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Whether you’re thinking about joining roller derby or you’ve just signed on to play, there’s so much gear to get your head around! It’s like another world and a whole new language. And just like any sport there’s gear for beginner, intermediate and advanced skaters. Here’s the most popular must-have upgrades for beginner derby players as voted by us. 1. SISU Mouthguard To play derby you’re going to need a lot of protective gear – including a mouth guard (sometimes referred to as a gum shield). Mouth guards can be very uncomfortable for newbies who aren’t used to wearing a mouth guard…
4WheelFitness is a Worldwide Roller Community and Events Forum. The goal of the 4WheelFitness Roller Community is to connect skaters all over the world. Help me create, curate, and share the wealth of skating communities, events, locations, styles, and knowledge with the world! I am asking skaters all over the world to contribute, create, and ENJOY this database full of skating resources, events calendars, chat rooms, and so much more! What I need now are contributions from all of my skaters out there! Help me make this a comprehensive resource and community for all things skating.Where do you love to skate?It…
Pt 2 in a series of posts by our instructor (and airline pilot), Sabine 23rd March, 2023 London Heathrow – Houston, Texas Flight time 9h 47min Time difference 6h After weeks of rain, wind and freezing temperatures in the UK, it is so nice to spend a few days in warmer climes. On arrival it’s 27 degrees but a super blustery day threatening thunderstorms. We settle for the 27 degrees! After a fun evening out with the crew, the plan for day 2 is rollerskating. The ‘Dairy Ashford Rink’ down town are excited to meet me, and one of their…
If you’ve been following our socials, blog posts or purchased skates from us in store, chances are we have discussed skate bearings with you before. Bearings? Don’t Know Her Bearings are the donut shaped ones that fit inside your roller skate or inline skate wheels and allows the wheel to spin on the axle. If you need a refresher on what they look like click here and then come back.All wheels require bearings in order to work.Each wheel needs 2 bearings – one back and front. Put simply, bearings help you roll good. If your bearings are old, dirty, gross…
We will be attending the annual RSA Convention the first few days of May. This is always a good chance for vendors to show off new products that are coming out and we’ll be sure to take plenty of notes. We hope to be sending out info from the show with pics and details of what’s announced, so if you aren’t there in person pay attention to our emails, facebook, instagram, etc as we share what we learn. We received another batch of wheels from Piper and now have almost all of their quad wheels. Here is a list of what’s…
Amazing how busy our calendar becomes during the summer. We all look forward to school reopening in August and the return of a routine schedule. Happy 247th Birthday America We wish all our skate families a happy and safe July 4th. We are thankful to live in America, the land of the free and home of the brave. May we be guardians of the freedoms we enjoy because of those who lived before us. Closed for Vacation We will be closed for vacation, July 1-7. We’ll reopen on Saturday evening, July 8 at 7 pm. Enjoy your July 4th holiday.…
We just got a fresh shipment of NSC helmets in 3 colors and all sizes….these have been flying off the shelves but we restocked so get yours now!! Only $125!!! Free Shipping within the Continental US! NSC Aerofit Speed Skating Helmet | EasternSkatingSupply Source link
When you’re out and about and spot someone zooming by on an electric scooter, you might be curious as to how fast they’re going. You might even want to know if you can clock at a similar speed on your own e-scooter. Here we’ll take talk about How Fast Does An Electric Scooter Go and give you a few tips on how to get the most for your ride. Let’s find out! How fast does an electric scooter go? An electric scooter typically has a maximum speed of around 15 miles per hour. However, some models may be able to…
What was the most difficult or scariest trick you did in the video?The descents that only Barcelona can have, were the spots that scared me the most. In Mexico we have downhills but not skateable structures in the middle of the city like the ones in BCN. It was a lot of fun overcoming my fear and it shows in the smile I have after skating them down.By the end you slammed pretty hard on your knees which resulted in a deep cut. You had to get stitches. Did you have enough footage at this point?Yeah! MACBA was the last…
by Mel BlackwoodRoller Girl Gang’s vision is to empower people to roller skate into their most joyful life. Everyone has a story to tell. We want to learn more about why roller skates are so special to so many people – no matter your age, gender, race, culture or ability. We hope this series inspires you to try roller skating, because roller skating brings us so much joy! Stories are powerful and even more so when you hear someone’s story told directly by them. This project has been very humbling. The very personal things that folks have chosen to share…