Fuck I can't edit the poll. Just use the first "other"

Risk of injury for me

^same as above + i dont think it looks very impressive/cool (in my opinion)

that being said i like the idea of a summer ski setup which def doesnt look smooth, but w/e

i like skateboarding as it is very accessible and low consequence in relation to bmx progression in my experience

iced^same as above + i dont think it looks very impressive/cool (in my opinion)

that being said i like the idea of a summer ski setup which def doesnt look smooth, but w/e

i like skateboarding as it is very accessible and low consequence in relation to bmx progression in my experience

I personally think blading looks flashier than skateboarding, and bladers generally can go bigger and do way crazier rails than skateboarders. But I respect your opinion and to each their own.

Summer skiing setups seems cool but also extra asf lol. I know it's not the same thing, but I really feel like if you wanna practice rail skiing in the summer, just strap on some blades and do some swaps on those. My friends say it's a completely different thing though which is fair, I've never tried a summer ski setup.

Skateboarding is also def more accessible, setups max out at like $200 whereas aggressive inline setups are generally a minimum of $150 lol. Also you can just throw down a skateboard and go instead of lacing up blades.

I originally started blading bc I thought it would be like skiing but I stayed because I just like what it fundamentally is tbh

I fap

Why don’t you ski blade?*

Most of the good bladers I know snowboarded. Now they hardly do either any more though.

skiP.E.I.Most of the good bladers I know snowboarded. Now they hardly do either any more though.

Yep, a lot of bladers snowboard. Either they started when it was still way "cooler" than skiing or they tried both and preferred it. Still, though, I've seen many bladers who finally tried twintip skis and said it felt better than a snowboard. But yeah it's so ironic that most bladers snowboard and most skiers skate

Genuinely surprised that this option has the plurality of votes rn:

Kinda sad, if blading still had the 2000s faux gangsta image like freestyle skiing did at the same time, I think it would attract a lot more skiers.

Imagine if the typical image of a skateboarder was a guy cruising on an Amazon longboard and acting like he's a rad skater, instead of a dude doing a kickflip. That's how it is to be a blader lol

I do nothing like a couple rolls and a roll on a nice day.

Nothing draws me to fruitbooting at all. I can do an almost infinite amount of tricks in my garage on a skateboard, constantly learning something new. What can I do on blades? Spin in circles?

CLQNothing draws me to fruitbooting at all. I can do an almost infinite amount of tricks in my garage on a skateboard, constantly learning something new. What can I do on blades? Spin in circles?

On flatground? Best you can do are wheel slides and cess slides.

On one grindable surface? There are an infinite amount of switchup combinations and that's not even factoring in spinning on and off.

Couldn't you say the same about skiing?

FruitBootProOn flatground? Best you can do are wheel slides and cess slides.

On one grindable surface? There are an infinite amount of switchup combinations and that's not even factoring in spinning on and off.

Couldn't you say the same about skiing?

You know how many skateparks are open in my state right now? 0. I can have fun in my garage doing flat ground tricks on a skateboard all day. If I could ski pow, moguls, and park in my garage, I would do it but I can't. Hell even if I don't do any trick on a skateboard, just riding around on a board is more fun than blading. If I wanted to get really good at rails, I would blade.

I just like skating way more. I got into it through skiing and now I like it more than skiing. I can’t even kickflip or hit a rail but I find just cruising transition or doing ollies and power slides in the streets to be very rewarding.

I don’t hate fruit booting though and every now and then I do see some blading on Instagram that catches my eye.

DIRTYBUBBLEI just like skating way more. I got into it through skiing and now I like it more than skiing. I can’t even kickflip or hit a rail but I find just cruising transition or doing ollies and power slides in the streets to be very rewarding.

I don’t hate fruit booting though and every now and then I do see some blading on Instagram that catches my eye.

Respect. I got into longboarding at first bc I wanted to do the same as you on your skateboard, but I switched completely to blading once I started doing it more often

CLQNothing draws me to fruitbooting at all. I can do an almost infinite amount of tricks in my garage on a skateboard, constantly learning something new. What can I do on blades? Spin in circles?

FruitBootProOn flatground? Best you can do are wheel slides and cess slides.

On one grindable surface? There are an infinite amount of switchup combinations and that's not even factoring in spinning on and off.

Couldn't you say the same about skiing?

