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Message 1801 (27. Jun. 2006 07:13) (Tree)

RollerSkater Dave
Put the skates on after 14 years
Hi Rob,

I'll tackle some of the questions and leave the rest for the other old farts. (Hey, the Old Farts Vert Rollerskating Club. Sounds good.)

Your boots may stretch a little bit with use so you can get a few more miles with them. Yes you can get your plates remounted on a new set of boots. Check out the pro shops of roller rinks in your area. With the recent upsurge in jamskating low cut speed boots are very popular. Probably best to replace the cushions and pivot cups after all these years. Rubber dries out and cracks with age. Are those Sure-Grip Magnum plates?

The question of wider trucks I'll leave up to you. I'd say stay with what you've got for a while till your legs are back in the groove. It takes 3 or 4 sessions to feel normal on your skates again. Spend your time doing drills (crossovers, mohawk turns, skating backwards, etc.) to get the various muscles back in gear. Long distance work just makes your legs rubbery and really doesn't contribute much to skill. The moves will all come back to you.
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Robert: Put the skates on after 14 years (27. Jun. 2006 02:40)
 You have all inspired me to get back on my rollerskates. I went to my garage and pulled out my skates that are 14 years old. I tried inlineskating after 2 1/2 years and not doing vert for over five. I had the skill, but my feet killed and my body could not deal. Today I got on my rollerskates. I guess my feet got bigger because they were so tight. These things are thrashed. If was really hard to turn at first. With inline you just lean, but with rollerskates you have to apply a lot of body weight on the skates to turn. After about five minutes, I was doing pretty well. I felt like I had at least 50% of my skill back and it felt great. I love the speed and stability of skates. But, after about 15 minutes, my legs felt like rubber. I had no problem skating, but felt like my legs would give out and I would fall on my ass. For those of you that went many years with out rollerskating, how long did it take to get your legs back and have the pain go away? I could basically go about four blocks, which was the same thing with my inlines. I did find that other muscles hurt. My legs are still shaky. I am wondering if I can buy new boots for what I already have or do I need to buy a pair of skates? I am also wondering if I should try to build a pair with wide trucks? I tried them about twenty years ago and did not like them, but since I am re training myself, do you think it might be worth getting used to wider trucks? Since I have done inline skating for so many years, I am used to keeping my feet really close together. Should I just try to get used to what I used to do or retrain myself with the wider trucks? Anyone have suggestions on how to find new skates? I will need to try them on and there are not many retail shops out there. I always liked the speed skates with whimpy trucks, but it would be fun to grind. Any suggestions? It felt so good to be back on my skates. I think if I could get the muscles used to it, then I would probably be better on vert than on the street. Check out these amazing skates of mine. lol

Thanks,

Robert
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RollerSkater Dave: Put the skates on after 14 years (27. Jun. 2006 07:13)
 Hi Rob,

I'll tackle some of the questions and leave the rest for the other old farts. (Hey, the Old Farts Vert Rollerskating Club. Sounds good.)

Your boots may stretch a little bit with use so you can get a few more miles with them. Yes you can get your plates remounted on a new set of boots. Check out the pro shops of roller rinks in your area. With the recent upsurge in jamskating low cut speed boots are very popular. Probably best to replace the cushions and pivot cups after all these years. Rubber dries out and cracks with age. Are those Sure-Grip Magnum plates?

The question of wider trucks I'll leave up to you. I'd say stay with what you've got for a while till your legs are back in the groove. It takes 3 or 4 sessions to feel normal on your skates again. Spend your time doing drills (crossovers, mohawk turns, skating backwards, etc.) to get the various muscles back in gear. Long distance work just makes your legs rubbery and really doesn't contribute much to skill. The moves will all come back to you.
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Robert: Put the skates on after 14 years (27. Jun. 2006 15:22)
 Thanks Dave. I am pretty sure that my plates are Magnum 7. If I remember correctly doesn't the plate have to be with in a certain amount of inches of the boot. If I am a 10, then the plate can't be less than an 8? I think if I were to get my muscles back with in four sessions I would be lucky. I could barely last ten minutes. I will take your advice and just skate in a small area and practive turning and stuff. I will also check out my local rollerrink or skate shop. My boots are pretty torn up and my stoppers are to the medal.


: Hi Rob,
:
: I'll tackle some of the questions and leave the rest for the other old farts. (Hey, the Old Farts Vert Rollerskating Club. Sounds good.)
:
: Your boots may stretch a little bit with use so you can get a few more miles with them. Yes you can get your plates remounted on a new set of boots. Check out the pro shops of roller rinks in your area. With the recent upsurge in jamskating low cut speed boots are very popular. Probably best to replace the cushions and pivot cups after all these years. Rubber dries out and cracks with age. Are those Sure-Grip Magnum plates?
:
: The question of wider trucks I'll leave up to you. I'd say stay with what you've got for a while till your legs are back in the groove. It takes 3 or 4 sessions to feel normal on your skates again. Spend your time doing drills (crossovers, mohawk turns, skating backwards, etc.) to get the various muscles back in gear. Long distance work just makes your legs rubbery and really doesn't contribute much to skill. The moves will all come back to you.
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Robert: Day number two (28. Jun. 2006 01:23)
 Hi Dave,

Thanks for the advice. I set a goal of skating for twenty minutes today. It was awesome. I really enjoy rollerskating over blading. At first my feet killed, but after awhile they were ok. I stayed in a small area and did some sprints and retrained myself to stop backwards. I was doing pretty well. The crossovers felt weird at first, but I got the hang of it. It almost felt familiar, but my shins and calves were killing me after fifteen minutes. I stuck to my goal and got a better work out than going to the gym. It felt pretty natural. I would guess that I was novice today. My legs felt like jello after awhile and stumbled a bit, but liked the progression. If felt good to sprint and stop real fast. I used to go down hills at 30 mpgs and jump on my toe stops to stop. Today, I could not do it past about 5mpgs. I will just do it everyday and see where it leads me. My goal is to hit the skatepark as soon as I feel comfortable. I think getting used to skating will be harder than doing tricks. Man, this is great!

Robert

: Hi Rob,
:
: I'll tackle some of the questions and leave the rest for the other old farts. (Hey, the Old Farts Vert Rollerskating Club. Sounds good.)
:
: Your boots may stretch a little bit with use so you can get a few more miles with them. Yes you can get your plates remounted on a new set of boots. Check out the pro shops of roller rinks in your area. With the recent upsurge in jamskating low cut speed boots are very popular. Probably best to replace the cushions and pivot cups after all these years. Rubber dries out and cracks with age. Are those Sure-Grip Magnum plates?
:
: The question of wider trucks I'll leave up to you. I'd say stay with what you've got for a while till your legs are back in the groove. It takes 3 or 4 sessions to feel normal on your skates again. Spend your time doing drills (crossovers, mohawk turns, skating backwards, etc.) to get the various muscles back in gear. Long distance work just makes your legs rubbery and really doesn't contribute much to skill. The moves will all come back to you.
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