SKATES!

[xgreenxcloverx]

Inlines? Quads? Ice? Coyotes? V-Forms? Sum other wacky shit? BIL lets see what U use 2 get ur freak on!

Current grind setup:

My rendition of a Sergei Fedorov pro model 🤩 Intuition liners are total chef's kiss, best dang lace-up liners I've had so far. But the Aeon one-piece shell is really where it's at. Insanely lightweight, and suuuper low profile, about as close to the concrete as you get.

In action lol:



And my street urchins:

Carbon fiber boot mounted to essentially a solid block of aluminum makes for a helluva responsive movement experience. Heatmolded to my feet thus enabling me to wear them for 6hrs+ pain free.


I don't own quads but I do pay my respects to the OG often.

[Chili’s Defence force (CDF)]

Hell no

[MMST3K]

Aug 25, 2024 1:55:12 GMT -5 Chili’s Defence force (CDF) said:

Hell no

[xgreenxcloverx]

[MMST3K]

Aug 25, 2024 2:10:19 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

[xgreenxcloverx]

Aug 25, 2024 2:11:45 GMT -5 MMST3K said:

Aug 25, 2024 2:10:19 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

[xgreenxcloverx]

First to skitch a ride on Detroit's Q-line 🤓

[SUN HIT FACE]

You have to admire OP’s resilience. He’s been constantly ridiculed and called a “fruitbooter” on board for as long as I can remember but still posts about rollerblading unfazed. Honestly, mad respect 🫡.

[god]

Got these in 2020 although I haven't used them this summer cause I'm not that good. No regrets though. My brother is still really good
 

[ass eyes]

fruit booters amongst us?

[giorgio merauder]

jet grind radio ass thread

[jimmyspudboy]

wen't ice skating for the first time years ago and I was tearing up the ice. Being from the desert this makes little sense to me and I can only conclude that it's because of skating/blading in the past.

[chaospouch]

My wife was in roller derby for years and still fucks around on quads every now and then around town and is still v sick with it at 45 years old

There used to be a kid around here like 1-2 years ago who would skitch off busses and cars and shit on blades on busy streets and I always got p stoked on that but haven’t seen him for a bit

OP I hated on you on old board but it’s awesome you’re still rockin and not caring, I would immediately end up in the hospital if I put on any kind of skates

[xgreenxcloverx]

Aug 25, 2024 7:14:14 GMT -5 god said:

Got these in 2020 although I haven't used them this summer cause I'm not that good. No regrets though. My brother is still really good
 

I met your brother ~20 years ago when he and a couple other dudes were road tripping and came through Detroit to check out my shop! Small world! He's doing the lord's work these days with Jump Street 💪💪💪

[god]

Wow thats cool. The podcast has some great interviews.

[xgreenxcloverx]

When the ol high school bestie comes thru with her little girl 💪💪💪

[Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate]

I was a fruit booter in middle school.

[xgreenxcloverx]

Aug 26, 2024 18:53:10 GMT -5 Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate said:

I was a fruit booter in middle school.

This seems to be the case for a lot of people. What happened?

[xgreenxcloverx]

Aug 25, 2024 21:37:12 GMT -5 god said:

Wow thats cool. The podcast has some great interviews.

There was an episode where they brought up Blood For Blood. Did you put bro onto the core?

[god]

Aug 26, 2024 22:19:13 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

Aug 25, 2024 21:37:12 GMT -5 god said:

Wow thats cool. The podcast has some great interviews.

There was an episode where they brought up Blood For Blood. Did you put bro onto the core?

Really, I guess I didn't see that one. He isn't into HC but likes some punk

[Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate]

Aug 26, 2024 22:16:33 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

Aug 26, 2024 18:53:10 GMT -5 Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate said:

I was a fruit booter in middle school.

This seems to be the case for a lot of people. What happened?

I grew up

[xgreenxcloverx]

Aug 27, 2024 9:07:21 GMT -5 Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate said:

Aug 26, 2024 22:16:33 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

This seems to be the case for a lot of people. What happened?

I grew up

Come on dude, we know that's not a real reason to quit something. Did people bully you until you quit? Did all your friends move on to skateboards so you followed suit? Those are def a couple common reasons I've heard over the years.

[Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate]

Aug 27, 2024 10:37:22 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

Aug 27, 2024 9:07:21 GMT -5 Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate said:

I grew up

Come on dude, we know that's not a real reason to quit something. Did people bully you until you quit? Did all your friends move on to skateboards so you followed suit? Those are def a couple common reasons I've heard over the years.

In all seriousness, I gave it up because I started playing tournament paintball as it was the heyday of the sport. I eventually gave that up also after some injuries at events and the cost becoming prohibitive. Some of my friends kept skating and also got into paintball but they didn’t get as serious about it as I did so they never got picked up by a team.

Admittedly I was never very good at skating. Had shit balance.

Later in life I became good friend with Angelo Ferrer, who as I understand it was a pretty big deal in the inline scene. Dude was a gnarly street skater and some of his videos are nuts.


Edit: no, there was no bullying in the local scene. Most people skated and skateboarded, and the only tension was really with the bmx guys but still everyone was friendly.

[xgreenxcloverx]

Aug 27, 2024 11:01:20 GMT -5 Thin Lizzy Gulag Graduate said:

Aug 27, 2024 10:37:22 GMT -5 xgreenxcloverx said:

Come on dude, we know that's not a real reason to quit something. Did people bully you until you quit? Did all your friends move on to skateboards so you followed suit? Those are def a couple common reasons I've heard over the years.

In all seriousness, I gave it up because I started playing tournament paintball as it was the heyday of the sport. I eventually gave that up also after some injuries at events and the cost becoming prohibitive. Some of my friends kept skating and also got into paintball but they didn’t get as serious about it as I did so they never got picked up by a team.

Admittedly I was never very good at skating. Had shit balance.

Later in life I became good friend with Angelo Ferrer, who as I understand it was a pretty big deal in the inline scene. Dude was a gnarly street skater and some of his videos are nuts.


Edit: no, there was no bullying in the local scene. Most people skated and skateboarded, and the only tension was really with the bmx guys but still everyone was friendly.

Oh dude so long as you find something that helps you get through the gd day, fuckin a & ideally something that wont exacerbate body injury but what can ya do 🤓 It depends on the accuracy of my feet. I miss & fall the majority of the time if im trying grinds, mostly on my "safety" side where I can catch myself to minimize damage, but that side has been getting broke off a lot in the last 2 years. But then some days you're dialed in 😈 I've been spending more time on big wheel fast skates and holy smokes it's breathed new life into my weird obsession, perfectly explained in this:

That lateral acceleration 🤌

I had to search that name but it did ring a bell. I saw the DVD Elegance once or twice back in the day but my memory is pretty shot these days. 2005 NYC i think. They seem like a solid scene back then.

BMX dudes were big Pantera fans where I grew up! Shamed to say it took me like a decade to catch on smdh

[xgreenxcloverx]

Yung Pavel Datsyuk

[xgreenxcloverx]

Bridging gaps by way of inline skates!

A couple midnight marauders I met while on a quick rip around the city: pictured in the middle is Bing, a first gen Chinese-American with a 9-5er as an orthopedic surgeon at Henry Ford, and competitive speed skater when off the clock. Shaun on the right, a Detroit native, is amidst pursuing a career as a personal trainer and just now discovering inline skating. I took them to a tried-n-true parking garage for a bombing session where Shaun washed out on a tight turn, with minor skin abrasions to boot. Bold of him to give er a go! No video because I got way too caught up in the sesh smdh. LFGGGGG