BD on the Doc 

Andrew Lee true

+1 dude 👊🏻

I turned 40 this week. Thinking of strapping on some blades. It's the feeling of ultimate freedom.

Me in the past week. Just took my old blades out today, im wrecked but damn it felt good :)

That's me. I quit in the 2000's, picked it up again when I was 25, quit again and now at 36 I've just bought my a pair of skates and they are coming in the mail tomorrow.

The 90s had the most heart

@@chrisbauman2562 even more than the 1920s? Come on man get real

@@JPfingerskater the 90s had the most heart. Everyone just lived better

@@chrisbauman2562 haha yeah I know I'm just messing around although I would argue that 2000s were better but that's only cause I am probably Im a bit younger

+Alex Kay same here, have an old pair of RB TRS that i refurbished with some new wheels, bearings, and valo frames...thanks to Shop task Toronto. i am so rusty but it feels good to get back into it...happy blading bro

+Stefan Terence I bought 2 pairs: Razors SL2, USD Carbon 15. It's because when I was young (I'm originally from Ukraine) I didn't have 200-300$ for Roces Majestic 13 or even to buy cheaper skates, life wasn't sweet back then. So now I decided to go hardcore and to buy 2 pairs :D And you know, it's so cool to skate again, my body wasn't ready I forgot most of the tricks I did but it all comes back now, I already did royale, top soul\acid, unity! :) So it;s never too late I think!

+Alex Kay I ordered today! 30 now, last time skateing agressive inlines was when I was 16... Well... I still use my skateboard from time to time. :)

+Alex Kay Haha, me too, bought the Majestic 12 in nice and used condition with grindplates and all for 1€ (jep 1€) - I remember paying 250€ back in the nineties. Was 13 or so back then, now 32 :) America and all the skaters were the no. 1 inspiration back then. Even got to meet Arlo, Matt Mantz and many more. Good memories.

+Alex Kay Man, I am also 32 now. Just dug out my old Roces Fifth Elements. Time to restart what used to be the love of my life. It will be amazing to skate again on a pair of smooth bearings and wheels.

Ha, I haven't skated for 20 years but today I bought a new pair of blades to start back up! Wish me luck!

@@boombipboogaloo9891 welcome back to the hate fruitbooter

@@boombipboogaloo9891 thats fucking awesome dude! all of th bladers in my scene are over 30 (me included) which is kinda cool but still kind worrying....we need to keep it alive and also bring new people in

It will never rise again

@@eightytwo6396 yes I am!

Bet you’re not still inlining.

I can completely relate. Took my daughters to the skate park and got myself a pair of Roces so I could partake. It’s like I’ve rediscovered my passion in life. I’m kicking myself for ever giving it up, 20 years of potential progress I’ll never get back, but at least now I’m doing flips and grinds I never could before.

agreed

@@Comingsafra I am 30 now and still applies. 😍

@@itsbarnbitch =) that awesomeness..i got myself a RB DA rollerblade recently too it been 10 over years since Blades = Freedom 100% =)

I’m 50 coming from the roller disco quad skate generation of the 1970’s. Got USD Carbon 3, 4, Seba C.J. Wellsmore grey, green and black. Been park skating for about 4 Years now. Got back in to teach my 7, 6 and 3 year old how to skate. Started with a pair of adjustable skates from Target

As an avid skateboarder, I have to agree with you. When I saw these dude 360ing into 30 flat 30 kinked rails my jaw dropped to the floor. I have appreciation for all action sports, whether they be the one I choose to do or not.

It's also easier since you don't have to pop a board. They stay on your feet. Not dissing, but I've rollerbladed before and grinding is much easier.

@@godless-clump-of-cells Yeah, and you CANT BAIL.

I used to do both sometimes I would out one Rollerblade on and leave my other shoe on to push myself around the sidewalks. But grinding on a bike was the most challenging

@@godless-clump-of-cells true, but because of the same is a bit more painful at the beginner, you do it or you fall

+ProcyonAlpha same here, 15 yrs break and now back on old and new blades...loved it, loving it, will be loving it

+ProcyonAlpha Sick man How are the SL's? I still skate my Cult 6's, I'm 27. I want a new pair BAD. Us Soul Skaters gotta stick together. BRINK is one of my Fav Disney movies. I feel in a few years Blading will be back in the money and on TV. The WRS should be gaining momentum.

+Habeev07 Damn right man, soul skaters!! I'm going blading again tonight. Went to the park last night and met some younger bladers about 18, we're going to a park together next week. SL's are awesome man, got the Aragons. I used to ride old pair of 98's Remz!!! Soul space on the SL's makes everything so damn easy. Keep rollin man!!!!

