Great comparison for those who want to make an informed decision. It's also cool that you had a friend to rollerskate next to you, for an easier comparison. It does kill my ear though, when people say "verse," instead of "versus." Two entirely different concepts.
@@PollySkates hey a question... I want to learn skating and I don't have anyone to help me (to help me balance and none of my friends know how to skate) ...should I buy roller skates or roller blades?
Can you send me some rollerblades and rollerskates I like your village video and subscribe and I follow you can you please send me some rollerblades and rollerskates
The problem for me is that I have been skating on ice for my whole life. Whenever I put on rollers I always forget you can't just stop normally and eat it.
I was in a store trying on roller blades for the first time and started going backwards. Only to realize I didn’t know how to stop. No toe picks! The salesman told me to just roll into the t-shirts to stop. 😂 Hapoy to say I eventually learned how to stop without the t-shirts.
A good desperate stopping technique is to get low then drop to a seated position. A bad desperate stopping technique is crashing into something or trying to grab something while your legs slide out from under you.
Also: rollerskates are a bit safer for people whose knees dislocate easily. The teetering side to side on inline skates when trying to find your balance can definitely cause a kneecap to dislocate (especially if you have damaged ligaments). Roller skates put much less stress on your ligaments so they are a great option for those of us who want to skate in spite of bad knees!
do you know how they compare in regards to hip instability? I'm considering both and I have some hip issues; my instinct is that roller skating could potentially be worse for hips ?
both are so fun. i never understood debates about which is “better” and this video is a perfect example of how they’re both great for different reasons! if you have something more specific you want to do then one might be better then the other for that purpose, but both are really fun and enjoyable
The first time I tried using rollerskates I was at a rink, I was like 8 and I fell in front of adults and they laughed at me 🥲, I guess we had similar situations.
Dude yeah I SWEARRR it was like once u learned how to do one thing they were bullying u 4 not knowing how to do a certain trick or how to skate backwards as well 💀💀
@@kitty-gf2wd i had a birthday party when i was young i think it might have been my 7th birthday, it was (obviously) my birthday and i was bullied a lot as a kid so when i was able to invite one of the popular kids i was so happy, but i fell on my arm and i later learned i slightly (bruised? Cracked?not sure) my bone and i started crying obviously and my grandmother comforted me but my mom started apologizing to the kid and yelled at me for having such bad balance and how i was embarrassing her and I'm being bullied because i can't do a simply thing like balance on four wheels in four different positions and not even the harder one like her and the kid (blades). I never talked to the popular kid again and I didn't rollerskate for a while after that, and i actually had to fake a fever because my arm hurt so bad lol i just wish i went to the E.R. because it took so long for my arm to fix itself and now laying on it a certain way is extremely painful lmao 😂
When I was a kid, everyone had a pair of roller blades and literally every kid outside would be on them and every store seemed to have them on sale. I don't know what happened but the next summer all the sales disappeared and no kid was playing on them anymore. The last two decades, I honestly don't think I've seen them sold in any major retailer aside from maybe a couple dedicated sports stores and definitely not seen anyone skate outside either. I miss that one summer
I remember that! One year skating was so big and then it disappeared all of a sudden, i was too young to start (my mum was so protective 😑) but ive never seen any on sale anywhere since. I’m hoping to start skating now, hopefully it becomes a bigger thing again tho
My take on why it went away is because of loitering laws as well as the streets where kids would often skate where become to dangerous to do that on for a multitude of reasons.
I have done both and each one has its own advantages and disadvantages… Rollerblades are faster and your center of balance is in the center/back of your foot because of the flat design, making it easier to go side to side for speed. Roller skates / quads are slower but easier to balance on, and it’s much easier to turn in quads which is great for dancing… however, I do figure skate (on ice) and I’ve gotten so used to that side to side type of balance that I find it easier to balance on rollerblades now because I can move my foot side to side MUCH easier which ultimately gives me more control and allows me to balance for longer. I prefer rollerblades most of the time, but for the chill days or around the house I prefer quads
I used to rollerblade all the time when I was a kid. I was teaching myself to go backwards in the driveway when Zena, our Jack Russell Terrier, ran behind me and I fell, breaking my left wrist, and spraining my right. I never really started skating again, but I wish I had! I’m 35 and pregnant right now, so I definitely shouldn’t try to start again now, but after I have our daughter I might try to pick it up again. I loved the freedom I felt while skating and want to have that again. My husband also used to rollerblade, so maybe we can make it a family thing!
