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Starting to rollerblade, need a lil advice

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BkCountrySkrMO2
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so yea im gonna take up blading, it looks like a sick way to bring skiing tricks to concrete
whats a cheap but good starter pair of blades to buy? how much?
is it hard to get decently good at blading?
thanks
Jun 27 2008 3:06PM
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jason...
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i got some razor g 7's for around 175, they're my first pair and iv been told a good starter pair or blades
Jun 27 2008 3:10PM
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dandougherty
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USD realms are 130$ and they're solid, and yeah skatings kinda hard but its just fun to play around with
Jun 27 2008 3:48PM
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Phill.
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neva bladed... tho during springbreak there was kid goin thro the parking lot of the resort on a pair and ran in to a truck it was pretty pimp...
Jun 27 2008 3:52PM
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rustyspurz
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definetly fun to play around.....way more tech than skiing....

in way diff ways
Jun 27 2008 3:53PM
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Santa-Cruz
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just keep ur balance and i dont like the g7s try the os2 s by remzs and if ur good at skiing blading comes easy
Jun 27 2008 3:54PM
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Malcolm
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i started last season. once i learnt how to actually rollerblade i wasnt that bad
Jun 27 2008 3:57PM
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Aaaron.
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spend at least 150.
Razor or USD.
just practice practice practice
never stare down a feature or think about a trick too lon.
just go for it and break your face if you need to.
oh
and ALWAYS go big.

Jun 27 2008 4:01PM
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BkCountrySkrMO2
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very important question, i ski pretty much all year round, so will blading  rails screw up my skiing rails?
Jun 27 2008 4:01PM
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Aaaron.
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no.
completely different concept.
if anything it will improv your rail skiing.
cause grind on blades is alot scarier then on skis.
Jun 27 2008 4:10PM
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slaydave
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thats not necessarily true... you might be able to do a bunch of ski tricks on a small practice rail going extremely slow... but thats about it.... getting good at blading takes a while...
Jun 27 2008 4:17PM
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slaydave
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oh yeah and razors are the most affordable quality skate... good for beginner to pro...

Jun 27 2008 4:21PM
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Aaaron.
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but it is reaaaall easy to go big.
you could easily 180 or 3 an 8stair set your first time out.
Jun 27 2008 4:22PM
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slaydave
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haha you've obviously never rollerbladed... and an 8 stair isnt "going big"
Jun 27 2008 4:24PM
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B-VUR
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Rollerblading is the easiest fucking thing ever
Jun 27 2008 4:26PM
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slaydave
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that was dumb...

Jun 27 2008 4:27PM
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b-kul
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yeah learning rails on rollerblades improved my my skiing on rails so much.
Jun 27 2008 4:28PM
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Aaaron.
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8 stair equals 9 feet.
i would like to see a skate boarder do a shove it (or someother easy trick)  off a 9 foot feature.
if you can hit an 8 stair your first day out.
then what kind of shit can you do in a months time of practicing?
takes most of my skateboarding friends a month to learn how to ollie
it is just naturally easier to do impact tricks on blades then on a skate board.

Jun 27 2008 4:29PM
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wellpreparedrare
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concrete hurts
Jun 27 2008 4:33PM
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slaydave
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sure anyone can huck themselves off shit... and have no style and eat shit...

i really doubt someone who has never bladed before is going to 180 an 8 stair with a clean grab or shifty or something their first day out... and roll away smooth...

quit kidding yourself...
Jun 27 2008 4:33PM
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Aaaron.
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so first you say that 8 stairs is easy.
then you say that they are going to end up screwing it over.
don't mean to hijack the thread...
just pick up some blades and go big.

Jun 27 2008 4:38PM
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slaydave
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i said 8 stairs wasnt going big... people 540 over double sets with like 25 stairs... of roofs, etc...

ive been rolling for a long time and take offense when people think that everyone and their mom can put on a pair of blades and 180 an 8 set...

this is an ignorant assumption...
Jun 27 2008 4:42PM
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wordzofwizdum
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valos
Jun 27 2008 4:52PM
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Aaaron.
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/\ fact

Jun 27 2008 5:09PM
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skrilla_MAC
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gen 7s there the nicest.
Jun 27 2008 6:06PM
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bananas
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i might also start

Apr 18 2009 11:55PM
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