So…since April, I’ve started learning to play roller derby. 😳 This requires an entirely different set of skating skills. We train/practice for 2 hr a week. I’m learning new skating techniques, becoming really proficient and developing a community. The pictures are from our gathering at a skate park. My first time ever rolling over ramps and elevated, curvy structures…like skateboarders. It was an experience indeed. Skate parks force you to work on and master your balance, which makes you a much better skater on level surfaces.

Every once in awhile I search through fb marketplace to see if there are any decent equipment postings... boots, wheels, etc. Usually there's not much that's worthwhile. But I recently scored 2 sets of vintage skates for $50 from a former artistic skater who used to compete in them in her teens in the mid 80s. 2 sets of riedell boots that looked to be in good condition, so I figured I'd try them and if they were a good fit, I could always replace the plates. Other than the foam on the tongue of one of them disintegrating, the boots are actually still in good condition when I saw them in person, and they fit pretty well! One is a great fit, the others feels a little tight, but it's a much narrower boot than I'm used to, and the lacing may fix that issue. But the cool part is the plates on them. The one used for figures has an Atlas plate on them (which I've learned was pretty much the predecessor of roll line, and though they don't make them anymore, they seem to still be well loved by a lot of figure skaters) The other is a Chicago Gold Medal I custom plate that was used for dance. I looked them up and these skate set ups would have run around $350-400 in the mid 80s.. and they are still solid. Super stoked to work on getting these restored and trying them out!

All summer long I skated each week on Grown Folks Nite! I have continued and go every week .. haven’t fallen once (knock on wood) and I SKATE ALL 3 hours! Friends and family join me and can’t hang 🤣! https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTDbmS7op/ Oh and getting my backwards comfort zone back!!!

Broken wrist chronicles - I went to the rink when it was a learn to skate class in session. I put my skates on and promptly fell lmaooo! It wasn’t bad though I just went to a knee gently. I was a little shaky at first but I could see my skating coming back by the end of the session. I still need a few more but I’m definitely not afraid to get out there

Hello Hello! May somebody can help me 😊 I was wondering wether Size 10 (Beach Bunnys) would fit me. I meassured my feet (27 cm), according to the moxi’s size Chart Size 10 is 27,1 cm. So there is only 1 mm difference 🥲 The Skates could be to small, could’t they?