@@PollySkates yea same in my opinion rollerblades are easier then roller skates I know I started on normal skates but roller blades are so smooth and they are way better for cross overs and jumping up and down curbs
Same I thought rollerblades are just roller skates in a single line in my country roller skates are called Skates and roller blades are called in line skates at least in the place I live in
@@i.am.ded.This is true, "rollerblades" are actually called inline skates. It's just here in the US, the biggest inline skate seller brand name is "Rollerblade" So, the skates they sell all have "Rollerblade" written on them. People find it easier to say rollerblades instead of inline skates, and leaves less confusion when talking about either inline skates or quad skates. We just say blades or skates instead, pretty often.
I perfer rollerskates over rollerblades, but i might get some in the future for distance traveling. But i really enjoy my rollerskates for the skatepark :))
They’re not hard at all. I feel like roller skates are a little harder to learn tbh. It might be a little difficult to find balance on blades at first but moving and turning is definitely easier on blades.
Blades are actually really easy to balance on due to built in support. You’re literally locked in. Your literally supported from your toes to your lower calf.
If you want to cover pretty long distances, the lower cuff models, sometimes called marathon skates, with 3_5 80-110mm wheels are great. True Speedskates, in my experience, are only good if you truly skate often enough so your ankles get and stay strong. Fit also needs to be tighter and less cushy. Both will also require more strength for the same brake pressure ( if you use a heel brake pad)
A long time ago a company of something had roller blades with suspension on them and I think a friend of mine has them as he showed me a long time ago they were a great feeling
When I was young, my parents bought me rollerblades for my bday and for me it was pretty tough at first. I always thought that rollerblades and rollerskates were the same but got older and knew the difference. My little sister also had a pair of rollerblades as well and she actually was better rollerblading than I was as a child.
I know both rollerblading and rollerskating..I got my rollerskates at six and rollerskates at 9..Idk if it was the age difference but seriously learning rollerblading was easier to learn,balance and do tricks with. I love doing both ❤
If you search on RUclips there’s some videos that show you different ways to stop. I personal enjoy racing down hills and the T-stop is my personal favorite. But it depends if you have skates or rollerblades?
my elementary school would host skate nights at the local skating rink so i've been skating since i was pretty little, i switched from skates to blades when i was maybe 8 and since then i've found skates so much more difficult to use
I used roller blades it's wasn't very hard to learn but it's very fun both are amazing but my feet used to hurt bc I used to wobble my feet alot and didn't balance properly 🤷♀️
I’m an inline skater through and through, but some of the incredible dancing/tricks I’ve seen folks do on quads makes me want to learn!! Good comparison ~
Yessss so right!!! I said blades have more, didn’t say quads have none. Just speaking generally too there’s definitely blades out there with awful ankles and quads with really good support like the Jak 2
I’ve been rollerblading since I was 4 and I’m 15 now so that’s 11 years I’ve rollerbladed and I’ve done roller skating when I was prolly 7 and I STILL to this day love rollerblading better
I remember as a kid people would judge you if you didn't "graduate" to roller blades, but I LOVED learning the dances on skates instead. I'm so glad people still love it 💚💚💚💚
Im a figure rollerskater (not a really good one but I'm improving) and I've always found rollerblades so difficult and almost impossible to use, idk I've always loved rollerskates and how versatile they are. Also, there are different wheels for different purposes, like if you want to use them outside u would use softer wheels and for inside use we use harder and smaller wheels (there are more differences, like figure rollerblading but thats a different story😅)
They are both roller skates! What she's referring to as "roller blades"are actually correctly called inline skates, and the others are called quads :) I think for many people it's just easier to refer to inlines as "roller blades" and quads as "roller skates" to differentiate.
Thanks for making this! I’d love for my younger sisters to watch & understand .. people try to say they’re the same, the similarities are there but the little things make all the difference!
I actually really appreciate that, I was always under the assumption that rollerblades would be worse on my ankles, and that’s what kind of steered me away from when I was younger, just due to breaking my ankle for a separate instance in my life.
I prefer rollerskates, personally I need the most support on both left and right sides of feet, mainly its bc I dont do jumps/flips, its just cause i can't quickly put my feet onto the floor if im in rollerblades, so I mainly like dancing, spinning, im jealous to whoever has better balance in rollerblades then me lmao😃👍
all the years i went to the skating rink i got roller skates and i could not go 5ft from the wall before i felt like i was gonna break a bone. my last time i went i said screw this im getting roller blades, THEY WERE SO MUCH EASIER OH MY GOD. i was actually able to move around and state close to the center and around the sitting area and i actually had fun
@@PollySkates I didn’t actually think you would reply thank you. You’re such a big creator I think that would happen, I did roller derby for like four years the sport was fun but the girls I played with were kind of toxic
Thank you I definitely try those out now I used to have beginners skate cause I was little and I was nervous of falling over I had to say it’s not just a design with the in-line skates. They actually can do more plus a look much more cooler.
