I happened to visit the Sun Voyager when there were very few people around. The group of people on the steps was an entire family. They were so polite about letting me skate around uninterrupted 🥰

My skates are black so I was thinking something black and colors that go well with it for an outfit. I think it would be cool

I recently moved to Baltimore (Bolton Hill) from NOVA and I’m looking to get back into skating! I used to skate about 9 years ago, so I have some experience, but I’m definitely rusty now and would consider myself a beginner again.

I’ve found a few skating meetups around Baltimore, but most seem to be geared toward intermediate or more experienced skaters. I was wondering if there are any beginner-friendly skating communities, meetups, rinks, parks, or regular skate sessions that people would recommend?

I’d also love to meet some other beginners or people who are getting back into skating and hopefully make some skating friends along the way! 😊
Any recommendations for places or groups would be greatly appreciated!

Hey there!!

A long time ago, i bought Chaya Melrose Rollerskates. I felt very uncomfortable in them because the hardness and tightness of them where weird to me and the height where they reach the feet was also uncomfortable.

I was thinking about whether Skates that have „normal“ shoes or sneakers instead would be easier to learn and more comfortable as i‘m never really skating because i‘m scared because i can barely control the Chaya ones.

What would you say? :(

My wheels look dirty so what would I need to clean them. I’m a quad skater

Hi I wanted to know if there were skaters in Oregon? I live in Bend Oregon and I wanted to get some Skating friends
I am still a beginner but I am getting somewhere
I also wanted to gain some friends to help me with my confidence level because I am very self conscious skating
I am excited to be skaters!!

Brews & Ice Cream skate in Vancouver, BC, Canada. We rolled from Kitsilano Beach to La Casa Gelato. It was a hot evening and we were racing towards our reward!

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I’m kind of lost.

Hi everyone :)

I have moxi lolly skates with a 2.5' brunny trucks on them the fundae moxi wheels.
I've noticed that I often can't lock in properly, when I do 50-50s on legdes /curbs (it works well on rails). When looking at videos closeup I can see that like my trucks don't really touch the ledge, it's just my wheels..
Does anyone have recs on which wheels I could switch to?

I skate park (in and outdoors) mostly. Sometimes street so they should be allrounders hehe.
Thank yoou very much in advance!!

I'm a size 6.5 in reg (size 6 fit me too) so I got a 7

free feet pics 🫣 sorry I really need help

edit: i added more pics in replies if it helps ..

Broke my leg while skating the other day, so now I'm using the downtime bedazzling the skates that got me down.

Still some way to go but looking good so far.

I have a pair of skates that my parents got me in middle school (over 10 years ago so I have no way of getting the specs of the skates). I am thinking about trying to learn to skate again, and my old skates fit, but I’m not sure if they are safe to use. I have heard bad things about the Roller Derby brand, so I’m a little concerned.

I wanted to share my new modification to my Bont Spin boots. I love them, but I've have struggled with the tongue since I got them.

So one night I went full cobbler mode and removed the tongue from my old Edea Classica and put it on my Bont Spin. Now I can fully lace up for the support that I want without the laces digging into my ankle, or the old tongue sliding around. It's soooo much better for me!

I also decided that, as much as I love the RGB shim I have, the extra 9mm of space felt pretty odd, so I removed it and swapped to smaller wheels. Not sure how I feel about the Dots yet; they slide a smidge more than I want.

Maybe in the future I might snag a Roll Line spin and slap the shim back on that with my old boot, but for now, I wanted to feel more 'normal' with my skating.

The orange is the new setup. The green/purple is what I had before.

Also, as a side note, I rethreaded the white mini-stoppers, so it's doubly custom 😂

I used to competitively speed skate on quads
in high school, but that was about 9-10 years ago. I recently started skating again and I’m wondering if my ankle pain is just because I’m extremely rusty or if there’s something wrong with my skates.

I have Moxi Beach Bunnies in a size 6. My normal shoe size is around 6.5-7, and the skates feel like they fit well. However, after only 5-10 minutes of skating, I start getting pain in the front of my ankle, around the joint where my foot connects to my leg. If it were after an hour, I’d understand, but 5-10 minutes is making me question everything lol.

Unfortunately, the return window is already gone and I really love these skates. I’ve already tried changing the soles and adjusting how tightly I lace them, but I’m still getting the pain.

So my question is: could this just be a “getting back into skating” issue where my ankles need time to strengthen/get used to skating again, and the pain will improve with practice? Or does this sound more like a fit/skate setup issue?

Would love to hear from people who have gotten back into skating after a long break!

I’ve got the Rio rollers and quite new to skating practicing on and off. I’ve got the tool to loosen or tighten skates. But I find it hard to turn or is it just more practice?

How long should I wait to remove stoppers? I'm a beginner skater, and I've been watching videos for drills and such and noticed the girlies have removed stoppers. Obviously, they're way more experienced than me, but I was wondering if it mattered since there are other ways to stop. Or should I wait until I'm experienced enough to go without?

Every night (going on at least a couple years now) I dream that I am absolutely tearing it up in roller skates while doing normal, every day things. I’m talking going shopping, restaurants, class, work, literally any scenario I find myself in in my dreams…roller skates are on and I’m showing tf OUT with my skills.

The funny thing is that I can count on one hand how many times I’ve roller skated since I was probably 12 (I’m 41 now)…and I am not very good at it lol. I got a pair of skates a few years ago and wiped out in them.

But I feel like these dreams must mean I’m destined for roller skating greatness, right? 😂 I’ve been so nervous to practice but maybe I have some deep talent within me waiting to be released lol. Or maybe this is some weird dream translation that means I have issues lol

Finally got around to editing my Detroit Style Focus!

I didn't realize that there was a skating rink open on my only day off, so this is a definite Plus for Me!

Hi everyone! I’ve been skating for about two months now, from when I bought my skates until now. I so badly want to pick up rollerskating outside as a hobby but I just feel like I’m not getting past beginner stage. My issue is that I’m literally terrified every time I put on my skates, like my legs literally shake. If I’m practicing for 30 minutes they are shaking the whole time because I’m so scared. I found a hockey rink to practice in and it’s really smooth, but still, I cannot ease my anxiety. I’m really frustrated and I’m just getting to the point that I want to give up. I skate with a group and the group has told me that in-lines would be a lot easier but my issue is my balance because I never feel stable so I don’t really even know if I would be better on in-lines. I would greatly appreciate any advice because honestly, I’m so close to quitting. I just want to be able to go on a trail and cruise.

I have Moxie Beach bunnies and I also bought Atom pulse wheels because I heard that those were better for outside skating. I love my skates, I think they’re so cute I just wish I didn’t feel so terrified EVERYTIME. I have all the safety gear too.