Same Here, 15 years break and now skating my Majestic 12 ! Greetings from France

snap! 32 and just picking it up again too. trying some Usd richies, so light on my size 11 boats!

francis drebin I know precisely what you mean. Skated until basically the same year. Dipped back in a few years later only to be dragged back out by 'life'...and just discovered an old pair in storage. 31 and still got it. :-)

+francis drebin Its nice to see other skaters in my age thats still going, i started 1995 and stoped at 2000. And now iam going to start skating again, going to get the Razors Genesys 11 since iam always rocked Razors :) I started with the Razors Impact 200 and i loved them :D btw iam 32 now

+Captain N I owned the generations 7s a few years back. great skates and the newer versions are even better, with the exception of the liner, the older versions came with juggernaut liners. I switched to SSM.Bloodline 3s this year and tricked em out with red frames and red Ssm wheels. had to put the old JUG liner from my razors in because the SSM liner was utter shit. these skates are super smooth both rolling and grinding . they grind incredibly smooth. how are you liking your razors , and what are you skating ? I have a maybe 7 inch curb outside my house I play on with my son and skate the boxes at the park down the street. these days a disaster soul on the fun box is about as rad as I get. I seem to break and ache much easier. ate shit a few times this summer trying to progress to where I was in my prime. I try to get out a few times a month. still a great feeling that can't be beat.

Word!!

When I was younger I was brainwashed by the whole fruit booter thing. That lasted up until I saw a rollerblader at the skatepark putting down front flip 180's (I think he said something like bio flip?) down the big gap there. Totally changed my perspective lol.

didn't trip over the scooter kids?

Nah, they were wondering where the hell a fruit booter came from. We thought you were extinct.

I’m guilty of using that term in the old days as way to take it back but it’s from a different era. It is homophobic and I recommend not using it in public.

Elizabeth Salinas move to Queensland.

+Elizabeth Salinas Im in sydney and im trying to encourage my 10 year old into it...would be awesome to meet up!

Bet she's shredding now!

I wish you luck!

Im 29 now skated from 13-15 in central london stree skateing was the best we had ppl come down every weekend from MILES away out of london .. crews .. it was soo good .. its RARE to see 1 crew let alone 2 in the streets nowdays :( ... p.s i always wanted some k2's now i have got some :P

Khum Dhan I started a year ago and it is one of the best decisions I've ever made

Jacob smith the rollerblading scene in the early 2000's was incredible. We used to meet up in downtown NYC skate to the top of the island and hit spots on the way. I miss those days so much.

GraffGames CREWS!!! I forgot about crews. I used to skate with the b unique guys when it was first started. The NYC scene was amazing. I've skated with Jon julio, fish, murda, and a bunch of other dudes I can't remember.

Khum Dhan - yup I'm from Boston and we used to meet up in packs and hit up spots all over Boston and outskirts of it . They were the days 🤜🤛👍🤝.

+k lang fucking do it man!

@@nickm4974 I hope people enjoyed their sport and won't just throw away with yelling their (bikes,scoots,skateboards,helmets etc.) .We all are doing this for fun,not for competition

FACTS. Skateboarding takes forever just to learn even the most mundane tricks.

TechMetalRules lol dont

You can thank these big company's and non skaters and shit for the decline of rollerblading

i am 31 my first pair was backyard bobs then rollerblade with cable strap they sucked, solomons st90s fit great had a pair of razor jon lazanos or something went back to solomons i think aaron fineburg rocked those. great solid skates. In philly we had every kid skating we built skate parks in abanldoned lots was sick.

Man u and I are the same age. Part of the best generations left and lived the golden ages of rollerblading. I wanted me some of those st90s at the time, good fit looked fresh and they were light. but I was rockin some beat up oxygens hah. Still got the job done. But yeh in long Beach cali we were buildin fun boxes and watever we could at abandon parking lots. Good fukin times. Much love.

Same I'm 32 this year even i still skate even if I have to bring my kids nearly every time

I feel ya man, I still have dreams of busting nuts in my skates. I just cant help it. 😂lol I'm just busting your balls. I just got a new pair of skates to get back into it. Cant wait until they get here.

Are you still skating? If so how is your progress? :)

Yah how is your progress

I do agree They do what they love and they have skills. And It's not their fault if skateboarding is much cooler

@@sk8city476 cool and not cool means nothing now, its just that your that unique person doing something that nobody is doing and thats really special.

JET SET RADIO FUTURE BOI!!!!

Jet Set Radio you incomparable SWINE

me

Same here Jet Set Radio along with Air Gear

Jet set radio/Future was a huge inspiration for me. Finally somebody mentioned that beautiful game, with a great OST.

+Dave Miami (warmachine) I'm 33 too and my husband is 38! We just got new rollerblades this past weekend at Dick's Sporting Goods.

I am 29 and I see the trend, too. Occasionally, this movie came to my life. And it happened after I entered the game again this year. So, I am back!

inlinewarehouse.com

Dave Miami so true I'm 29 but I don't know if I can't skate anymore!!

