Stop Wasting Money on Skate Gear

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  • Опубликовано: 29 ноя 2024

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  • @MrNicknayme
    @MrNicknayme 3 года назад +15

    When I was a kid, I had the crappiest skates, DYI slideblocks (it was quad skates), and no money. That lasted well up in my 20’ies, and in my 30’ies I didn’t skate. Now, that I’m “Back and instead of quad then Blading”, and with money to spend, I love buying nice gear. Not to be a better skater, but for the perfect fit and feel. It only makes me skate better in that I can skate longer per session, since my feet won’t hurt.
    Nice to have you back. 😊

  • @zacharryedwin9205
    @zacharryedwin9205 3 года назад +7

    Love it! This is the most diplomatic way I've heard someone tell 90% of the people on the Rollerblading Rollerblading FB group to stop talking so much shit and just go skate haha 😂 ✌️

  • @tinamuster2299
    @tinamuster2299 3 года назад +16

    Welcome back! Strange to see this ledge skated by someone not being Lawrence ;D

    • @JustAnotherBlader
      @JustAnotherBlader 3 года назад

      I know it’s weird seeing someone do actual tricks on it right lmfao

  • @dalemullen7498
    @dalemullen7498 3 года назад +8

    Disagree with the liners. I've had so much control over my feet since switching to intuitions and I don't get the horrible foot pain of cheap liners. So I must say liners can definitely make you a better skater

  • @Mr.paint123
    @Mr.paint123 3 года назад +1

    Can’t wait to see you back in San Antonio

  • @RoyTertman
    @RoyTertman 3 года назад +4

    Yes! Good to have you back. Missed your approach to blading. Im 39 been blading since 1993 😊 always looking for new approaches for this sport 🕺

  • @ericvandenhengel3398
    @ericvandenhengel3398 3 года назад +2

    Nice to have you back. Missed these.

  • @hansihinterseher8543
    @hansihinterseher8543 3 года назад +1

    I spent more money on my saftey gear than on my skates. Love it

  • @jfraz6287
    @jfraz6287 3 года назад +5

    We appreciate the content. It's definitely important to take care of family and yourself as number one priority. Glad you are working with a balance that works for you. Welcome to the West Coast

  • @SerialWheeler
    @SerialWheeler 3 года назад +4

    Super fair point! I've actually started selling some of my setups and I totally agree with your thought process. Cool skills 👌

  • @BladeGeeks
    @BladeGeeks 3 года назад +3

    I just wasted 180 € on the Intuition v2 liner - but I hope this turns out as a good invest. I skated in the USD sway stock liner last week for 3 to 4 hours and had blisters and pain on my ankle, so I'm looking forward to this upgrade.
    Anyway, I totally get your point: I started skating in '98 and have owned about 25 to 30 pairs of skates with multiple setups so far. I don't think the perfect setup exists. It's more about finding a good setup that fits your skating and then training, training, training. "Good" or "new" skates won't improve your skating without practicing.

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      Exactly. On the topic of intuitions, I love mine. Going on 3 years and they still get better every session. Takes some patience, but a worthwhile investment in my opinion.

  • @aceb7638
    @aceb7638 3 года назад +5

    The only thing I think matters is that your wheels roll freely and your frames don't bend under your weight

  • @fifinono8111
    @fifinono8111 3 года назад +3

    truth here. when i was a kid in the classic era early 2000s i learned the ins and outs of each brand by skating each pair to death. people need to do that

  • @dersitzpinkler2027
    @dersitzpinkler2027 3 года назад +4

    You’re back! Really missed these videos. I can’t believe you’ve been putting out these quality videos while editing on phone man. That’s impressive

  • @jasoncalva
    @jasoncalva 3 года назад +5

    As always, I love your videos and content. I think I'd only point out that equipment DOES matter, but only up to a certain point. If you are rolling around on skates from 20 years ago (Joe Atkinson doesn't count) most likely the materials and parts need updating. But if you skate a Them skate stock compared to Them with an Intuition liner and higher end wheels and frames, it won't make you skate any better. I've always been a bit too much of a blade nerd, but recently it dawned on me why so many amazing skaters like Broskow, skate the same setup for years- because they are used to their setup and that allows them to be comfortable with pushing the skating to new boundaries vs always trying to get the "perfect" setup.

