What the Heck Happened to Rollerblading? (2017)

Post by djmips » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 5:43 AM UTC

elcapitan wrote: post #18

Finnucane wrote: post #2

It sucked to be cycling on a shared path with rollerbladers. They’d take up the whole lane. I’m glad they’re gone.

I see this a lot on some leisure area in Berlin here (the old airport Tempelhof). The problem is that there usually is a big difference in skill level betwen cyclists and rollerbladers. Cyclists are normally quite experienced in what they do, and can control their space usage pretty well. Rollerbladers only do it once a week at best, and stumble around like drunk teenagers, going very wide and slow. A skilled rollerb…

Post by watwut » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 10:41 AM UTC

Svperstar wrote: post #12

About 10 years ago I read a bunch of former roller bladers and skateboarders talking about the death of rollerblading in the 1990s. It is much easier to do tricks on rollerblades, also it was viewed as a "gay" activity in a much more homophobic time in society. There was a picture of a rollerblader in a skating mag and they photoshopped pink makeup on his face and made his rollerblades purple. Skaters started calling…

Post by ludston » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 11:13 AM UTC

therockspush wrote: post #15

xsmasher wrote: post #10

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The same critique applies to skateboarding, and that seems as popular as ever.

I bladed and still skateboard. What made blading lame is having to carry around a pair of shoes if you want to go anywhere. Otherwise you're like the guy clicking around the coffee shop in your clip in bike shoes and tights.

Post by ludston » Sat, Sep 04, 2021, 3:39 PM UTC

mingus88 wrote: post #26

ludston wrote: post #25

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Been that guy. What's the problem? I mean I can see the problem with walking into a shop wearing rollerblades, but what is wrong with bike shoes?

It's incredibly uncomfortable. I don't want my cleats to score up someone's floor so I end up walking on the side-edge of my feet. And every step makes inordinate amounts of clicking so that I feel like I'm a hot girl in heels walking on tile, drawing attention to myself. And let me tell you, drawing attention to myself while I'm sweaty and wearing bike clothing is the definition of uncomfortable.

Post by knicholes » Sun, Sep 05, 2021, 1:05 PM UTC

ludston wrote: post #27

mingus88 wrote: post #26

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It's incredibly uncomfortable. I don't want my cleats to score up someone's floor so I end up walking on the side-edge of my feet. And every step makes inordinate amounts of clicking so that I feel like I'm a hot girl in heels walking on tile, drawing attention to myself. And let me tell you, drawing attention to myself while I'm sweaty and wearing bike clothing is the definition of uncomfortable.

Don't get me wrong, I'll just take them off and ruin my socks because walking with your toes pointed up is killer on the ankles. I didn't realise it was something worth being self-conscious over.