I agree with CLQ, skating is simply way more accesible to most people. If its raining i can go to my garage or a parking garage or something covered and choose from the infinite flatground tricks available. And if you factor in skateparks, there is way more possibilities on boards than on inline. And quite honestly, doing tricks on skates =/= doing tricks on skis. In a basic way they are similar, but doing a frontswap on inlines feels completely different compared to on skis. And as a way of cross training, the only way i can imagine blading helping is maybe balance and thats it.

air.bubbleI agree with CLQ, skating is simply way more accesible to most people. If its raining i can go to my garage or a parking garage or something covered and choose from the infinite flatground tricks available. And if you factor in skateparks, there is way more possibilities on boards than on inline. And quite honestly, doing tricks on skates =/= doing tricks on skis. In a basic way they are similar, but doing a frontswap on inlines feels completely different compared to on skis. And as a way of cross training, the only way i can imagine blading helping is maybe balance and thats it.

Yeah that's fair. At the end of the day, the sports are similar, and good cross training, but they are nowhere near identical. Like I said before, I blade nowadays because I like what blading is, not because I'm trying to simulate skiing.

Idk about there being more possibilities on boards, I have no idea how many grinds you can do on a skateboard but I think blading has more. Switchups on a skateboard are uncommon although totally possible. Blading lacks flip tricks aside from flipping your body, which skateboarders can technically do but it's really hard. Skateboarding has flip tricks into grinds but that's also really hard, although so is 360 or 540 to grind so idk, but again, skateboarding technically has that too...

Bottom line, they both have way more trick possibility and general versatility than skiing. But we all still love skiing.

Man, my posts are so fucking long winded. I'm like this IRL too...

CLQYou know how many skateparks are open in my state right now? 0. I can have fun in my garage doing flat ground tricks on a skateboard all day. If I could ski pow, moguls, and park in my garage, I would do it but I can't. Hell even if I don't do any trick on a skateboard, just riding around on a board is more fun than blading. If I wanted to get really good at rails, I would blade.

Bet. I am super lucky to have an open, public skatepark right down the street with no fence around it. Still tho a lotta bladers I know built a p-rail and also skiers with a summer setup might be able to use the rails from that.

I don't consider it fun to just cruise around on a board, blades, or skis, and I've done all three.

Skiing is definitely a super unique sensation tho esp moguls and BC

I dont like road rash or any other rash for that matter

I fruit the boot now and then

TRVP_ANGEL_FANI fruit the boot now and then

epic

keep it up

I only blade at the skatepark.

in the street i usually skateboard.

DolanReloadedI only blade at the skatepark.

in the street i usually skateboard.

You mean like hitting street spots or cruising from place to place?

If I'm commuting I'm using my longboard, 100 times more practical than skates.

I'm tryna make blading in the streets fun tho...

aight imma quit 💀

I don't blade cause I mtb and climb

snowmosexualI don't blade cause I mtb and climb

climbing is dope but i haven't made time to do it regularly yet

Could blading make you more comfortable riding switch???

bradenlangisCould blading make you more comfortable riding switch???

Yes and no

It has for me, but switch is still way harder on skis. Blading backwards is super easy by comparison, not sure why.

It will def improve your skiing and tricks but it will not feel that much like skiing. If that makes any sense

blade + BMX for me. super hyped I just ordered some roces m12s

me no like concrete on face.

When I did blade it was always like oh I don’t want to bash my shins up or jam a wrist, bruise up a hip etc before the weekend to go skiing. Most of my high school years were spent limping around in one fashion or another from crashing on skates. And then Slowly I was just not willing to get wrecked anymore, Parted ways with my skating friends at college and once you aren’t really going for it you start to regress, and then it’s not as fun because you can’t do the same stuff you used to do. Just injury and age if I had to pick a reason.

CaseyWhen I did blade it was always like oh I don’t want to bash my shins up or jam a wrist, bruise up a hip etc before the weekend to go skiing. Most of my high school years were spent limping around in one fashion or another from crashing on skates. And then Slowly I was just not willing to get wrecked anymore, Parted ways with my skating friends at college and once you aren’t really going for it you start to regress, and then it’s not as fun because you can’t do the same stuff you used to do. Just injury and age if I had to pick a reason.

Yeah I mean it depends on how much you push yourself to do scary shit, I don't fall a lot but that's because I'm not getting very far out of my comfort zone each sesh.

FruitBootProYeah I mean it depends on how much you push yourself to do scary shit, I don't fall a lot but that's because I'm not getting very far out of my comfort zone each sesh.