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +3

      The law of diminishing returns. This one is a tough line to draw. Gear does matter, but it’s not magic. If it improves your skating experience you gets you excited to skate more, but it. If your motivation is simply thinking “better” or expensive gear will make you better, it won’t. That was what I was really getting at with this one. I think we’re on the same page though.

  • @justinwregier
    @justinwregier 3 года назад +1

    Nice skating, really dig the hits in the bowl.
    In regards to gear, I would say a single, dialed (so dialed brah) into your feet, top shelf setup is a massively better value than a bunch of mid tier setups and piles of parts. Still for some the gear is part of the fun, fashion meets tinkering meets community, so if your budget allows it by all means save the industry with your disposable income.

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      Skating is about the fun. If trying new gear is part of the fun for someone, I would never tell them to stop.

  • @BladerReboot
    @BladerReboot 3 года назад +3

    Great seeing you back man!! 🙌

  • @davidprajz
    @davidprajz 3 года назад +1

    Good tricks and a very nice message!

  • @AdriaanStoopid
    @AdriaanStoopid Год назад

    I love how you're doing fakie out with "skate forward" in the background.

  • @chilli-iceolive-abode2447
    @chilli-iceolive-abode2447 3 года назад +1

    All very good points! I love buying parts and trying out different setups, but I skate at the same level in all of them from the basic M12s to the carbons.
    I've adopted a one in one out policy with skates now, it works well! As for parts... 🤯

  • @kultureridesupply-blades5287
    @kultureridesupply-blades5287 3 года назад +2

    I needed to hear this lol. However, collecting new skates and skate parts is really fun and addicting 😂😂😂

  • @JSClark1984
    @JSClark1984 3 года назад +2

    Good to see you back at it dude.

  • @uvovot
    @uvovot 3 года назад +1

    I was in the market for new blades and broke down and bought Impalas. It was an experiment. I wanted to see how OLD OLD school skates stacked up against new era skates. I've skated USDs, Salomons, and Xsjados. Of course, like a lot of Olderbladers, I learned on Lightning TRSs.
    So I got my Impalas. But I bought an extra set of wheels because the stock wheels were massive and really hard. Replaced the wheels. Took the two middle wheels out, OG style, and hit the skate park.
    I dug in a little pre groove just to have something to start with.
    Ok, so I'm doing all my grinds. No negatives though. And I was pretty happy with my old school setup for a while.
    But eventually I really started to get sore from doing just regular front sides. The frames on these recreational skates were just too tall. It was like trying to grind on stilts.
    Eventually, I started getting a lot of pain in my groin/ inner thigh.
    About a month ago a new friend hooked me up with a pair of Razors. Everything feels quite a bit better.
    I had to get used to anti-rocker. I left off with the Xsjados free style setup up. I really miss those skates. I honestly do not know what happened to them.
    Anyhow. Right now there isn't a cheap alternative to aggressive inline skating. Rollerblade is coming out with a new aggressive model soon. If the evolution of their top selling skate, the Zetrablade, is any indicator, we might just have a cheap quality option soon.
    I'm a simple man from much simpler times, but I definitely am getting older. But I definitely am on the smaller side. So what I want is minimalism. Light weight, minimalist skates. I don't even care about h-blocks. Just a flat frame with a soul area for the toe and heel area. Maybe a very simple royale plate Something like the old Chocolates just more modern.
    It doesn't have to be pretty.
    Roces seem to be more my thing but I'm told they're actually quite heavy. I've never actually held a pair so I dunno.

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      M12s are pretty light in my experience. It sounds like a 908, Cult, or m12 is what you’re looking for. Straightforward at a decent price. All solid and proven skates.

    • @uvovot
      @uvovot 3 года назад

      @@coreyenglish8706 Thanks, Bub. I'm on the Razors Copper Cults atm. They work pretty damn good but man I miss those Xsjados. Ooof. Those dudes were hot. I'm TOLD that the USD Shadows don't feel anything like the Xsjados.
      Anyhow, thanks.
      But man, when I say I want light weight I mean LIGHT LIGHT weight.
      It's kind of a bozo move but I actually got in touch with Impala about my idea. Who tf knows if they're interested? After all, they're just a goofy skateboard brand.
      Imagine being mesmerized with the exact same deck and wheel setup for 30 plus years. Skateboarding has gotten so boring. Lol

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      @@uvovot if you want light weight. Aeons are as light as it gets. They don’t weigh a thing.