Well,I'm 13 and I do inline skate (not some bullshit like fitness or so,but actual AGGRESSIVE INLINE)

aggro skaters & skateboarders got along pretty well, bmx kids there was sometimes dissonances but still respected each other we all hated those damn scooter kids gtfo the way lol

Now it seems as long as you actually ride manual push a board ride a bike vs the electric scooter and one wheel bros lol

I'm excited to try the tri skates and can't wait to get a nice new pair for freestyle slalom. So great to see there's so many others getting back into skates. :)

I'm excited to try the tri skates and can't wait to get a nice new pair for freestyle slalom. So great to see there's so many others getting back into skates. :)

I see your point, idk I think in line died because I think once you reach a certain level you are pretty much peaked. there's nothing to progress to. you can only do so much. there isn't an endless bag of tricks.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez Flaming kids who don't ride the same thing that you ride? Superiority complex because you reckon the thing you do is "cooler"? Hmm, starting to sound like a skateboarder! :D Doesn't matter what they're riding, kids are kids. If they're getting in peoples way or whatever, teach them instead of slating them. Most of them are nice, they'll listen and learn.

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez I wouldn't know; I've never gotten into a fight for being a rollerblader - maybe because I'm 6'2"! I started blading in the 90's back when it was "cool" and I remember exactly the same complaints being leveled at blader kids. I'm 32 now, seen the sport rise and fall and come back again as an underground niche. Believe me, nearly everything you've said has been said before about skateboarders, bmx'ers, bladers, etc. etc. By now everyone should know how this whole wheeled-sport thing works and stop picking on whichever sport happens to be new at the time (especially skateboarders. Cut the crap, boarders, no-one cares any more). Scooters aren't my thing but I'm not gonna stop any kids doing - hell, maybe if I'm nice to 'em they'll pick up some blades when they outgrow their scooters!

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez Scooters are beast when it comes to whips and flips (bri flips and whtnot)

Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez if u really want to see some cool ish on a scooter check out some of the pro stuff, pros always do it best. if ur not sweatin it np

***** Kj16V tarvi surkhel Holy fuck. Legitimately nevermind. I have never been swayed so quickly & unexpectedly at the same time in my entire life. /watch?v=Ll0dalvIIco Skip to 18:22 I stand proudly corrected. I have never seen anything like that before in all the years of footage & 1st hand skating I've witnessed. I apologize to op & every1 who participated in this thread. You were right. I was wrong.

much respect, ppl like you and me are what keeps it alive its sad to say as a blader but this sport has remained "Barely Dead" and unless there is some fight for it it will stay that way unfortunately. Rollerblading IS AN ACTION SPORT

yea, i've been still trying to learn how to grind and stuff, i'm 13yrs old and a good skater and want to be very good at it one day :)

ShouriSeifuku never gonna happen

Never say never. I've noticed an uptick in my area of bladers.

update, started skating again this year.

DavidSkis I agree. All of my friends and I skated back in 1996. We were kind of like a gang demolishing shit getting in trouble with every cop in town. We didn’t care. We felt invincible.

i was thinking this same thing while watching. its jawdropping how they could talk abt being ostracized and discriminated while using homophobic and mysoginistic slurs

Senate litteraly was " angry youth ", we outgrew that into the thug era, and now we are where we are I king for the angry youth days again

you already know bruuuhh

Graffiti the world my friend!

jack black - airborne (i still use that on folks)

good point

I think its easier to do grinds and flips but harder because you cant bail so if you are gonna attempt something you better commit.

I was the skateboarder that bought into the whole easier thing, but had a friend who was a really good rollerblader who told me the most obvious shit that never crossed my mind; "You can take any creative activity to a higher level of difficulty."

The commit factor was huge for in-lines. I was a skateboarder, bmxer & in-liner & the "no-bail" for in-lines got me really hurt many times.

Bmx is def the easiest discipline .you have fn brakes! Lol. Skates are easy to start , that's it. The I intial time getting comfortable and beginner tricks is shorter . But blades go the biggest and hardest

Support AnimalRights Good Idea, Maybe Xsajdo can contract with Nike on socks for the skate skeletons they make??

Support AnimalRights You do know that a big reason why inline skating fell of the map is because ice hockey manufactures. Like skateboarding manufactures, many did not jump into the scene fast enough to push out crossover products. They lagged behind against the establish alternative companies like Mission, V-form, Tour, Black Biscuit, ect. Notice all the sub-culture style names? So, hockey companies, like the old skateboarder companies, went on a crusade(if you're from the North East, Canada, Michigan, and Minnesota) you would be more familiar with this, like people from Cali, Florida, ect saw with the skateboarder backlash. To destroy roller hockey, but not the sport, the companies. They knew they could not stop people from the convenience and price point of roller hockey. It was a growing sport, they wanted their piece. They went full force in claiming the gear hurt your ice hockey game, that it wasn't a good alternative to Ice, the gear was junk, or not designed with "real" hockey in mind. Well guess who could make "real" gear! Bauer, CCM, Nike, and Cooper! The big name, full ice hockey price point companies could! Without the step in appeal from inline hockey and the tech money, roller blades became specialized. Which is good for pros, but it was bad for newbies. I like at the end that they showed that companies have realized this and make entry level skates again. TBH, skateboarding wanted inline dead, because they wanted to make sure crossover appeal and sponsors would never ever leave their decks.