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NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/19/12 11:06 p.m.

agressive skate, agressive inline, whichever you prefer lol anyone here skate or did skate? I'm getting back into it.....I miss it bad!

a video for info about inline http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v609krws-Uc

PHeller UltraDork
11/19/12 11:15 p.m.

you mean fruitbooting?

NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/19/12 11:38 p.m.

haha yeah, that

NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/20/12 5:12 p.m.

just wondering if anyone still does it and what kind of skates you had/have

ransom GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
11/20/12 5:34 p.m.

When I was a rink rat and ice skating a lot, I borrowed a friend's dad's rollerblades so I could go skate with some friends a couple of times. I mostly remember riding down a flight of stairs and being amazed that it actually worked smoothly, but I scuffed the skates in the process and friend's dad revoked the loan of the skates. Fair enough, though it's hard to imagine trying to keep them immaculate...

I never did any of the bat-E36 M3-crazy stuff like grinding handrails or anything...

Giant Purple Snorklewacker MegaDork
11/20/12 9:16 p.m.

I have played hockey on a basketball court with them. They are a lot heavier than ice skates but the upside is that you don't bleed out from a kick in the groin.

LopRacer HalfDork
11/20/12 9:27 p.m.

My only real experience with inlines was off season Roller Hockey and most of us bought inline hockey skates as they fit and handled more like ice skates, never really had the hankering to try the crazy ramp and street style stuff.

ditchdigger SuperDork
11/21/12 9:15 a.m.

PHeller wrote: you mean fruitbooting?

I came into this thread just to see that word. Was not disappointed.

Strike_Zero Dork
11/21/12 10:24 a.m.

It was my preferred mode of travel on campus. I would bike to campus and swap to roller blades for the rest of the day . . . I was so fit back them . . . .

I have nice set of fairly new blades in the closet. I should taken em out over the holidays and see how many times I attempt to fall

DaveEstey SuperDork
11/21/12 10:34 a.m.

ditchdigger wrote:
PHeller wrote: you mean fruitbooting?
I came into this thread just to see that word. Was not disappointed.

This

cxhb HalfDork
11/21/12 4:57 p.m.

In reply to NickF40:

Used to WAAAAAY back in the day. I skateboarded too. Then I shattered the growth plate in my ankle and kinda ruined both for me.

OHSCrifle GRM+ Memberand New Reader
11/21/12 7:22 p.m.

ditchdigger wrote:
PHeller wrote: you mean fruitbooting?
I came into this thread just to see that word. Was not disappointed.

What's the hardest part about learning to inline skate?

Telling your parents that you're gay.

Credit: Jason Ellis

/I skated a bunch in college - lots of tennis ball hockey, lots of road rash.

donalson PowerDork
11/21/12 9:53 p.m.

I had some bauer hockey skates that I just cruized around on... most comfortable skates ever... but I killed them from hopping off curbs and crap :-/

I picked up some oxygen argons in the mid/late 90's... agressive skates = way more then I needed but i never killed em... not sure what ever happend to em.

have a pair of rollerblade fitness skates in the closet... last time I pulled em out was 2 years ago when my daughter had a b-day party at the skating rink... I supprised even myself at how smooth and quick I was... def the fastest fat man in the rink lol...

NickF40 GRM+ Memberand Dork
11/25/12 9:25 p.m.

yeah, fruitboot is a word that is underground in the inline world lol

people tryin on hockey skates seem to be the popular answer. I got addicted from when my school had parties at a local roller rink. Then in middle school, discovered skateboarding which I still have my board. I BMX too so now I have my bike and snowboard for the winter but I recently saw an inline video and it just all came back haha the aggressive skates nowadays are comfortable and so different on what you can do.

http://www.aggressivemall.com/