    • @chilli-iceolive-abode2447
      @chilli-iceolive-abode2447 3 года назад

      @@uvovot I've heard impalas boot is the same mold as the cult and I saw the guy at thisissoul fitted the cult souls onto the impala to make a unique boot and to make it UFS.
      If you're up for a little modding that would be one way to make your impalas new school aggressive skates ✌️

  •  3 года назад +2

    Great stuff as usual but I have a small advice to give. If you pause your video, first clip for example, you will notice there is something like a double vision effect on it. Deinterlace your videos properly by choosing ''progressive'' option during export and that will give you a better looking footage. Keep it up!

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      Appreciate the tip. Still new to video editing. Hadn’t heard of this.

  • @johnnydove
    @johnnydove 3 года назад +2

    yeah it's like they say in the audio world "it's the ear not the gear". a lof of times everyone wants the new flashy thing because everyone else is getting it and maybe it'll make them skate better, but mostly they just need to learn how to skate better. lawrence said something about that in one of his recent videos though where he said that some parts do make some things easier, and depending on your age and how far into it you want to get sometimes it's better just to get the stuff that makes it easier so you don't have to spend the time learning because you just want to have fun or you only have like an hour a week to skate or something

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      There’s definitely a balance between making things easier on yourself, and going down the rabbit hole looking for something that doesn’t exist.

  • @freakingid
    @freakingid 3 года назад +2

    Great to see you back. Sounds like you have your priorities in order! I mostly agree with what you said about gear. When I see all the new skate day posts on reddit, I cringe a little bit, until I see some actual moves. For me, Wheels seem to be the biggest thing where I noticed a difference, I guess mostly the profile and the hardness. Seems like a strange thing to matter, but that's just me.

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      100% agree. Quality urethane is always money well spent.

  • @Redflaggg
    @Redflaggg 3 года назад +2

    Welcome back Corey ! I needed to hear this today, finally settled on a setup that I’m progressing well on. But I still can’t stop copping old Salo’s from Blade Trade Outpost 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @adammoonface
    @adammoonface 3 года назад +1

    Yay! Welcome back! And all the best to you and the fam with the relocation. Top notch skating as always 👌

  • @jamseyy
    @jamseyy 3 года назад +1

    4:59 ayyyyy I see that true zoo to forward lol. Missed your vids, good to see you back!

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      Was switch though… Please forgive me.

    • @jamseyy
      @jamseyy 3 года назад +1

      @@coreyenglish8706 touché, I'll allow it haha

  • @ThirtyandRollin
    @ThirtyandRollin 3 года назад +2

    First off, welcome back! So glad to see another video! Second, great video concept. Just like photo or video gear, skate gear doesn't really matter past a certain point. It's all about your skill and how you use your gear!

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      I may or may not watch too many @Matti Haapoja videos

    • @ThirtyandRollin
      @ThirtyandRollin 3 года назад +1

      @@coreyenglish8706 Haha all good! Great idea to apply it to the skate world!

  • @fredcastro4252
    @fredcastro4252 3 года назад

    Mininum 3 months with the same boot to even know if you like it. I Keep telling some people this, stop changing skates every month, you´re not gonna learn how to skate any of them if you keep doing that! Great point and great video!

  • @aegiDiusMrChef
    @aegiDiusMrChef 2 года назад

    Everything u say is correct, except the liner "INTUITION SKATE PREMIUM LINER" made me skate better and more comfort witch made my self esteem 80%!
    Skated the Aeon 60 USD first with stock liners, crap to me...
    Rocking the Them 909 Pat Ridder with Inutition skate premium liner, guess that's my match! slim boot and good liners makes u bang.

  • @ShredCitySkatesKelvW
    @ShredCitySkatesKelvW 3 года назад +1

    Your back!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 hell yeah

  • @codyreffner
    @codyreffner 3 года назад +1

    Make sure noone in Pitt sees this video. hope you had a nice move, first 270 back sav was my fave

  • @ramiropjr9234
    @ramiropjr9234 3 года назад

    Dude, totally missed you. West coast is a big move, but welcome. Take care of that ankle because I’ve nursing a delaminated right knee (bad stuff). Take care of yourself and your fam, hope your transition goes smoothly.

