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Why don't you blade? (Poll)

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FruitBootPro
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Genuinely 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
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Mar 29 2020 10:21PM
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FruitBootPro
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Fuck I can't edit the poll. Just use the first "other"
Mar 29 2020 10:23PM
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BigPurpleSkiSuit
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Risk of injury for me
Mar 29 2020 10:41PM
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iced
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^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
Mar 29 2020 11:22PM
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FruitBootPro
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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
Mar 29 2020 11:38PM
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O1L_CH4D
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I fap
Mar 30 2020 4:08AM
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SnowshoeThompson
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Why don’t you ski blade?*
Mar 30 2020 4:23AM
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skiP.E.I.
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Most of the good bladers I know snowboarded. Now they hardly do either any more though.
Mar 30 2020 11:52AM
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FruitBootPro
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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
Mar 30 2020 12:03PM
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FruitBootPro
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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
Mar 30 2020 1:50PM
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PeppermillReno
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I do nothing like a couple rolls and a roll on a nice day.
Mar 30 2020 2:19PM
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CLQ
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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?
Mar 30 2020 3:27PM
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FruitBootPro
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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?
Mar 30 2020 4:59PM
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CLQ
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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.
Mar 30 2020 5:23PM
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DIRTYBUBBLE
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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.
Mar 30 2020 5:29PM
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FruitBootPro
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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
Mar 30 2020 5:37PM
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air.bubble
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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.
Mar 30 2020 5:56PM
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FruitBootPro
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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...
Mar 30 2020 6:07PM
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FruitBootPro
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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
Mar 30 2020 6:35PM
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Tnski
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I dont like road rash or any other rash for that matter
Mar 30 2020 6:40PM
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BobbyHollander
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I fruit the boot now and then
Mar 30 2020 7:00PM
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FruitBootPro
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TRVP_ANGEL_FANI fruit the boot now and then


epic
keep it up
Mar 30 2020 9:30PM
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DolanReloaded
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I only blade at the skatepark.

in the street i usually skateboard.
Mar 31 2020 5:02AM
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FruitBootPro
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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...
Mar 31 2020 10:55AM
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FruitBootPro
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aight imma quit 💀
Mar 31 2020 11:00AM
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snowmosexual
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I don't blade cause I mtb and climb
Mar 31 2020 3:09PM
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FruitBootPro
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snowmosexualI don't blade cause I mtb and climb

climbing is dope but i haven't made time to do it regularly yet
Mar 31 2020 3:35PM
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bradenlangis
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Could blading make you more comfortable riding switch???
Mar 31 2020 4:03PM
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FruitBootPro
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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
Mar 31 2020 5:10PM
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