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Official Aggressive Skating Thread

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Caspaaa
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Sorry Chaunceyskis, I couldn't wait to make the thread.

Post up videos of your favorite pros killing it, pics of some sick spots in your town, or videos of you landing a new trick, ask about tricks, give advice on tricks, discuss/review skates, and discuss the latest news in the world of aggressive skating!

Eventually, we could even use this thread for buying, selling, and trading parts or full skates.



First off, what are your thoughts on the beginning of powerblading? Kizer has just brought the concept into play in the aggressive rollerblading game with their new frames able to hold 4 80mm wheels while still allowing soul and negative plate grinds. Check the fourth and fifth edit for some powerblading shots.

Second, there is a lot of good advice on what type of skates suit you in this thread, as well as where to buy full skates/parts,(https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/615627/), all courtesy of a_pla5tic_bag

And lastly, here are some of my favorite edits at the moment -


First off is a purely powerblading/skitching edit, makes me wish i lived in Barcelona







and this extremely innovative powerblading guy




Mar 23 2012 9:05PM
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Chaunceyskis
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first? please
Mar 23 2012 9:17PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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how many of these threads am I gonna have to see? Its rollerblading, a dead sport. One thread is enough.
Mar 23 2012 9:18PM
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Caspaaa
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it's far from dead, just not as popular in the U.S.

go to the majority of european countries and it is absolutely thriving


and thats why i made this thread, to keep tons and tons of aggressive skating threads from cluttering up summer NSG. i know by the end of this summer i'll have at least 5 questions regarding tricks and other stuff that i would have otherwise made threads about, but now i can just post in here.
Mar 23 2012 9:21PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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Yeah I meant in the U.S. but whatever, I've just seen like 5 threads in the last week all on skating.
Mar 23 2012 9:25PM
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CashmereCat
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Franky Morales moving from remz to USD. Thoughts? I'm looking at the plus of it, Josiah Blee might be moving to the pro team, he kills it.
Mar 23 2012 9:35PM
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WI_Personallty
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You no what I could have sworn I just made this exact thread just today. But this one is official. And for all of you giving hate, don't click on the thread
Mar 23 2012 9:37PM
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CashmereCat
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And I posted the same question, hoping someone would reply with something relevant.
Mar 23 2012 9:40PM
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WI_Personallty
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Check out the razors website. tons of great vids
Mar 23 2012 9:40PM
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Good_Deed
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Mar 23 2012 9:42PM
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Caspaaa
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quite frankly, i know very little about the skaters themselves, but i do know lots about the skates. from what i know i can forsee many future moves to USD. at the moment USD is making the most progression of any company, with the Carbon/Carbon free series of skates. i've heard nothing but positive reviews, so i wouldn't be surprised to see skaters switching to USD.

i personally love frankys style though, no matter what brand he skates i'll always love watching his edits
Mar 23 2012 9:43PM
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Epic thread! Razor Genesis FTW!
Mar 23 2012 9:46PM
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Caspaaa
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I skate the 7.3's in black, v-cut the cuffs and i'm loving em so far

biggest soul plate EVER
Mar 23 2012 9:50PM
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Chaunceyskis
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well i just got all learnt up on who this franky character is
he's sick lol
that is my review
Mar 23 2012 9:50PM
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CashmereCat
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Those are pretty sick! I'm much more of a remz fan though, I love my OS 4S!
Mar 23 2012 9:51PM
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Ah 7.2 Black and Whites. The all black is sick tho. Only thing i dislike is the liner... Maybe its just my foot but it fits all wrong
Mar 23 2012 9:53PM
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CashmereCat
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Pick up some jug liners! Those things are amazing!
Mar 23 2012 9:55PM
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Chaunceyskis
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QUESTION: What wheels are all these pros that are dropping 15-20 stairs and fatty gaps using? dropping just a 10 stair, it sounds like a bullet is going off under my skates when i land.
Mar 23 2012 9:57PM
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Caspaaa
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i kinda agree


for me the top of the liner got scrunched up on the top of my foot, like through the gap in the plastic. it also doesn't fit to the front of my shin very well. the laces dont hold it close enough to my leg where my foot curves upward into my shin, so it slants into the top of my shin and irritates it a ton.