I learned rollerblading first, and after that, it felt so easy to rollerSKATE. Rollerblading will always be in my heart. Funny enough, I know that my Christmas gift is the cutest pair of rollerblades! My dad cannot keep a secret lol
I have always rollerbladed! When I roller skate 🛼 I always feel the need to walk not glide. How should I fix this? Also how do I practice my jumps on blades? Thank you!!
it could be related to the tightness of the screw that regulates the looseness of the wheels or to the material of the wheels (depending on the surface you skate on you will use different wheels. generally if you dont skate on competition rings you will need wheels made of a softer rubber made to skate on concrete/streets, so that they can absorb a bit of the unevenness of the floor. if these are not the problems, it could be simply that your legs have yet to develop the strength to push yourself and the skates forward so you would only need to practice more. hope this helps :)
They work differently. To glide on roller skates, you should push side to side in a V shape Unlike on rollerblades where you can glide even if they are paralle | | Remember Roller skates - V shape Rollerblades - | | shape
Was skating outdoor on inlines for 10 years almost every day and had a lot of fun, but about 2½ years ago I starded to play roller derby and I'm having so much more fun on quads. I love doing little foot work stuff that I just can't do on inlines. And the toe stops, they are the most fun thing about quads imo bc you can do so much with them. I also feel more secure going fast on quads because I can just turn around and break on my toe stops, inlines are more limited for high speed breaking, especially on bad asphalt, so I never felt like I could go max speed on them. I also found the inlines I could get at my local sports store to be very fragile, they'd hold up at max 2 years before breaking in a way that wasn't fixable. My first quads now broke as well (rip R3s) but that was to be expected from playing roller derby with that setup. My new ones are great and I'm looking into getting a park skating setup bc I don't like using my derby skates for both (and having to put on and take off slide blocks every time I go to the skate park is kind of annoying imo) Anyway, both are great, but I have a lot more fun with quads (roller skates)
I’ve never really tried roller blades before? I just stick with the skates that I have and I self taught my self from a close friend:) they are easier to get a hang on I think? Because roller baldes you really have to get a good balance on. Although I love skates I’ve never really learnt how to spin on them which is sad because it seems fun 😂
I was given a pair of "inlines"(blades, no idea why we called them inlines lol) when I was 6-7 and my gosh I could not figure out how to comfortably go more than a few feet without losing balance. Started rollerskating at a nearby rink (which has sadly closed) and it just worked so much better for me. I've tried both again recently and blades still don't work for me. I don't think they fit right though, the support was clearly supposed to be there but my ankles just wobbled inside them. So it's skates every time for me, but who knows, maybe I'll pick it up eventually.
Their actual names are “inline skates” not rollerblades. Rollerblade is a company that produces good quality inline skates and was very popular back in the day. We probably just refer to all inline skates as rollerblades because everyone was probably buying from rollerblade before
Love roller blades, I self taught at age 5 with the roller blades then my dad thought I was good enough to drop me in ice skates. Ice skating comes naturally for me. I’m not a pro in either sport just doing it for fun.
With balance and roller skates, I tried flat ones first and found myself falling backwards a lot- then moved to a healed boot and my balance was way better, makes sense of course
i usually only skate, but i would be open to trying rollerblading again, but im assuming it would be expensive because the only pair of blades i have are like childrens
For me rollerblades are so smooth, fun, and nostalgic. I remember my 5th grade party where we all set up the gym as a roller blading rink, and it was just so fun ❤
Rollerblades are also good for practicing snow skiing and ice skating. I highly recommend doing a deep dive into rollerblades. They have a lot of similarities to roller skating but they’re also very different. For example, you can actually “rocker” most rollerblades so that you can carve a lot tighter. There’s just so many little things like that.
I found that buying a gummier wheel made my skates much smoother because they absorb cracks and terrain much better for trail skating! Definitely look into your wheels. A hard wheel would be good for indoor skating/roller rink but not great for outdoors
I was a roller skater first, then a roller blader. Once I learned to rollerblade I suddenly could not remember how to roller skate ad the blades were so natural for me. But now I'm getting back to rollerskating with my kid. Wish us luck!
