It was awesome coming across this video. It’s krazy, I was making my own skates back in the early 2000’s… Skating is actually how I met my wife. The weekends were spent at the roller ring, and being an aggressive skater- I seen all the quad riders doing fancy foot work and sliding. The dancing and foot work is what made me switch styles of riding. And soon after I started tearing apart skates to make my own. And when I did it, it was already being done but there wasn’t much tutorials on how to make emm. Kinda trial and error till you find what works, and how u prefer to stand on a base plate. 🤘🏼 brought back memories. Married with kids and I owe my life journey to skates
Nice, thanks for the comment. Yeah I use to skate as a kid and gave it up for years until I had kids. Now they are 12 and 9 and live at the rink like I did. Great family time!! Best of luck to you
@@freeflydenny thanks bro, the wife, kids and me still skate- but it’s usually just at the beach now. Nothing serious just some time rolling around the beach. Nothing like rollin a smooth surface as a ring. My kids have taken a passion for dirt bikes now. So much so 🤦🏻♂️ I have a pit bike track in my back yard. But 🤘🏼😎 you got a new subscriber and luv the content. After finding the video I watched a few more of yours. Keep up the work man.!.!. Known my wife since I was 12yrs old, and the memories that came with the roller ring and skates is tremendous.
I applaud Cali skaters. I tried wearing Stacy adams my mom's husband gave me. Wore them downtown New Orleans walking around and almost lost my toes. Can't wear them. My feet hurt thinking about it. I've only worn italian all my life. Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci, Mezlan, etc. Maybe I can get the historic Gucci loafers plated. Or some italian brogues.
Dude, those little white skates you must have built yourself melted my heart!! I got all excited I had to comment before finishing the video. Grateful for practical roller skating information being available, thank you for sharing.
Your wife might do better with the 103A's as those are the hardest durometer available before getting into the clay, wood and fiberglass ones. This, however, also depends on your rink! Clay, wood and fiberglass are always going to slide a bit. My local rink, even in the 95A's I slide too much...but if I use those same wheels at the rink across town, it's like trying to skate in mud! The family actually had FIVE rinks built around me back in the 60's. 3 in town, one about 30 minutes away and 1 about an hour away. All 5 had the same exact flooring. Sadly, 3 of them closed, but...of the two still open, the one closest to me...we're lucky if they so much as sweep it before each session, let alone anything else. The rink further from me actually takes care of the floor - sweeping between each session, scraping off that lovely "rink gunk" as soon as it's noticed, recoating it regularly, etc. So, if your rink is "dirty" - you won't need the highest durometer. The one here, fiberglass wheels would be more akin to trying to roller skate on ice! If your rink properly maintains their floor, of course, go for the fiberglass for that slide. Also keep in mind that all rinks are NOT the same. Most do use wood, but there are rough concrete rinks, smooth/polished concrete rinks, sport court rinks, and more...with or without an added coating. Unfortunately, all you can do is play around with wheels based on your rink's surface and condition. There is no wheel (for whatever type of skating you do) that's going to be perfect for ALL rinks. Bright side; most rinks will let you sell your old wheels. That said, you won't get the full price, but you will get a good portion of the money you spent back. The rinks often take a "commission", of sorts, on re-sold items (wheels, skates, even bearings down to lock nuts.) . So, while you will lose a few dollars doing it, that is usually an option to at least get back some of your money so you can try another set of wheels if the first set you get isn't quite what you wanted.
Back in the 1970's-1980's Best two sliding wheels were Fomack & Mercury. Mercs were slightly better but when you slide on inside they would round off on the edges. Also get lots of flat spots, But you could slide for days on my Mercs. They were a off brown color
You should post videos of you sliding..as a fellow slider learning from all my OGs I want to see your style of sliding in the rink on whatever type of floor you slide on
Ill try , dont really got a camera man lol. I am out in Albuquerque on business and hit the rink and woooo doggy is the floor slippery. Fun AF. Wish we had those floors in cali! Could slide half the rink out here. Ill try to post somthin up if i get some footage:)
Real question I’m 6.2 245 I wear size 16s and I was wondering if I could use fiber glass wheels on high tops? Or would I need Stacy’s Adam’s/lowtop shoes
I would go with a Stacy high or low top. Reason being is you need that hard sole for support. If you went with a softer sole you will feel the plate on the bottom of your foot.
To get that mean nasty beast sound on the fibers you have to get flat spots mostly from intense slidings and also using them a lot to the point where they chipping
You only need a drill. I use a drill press just because I have one but unless you are making a shit ton, a drill is fine. You check the Kyle walker video I posted? Should be everything there. I've got some new techniques I need to post up... makes it a bit easier
Dope! Definitely going to be getting some sure grip fiberglass wheels but what type of plate should I get that is flat enough for such small wheels to clear?
