Awesome video! Don't be afraid to talk up your skates, I wanna hear about how they feel and how they handle. I already preordered a shell and I'm excited to skate the city in them. :)
The toeroll secret, as taught to me by the late great James Short, master of all things toeroll: you DON'T push down on your toes. You put your weight on the ball of the foot, and actually pull up with your heel and your toes, so the ball is your fulcrum. Imagine a teeter totter, your heel is on one side, your toes are on the other. Sounds weird but it worked, I went from not being able to toeroll more than a couple feet, to being able to do it for maybe 20 feet 😅 Then I broke my ankle (not toe-rolling) and never really re-learned them afterwards. But it works! Or maybe it was a placebo effect; James was known to tell a tall tale or two, and it's not like you could see what his foot's during a toeroll. But he could spin into them, jump off of them, swizzle to gain speed while toerolling, and do them to a stop and just hold them in place. So I like to think he knew what he was talking about.
Have you considered doing a big wheel core system? It should provide a good bit of the aluminum response that's good in big wheel skating with options for customizability through swapping walls (rockering, tri-skates, aggressive, etc). And since the cores are extruded I would assume there's no huge startup cost associated with molds. You could basically take your current core design and essentially elongate it. And then, of course, provide the wall files for folks to design their hearts out 😁
I have mentioned this in some of the Gear Talk chats. I think it would be really cool, both as a flat 4x setup and then to see what people designed. 80/72 with an H-block and a slight rocker would be so fun.
Steady rollin homie....I slapped the wish frames with the big flat set up on my 909s took em out round the town .....deff a good time .....stay focused thnx for xontent
Despite how crusty your opening cam/mic were, your overall production quality keeps it standing tall. Those pink wheels look faaaantastic worn in!! As for heel and toe rolls, i'd say practice somewhere very smooth and try stationary and low-speed drills to really work that balance response. You'll be less susceptible to 'looping out' like wheelieing a bike cause you'll know how to move the rest of your body to catch yourself when you lose balance.
Thanks, good tips. I’ll work on that this week. That first shot is embarrassing. Using the new camera and it was way too far away so I had to zoom in a lot. Hope to nail that next time
I take my Rollerblade Twisters for big wheeling and torture them with some stalls on rocks, maybe tomorrow if it'll dry up. Would love to have the same setup like you for my Omnis in the future.
80 mm in 72 frames reminds me of the Salomon frame mod, wich was 72mm wheels on aggressive 60mm frame. I still use it sometimes and it’s super fun. How many mm do the wheels are exposed in the upper part of the frame?
I'm looking to get back into skating as a 42 year old, I aggressive skated for years as a kid/teen. I like where you are going. I want a skate that can do both. I might be tempted to dabble back at a park or some rails, but I also still want to be able to skate, flat with some bigger wheels for exercise. I dont really want to buy 2 types of skates, because maybe I just find out I'm to old to take those falls anymore lol. Your skate sounds like a great concept.
Love your videos, I personally prefer to skate in the winter once it gets cooler, but im also in the south, the coldest ive seen is 40°. going to be moving towards the north in about a month. Im really curious on how skating will feel because my asphalt will be replaced with concrete and i will actually see snow
Awesome video! Don't be afraid to talk up your skates, I wanna hear about how they feel and how they handle. I already preordered a shell and I'm excited to skate the city in them. :)
Hey it’s jake the guy you saw at the skatepark today! Love the channel!
Was great meeting you. Really impressed with your stuff. Very inspirational.
@@BacktoBlading thank you!
I appreciate all the videos you have done with the new skates. Great work
Looking forward to the Standard Omni skates shipping soon
cold is the best for skating anything, more dense air and less foot traffic/less people in skateparks
The toeroll secret, as taught to me by the late great James Short, master of all things toeroll: you DON'T push down on your toes.
You put your weight on the ball of the foot, and actually pull up with your heel and your toes, so the ball is your fulcrum. Imagine a teeter totter, your heel is on one side, your toes are on the other.
Sounds weird but it worked, I went from not being able to toeroll more than a couple feet, to being able to do it for maybe 20 feet 😅
Then I broke my ankle (not toe-rolling) and never really re-learned them afterwards. But it works! Or maybe it was a placebo effect; James was known to tell a tall tale or two, and it's not like you could see what his foot's during a toeroll. But he could spin into them, jump off of them, swizzle to gain speed while toerolling, and do them to a stop and just hold them in place. So I like to think he knew what he was talking about.