For some reason I’ve always done blades ever since I tried them because I found it hard to balance on the other ones. Guess I’m not good with front to back balance but fine at left and right ? Wonder if that could be the reason. Anyways I would fall a ton and it hurt and the switch made a huge difference for me, even though I’m a casual skater I feel super comfy on the blades !
ive tried both and like skates over blades bc i can stand easier on skates, when i try to stand or anything on blades i fall down bc the blades are all centered down the middle of my foot instead of supporting all sides like skates
I used to go to the skating rink every weekend from Friday-Sunday as a pre-teen. I LIVED for the rink. I started on the quads and I just couldn't find my balance so i was constantly falling. I couldn't really afford the extra 3 dollars for the blades because I didnt want to spend the extra money to try them and risk not liking them cause then my whole night would have been ruined, so i just didnt try them for the longest time. Then one day my sisters friend let me try her blades. They were half a size too big but the moment I stepped onto the floor, I new that they were the Skates for me. I switched to blades right away after that and have never used quads since. Quads are a nice introduction to skating, especially for kids but if you're more into speed and have odd ankles like myself, blades are the way to go. I also find tricks to be a lot easier on blades because the quads contradict each other. Switching feet is weird because they are wide and constantly hit the floor. At least for me. Everyone's experiences are different because my sister LIVED for the quads lol. Side note: you said that the quads are more flowy and I see so many people flow so gracefully on them and it just looks so beautiful, but for me the blades are more flowy. I love doing tricks on them. I want to like the quads but I think my brain is just more geared to the blades. I'm also blind in one eye so maybe that has something to do with why the blades are weird for me.
I have rollerblades but I’m scared of them bc i feel like they’re easy to fall because they only have one set of wheels on each one of that makes sense 🥲
For me it’s harder to learn roller skates so I only know how to rollerblade properly for the most part because I found it easier and way quicker to learn
I used to be in marching band, so my sense of balance wrt my feet and legs is pretty good. It makes rollerblading much easier than rollerskating to me! (Plus, the ankle support in rollerblades makes me /feel/ safer)
I tried roller skates first and fell so many times. Then I got roller blades and I have never rode on roller skates since! Most people say that it's harder to balance on roller blades but I find it so much easier! :)
me and my friend went to our local rink last night, and she was a beginner [never even touched either] and she tried skates first, struggled and fell time after time, then I got her to try blades and I could tell she was doing far better. I ride blades and I think they're far easier too
Rollerblades are the first step to barbieland
Barbie and Ken in real life 💕 @airdolphin #rollerblading
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@@lizadolgova8309it’s the movie
Like it ❤❤
@@PollySkateshow the HELL DID YOU COMMENT A PHOTO
Great comparison for those who want to make an informed decision. It's also cool that you had a friend to rollerskate next to you, for an easier comparison.
It does kill my ear though, when people say "verse," instead of "versus." Two entirely different concepts.
Omg! Thank you! I make comparison vids all the time so good to know!
ngl same
@@PollySkates hey a question... I want to learn skating and I don't have anyone to help me (to help me balance and none of my friends know how to skate) ...should I buy roller skates or roller blades?
Can you send me some rollerblades and rollerskates I like your village video and subscribe and I follow you can you please send me some rollerblades and rollerskates
@@geetsinghmehta4461 Personally i learnt to keep my balance better on rollerblades
The problem for me is that I have been skating on ice for my whole life. Whenever I put on rollers I always forget you can't just stop normally and eat it.
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I was in a store trying on roller blades for the first time and started going backwards. Only to realize I didn’t know how to stop. No toe picks! The salesman told me to just roll into the t-shirts to stop. 😂 Hapoy to say I eventually learned how to stop without the t-shirts.
A good desperate stopping technique is to get low then drop to a seated position. A bad desperate stopping technique is crashing into something or trying to grab something while your legs slide out from under you.
T stop on roller blades and I also T stop on ice unless hockey is involved.. 😅
Also: rollerskates are a bit safer for people whose knees dislocate easily. The teetering side to side on inline skates when trying to find your balance can definitely cause a kneecap to dislocate (especially if you have damaged ligaments). Roller skates put much less stress on your ligaments so they are a great option for those of us who want to skate in spite of bad knees!
Oh thanks for sharing this!! 🫶
That's why i found easier to balance in rollerskates since i always dislocate my kneecaps.
BOTH are actually BETTER for legs than RUNNING
I also feel like roller blades would also be safer since they have ankle support
do you know how they compare in regards to hip instability?
I'm considering both and I have some hip issues; my instinct is that roller skating could potentially be worse for hips ?