I bought wooden rolling skates cus It was cheep, I’m trying to ride them but they won’t work like… the wheels r all losen up when my sister push me it barely moves so idk what’s wrong with my rolling skates they barely moves when I wear them
It depends, if the rink is in good shape such as buffed concrete you should be fine. It will be EXTRA slippery. Probably wood would be the best to experiment. I would ask the rink what they think though. Worst case if you jack up your wheels you can always get them cut down and resurfaced.
@@jonathanchhay my son practices in our garage with Clay's but he sweeps the concrete before. Also it's a very smooth surface. They may get a little pitted but will hold up. I dont recommend using the same wheels you use outside and then use them on an indoor skating rink. Keep your outside wheels outside and inside wheels inside !)
Do you ever use sliding wheels on concrete my main rink is coated concrete and I did not know how that would effect my choices or any concerns I should have...
I probably wouldn't spend 130$ on fibers with a concrete rink, may want to try some cheap wood wheels to start. See how that goes. My son used clay on concrete for a while but it did chew them up a bit.
I have a limited budget and a big family-4 growing kids and limited funds. is it possible to buy a set of 8 wheels and 16 bearings for $50 for sliding? Im new to the game and have to buy online.which wheel and bearing should i get and which website? Thanks in advance
wow sorry so late on a response, I missed your comment. 50 $ you can get some sure grip wood wheels and some cheap bearings on amazon. Your local rink may have them too. Check out www.sk8fanatics.com/ I think they sell used wheels that they resurface. Hope that helps
@@freeflydenny what is the CHEAPEST wheels i can get for sliding? Company and size? For ex. I just bought some skates and the wheel is urethane 65mm 78a
@@ertfgghhhh if you are trying to get a slide on an indoor rink those wheels are the least slideing. I would start with these woods. 40$ Take the bearings out of what you got and put them in the woods. rollerskates.discountskatewear.com/p-4468.aspx?searchEngineName=sure-grip-wood&gclid=CjwKCAiA0uLgBRABEiwAecFnkynyyTRAUQ-4e4_3c1LScI8RtsBOC5CLJeG9iopIRaS8wzH9xL0GIRoC4yEQAvD_BwE
@@freeflydenny great idea!! Thanks soooo much!!! I have 3 middle schoolers,1 high schooler, service dog, and myself. Times are tight outchea!! Thanks for ur info. My eldest wears a 15. I finally have skates for everyone but will piece together skates for the eldest out of an old shoe. Thanks for ur expertise!!!
I have some questions here in 2021... the shoes attached to the smallest wheels, do they have to be a small shoe like shoe? Can I use regular boots with such a small wheel?
You can use any boot or shoe you can imagine but the plate matters. A lot of the plates you find on traditional skate boots can't use fibers (~39mm or less if shaved down) because the kingpin is too large. Basically a hanging piece of metal will scrape the floor if you use small wheels with the wrong plate. Check the sk8fanatics insta for some custom skates examples
I purchased vnla luna fame indoor skates the wheel hardness states 95a/ 57m they stick to the floor i been to several rinks and it's the same , payed $224.00 for these skates very disappointed
i used to love skating when i was younger, so i bought a pay of skates recently and i wear size 13 now....and the plates are a size 9 i believe because thats the biggest size of nylon ones riedell has i guess ..... they feel like the back wheels are not far enough under my heel and the front of my foot hangs way over the fronts...... if i go with a bigger plate will it be better or will i lose too much manuverablity ???? I don't want to waste close to 400 dollars on nice aluminum plates only to have it be a mistake.
A suregrip 9 plate will fit a 13 shoe. I put the plate all they way to the back of the shoe. I actually like that my foot hangs over the front wheels. Gives me more maneuverability for backwards skating. Call the skate shop that you are gonna buy the plates from for some advice. I personally get all my stuff from skates.com and I always call them To order and ask questions. You can watch this video on how I mount MY plates. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1awr_3vot7E.html
@@freeflydenny ever heard of a skate having "death wobble" like a motorcycle ....thats another thing they do, once i try skating to hard or fast in them..... i know thats usualy a sign of something loose but i think its the nylon plate not being strong enough for me.
@@chrisristau8803I tighten up your trucks a bit... Sounds like loose trucks. I personally use the metal plates my self because I have had the kingpin strip out the nylon plate in the past. Once that happens you cant tighten the trucks. I get that wobble when I'm on my front 2 wheels but never when the skates are flat. If you were to buy suregrip plates you shouldn't have a problem.
