How to Roller Skate : How to Pick Roller Skates

Roller skate shopping. Learn what to look for when skate shopping, like a harder wheel and a big stopper, in this free skating video on how to roller skate.

Expert: Rahel Cook
Bio: Rahel Cook has been roller skating for over 20 years.
Filmmaker: Jay Windland

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• skating
• skate
• roller
• rollerskates
• rink

[commanderjohnkoenig]

There is an UFO passing behind Her

[waighee]

Advice like not having fast spinning wheels is what stops a lot of people from skating. I see it all the time at the rink. Novices complaining about their legs hurting, then i check their wheels and they barely move. They are just burning their legs out fighting the resistance. I just loosen their wheels and the usually do much better out there.

[xena91802]

@commanderjohnkoenig it's a cruise ship

[PaulTheTank247]

if you have new wheels and bearings and they are not spinning try cleaning your bearings. If you dont have the knowledge or the equipment to do so bring them to your local skating rink and ask them to clean them for you or purchase the equipment to do so. Citrus cleaner works great and always use oil in your bearings not grease because oil will spin more freely. Cheers.

Paul The Tank- Head Zebra

[PaulTheTank247]

also when she is talking about how tight you should tighten your wheels on your skates it is always the same for indoor and outdoor. you should always tighten your nut till your wheel does not spin freely then back it off 1/4 turn until your wheel spins freely and does not wobble. If your wheel wobbles tighten it back 1/8th turn and check again. You want your wheel to spin this way because it gets you the best motion and will not wobble causing damage to your skates or yourself.

[PaulTheTank247]

ok well i dont get why she is talking about the millimeter size of the wheel when she is talking about the hardness of the wheel is not determined by the millimeter size but by the hardness scale which has a number followed by the letter A in most cases. a outdoor wheel is usually between 70A-80A because they are pretty soft and allow for a grippier smoother ride and a indoor wheel usually goes from 82A-102A depending on how hard you want your wheel. This video is not a good source for wheels.

[MrLegoeagle]

srsly roller skates on air forces

[crushthatmushroom]

Can you get skates walmart?

[goodmood3]

@waighee yeah im a starter and bought a starter pair via internet and the wheels are hard and they hardly spin.

I practiced and harldy moved forward,ithought it was me doing it wrong but i think i just bought the worng pair of skates or the wheels are wrong

[TMBLuuverr]

@whataawesomenut ebay ;) i got my first pair from there for 13 pounds (sorry im english) i got my pair what i have now are from skatehut.co.uk

[TheDarkMitzuki]

Do you by any chance partake in roller derby?

[ericastar95]

I have 54MM wheels...are the best for indoor or out door?