I always found balancing on blades much easier than on skaten, same with using them.
That’s awesome!!! Yeah it’s all relative
Same
Same, just left a similar comment before seeing this one 😂
I agree
I feel the same way.
both are so fun. i never understood debates about which is “better” and this video is a perfect example of how they’re both great for different reasons! if you have something more specific you want to do then one might be better then the other for that purpose, but both are really fun and enjoyable
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This is a conversation skiërs and snowboarders have in the lift 😂👌🏾
Bro really used a dieresis
Soooo tru
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Nah man it's skiis Vs snow-skates for a more accurate comparison (look them up they are awesome) 😂
@@YoItsM0 No, I do not agree. And do you actually believe I did not know about the existence of snow-skates?
I love how she didnt pick one, she displayed the pros and cons for us.
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when i was a teenager i couldn’t figure out how to use roller blades and the kids at the skating rink bullied me LMAOO 😭
The first time I tried using rollerskates I was at a rink, I was like 8 and I fell in front of adults and they laughed at me 🥲, I guess we had similar situations.
Dude yeah I SWEARRR it was like once u learned how to do one thing they were bullying u 4 not knowing how to do a certain trick or how to skate backwards as well 💀💀
@@kitty-gf2wd i had a birthday party when i was young i think it might have been my 7th birthday, it was (obviously) my birthday and i was bullied a lot as a kid so when i was able to invite one of the popular kids i was so happy, but i fell on my arm and i later learned i slightly (bruised? Cracked?not sure) my bone and i started crying obviously and my grandmother comforted me but my mom started apologizing to the kid and yelled at me for having such bad balance and how i was embarrassing her and I'm being bullied because i can't do a simply thing like balance on four wheels in four different positions and not even the harder one like her and the kid (blades). I never talked to the popular kid again and I didn't rollerskate for a while after that, and i actually had to fake a fever because my arm hurt so bad lol i just wish i went to the E.R. because it took so long for my arm to fix itself and now laying on it a certain way is extremely painful lmao 😂
But when I was like 6 or 5 my mom gave me a rollerblade and I know how to do it for the first time in 6 yrs old
wait , youre over 18 and post gacha ?
When I was a kid, everyone had a pair of roller blades and literally every kid outside would be on them and every store seemed to have them on sale. I don't know what happened but the next summer all the sales disappeared and no kid was playing on them anymore. The last two decades, I honestly don't think I've seen them sold in any major retailer aside from maybe a couple dedicated sports stores and definitely not seen anyone skate outside either. I miss that one summer
I remember that! One year skating was so big and then it disappeared all of a sudden, i was too young to start (my mum was so protective 😑) but ive never seen any on sale anywhere since. I’m hoping to start skating now, hopefully it becomes a bigger thing again tho
There seemed to be a craze in the mid-nineties. I was 9 at the time.
My take on why it went away is because of loitering laws as well as the streets where kids would often skate where become to dangerous to do that on for a multitude of reasons.
There is a video on RUclips about why roller blading died. I just saw it and it made quite a bit of sense.
It shifted to virtual games! No more actual skating for kids enjoying the outdoors
I have done both and each one has its own advantages and disadvantages…
Rollerblades are faster and your center of balance is in the center/back of your foot because of the flat design, making it easier to go side to side for speed.
Roller skates / quads are slower but easier to balance on, and it’s much easier to turn in quads which is great for dancing… however, I do figure skate (on ice) and I’ve gotten so used to that side to side type of balance that I find it easier to balance on rollerblades now because I can move my foot side to side MUCH easier which ultimately gives me more control and allows me to balance for longer.
I prefer rollerblades most of the time, but for the chill days or around the house I prefer quads
💯 thanks for adding this! 🫶🤙🙏
I used to rollerblade all the time when I was a kid. I was teaching myself to go backwards in the driveway when Zena, our Jack Russell Terrier, ran behind me and I fell, breaking my left wrist, and spraining my right. I never really started skating again, but I wish I had! I’m 35 and pregnant right now, so I definitely shouldn’t try to start again now, but after I have our daughter I might try to pick it up again. I loved the freedom I felt while skating and want to have that again. My husband also used to rollerblade, so maybe we can make it a family thing!
I’m a rollerblader who also skates too 😊 I really like the rollerblades better 😂
Same 🙊
@@PollySkates yea same in my opinion rollerblades are easier then roller skates I know I started on normal skates but roller blades are so smooth and they are way better for cross overs and jumping up and down curbs
Same
Same
I like both of them
I love rollerblades but i didn't know there was diffrence between rollerblades and rollerskates beacus their called the same in my country.
