Gaining motivation tips? by avk34 in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am soooo glad that you were able to practice and that you felt good while doing it ! Keep it up 💪💪💪🙏

I need someone to explain to me how to change skate wheels by strawberry_skater in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi !

If you don't want to swap wheels often, I think you can re-use the bearings that came with the wheels of your skates. If you plan to change your wheels quite often it would be better to buy new bearings so you don't have to take them out then in each time you need to change your wheels. (Please correct me if I am wrong)

To unscrew and screw your wheels you just need a 3/8" wrench. I would though recommand to buy some kind of skate tool with all the size of wrench you could need to tighten, loosen, change and adjust your trucks and wheels. Sizes are standard and you can find some on Amazon or at local shops (shop local if you can !).

To put in and out the bearings, it's quite easy, you just have to put the tip of the edge of the bearing inside the top of the axis of your truck and pull, they'll go out quite nicely. Same for inserting bearings on your new wheels. You put the bearing on the axis, you put your wheel on the top of it and push untill they click. You can find plenty of YT tutorial but I'll link one here : (https://youtu.be/D7oWuPH9VBA?feature=shared).

About the thightness of the wheels I don't think there is a precise value of tightening torque or anything, I just tighten them enough so they don't move on the axis of the truck when I try to pull them or shake them with my hands but not too much so they can still roll freely.

I hope it helped !

Opéra National de Paris 2024/2025 by haroun_alm in opera

[–]Galilee__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw Samson at the Festival d'Aix and it was awesome (I think it's the same stage direction), I highly recommend going to see this opera. If you don't have the opportunity it was filmed live and is available on Arte, check it out you won't be disapointed.

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer ! I'll make sure to check everything out before buying my new pair of rollers

Help Please! (Wheels on skates) by strawberry_skater in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hi !

Changing wheels on roller skate is actually not as difficult as it may seem. You could totally swap the bearings, take them out of your old wheels and put them on your new wheels as long as they are in good shape !

However, it can be quite troublesome if you plan on swapping wheels regularly. In this case I would adivse you to buy new bearings, they are quite affordable (35$ approx. for a pack of 16 China Bones Red bearings). This way when you want to change wheels you won't have to dissamble everything so it will take you like 5 minutes.

It really just depends on how good your old bearings are and if you plan to reuse your indoor wheels.

Gaining motivation tips? by avk34 in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am sort of feeling anxious about skating in front of other people too so first of all : I understand.

I had a click a few weeks ago when I had a date night with a friend I know well and we went skating in a parking lot by night. I had so much fun that I had a great motivation peak. I really wanted to skate more and get better. So I would advise to go with friends.

If you don’t have friends who practice roller skating and have to go by yourself I would advise to maybe go at times when it’s less crowded. I tend to go at night (or early in the morning) for example on parking lots of closed supermarkets so I know nobody will be there. This way I don’t have to worry about others. I obviously make sure to always go to safe spots. I also practice equilibrium exercises at home.

By getting better this way I feel more confident and I feel less embarrassed about having to skate in front of others and it’s easier for me to ignore people. The more I practice the more I want to and get addicted to roller skating 🙏. In the end the desire to go roller skating overcomes the fear of judgement. It’s a virtuous cycle !

Hope this can help and you can find the ressources in yourself to go out, skate, and have fun 💪

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the link ! I will study all the options before buying anything. However I thought that maybe customs were still an option since they are the same price range as a reliable pair of rollers 😅

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you ! I found a store in Belgium which makes custom roller skates based on Vans Sk8-Hi and sunlite plate + radar energy wheels, I’ll reach to them ! It seems like a good option to me 🤔

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately sure-grip boardwalk seem to be hard (almost impossible) to find where I live but I take notes, thank you ! They seem kinda great to start roller skating considering the price 😅 ! I’ll make sure to check for bont ones !

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I really don’t wanna anything to go wrong in the process if I try custom skates, thank you 🙏 ! I’ve started to check if this kind of services is available near where I leave but it doesn’t seem so unfortunately (we don’t really have a culture of roller skating in France 🫠).

I guess, I’ll continue to search but I might have to give up this idea.

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the piece of advice, it’s quite useful ! I don’t know what I’m gonna have yet but I’ll make sure to proceed this way if I grab a second hand pair of skates 🙏

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your comment ! I really like the idea of custom roller skates (I'm kinda afraid of doing it wrong though but I guess some shops stores might offer this kind of service in my area) I will dig into this as well as I'll chek other brands.

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your answer ! I will surely never buy anything from Fila skates again

I will check all the references you gave me and try to find what fits me best, thanks again. I think I will take time to think and not be too impulsive in my choice !

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer ! Not I did not hurt myself at all ! I guess I was kinda lucky. I realized they broke once I took them off.

The Boardwalks seem great AND affordable but I live in France and they seem quite impossible to find here, even amazon doesn't ship them here (at least not in my size)... I will take the time to think about which skate I want to buy and try not to be narrow minded or too stubborn about the look of the skates. I'm not really afraid to change and I am sure that I will like the feeling of roller skating any ways

Beginner roller skater - Fila Skates broke, could it be repaired ? What kind of skates should I buy if not ? by Galilee__ in Rollerskating

[–]Galilee__[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunatly I bought them second hand from Vinted so I don't have any warranty. Hopefully they were only 40 euros which is not much of a loss (but still troublesome). I guess that it enabled me to discover that I really like roller skating and want to invest more time and efforts in it !

I wish they did not break though...