Urban Skating Downtown Salt Lake City (Ft. Joey Mantia) 

YES PLEASE

Whoops...

I mean what are they gonna do about it? lol

Thank you! Always a good time to get out there and skate

Thank you! More coming soon

@@thestutteringskater what wheels do you use on the Rd and do they last U long? I have the same trouble with rough roads here, I seen these fat street hockey wheels that are ment to last a bit

Joey thinks he could crush me in a race, even in an Urban environment. What do you think?

​@@thestutteringskater Depends on the length of the race 1 to 3 km you got a chance with the right traffic. 5 to 40km he laps you once every 5k ;) I love that you at least tried to got your push under your body for sometime when he told you. I always find that wide stance pushing hard to watch somehow, the quick open eagle on the other hand got some flow.

@@thestutteringskaterwhat kind of wheels and bearings do you use?

@thestutteringskater In an Urban environment, you definitely have the edge 😉 But as someone here said, it depends on traffic and distance I suppose.

THank you for the support, appreciate the kind words.

I'll try my best, adding it to the list

Same...got my ebike about 18months ago and got my skates (quads) just last week. It's rained nearly every day since then...today is the 2nd day of no rain (yesterday still had standing water), so maybe it'll dry up enough for me to go out and bust my ass this afternoon.

@@carriebartkowiak omg do i feel you, got my E-BIKE 2 weeks ago and its been raining alot, yesterday, today and tomorrow will be sunny but back to rain again. so ill use this 3 days to ride around as much as i can. good luck on ur rides

Trying to be as fast as Joey

I use a rockered set up. I use the endless 90 LR frame which has a built in rocker, very subtle.

I think that it's easier to roll over cracks and rocks if your wheels are bigger. I think he is using 90mm wheels. Also, your question isn't ignorant

Thank you!!! Appreciate the support

I skate in 90 mm wheels most of the time and always on a rockered frame.

@@thestutteringskater Thanks Ari, you are a legend!

Not sure what he uses, I skate a pretty rough terrain and I use 85a 80 mm wheels and these are good and resilient to the ground!

Hopefully gonna have a video of that sometime soonish!

These are the Powerslide Next with the Endless 90 LR frames. I typically use the Endless wheels as well.

1. Because they're not racing; Joey has no reason to "beat" Ari, 2. Because Ari's holding the camera, so he's positioning himself in front (taking the lead) so that Joey will be in the shot, and 2. Because Ari's pushing more often than Joey, it's probably pure habit due to dodging traffic in NYC. Joey's just pushing now and then and letting the wheels and his aerodynamic stance do the work.

fantastic. thank you @@carriebartkowiak

@ShnayerRoth@@carriebartkowiak 4. Joey is a speed skater first & foremost. Ari is a hockey player turned urban skater. They have two completely different styles which is why Ari can jump, twist, and slide in a much fancier way than Mantia, to whom is instead way faster (since bigger wheels but his speed cap is terrain depending because of his skill limitations within that kind of urban environment quite unlike Ari's extensive experience with that type of skating) + is hyper-efficient with his strokes, largely since Mantia has mostly only trained on smooth surfaces without obstacles & for the purpose of racing over significant distances. Hence why Ari does that open-hip stride so frequently, in almost an aggressive way, right in front of Joey, as well as poking fun at his inability to be fancy in other ways, specifically because he knows that, despite his Olympic status, he cannot do those kinds of hockey style strides, jumps, slides. All amongst the other examples of differences between the two, when competing between what each can't do.

this is great, thank you@@HexenmeisterProxyZwei and @carriebartkowiak for your replies.

Yup. 90 mm wheels for me

I'll do my best, I typically just get them from Artlist so I don't always know the names of the songs.

I do it because it’s fun. But in theory it’s a way to use edge work to generate speed in tight spaces where you wouldn’t have the necessary space to do a full push/stride.

I've always wanted to know!

The frames are Endless 90's. He does have a build video on his channel if you look a bit deeper.

Powerslide Next, Endless 90 LR frame, Intuition Premium liner!

THANKS!@@thestutteringskater

What by chance is the video called I have looked and have been unable to find it@@HexenmeisterProxyZwei

FR Skates FR1 are what I've found to be the best starting platform since it has an extensive aftermarket (+replacement components for those that wear out) & has variety of high quality base setups. 3x110 for speed or 4x90 for agility in an urban environment. Then the Endless 90 frame for both, when you are ready to handle the balanced rocker (which can be too twitchy for beginners). Also an Intuition liner for max comfort over longer sessions and ultimately for best possible directional energy transference, thus increasing the skate's response to input. It's best to upgrade your skates (& your body's strength + endurance) with higher performing parts (flexibility & muscles) as you become a better skater to keep increasing the skill cap.

I like the Powerslide Next, but the FR2 and the Rollerblade twister XT is also solid

Appreciate the responses, I'll take a look!

We all do!

Need, Need for speed!

A camera may add ten pounds, but a 360 adds 10mph ;)