Rollerskates

Baard · June 2nd, 2003, 05:07 AM

Hmmm my new hobby.....I put them on everytime I go out....almost. Havent done anything training like in 10+yrs.....Stopped smoking a half year ago. Now I need to do some physical activity. It´s great fun. I used to ski, and winsurf a lot so It´s not hard at all. Now i´ve got gas for new skates, since I just borrowed a cheapo pair.
The great thing about it is that I can push my daughters tricycle with a rod, and or the new baby´s at the same time as having fun on the skates......

Baard

TwinReverb · June 2nd, 2003, 05:24 AM

Skate-GAS is a lot cheaper than Guitar-GAS!

Michael R · June 2nd, 2003, 07:39 AM

Are you using roller skates or inline skates (roller blades), if the former consider inline skates when you buy new ones. As a former smoker... way to go and good luck staying smokeless !

feojack · June 2nd, 2003, 08:51 PM

Hmmmmm, no thank you. I'm mighty fond of my arms & legs. Lived in Colorado for 6 years & didn't ski for the same reason :) But have fun anyway :D

Baard · June 3rd, 2003, 08:40 AM

of the el cheapo sort....real wallmart stuff. I´ll be wishing for some real ones in october for my 40 th bithday....ZOOOOOOOOOOOOM....

Baard

Baard · June 3rd, 2003, 08:43 AM

Fun as it may be, I think is hard to combine with transportation of kids....no rollerblades seems like the sensible family-man thing to go for.....

B

Silverface · June 3rd, 2003, 10:01 AM

I'll take a surfboard over skates.

When you fall, it's into water. Water soft, ground hard.

Plus at 6'4, for me it's a l-o-n-g way down to that concrete.

telemike · June 3rd, 2003, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Silverface

Plus at 6'4, for me it's a l-o-n-g way down to that concrete.

Ha! I was just going to say that as I was bringing up your reply! At 6'2", 280, I try to stay off of anything that rolls.... Hitting the ground ain't as easy as it used to be. I quit sliding into base during softball many year ago...

Baard · June 3rd, 2003, 01:07 PM

Silverface, I cant surf to the grocery store for nappies, can I ???? so that leaves that out pretty much.....I´ll have my homegrown fun down the paved hills around here. I feel slightly jackass, but only without the falling parts.....Im 182 cm, but my weight is the same(+ 20 pounds) since I was 16....I grew up on skiing, and have fallen too many times on icy downhill slopes and by ski jumping to be scared of falling. I always look for a patch of grass tho if things are mooving very fast....Not using any

kind of safety equipment.....I might get that when I get a pair of fast wheels.

Baard

Michael R · June 4th, 2003, 08:18 AM

If you want some excitement try a 'street luge ', very exhilarating hitting speeds 30-50 mph, not so exhilarating wiping out and breaking your arm in 2 places and a rib… this summer I think I’m sticking mainly to sailing and water skiing... maybe 8)

Silverface · June 4th, 2003, 08:49 AM

The street luge reminds me of the old Flexible Flyers we used to have...sort of a sled with wheels. We used to do all kinds of incredibly stupid, potentially-terminal things with those.

Hehehe - wonder if they still make 'em?

gtrman911 · June 14th, 2003, 10:56 AM

Yo, that would be a cool gimmick to have the entire band on skates!

4mal · June 17th, 2003, 11:30 AM

Hey Baard! Do the wrist & knee guard thing pretty quickly - a bicycle helmet wouldn't be a bad idea either. OK, not the coolest looking but if you fall, at least you're still able to play ... not to mention think, walk, eat, etc ... When you get to the new skate stage, look for something with Active Braking, sort of a lever arrangement on the back cuff of one of the skates. You stop by 'scissoring' your legs. Very easy and none of the instability associated with the toe drag / heel lift / hockey stop techniques. My .02

I used to love to 'blade when I lived in the flatlands, now that I'm in the mountains the opportunities are few and far between. Pretty much I have to go find a parking lot in one of the nearby towns otherwise it's a death ride! Aw well, the skiing is certainly better!