  • @sirgaber5626
    @sirgaber5626 3 года назад

    Glad to have you back man

  • @jeremy9203
    @jeremy9203 3 года назад

    I see your point in a way, saying not to buy the most expensive item necessarily, but I beg to differ regarding the gear quality. I have personally noticed huge differences between skates, especially older vs newer skates (talking 20 year gap here).

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      No doubt there’s differences in quality, fit, and feel. Parts can improve the skating experience, but they won’t improve the skater. Not immediately at least. Although, a better skating experience makes you want to skate more often, which will make you a better skater.

  • @james-ted-garland
    @james-ted-garland 3 года назад

    Good to see you back!

  • @rideblades007
    @rideblades007 3 года назад +1

    I typically go 3-4 years between new pairs of skates. Seems like everyone else gets new skates every year if not 2 pairs a year.

  • @ryanjapan
    @ryanjapan 3 года назад +2

    Counterpoint: better gear can make you safer, make you more comfortable, and make your experience more enjoyable ... which will increase the likelihood that you'll want to skate, so you'll skate more ... which will make you better.

    • @aceb7638
      @aceb7638 3 года назад +1

      To a point, You've gotta hit that price performance ratio.

  • @dye182
    @dye182 2 года назад

    Only thing that matters to me is good bearings and comfy liners. I’m on razor sl with valo frames. Def need new liners giving I’m using razor cult ones that are a hair to small but I’m time I’ll save some money.

  • @johnnylima462
    @johnnylima462 3 года назад +2

    Duuude! Missed your videos! Hope you and your family are doing well! Also, this helmet is the certified or the "normal"? What do you recommend for full cut helmets? I'm 58,5cm (23''), L, but don't know about comfort or how they fit, level of protection...

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      This is a non certified. I hate to recommend anything other than a certified, but this was the only option that fit when I bought it. I kind of miss open ear.

  • @chuck540s
    @chuck540s 2 года назад

    Good point. Been buying new gear getting back into it. Trying to find the right fit and setup. Any recommendations for selling gear that didn’t work out/ slightly used/ new? Forums? Thanks.

  • @JustAnotherBlader
    @JustAnotherBlader 3 года назад

    100% I learned many years ago through music that the gear doesn’t make the musician, it’s the other way around. Blading is no different… a $400 skate might feel nice but it ain’t gonna make you look or skate like Franky Morales or whoever.

  • @SourBikes
    @SourBikes 3 года назад

    Welcome back dude!

  • @trico8
    @trico8 3 года назад

    Yesssssss, we missed you man.

  • @redbruhcolli
    @redbruhcolli 2 года назад

    my tip is try to roll in what you have, I've rollerbladed for years in trash skates that were way to big for me... once I got my own rollerblades everything was much easier

  • @angelafarfan1772
    @angelafarfan1772 3 года назад +1

    great video as always.please help me out.do you recomment to get aeons or sways.my feet are 26.9cm.i like the way both skates look.wich one do you prefer and why?.thanks Corey.keep up the great work! for the aggressive inline comunity

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад +1

      So you should be able to fit a 41-42 shell in either boot with a thinner liner. With the aeon, you can just buy a high end model with the second skin liner and be fine. The sway, you’ll need to buy an aftermarket liner to swap into. You’ll have more room in the sway if you do this, but may be more difficult to find a liner in your size. After that, they’re both great skates. Depends if you prefer a raised heel skate, or a flat bottom skate. Hope this helps. This is always a tough thing to answer.

    • @angelafarfan1772
      @angelafarfan1772 3 года назад +1

      @@coreyenglish8706 thanks Corey you rock like no one else!!!

    • @angelafarfan1772
      @angelafarfan1772 3 года назад +1

      Corey sorry for bother you so much.please one last question. before i choose the one to purchase...what size of aeon you had?.i saw the aeon shell is smaller than the sway shell.do you think i would be able to fit a us9 sam croft aeon?or should i go for a us9 sway with a us 10 2skin liner?you are so awesome .you are helping me out like no other.thanks

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      @@angelafarfan1772 Im 26.8 and rode the 42 aeon shell. Not sure what the current shell size is in US. They changed it since I last ordered a set. I believe it's the 8-9. As long as you get one with a second skin liner, you should fit. It will be tight, but it should fit.

