that make this silky smooth speed a possibility are roller skate bearings.
Do ABEC Ratings Matter for Roller Skate Bearings?
Roller skate bearings are an important part of your roller skates and certainly impacts how much fun we have skating. Without bearings you are not going to get too far. However, much of my writing in the coming months will show just how difficult and confusing it can be to find the best roller skate bearings.
2019 Roller Skating Association Convention Recap
Ginger Dawn Mathews is known as The Skate Critic on Facebook. Ginger has been reviewing roller rinks for the past 5 years visiting over 300 skating rinks and writing reviews on each one. She was featured in the United Skates documentary that aired on HBO in early 2019. Her vast data on skating rink closures was used to make the animated map in the film.
Make Your Own Light Up Roller Skates
Because of the differences in skates, there is not a single, “always works” way to install the lights. I will provide tips, guidelines, and lots of pictures as an example of how I’ve done it on a couple of different pairs of skates, but you will have to work out an approach that works best for you.
The Top 13 VNLA Jam Roller Skates
Hi Jam Skaters! In today’s article, I will be going over The Top 13 VNLA Jam Roller Skates off of RollerSkateNation so stick around if you’re interested. If you are into jam skating, then these jam skates are definitely ones you will want to check out. They are very popular and ideal for breakdancing on roller skates.
The 10 Best Electric Roller Skates
Hey Skaters, looking for a good pair of light up or electric roller skates? Then stay put because in this article I will be going over The 10 Best Electric Roller Skates off of Amazon. In this article, I will be including rollerblades, inline skates, and normal quad roller skates.
The 6 Vintage Roller Skates
Hi Skaters, looking for a pair of groovy vintage roller skates? Well, stick around because, in this article about The 6 Vintage Roller Skates from Amazon, I will be going over my top 6 picks!
How To Customize Your Own Roller Skates
Hello Skaters, in today’s article I will be going over how to completely customize a pair of roller skates right for you. In this article, I will give you a quick rundown on what you’ll need to make your own customized skates. So stick around if you want to learn about How To Customize Your Own Roller Skates.
The History Of Riedell Roller Skates
Hey Skaters, are you interested into roller skate brand history? Well, stick around in this article series I will be going through each well-known roller skates brand and their history in this amazing community.