WTF Is Urban Skating 

These videos designed for the wider audience are 👌

As an oldie newbie it seems to me that the crossover of styles and disciplines is very healthy for the blading scene. Another great video 👏👏

Another banger as per. The only downside to inline having all these styles is my bank account is empty and my bedroom wall looks like it belongs in JD sport 🤣🤣

This is the type of skating that got me started. Greg Mirzoyan and Danny Aldridge from Rollerblade team especially.

you are an invaluable contribution to this great new skate revival! keep spreadin the word

Great video as always! I do think Bill Stoppard deserved a mention in the video. The man is a devoted city skater for years - and has inspired many rec skaters to get off the trails and become freestyle/city skaters.

POWER BLADING haha i love it! I think of Nick Swan as the Trials rider of the blading world. His precision, power and creativity are unmatched.

Heeeeeey... Got my clips in there... Made my day, thanks so much Tom... ❤️😄🙏🏽

In before Bill Stoppard throws a fit for not mentioning "assault skating". P.S. Thanks for not sheeting on rec skaters we need to be as inclusive as possible to grow what we love.

favorite video on your channel for a variety of reasons: your commentary, pacing, your in-depth research, and the editing was on point.

Nice video, I just got into rollerblading this year so it's cool to learn some of the history behind it. I'm having a great time with it so far, and it just makes me feel so free cruising around the city.

Really cool video 👍👌super informative, you are slowly cataloguing the history, and evolution of inline skating as it continues to develop. Awesome channel.

I really really appreciate the amount of research, comedy and value you bring to our sport. THANK YOU

Wonderfully informative video. Always love your work.

your way to edit these videos is so entertaining to watch :D your meme game is on point and so full of valuable information

These videos are mint! Liked how you distinguished different styles/approaches👌

This video was really helpful. I've been skating for 30+ years but haven't bought new skates in 20 years, so I needed an overview of the new styles of skating and skates. Thanks!

A very well made video! Thanks for the upload!

Love it! I have some RB twister xt s coming in the mail Saturday. Can't wait

Another great informative video! Spotty dog!

finally, I've been waiting for this. Almost at 6k subs!

I finally understand what powerblades are. Thanks! Also, best quick summary of the history of blading that I’ve seen. Good one. ;)

Excellent and well put video and explanation.

aaah Powerblading.... Still remember MAthieu Ledoux video on some USD carbon with the kizer advanced and think to myself "This is peak rollerblading, i'm gonna get a pair of these"...getting a pair of Carbon 2 with Kizer Advanced and feeling how sloppy the skate was because of the low cuff and tall frame. On parks it was amazing but city skating on them was a chore, always got left behind by my friends in FRs and Twisters.

00:00 awlrite 10:18 it’s de absolute womp Keep it up Tom, thank you 🙏

Super banger history recap Tom! Thank you for clearing things up a bit. The water is muddy these days lol I Love seeing Nick Swan coverage, he's got a super unique brain in his head and a big heart in his chest. Absolutely killing it for my local blade scene with Beehive Skate Shop! (UT represent!) Wheels are wheels, love to all! ❤️

As always, an incredibly well informed and well researched piece. Casting a wide a net as possible is the key to skating's future.

I fall into the “powerblading” category myself. Right now im rocking the Nils Jansons M12 Storms with Classic Oysi frames in the 72/60/60/72 setup. I absolutely love it.

Pegging it about… not heard that for ages 🙂😁 Loving these videos I want blades again.

I had to come back to that absolutely savage narcissism quip, very well earned. You nail that timing.

Such a good and informatic Video

Very interesting. It would be nice to see you skating some time.

Cannot wait 😂

I've modeled my skating style after Nick Swann. Love that flowy long line style 👌

Now I wanna try this...

“Floating round like a dementor”🤣🤣 love it.😆

Great video. I loved the premise. You should do the same thing for Wizard skating.

Love the history lesson. In canada it was always seen as summer skating.

Great overview - learnt some new things. Can’t talk about urban without mentioning Bill Stoppard tho, and before him Greg Mirzoyan and now Danny Aldridge etc. The rise in popularity was coincident with the first 1080 GoPro and the “narcissistic selfie stick”, which opened the scene to people who might not have ever considered it before, especially fitness skaters who wanted to explore their city and needed this nudge. Sunday mornings in the CBD are the best! I like the distinction you made between those who recklessly slalom pedestrians and cars vs. the more thoughtful flow skaters who make use of all the street has to offer. The lack of grinding and hanging around at one spot also define urban - it’s significantly less anti-social.

Thanks for this video! Really covers a lot of ground. Shout out to Flow Skate!

Great video! I know you can't include all the top city skaters but everyone should check out Bill Stoppard Skating if they haven't already. Of course, you can't go wrong with your fellow countrymen Si Coburn and Danny Aldridge!

I’m a Skiier also and one of the big draws for me about urban skating is that is similar to skiing without the snow so you can do it all year long also being in better shape from skating urban is only gonna make your aggressive skating sessions more enjoyable

LOVE THIS

Urban skating makes you feel like a pirate on wheels

Thanks!

