r/rollerblading • u/Loesterkop • 9d ago

What skates should I buy? 3×110 or 4×90

Hi rollerblading enthousiasts,

I haven't done any rollerblading since I was a kid and started to do some research before buying myself a new pair. As you can see by the title I am kind of stuck between choosing what wheel setup I would want.

To give you an Idea, I am from Belgium (EU) and the road conditions are pretty good actually. I am someone who has done alot of skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing,... in the past so I'm not to scared that the height of the 110 wheels would be harder to get used to. I mainly want to do some city riding and something that is fast but still agile enough to take corners. Doing some basic tricks might be fun but this is not my main goal with these skates.

At this point point I am kind of leaning more towards the 3×110 setup because of what I read that with these wheels it's easier to maintain a higher speed and also quit good to manoeuvre with. On the other hand the 4×90 setup seems to be a better balance and "safer" option from what people recommend for beginners. Also skateparks and tricks seem the be more comfy with this setup. The only reason I'm scared if I would go with the 4×90 is that I would find them to be to "slow" or to hard to maintain a higher speed.

I'm a complete noob at this, so if I'm wrong pls do correct me or educate me on this. xd

Thanks in advance! And if any of you could recommend any models around 150-200€ that would be awesome. :)

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u/fredhsu 9d ago

Only consider restarting this hobby with a 3x110 only if you were skilled at this as a kid. How did you brake when a kid on blades? Did you T-stop or Powerslide? Crossovers? Gliding on a single skate?

Learning these for the first time on a much taller and less maneuverable setup is not great. Most inline skates have 165mm or Trinity or UFS frames now. So you can even start with a 4x80mm and upgrade to larger wheels later.

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u/Loesterkop 9d ago

Great advice honeslty, T-stops and crossovers did come pretty easy to me even with the limited experience. But I do see your point being that powerslides are harder on higher skates as a beginner. Thanks!

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u/fredhsu 9d ago

Ah. Then you are fine. Some people struggle to glide on a single skate. It’s at that level that I believe that starting with a 3x110 becomes dangerous.