Same I thought rollerblades are just roller skates in a single line in my country roller skates are called Skates and roller blades are called in line skates at least in the place I live in
@@i.am.ded.This is true, "rollerblades" are actually called inline skates. It's just here in the US, the biggest inline skate seller brand name is "Rollerblade"
So, the skates they sell all have "Rollerblade" written on them. People find it easier to say rollerblades instead of inline skates, and leaves less confusion when talking about either inline skates or quad skates. We just say blades or skates instead, pretty often.
I perfer rollerskates over rollerblades, but i might get some in the future for distance traveling.
But i really enjoy my rollerskates for the skatepark :))
I've always been scared to use roller blades since there's only one row and I don't think I can balance on that 😭
You can balance easily bc you have two legs.
They’re not hard at all. I feel like roller skates are a little harder to learn tbh. It might be a little difficult to find balance on blades at first but moving and turning is definitely easier on blades.
Blades are actually really easy to balance on due to built in support. You’re literally locked in. Your literally supported from your toes to your lower calf.
You have 2 feet.
its very easy
i love rollerblading so much more just because it feels like ice skating, which is easy for me : D
Depending on the type of roller skates you get there’s a big difference in ankle support. You can get ankle support just like the roller blades! :)
Very true!!! All this info is interchangeable :)
It’s actually depends on how good you are at skating they can be the same at speed it’s just on how skilled you are and good by the way good vid
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This feels like the “how would a horse wear pants” debate.
Haha I just sat here thinking about a horse wearing pants 😂
I started out skating and changed to blading, and I definitely enjoy blading more. It was also far easier for me to learn.
If you want to cover pretty long distances, the lower cuff models, sometimes called marathon skates, with 3_5 80-110mm wheels are great. True Speedskates, in my experience, are only good if you truly skate often enough so your ankles get and stay strong. Fit also needs to be tighter and less cushy. Both will also require more strength for the same brake pressure ( if you use a heel brake pad)
Thanks for the tips!
A long time ago a company of something had roller blades with suspension on them and I think a friend of mine has them as he showed me a long time ago they were a great feeling
When I was young, my parents bought me rollerblades for my bday and for me it was pretty tough at first. I always thought that rollerblades and rollerskates were the same but got older and knew the difference. My little sister also had a pair of rollerblades as well and she actually was better rollerblading than I was as a child.
First time going on my friends roller skates we were both out off so bad they had a different feeling and I felt wayyy to supported
Grew up on blades. I can’t do skates! They’re too different and feel so wrong to me!
@@alyupde9337 yes same it’s sorta unsettling
I know both rollerblading and rollerskating..I got my rollerskates at six and rollerskates at 9..Idk if it was the age difference but seriously learning rollerblading was easier to learn,balance and do tricks with. I love doing both ❤
I've always struggled to rollerskate, and when I was introduced to roller blades, I fell in love, and I can only use them lol
Classic 😄🎉🫶🤙🥹
How do I stop
I have lots of vids on how to stop!!! Checkout my channel lmk if it helps!! I can make more too!! 🫶🤙☺️🙏💖
If you search on RUclips there’s some videos that show you different ways to stop. I personal enjoy racing down hills and the T-stop is my personal favorite. But it depends if you have skates or rollerblades?
THIS IS HOW TO STOP! ⭐️ rollerblades/inline skates
I wear one of each
I think i love both
Same 😄
Same I am not good at rollerblades tho but both them are fun to learn .
my elementary school would host skate nights at the local skating rink so i've been skating since i was pretty little, i switched from skates to blades when i was maybe 8 and since then i've found skates so much more difficult to use
I used roller blades it's wasn't very hard to learn but it's very fun both are amazing but my feet used to hurt bc I used to wobble my feet alot and didn't balance properly 🤷♀️
INTRODUCING.... THE SKATEBLADES!
I wonder how they would work?
I was a skater as a kid, and one day I decided to put on and try rollerbladers and it was too hard for me, I couldn't even stand.
As a rollerblader the way I fell forward in a comp says otherwise 😭😭
I’m an inline skater through and through, but some of the incredible dancing/tricks I’ve seen folks do on quads makes me want to learn!! Good comparison ~
Ty! That’s why you need both!
