I DIDN'T Ride My Bike Today, Cuzz....

DangerDirtyD said:
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New skate day! Never in my life have I had two pairs of skates until now! These 110mm wheels are the 29ers of inline skates. With new bearings, they feel super fast, but I need to wear in a rocker before I start to feel confident.
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Only 3 wheels per skate. Non-conformist. You will be ostracized. The hive is concerned.
 
Because I was watching my daughter's rag-tag 12u water polo team win a couple of games at Junior Olympics in Cupertino.

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It's all about the experience and making friends through shared ordeal...
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DangerDirtyD said:
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New skate day! Never in my life have I had two pairs of skates until now! These 110mm wheels are the 29ers of inline skates. With new bearings, they feel super fast, but I need to wear in a rocker before I start to feel confident.
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I'm surprised they don't have a bit of built in rocker by having the middle wheel about 2 mm lower than the front and rear.
 
Sasquatch9billion said:
Are the old models zetras!?!
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I was fortunate enough to avoid the entry-level Zetras. The pair on bottom are 2011 Rollerblade Twister 80s. The pair on top are 2022 Rollerblade Twister 110s. The numbers represent the diameter of the wheels in millimeters. In the late 80s, I had an OG pair of Rollerblade BladeRunners with full-lace boots. Then 2 pairs of Lightnings, then a pair of Lightning TRS that lasted me until 2011 when the plastic boots disintegrated and the Twister 80s replaced them.

If gasoline gets to $25/gallon for passenger vehicles, electric components get snatched up by the E-bikes, and developers build grocery stores within 2 miles of every house, this may become popular.
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SnakeCharmer said:
Looks almost flat out there?
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2-4' (waist to shoulder). There are a couple of 2 footers forming over my right shoulder if you look carefully (upper left side of photo) and there were some better set waves. Don't forget, waves come in waves (flat for a while, then they come in sets, then it goes flat again). It was really fun. Enough energy to provide some decent rides, but not hectic or threatening in any way.
 
herzalot said:
2-4' (waist to shoulder). There are a couple of 2 footers forming over my right shoulder if you look carefully (upper left side of photo) and there were some better set waves. Don't forget, waves come in waves (flat for a while, then they come in sets, then it goes flat again). It was really fun. Enough energy to provide some decent rides, but not hectic or threatening in any way.
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Snake don't go out in anything under 4'.
 
DangerDirtyD said:
I was fortunate enough to avoid the entry-level Zetras. The pair on bottom are 2011 Rollerblade Twister 80s. The pair on top are 2022 Rollerblade Twister 110s. The numbers represent the diameter of the wheels in millimeters. In the late 80s, I had an OG pair of Rollerblade BladeRunners with full-lace boots. Then 2 pairs of Lightnings, then a pair of Lightning TRS that lasted me until 2011 when the plastic boots disintegrated and the Twister 80s replaced them.

If gasoline gets to $25/gallon for passenger vehicles, electric components get snatched up by the E-bikes, and developers build grocery stores within 2 miles of every house, this may become popular.
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I keep thinking about getting a pair. But, I’ve gotta build up the new skate deck I got first.
 
DangerDirtyD said:
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New skate day! Never in my life have I had two pairs of skates until now! These 110mm wheels are the 29ers of inline skates. With new bearings, they feel super fast, but I need to wear in a rocker before I start to feel confident.
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After seeing these new designs I don’t feel so bad about being a victim of the older design brand new [still in the box] pair of K2 in-line skates stolen. Lifted by some movers during a move. It took me a year to realize they were gone and I never even got to use them.

Edit: They were the new at the time soft edition. Outer hard shell but inner soft lining webbed by the outer hard shell. Not sure if that design ever took off but they sure were comfortable comparatively to the normal all hard shell designs. But I never got to test them in real world all day use comfortability and performance. A nice “extra” $350 tip for one of the movers.:bang:

Found a photo online of the “soft” design for reference of my botched description above.

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DIRTJUNKIE said:
After seeing these new designs I don’t feel so bad about being a victim of the older design brand new [still in the box] pair of K2 in-line skates stolen. Lifted by some movers during a move. It took me a year to realize they were gone and I never even got to use them.

Edit: They were the new at the time soft edition. Outer hard shell but inner soft lining webbed by the outer hard shell. Not sure if that design ever took off but they sure were comfortable comparatively to the normal all hard shell designs. But I never got to test them in real world all day use comfortability and performance. A nice “extra” $350 tip for one of the movers.:bang:

Found a photo online of the “soft” design for reference of my botched description above.

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We have some classics, probably a dozen years old, but well kept. Adult and kid sizes. All the sticks and stones we used to play indoors with. We had a cement floor empty barn, about 30' x 90' that we played hockey in. Good times in the country.
If I can find them I will post pictures.
 
DIRTJUNKIE said:
After seeing these new designs I don’t feel so bad about being a victim of the older design brand new [still in the box] pair of K2 in-line skates stolen. Lifted by some movers during a move. It took me a year to realize they were gone and I never even got to use them.

Edit: They were the new at the time soft edition. Outer hard shell but inner soft lining webbed by the outer hard shell. Not sure if that design ever took off but they sure were comfortable comparatively to the normal all hard shell designs. But I never got to test them in real world all day use comfortability and performance. A nice “extra” $350 tip for one of the movers.:bang:

Found a photo online of the “soft” design for reference of my botched description above.

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Those K2s must have been top tier for $350. Unlike ice hockey skates, in-line skates generally have avoided inflation since they became popular in the early 1990s at $2-300/pair.
 
herzalot said:
2-4' (waist to shoulder). There are a couple of 2 footers forming over my right shoulder if you look carefully (upper left side of photo) and there were some better set waves. Don't forget, waves come in waves (flat for a while, then they come in sets, then it goes flat again). It was really fun. Enough energy to provide some decent rides, but not hectic or threatening in any way.
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back when I was a beach diver we had to know that, the tide and the break. When in full gear not understanding the ocean could be bad. Oddly my favourite was steep beaches with 8-10 foot shore break. Come in feel the next wave, stand up and be dry, too easy.
BTW that is how I know sharks are right under your feet. I normally dive points, surfers normally sit there off the same points. Those horn sharks just sit there facing out with the big ol spike facing up.
 
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