Starting doing something you’ve never done before? Getting back into something you used to do? Is it fun and exciting? Is it challenging?

I recently starting to learn roller skating (quad skating). It is so thrilling! I can’t do a lot yet, I can barely stop, can’t skate backwards, and definitely no transitions. I can skate forward, scissor, scooter push, and I am getting tight with turns.

I take classes on the weekends, which are an hour, and then I skate 3 more hours in the regular session.

I am inching my way through the fundamentals, and I am not falling as often as I did just a week ago. I am wearing a helmet, because I care about my head, but I have become comfortable enough to take it off since it is not required, just wrist guards.

I own my own skates, Riedell R3s with Sonar Caymans (indoors), and Sketchers 4 Wheelers (outdoors), which I modified by replacing the plastic plates and trucks with Sure-Grip Super X. Now they are not so scary.

ALSO! I just got my first skate board! I walked into a local skate shop I had no idea existed until someone mentioned it, and only went in to see what offerings they had for roller skates so I would not have to order online. They got wheels and bearings, plus tools and protective gear, which is all I need and expected.

I walked out with an 8.5 Real deck (recycled), Ventura trucks, Slime Balls 78a wheels, Bones Reds bearings, and black tape. Assembly was free in-house and the dude got it together under 10.

I have yet to ride it, but I learned there is a skate park near me, so I have a lot to look forward to!

Edit: fixed details

  • LinkOpensChest.wavEnglish
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    2 years ago

    This was a couple years ago, but my doctor told me I should walk but that didn’t sound very interesting, so I picked up longboarding. I always felt too uncoordinated to do stuff like this, but I’ve really taken joy in it.

    • DidacticDumbassOPEnglish
      4·
      2 years ago

      Yes! Getting on wheels is life changing!

      It is so liberating, no way to explain it but to get good at it.

        • DidacticDumbassOPEnglish
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          2 years ago

          Just came back from trying out skateboarding for the first time in over a decade. I can push off and roll, and carve only a little bit. Found out I am goofy footed, mostly because my left leg is not nearly as strong as my right.

          It is so fun, but I am being cautious because I don’t want to get hurt just learning the basics.

          • LinkOpensChest.wavEnglish
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            2 years ago

            Yeah I’m older now, and I feel so much more fragile haha

            I wouldn’t dream of going without a helmet