Just so you know, some roller skates have lots of ankle protection! Just need to let you know cause I was bugged about that
Yessss so right!!! I said blades have more, didn’t say quads have none. Just speaking generally too there’s definitely blades out there with awful ankles and quads with really good support like the Jak 2
They are both great just depends on what you use them for
I’ve been rollerblading since I was 4 and I’m 15 now so that’s 11 years I’ve rollerbladed and I’ve done roller skating when I was prolly 7 and I STILL to this day love rollerblading better
I remember as a kid people would judge you if you didn't "graduate" to roller blades, but I LOVED learning the dances on skates instead. I'm so glad people still love it 💚💚💚💚
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Im a figure rollerskater (not a really good one but I'm improving) and I've always found rollerblades so difficult and almost impossible to use, idk I've always loved rollerskates and how versatile they are. Also, there are different wheels for different purposes, like if you want to use them outside u would use softer wheels and for inside use we use harder and smaller wheels (there are more differences, like figure rollerblading but thats a different story😅)
oh.. they're different? I'VE BEEN CALLING THEM BOTH ROLLER SKATES FOR THE ENTIRE TIME 😭
They are both roller skates! What she's referring to as "roller blades"are actually correctly called inline skates, and the others are called quads :)
I think for many people it's just easier to refer to inlines as "roller blades" and quads as "roller skates" to differentiate.
the ones in a straight line are called inline skates. the other ones are roller skates
Thanks for making this! I’d love for my younger sisters to watch & understand .. people try to say they’re the same, the similarities are there but the little things make all the difference!
Similar but different! It’s fun to try both 🫶🤙
@@PollySkates they’re both extremely stylish. Keep up the great work😊
I actually really appreciate that, I was always under the assumption that rollerblades would be worse on my ankles, and that’s what kind of steered me away from when I was younger, just due to breaking my ankle for a separate instance in my life.
People who play roller hockey or just love to roller blade
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Never let them know your next move: I choose ice skates.
Love it
I miss ice skating. I miss the feeling of winning competitions and feeling at home on the ice. Maybe I’ll try it again.
I prefer rollerskates, personally I need the most support on both left and right sides of feet, mainly its bc I dont do jumps/flips, its just cause i can't quickly put my feet onto the floor if im in rollerblades, so I mainly like dancing, spinning, im jealous to whoever has better balance in rollerblades then me lmao😃👍
Trying both I prefer rollerskates, but I'll never forget the hours I've spent on blades either, love them both at different times
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I love both so I made wheel attachments for my shoe so I can just switch them out during the day
all the years i went to the skating rink i got roller skates and i could not go 5ft from the wall before i felt like i was gonna break a bone. my last time i went i said screw this im getting roller blades, THEY WERE SO MUCH EASIER OH MY GOD. i was actually able to move around and state close to the center and around the sitting area and i actually had fun
Loving the hairy pits ❤ we need more of that in the world tbh. I hate these restrictions and stigmas and the shame around women’s body hair
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The hair provides a breeding ground for smelly bacteria, though. 😔
@@KuraYouthat’s why showering and antiperspirant is important 😂😂
I wish i could skate but i live on a bumpy dirt road on a mountain. Oof-
Don’t forget, there’s an entire sport with rollerskates roller derby
So true!!! I need to educate myself more on roller derby!! It’s very impressive!!!
@@PollySkates I didn’t actually think you would reply thank you. You’re such a big creator I think that would happen, I did roller derby for like four years the sport was fun but the girls I played with were kind of toxic
@@PollySkatesthank you ❤❤❤🎉
Thank you I definitely try those out now I used to have beginners skate cause I was little and I was nervous of falling over I had to say it’s not just a design with the in-line skates. They actually can do more plus a look much more cooler.
The difference is I tried and failed roller blading when I was kid and tried and failed roller skating when I was a preteen-
TEAM ROLLERBLADE
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I learned rollerblading first, and after that, it felt so easy to rollerSKATE. Rollerblading will always be in my heart. Funny enough, I know that my Christmas gift is the cutest pair of rollerblades! My dad cannot keep a secret lol
Rollerblades are the best!
agreed
I have always rollerbladed! When I roller skate 🛼 I always feel the need to walk not glide. How should I fix this? Also how do I practice my jumps on blades? Thank you!!
Use your toe stops for a boost of speed then try and glide but push your legs hard at the same time and make sure to do it on a flat surface
it could be related to the tightness of the screw that regulates the looseness of the wheels or to the material of the wheels (depending on the surface you skate on you will use different wheels. generally if you dont skate on competition rings you will need wheels made of a softer rubber made to skate on concrete/streets, so that they can absorb a bit of the unevenness of the floor. if these are not the problems, it could be simply that your legs have yet to develop the strength to push yourself and the skates forward so you would only need to practice more. hope this helps :)
They work differently.