now, i take the tongue of the liner and put it on the outside of the shell, and then tighten the buckle around it. worked for me and this way you can lean forward much easier.
Mar 23 2012 9:58PM
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rareison
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threads
Mar 23 2012 10:00PM
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WI_Personallty
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I don't know for sure, but my murder 1 dual duro wheels are built like a rock and last a long time
Mar 23 2012 10:02PM
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Caspaaa
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honestly i have no idea, because i have yet to get into dropping stairs or gaps. it is possible that the camera doesn't depict the full sound of impact of the pros landings. tighten up your frame/wheels/anti's if you have them and see if that makes a difference. i'll do some research though


as i skate, i've noticed my wheels are wearing at an angle due to the way i push when i skate. for example the wheels on my right skate are worn more on the inside edge than on the outside edge, so that when i stand straight up on them, the full wheel does NOT come in contact with the ground. i don't think i've done anything wrong so i'm assuming this is normal, but this is my first year on skates so i wanna know for sure if it's something to worry about or not?


second question, at what point should i buy new wheels and replace my current ones?
Mar 23 2012 10:04PM
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rareison
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Richie Eisler is from my city and is in my skating crew and I skated with him /claim
Mar 23 2012 10:05PM
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WI_Personallty
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I said this once before in a different thread but I really think that my ground control featherlight freestyle frams are the best and lock in grinds so well. slide great to, never have to use wax.

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Mar 23 2012 10:07PM
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Caspaaa
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that is absolutely dope. some of the combo grinds in his videos are just insane... i couldn't even think about what grind variations he does in the time that he does them, let alone do them if i was in his place...


if you're anywhere near as good as he is i'd love to see some edits man!
Mar 23 2012 10:08PM
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rareison
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someone teach me how to grind sideways with both skates like on skis. sorry I'm a n00b and it's my first year skating and I've only been skating a few times.
Mar 23 2012 10:09PM
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king.tubby
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i dont mean to hate. really i dont. to each their own and all that. but holy arm flailing!
Mar 23 2012 10:13PM
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WI_Personallty
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do it teh same way you would on skis, lock in back foot but you don't have to worry about edges to you can bend tyou knee and move your skate in any angle and not worry about catching an edge. If on a ledge tilt skates back just a little more to avoid the front wheel from dragging on teh top surface of the ledge and keep wait slightly froward more to avoid slipping off. It's not real hard and when you get it you'll be all like that was easy
Mar 23 2012 10:14PM
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rareison
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But he almost cleared the while fucking thing which was like 60 feet, so mad props for that
Mar 23 2012 10:14PM
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WI_Personallty
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who put that sign right where i was gunna land
Mar 23 2012 10:18PM
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Caspaaa
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the form of that grind does not accurately depict the form of aggressive skating


watch any of the videos posted at the top of the thread, arm flailing is not a signature move of aggressive rollerblading
Mar 23 2012 10:18PM
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WI_Personallty
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what is your best trick on skates?

Mine is a royale to 450 out. Took an entire day to get and a lot of under rotations to wrist slams.

Mar 23 2012 10:21PM
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tom.ch
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in terms of your wheel becoming worn on one side and not the other, thats completely normal.  i let mine wear a little on one side then swap the wheels round so you almost have a new wheel, but its probably not the safest idea, just depends on how much they have worn in the first place.  After a while, because they are so angled your foot will slide out at the end of your pushes - that's when you know its time.
You should be able to feel and see when they are becoming stupidly worn and then obviously change them but thats as far as i know, i just tend to look at them regularly after i've swapped them around to see how they are getting along.  But don't quote me on the second part cause honestly i have no idea, i just go with instinct after a couple of drop ins.
Mar 23 2012 10:31PM
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WI_Personallty
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I rotate mine every 5 to ten hrs on them just to keep them well rounded
Mar 23 2012 10:34PM
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Caspaaa
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i'm not hating but try to branch away from skiing grinds. yeah royale's arent skiing grinds but it's almost the same thing.