Where do you get the skates at the end that nick Lomax was wearing?

My absolute favorite thing to do is to utilize the architecture. It makes everything so unique and satisfying to me. Urban Skating is in my blood.

Awesome content. I feel like Nico Torelli needs a spot light here, as he has really upped the steez level on urban flow imo

Brilliant channel Tom - could you do a piece on unity mag and DNA? Or the DNA video? I think it was called British Intelligence- I used to chat with James Aldred occasionally back in the day and still think about this vid!

It’s all good shit in my book, good to see the blading scene developing

About 2 months ago I started learning how to rollerblade. I’m 40 and although I’ve had a soft spot for aggressive online my whole life what peaks my curiosity right now is urban skating. Definitely want to do it but I need to get better at skating first

Tom has the best b roll, and best jokes.

Nothing like a bit of Saturday Morning Moyse 😂 😂 😂 that laptop on a stick isn't a bad idea 😂 😂 😂 😂 Turning up to the Skatepark in your Sunday best 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

Great video as always. I am a little disappointed that Bill Stoppard and his Assault Skating approach isn't given a mention though.

It is the absolute one 🙌

It’s a shame Si Coburn wasn’t mentioned he really is carrying the British torch for urban skating at the moment (although I noticed you did use some of his clips)

What is the hammer @1:12 ?

I think skate competition judges should ABSOLUTELY have to dress like that.

Nice video I see influence of Jimmy the giant here

1:40 ah so he started Inter Sport, then Microsoft. Makes sense..

Looking for a size 4-6. Maybe adjustable. UFs. I like SEBA and FR skates. Full plastic. Though I want something for less than 100 please?? Any help? Happy buying used ones. Want the to be full plastic bodies. What do you think to Roces 1992? Are they much heavier than SEBA

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In the 1970s, Scott Olson worked for former NHLer Ralph Backstrom selling the “Super Street Skate”, predecessor of the modern Rollerblade. “Anyone who meets Backstrom, though, would never know the little things, such as the fact that U.S. Patent No. 3,880,441 belongs to a company that the 67-year-old Backstrom once co-owned. It’s a fairly important patent in the history of skating. Backstrom’s Super Street Skate partner, Morris L. Silver, received the patent in the mid-1970s. It was for the original design of the in-line roller skate, he said. Backstrom never received the royalties it eventually generated because he said it wasn’t worth the battle. “I think we were just 10 years ahead of our time,” Backstrom said while pondering what could have been. “When Scott Olsen, who worked for me selling our original skate, created the Rollerblade, we couldn’t find an attorney who was willing to sue for us on contingency, so we never did anything about it. Looking back, now I wish I would have pushed harder.”

Definitely donna be am interesting one...

No grinding? 🤨

rollerblading bump

What about Assault Skating?

Burning ants with a magnifying glass... That's not very nice!? 🤣🤣

I'm surprised you didn't mention Wizard skating

I actually wanted to become an aggresive skater, but omg here in my country they are not cheap/afforadable. Soo i decided to pick up urban skating and my god it is wayy more fun and less dangerous imo 😂😂

Had call me a narcissist didn't ya Tom?

Best b-roll in the game. 🤣😂🤣

I’d love a pair of aeon 80’s. I’m a size uk12 though & they only go up to uk11 & apparently they fit a full size small 😢 so uk10! Why do skate companies do this? Just make the skates in the size they’re advertised as!

surfingfor skiiers

back in my day we called this Aggressive Inline.

Who the fuck would have Mr Blobby as an accountant? Noel fucking Edmonds that's who. No wonder everyone lost money apart from Simon Cowell

4:42 Didn't it work out for that guy like REALLY well though? Pretty sure he ended up with one or more sponsorships because of that viral video!

please say aluminum again. i love it lol

If you don't have a skate park near you like me Urban or City rollerblading is for you. A hard 👢 is recommended. Take your Like a a new subscription from me.

just get yourself like... 2 or 3 setups :D

What’s with the dis to Nicola Torelli, he currently my favourite skater, after JK that is 🧐

Oh yeah! City skating is my addiction. You should've mention Bill Stoppard as the one who made this narcissistic selfiestick city skating extremely popular on youtube. Nice video!

*Freeskating

What about assault skating invented by Bill Stoppard?

wizasrd skating?

wizard skating

Next: wtf is Freestyle Slalom. Bet you won't do it

Urban skating = Robbie Pitts

The new THEM skates look like meat 🥩 🤮🤮

Soooo...essentially this is just fucking street skating..like in skateboarding..

You just invented a load of fake differences in your head and spewed them into a video.

I just got some skates. Where can I find a brake that will fit these skates I bought which are Powerslide Next Core Black 80? Also can I skate indoor with outdoor wheels?

Tom my friend tanks agin for making me laugh 😆 especially whit mirror 🪞 frames hahah that was on point u got my vote on everything tank u agin for the awesome 👏 video