  • @apexpredator_jku
    @apexpredator_jku 2 года назад

    100% doesn't matter. I started in the 90's on some box cars...paper thin liners, no soul plates, no h block, no nothing & learned all the fundamentals. Next skate were K2 Fatty's. Better skate? Without a doubt but did it make me a better skater...not so much. It allowed me to skate longer without as much wear & tear but it didn't allow me me to do anything I wasn't able to do before. I won't get into the whole, "back in my day" & "if you had to learn what I learned on" speech. I can't hate on evolution.

  • @micaiahflores1592
    @micaiahflores1592 3 года назад +3

    The only thing I’m getting is metal frames so they literally last forever
    I just bought sway 57’s lol

    • @cyclopegaming464
      @cyclopegaming464 3 года назад +1

      How are the sways 57? 😁

    • @micaiahflores1592
      @micaiahflores1592 3 года назад

      @@cyclopegaming464 great I just bought some kizer 80mm big wheel frames as well

    • @cyclopegaming464
      @cyclopegaming464 3 года назад +1

      @@micaiahflores1592 nice I am thinking about getting those skates too

    • @micaiahflores1592
      @micaiahflores1592 3 года назад +1

      @@cyclopegaming464 worth I loveeeeee mine

  • @kfcandwaterm3lon
    @kfcandwaterm3lon 2 года назад

    i have a pair of ancient warp aggressive skates with the middle 2 wheels gone, need a new pair of blades

  • @Jaykuza609
    @Jaykuza609 3 года назад

    WELCOME BACK!

  • @xandercorvus2824
    @xandercorvus2824 3 года назад

    is there a certain knee pad or wrist guard brand you'd recommend. I just got back into blading today after taking a hiatus for 10+ years and i only had a helmet haha

  • @terhm428
    @terhm428 Год назад

    Who says they make you better? It just makes is more comfy and maybe enhances already decent to good skaters

  • @gh0stkat440
    @gh0stkat440 3 года назад

    🥺
    I wanted a pair of unicorn skates…..
    They don’t exist……..
    🥺
    Thanks 4 the insight
    so proceed as usual
    Practice Practice Practice

  • @SCBCshorts
    @SCBCshorts Год назад

    where is that ledge?

  • @zn12914
    @zn12914 2 года назад

    You make me want to learn to skate bowl

  • @gregelwood7701
    @gregelwood7701 3 года назад

    The AOPA shirt is throwing me off lol
    Mixing my two worlds. Can't think about the true spin makio revert out for fkpb, must control traffic lol

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      Who do I contact for a short cut to Boston here in a couple hours?

    • @gregelwood7701
      @gregelwood7701 3 года назад

      Corey English the best we can usually do is direct RBV if you’re via J42, the NE is tough for shortcuts lol

    • @coreyenglish8706
      @coreyenglish8706  3 года назад

      @@gregelwood7701 don’t I know it.

  • @VinnieNiZero
    @VinnieNiZero 2 года назад

    i fell out of my chair. you owe me a chair, my wall of lawrence lol >.

  • @1gurupezona968
    @1gurupezona968 Год назад

    Tell that to my 1,5 finger thick soul plate

  • @thenightspydercollector8066
    @thenightspydercollector8066 3 года назад

    What software are you using to edit on your laptop?

  • @marcfreshart
    @marcfreshart 3 года назад

    Yeah but cool new stuff comes out way before you need it lol

  • @aceb7638
    @aceb7638 3 года назад

    My £49 second hand skates agree

  • @Ryan-ew2gv
    @Ryan-ew2gv 3 года назад

    Are you related to Alfred English?

  • @electricslurpee
    @electricslurpee 3 года назад

    Glad to see you back, I was worried when I saw airlines forcing the vax on employees. Apparently the blood-clotting issue the vax causes gets worse with altitude?

  • @jumboblading
    @jumboblading 3 года назад +2

    But I like wasting money on skate gear.

  • @omegamanGXE
    @omegamanGXE 3 года назад

    Corey English, moar liek Corey Spanish amirite?!

  • @GamerGrl90
    @GamerGrl90 3 года назад

    Yaaaay

  • @corylewis3418
    @corylewis3418 3 года назад

    You know, if you take the "e" out of your name you get +10 HP on your skates.

  • @HeadNtheClouds
    @HeadNtheClouds Год назад

    That’s not entirely true though.

  • @michaeltejada1474
    @michaeltejada1474 2 года назад

    if it's in your reach and you enjoy it why not. others enjoy gambling and spending their money on cryptocurrency.