June 2nd, 2003, 05:07 AM	#1 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	Rollerskates Hmmm my new hobby.....I put them on everytime I go out....almost. Havent done anything training like in 10+yrs.....Stopped smoking a half year ago. Now I need to do some physical activity. It´s great fun. I used to ski, and winsurf a lot so It´s not hard at all. Now i´ve got gas for new skates, since I just borrowed a cheapo pair. The great thing about it is that I can push my daughters tricycle with a rod, and or the new baby´s at the same time as having fun on the skates...... Baard

June 2nd, 2003, 05:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
TwinReverb Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 476	GAS is everywhere Skate-GAS is a lot cheaper than Guitar-GAS!

June 2nd, 2003, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
feojack Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Houston,TX Posts: 240	Roller skates? Hmmmmm, no thank you. I'm mighty fond of my arms & legs. Lived in Colorado for 6 years & didn't ski for the same reason :) But have fun anyway :D

June 3rd, 2003, 08:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	Inliners of the el cheapo sort....real wallmart stuff. I´ll be wishing for some real ones in october for my 40 th bithday....ZOOOOOOOOOOOOM.... Baard

June 3rd, 2003, 08:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	I was thinking of trying skateboard as well..... Fun as it may be, I think is hard to combine with transportation of kids....no rollerblades seems like the sensible family-man thing to go for..... B

June 2nd, 2003, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
Michael R Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 579	Are you using roller skates or inline skates (roller blades), if the former consider inline skates when you buy new ones. As a former smoker... way to go and good luck staying smokeless !

June 3rd, 2003, 10:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Silverface Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hermosa Beach CA Age: 56 Posts: 1,835	Yikes... I'll take a surfboard over skates. When you fall, it's into water. Water soft, ground hard. Plus at 6'4, for me it's a l-o-n-g way down to that concrete. __________________ “No Chops – Great Tone” ©

June 3rd, 2003, 01:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
Baard Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 668	well.... Silverface, I cant surf to the grocery store for nappies, can I ???? so that leaves that out pretty much.....I´ll have my homegrown fun down the paved hills around here. I feel slightly jackass, but only without the falling parts.....Im 182 cm, but my weight is the same(+ 20 pounds) since I was 16....I grew up on skiing, and have fallen too many times on icy downhill slopes and by ski jumping to be scared of falling. I always look for a patch of grass tho if things are mooving very fast....Not using any kind of safety equipment.....I might get that when I get a pair of fast wheels. Baard

June 4th, 2003, 08:18 AM	#10 (permalink)
Michael R Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mystic CT Posts: 579	If you want some excitement try a 'street luge ', very exhilarating hitting speeds 30-50 mph, not so exhilarating wiping out and breaking your arm in 2 places and a rib… this summer I think I’m sticking mainly to sailing and water skiing... maybe 8)

June 4th, 2003, 08:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
Silverface Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hermosa Beach CA Age: 56 Posts: 1,835	luge The street luge reminds me of the old Flexible Flyers we used to have...sort of a sled with wheels. We used to do all kinds of incredibly stupid, potentially-terminal things with those. Hehehe - wonder if they still make 'em? __________________ “No Chops – Great Tone” ©

June 14th, 2003, 10:56 AM	#12 (permalink)
gtrman911 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Camelot Posts: 1,095 7 Photos	Yo, that would be a cool gimmick to have the entire band on skates! __________________ My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

June 17th, 2003, 11:30 AM	#13 (permalink)
4mal Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Gorge Posts: 1,933	Hey Baard! Do the wrist & knee guard thing pretty quickly - a bicycle helmet wouldn't be a bad idea either. OK, not the coolest looking but if you fall, at least you're still able to play ... not to mention think, walk, eat, etc ... When you get to the new skate stage, look for something with Active Braking, sort of a lever arrangement on the back cuff of one of the skates. You stop by 'scissoring' your legs. Very easy and none of the instability associated with the toe drag / heel lift / hockey stop techniques. My .02 I used to love to 'blade when I lived in the flatlands, now that I'm in the mountains the opportunities are few and far between. Pretty much I have to go find a parking lot in one of the nearby towns otherwise it's a death ride! Aw well, the skiing is certainly better!