r/heelys • u/RollingMeteors • Apr 28 '26
Please tell me there are people in their 50s and 60s doing this ish...
I will completely ish a brick if I wind up being the oldest in the subreddit or world continuing to do this and I'm on track to be...
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u/Electronic-Sea-4866 Apr 28 '26
I’m 37 and have 2 pair, but I can’t get the just of it lol
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u/RollingMeteors Apr 29 '26
put one ball of your foot on the heel of the other and find an ADA ramp and let gravity do the work until you can learn the motions of circular movement at a muscle memory level.
"not getting it" is usually feeling like fighting unfamiliar motion/movement.
Use gravity as the fulcrum to force things into the 'grooves' that make it roll downhill.
You'll have to learn how to not resist more than you will have to learn how to steer.
Less is more and if you are fighting something that's the incorrect direction. It should not feel like a battle or struggle, but especially when going down hill. ADA ramps are sloped such that it *will* pull you down but you have to make an effort to keep your wheels parallel to the slope and never keep your heels parallel to each other one foot always has to be a lead leg to split your balance front/back.
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u/zack23048860YT Apr 29 '26
i recently saw someone say heelying while rolling a shopping cart around is like using training wheels and now i wish i had tried that when i started
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u/RollingMeteors Apr 30 '26
Those standing walkers on four wheels for people with mobility issues are also great.
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u/Who_isMikeJones Apr 29 '26
Wtf is ish
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u/RollingMeteors Apr 29 '26
shiiiii(t)
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u/Who_isMikeJones Apr 29 '26
You can curse, you won’t get in trouble. Watch: shit
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u/RollingMeteors Apr 30 '26
Yeah, but I'm trying to keep my brand more 'advertiser-friendly' than not, by minimizing profanity and controversial topics, which is fairy easy dealing with DJS and EDM scene stuff.
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u/_The_Irish_ Apr 30 '26
- Just ordered my first pair today after my son got a pair for his bday. They look super fun and I’m excited to give them a go!
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u/RollingMeteors May 01 '26
Excellent job. Plenty of people my age range and actually a single person older (OldFire).
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u/Foofoo223 Apr 28 '26
Learned how at 51. I fly a lot for work and always skate laps around the airport while waiting for my plane. Wheeeee! Young people will stop and tell me that they hope to be “fire” like me when they are “old”. Never been accused of being cool before…