Which roller blades should i get?

You should check the thread in my sig and also the cool bangin rolling edits thread to see what you can become capable of. There's only (what I would call active) 8 brands of skate boots right now. I'd counted at one point, but I think it's like 18 or 19 unique models, meaning not just the same skates with different colors. have a look on aggressivemall.com and see what looks interesting, post back with what you like.

by the way i just noticed your name, do you go to maryland? the school that is.

Haha no my dad did and my sister is a sophmore there now. I've been a die hard fan for as long as i can remember though along with the rest of my family Haha.

k2 and razors are good id chose what ever feels best mine only have 2 wheels and almost all flat inbetween, its more versatle like you can hit more features but the little curved part in the middle is easier

I haven't skated in 2 years or so but i was always a fan of rollerblade for boots and ground control makes some of the best frames in the game.

my shoe size is a 13. and honestly i have no clue which size would fit. ive never owned a pair of inline skates.

there's a pretty good sizing chart on AMALL.

This. Justin at amall is the shit and has done a lot for the rollerblade community. but i suggest sizing down to get the feel similar to a snug ski boot. A tightly well fitting rollerblade will react much better than a loose boat on your foot.

Im gonna tell you what I tell every other new rollerblader and that is get a Genesis skate. Razor makes great products and there is a reason the gen boot mold hasnt changed very much in the past 10 years. It is a really good skate to learn on but also skates well as an intermediate to expert skater.

Also, no matter how tempting, dont get a "freestyle" frame. any frame that only has two wheels is a freestyle frame. It allows more grind space, but they are really hard to learn on and I find that they make kids sloppy and have shitty style if they learn on them. Get a anti rocker setup. This is a frame that has four wheels but the inside ones are little plastic ones. its like a combination of a flat setup (all 4 wheels on each skate) and a freestyle setup (no middle wheels).

might be true. i skate freestyles and have since xsjado first came out. but my style is fine. thats probably cause i've ben skating for more than 10 years though.

hahahaha this is so true. you can tell who is a skier at rye cause they skate in huge tall T's and sweatpants like they are bladers from the 90s. and they do 270 frontsides and pretzels hahaha.

bend your knees not your hips and skate fast, you will be pro in no time.