if you can do a ton of other grinds like soul grinds, mizous, and other stuff, then nevermind, but if all you do is royales (once again i'm not hating, i cannot do anything other than royales yet either) then try branching out some more!

my best trick right now is probably lip on - bs 2 out, or switch lip on - bs 2 out (talking in skiing terms of course)

i'm working on soul grinds, makios, and then i'll probably move onto mizous or acid grinds as well
Mar 23 2012 10:35PM
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WI_Personallty
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Just because I said that doesn't mean thats all I can do. I do nearly everything else. One question what grind is the one where your ankles are crossed and your using h blocks and backslid plates I guess. I've been trying to 270 out and it is beating the crap out of me. What is it called?
Mar 23 2012 10:39PM
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CashmereCat
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Mine is probably ally-oop top porn, pretzel 3 out, or a half cab negative mistrial.
Mar 23 2012 10:40PM
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CashmereCat
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Probably didn't work, K+ for embedded, Clickly link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3nI062LkkM
Mar 23 2012 10:41PM
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Caspaaa
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i know i know man, that's good haha if you can 450 out of a royale though you should 450 out of other grinds too!

are you saying your ankles are crossed, like left foot on the right, and right foot on the left, and both feet are on your h-blocks? orrr something else?
Mar 23 2012 10:42PM
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CashmereCat
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I think your talking about a unity slide... not sure though
oh and another skick edit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDKlnbw98cE
Mar 23 2012 10:46PM
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WI_Personallty
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I dunno. Confused me. Just to be safe I'm going to call it an x grind because it makes sense. ankles are forming an x.

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Mar 23 2012 10:47PM
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Pretty much what he said. If you have new wheels that are fairly hard, and you are riding most every day you are going to want to rotate your wheels every week. Switch front wheels to back after one week on the same skate, and then the following week rotate your wheels from your right skate onto the left skate, putting the original front wheels back into the front (except on opposite skate) this is the best way to minimize wear and keep it really manageable.

Also i think someone asked about what wheels to use. It mostly depends on what kind of frame you have (freestyle vs 4 vs antirocker). I prefer Eulogy wheels because they are pretty high quality for their price.
Mar 23 2012 11:51PM
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NoCoastSkier
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SELLING SIZE 9 USD IMPERIALS. 105 shipped with a set of white souls and a set of black. here is a stock pic. if people get interested i will take my own pics
[IMG]aggressivemall.com/v/vspfiles/photos/USD-Boot-Imperial-2T.jpg[/IMG]
Mar 23 2012 11:56PM
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Chaunceyskis
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i've got 20 anti rocker wheels on each skate
what kind of frame is that?

Mar 24 2012 1:18AM
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why
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Dima Makrushin had an edit awhile back that was really sick, can't find it though
Mar 24 2012 1:20AM
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i sincerely hope that wasnt you trying to make a joke..
Mar 24 2012 1:34AM
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rareison
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Dima Makrushin is so dope, such a steezy skier and skater
Mar 24 2012 1:40AM
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Chaunceyskis
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ya that was supposed to say 2...not 20...2
Mar 24 2012 1:42AM
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haha oh my bad brah.. Anti rocker setup then.
Mar 24 2012 2:21AM
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WI_Personallty
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Anybody no whatt the next razors film is going to be. Watched game theory and it was great. Brian aragon had the sickest skating I've ever seen from him
Mar 24 2012 11:39AM
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Chaunceyskis
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So I've got an anti rocker set up! Thanks man lol so what wheels should I look for that will slow to me to comfortably (more comfortably) land larger drops. Stair sets and such
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