Stefan gave me similar advice but I never trust him. I trust you.
Have you considered doing a big wheel core system? It should provide a good bit of the aluminum response that's good in big wheel skating with options for customizability through swapping walls (rockering, tri-skates, aggressive, etc). And since the cores are extruded I would assume there's no huge startup cost associated with molds. You could basically take your current core design and essentially elongate it. And then, of course, provide the wall files for folks to design their hearts out 😁
I have mentioned this in some of the Gear Talk chats. I think it would be really cool, both as a flat 4x setup and then to see what people designed. 80/72 with an H-block and a slight rocker would be so fun.
@@Rollerbalder Yeah lots of possibilities. You could go the Oysi route with 72 or 80 outer & 60 inner. Lot so options for urban. Just so many things
Lots of ideas, hope to have time sokn
@@BacktoBlading We'll be eagerly waiting
looking crispy in that white standard tee 🔥🔥
80mm wheels with a 72mm frame! 🔥
I've never seen a City so dead 😂 😂 looks fun though.
Cheers, Law! Skates look awesome!
Steady rollin homie....I slapped the wish frames with the big flat set up on my 909s took em out round the town .....deff a good time .....stay focused thnx for xontent
I’ve only skated the 72’s so far, but gotta say.. love em!
Great looking setup! Definitely getting into peak big-wheel season.
Heyyy skating on skates. Proud of you ♥️
Who knew
Despite how crusty your opening cam/mic were, your overall production quality keeps it standing tall. Those pink wheels look faaaantastic worn in!!
As for heel and toe rolls, i'd say practice somewhere very smooth and try stationary and low-speed drills to really work that balance response. You'll be less susceptible to 'looping out' like wheelieing a bike cause you'll know how to move the rest of your body to catch yourself when you lose balance.
Thanks, good tips. I’ll work on that this week.
That first shot is embarrassing. Using the new camera and it was way too far away so I had to zoom in a lot. Hope to nail that next time
I used to work at the jimmy johns on Fayetteville st. It's a very fun area to cruise around in. Waiting for my omni's!!
Skate time!!!! Can't wait to see the XXLs I want a set of both imma have spy vs spy skates once you do!
I take my Rollerblade Twisters for big wheeling and torture them with some stalls on rocks, maybe tomorrow if it'll dry up. Would love to have the same setup like you for my Omnis in the future.
80 mm in 72 frames reminds me of the Salomon frame mod, wich was 72mm wheels on aggressive 60mm frame. I still use it sometimes and it’s super fun.
How many mm do the wheels are exposed in the upper part of the frame?
I'm looking to get back into skating as a 42 year old, I aggressive skated for years as a kid/teen. I like where you are going. I want a skate that can do both. I might be tempted to dabble back at a park or some rails, but I also still want to be able to skate, flat with some bigger wheels for exercise. I dont really want to buy 2 types of skates, because maybe I just find out I'm to old to take those falls anymore lol. Your skate sounds like a great concept.
Welcome back! Lots of people interested lately so I put together a (long) video with some tips. ruclips.net/video/t_S9C9YF1Ro/видео.html
Love your videos, I personally prefer to skate in the winter once it gets cooler, but im also in the south, the coldest ive seen is 40°. going to be moving towards the north in about a month. Im really curious on how skating will feel because my asphalt will be replaced with concrete and i will actually see snow
Really really hope you make a size between S and XS eventually.
Lawrence in the streets.
Assuming the next set of dates all hit as planned, is it still possible for the boot to arrive by Xmas? Or is it basically impossible at this point?
I’ll know next week. Assuming these samples are perfect, yes. But it’s a big assumption.
Any probs with jamming up wheels with such tight tolerances. Things like pebbles/stones?
Always a risk with pebbles and twigs and leafs. Not sure any setup is immune to that unless you have a much taller ride height.
What camera model you use? Awesome video 🫡
This is my first time using the insta360 x3. Still learning but it’s nice
What size shell is that ? I’m a uk 9 275mm would I need a medium or a large shell?
That’s the Large 43/44. 27.5 cm foot fits our Medium 41/42
What size intuition liners fit best in the small Omni shell?
Small Premium fit great! That’s what Brian is using
Fun fact. You can skate legally on federal property. Your tax dollars paid for it. It's literally your property.
Vc é um cara foda!!!!
Vc fez um patins foda! Realmente o nome faz jus!