Yeah I want to get another pair of skates and just screw around on a mini ramp occasionally, idk. Should have kept my gear that was dumb

CaseyYeah I want to get another pair of skates and just screw around on a mini ramp occasionally, idk. Should have kept my gear that was dumb

skates are expensive and are always sold out in bigger sizes

CaseyYeah I want to get another pair of skates and just screw around on a mini ramp occasionally, idk. Should have kept my gear that was dumb

everything is sold out right now 💀 unless you wanna spend $380 to preorder a skate that will ship in October

FruitBootProeverything is sold out right now 💀 unless you wanna spend $380 to preorder a skate that will ship in October

or order from europe

I do and dislocated my shoulder last night, which reminded me why I don't do it that much lol

falling on concrete hurts. also if i wanna skate boards are way more convenient then blades. blades are also expensive. also you look really dumb but i dont really care about that.

I skate because learning tricks is 1000x more satisfying (once you get the basics and arent dogshit anymore), its more fun to ride a board, and skateboarding helps a ton with skiing rails because in order to do a trick properly you need full balance while riding sideways like sliding rails on skis so even tho you arent spinning lots on a skate, it still works the rail balance

And honestly I don’t wanna be a hater but even the best bladers ive ever seen in my life look completely cringe retarded it doesnt matter how much stee you have blading will never look good. The reason why I ski and skate is because I like making edits that I can look back on one day when im old and be like “yo that was dope” and if I bladed I would look back on my edits and be like wow that looks mega fuckin gay why did I ever do that

- all my friends skate

- it looks retarded

- the improvement it made on my skiing was marginal

-I have more fun riding a skateboard

- skating has more tricks

- I’m not a schmuck

- roller blades are expensive

- it has no culture or scene left

- it is not as accessible as skating

those are my reasons

BLandzAnd honestly I don’t wanna be a hater but even the best bladers ive ever seen in my life look completely cringe retarded it doesnt matter how much stee you have blading will never look good. The reason why I ski and skate is because I like making edits that I can look back on one day when im old and be like “yo that was dope” and if I bladed I would look back on my edits and be like wow that looks mega fuckin gay why did I ever do that

yeah i can't relate to this one fucking bit sorry man

Young_patty- all my friends skate

- it looks retarded

- the improvement it made on my skiing was marginal

-I have more fun riding a skateboard

- skating has more tricks

- I’m not a schmuck

- roller blades are expensive

- it has no culture or scene left

- it is not as accessible as skating

those are my reasons

Skating doesn't have more tricks lmao

Skiing also has less tricks than either and is exponentially more expensive and inaccessible so idk why skiers seem to think blading is so inconvenient

I do agree that the scene is pretty much dead for anyone below the age of like 27 and that fucking blows but I still prefer blading

can we just let this thread die tho

I’m actually going to get into it. Have a friend that does it in LA.

Are roces any good?

FruitBootProGenuinely curious. Aggressive inline is definitely the closest thing you can get to freestyle skiing on land. I'm not saying that everyone should blade, because stunt scootering and BMX can also feel pretty similar to skiing. Ironically, I think skateboarding is the most popular among this site's users, though. I just want to know what the reasons are for skiers to do these skatepark sports that are not so similar to skiing.

Yes, social distancing and staying inside is getting to me, that's why I'm bored enough to ask you guys this

MXmxI’m actually going to get into it. Have a friend that does it in LA.

Are roces any good?

Yeah. M12s are very narrow, 5th Elements are very wide.

Ok I’ll look into the elements. The 102mm last on Full Tilts isn’t wide enough for me.

When I was a kid, I had roces skates and still have them. Wanted to get into aggressive but never did.

FruitBootProYeah. M12s are very narrow, 5th Elements are very wide.

MXmxOk I’ll look into the elements. The 102mm last on Full Tilts isn’t wide enough for me.

When I was a kid, I had roces skates and still have them. Wanted to get into aggressive but never did.

5E's should be perfect then as they are really really wide, probably even wider than the FT's. Sizing is really weird tho, maybe talk to a shop owner about the actual length of each shell

I use my valos at my local skatepark sometimes but for riding in the stemreet in front of my house i usually skate.

its a pain to lace up skates too

I boot the fruit

keep the sport moving

Do them all. I got a pair of Them blades that I picked up this spring and they are sweet, havent spent a lot of time on them this summer because I have been progressing on my skate boarding more and more lately. I also BMX, 2 wheels has always been a part of my life, raced them when I was younger and switched to riding more street in my later years. Im not a scooter person but to each their own, there are some good shredders on scooters out there. Go out and have fun and who cares what anybody eos thinks.