To glide on roller skates, you should push side to side in a V shape
Unlike on rollerblades where you can glide even if they are paralle | |
Remember
Roller skates - V shape
Rollerblades - | | shape
@@kenshinbuendia5002 thank you so much!!!!!
Was skating outdoor on inlines for 10 years almost every day and had a lot of fun, but about 2½ years ago I starded to play roller derby and I'm having so much more fun on quads. I love doing little foot work stuff that I just can't do on inlines. And the toe stops, they are the most fun thing about quads imo bc you can do so much with them. I also feel more secure going fast on quads because I can just turn around and break on my toe stops, inlines are more limited for high speed breaking, especially on bad asphalt, so I never felt like I could go max speed on them. I also found the inlines I could get at my local sports store to be very fragile, they'd hold up at max 2 years before breaking in a way that wasn't fixable. My first quads now broke as well (rip R3s) but that was to be expected from playing roller derby with that setup. My new ones are great and I'm looking into getting a park skating setup bc I don't like using my derby skates for both (and having to put on and take off slide blocks every time I go to the skate park is kind of annoying imo)
Anyway, both are great, but I have a lot more fun with quads (roller skates)
I’ve never really tried roller blades before? I just stick with the skates that I have and I self taught my self from a close friend:) they are easier to get a hang on I think? Because roller baldes you really have to get a good balance on. Although I love skates I’ve never really learnt how to spin on them which is sad because it seems fun 😂
I was given a pair of "inlines"(blades, no idea why we called them inlines lol) when I was 6-7 and my gosh I could not figure out how to comfortably go more than a few feet without losing balance. Started rollerskating at a nearby rink (which has sadly closed) and it just worked so much better for me. I've tried both again recently and blades still don't work for me. I don't think they fit right though, the support was clearly supposed to be there but my ankles just wobbled inside them. So it's skates every time for me, but who knows, maybe I'll pick it up eventually.
Their actual names are “inline skates” not rollerblades. Rollerblade is a company that produces good quality inline skates and was very popular back in the day. We probably just refer to all inline skates as rollerblades because everyone was probably buying from rollerblade before
Love roller blades, I self taught at age 5 with the roller blades then my dad thought I was good enough to drop me in ice skates. Ice skating comes naturally for me. I’m not a pro in either sport just doing it for fun.
That’s what it’s all about!
The way I see it, blades are for tricks in the skatepark while skates are for cruising
Why just combine them, perfect duo unlocked
With balance and roller skates, I tried flat ones first and found myself falling backwards a lot- then moved to a healed boot and my balance was way better, makes sense of course
I love rollerblading, especially with my friends :)
Same! 🥰
i usually only skate, but i would be open to trying rollerblading again, but im assuming it would be expensive because the only pair of blades i have are like childrens
For me rollerblades are so smooth, fun, and nostalgic. I remember my 5th grade party where we all set up the gym as a roller blading rink, and it was just so fun ❤
Omg i would love to go back to fifth grade and get to party like that! ❤️🎉
OMG THE SONG. so nostalgic! I was looking for this song playing in the background again!
This is one of my all time faves ☺️
I enjoy roller blading more because it was easier for me to learn for some reason, but roller skating is definitely better for indoor skating.
I have both and use both based on what mood I'm in. Started in 1984 as a little girl.
I prefer the roller blades or in lines more
Same 🙊
With my personal experience, I believe that rollerblades are easier for beginners to move around. The only problem is how to stand up correctly.
Rollerblades are also good for practicing snow skiing and ice skating.
I highly recommend doing a deep dive into rollerblades. They have a lot of similarities to roller skating but they’re also very different.
For example, you can actually “rocker” most rollerblades so that you can carve a lot tighter. There’s just so many little things like that.
I found that buying a gummier wheel made my skates much smoother because they absorb cracks and terrain much better for trail skating! Definitely look into your wheels. A hard wheel would be good for indoor skating/roller rink but not great for outdoors
Gummier wheel?
I was a roller skater first, then a roller blader. Once I learned to rollerblade I suddenly could not remember how to roller skate ad the blades were so natural for me. But now I'm getting back to rollerskating with my kid. Wish us luck!
For some reason I’ve always done blades ever since I tried them because I found it hard to balance on the other ones. Guess I’m not good with front to back balance but fine at left and right ? Wonder if that could be the reason. Anyways I would fall a ton and it hurt and the switch made a huge difference for me, even though I’m a casual skater I feel super comfy on the blades !
I knew there were different wheels but I honestly never thought of them as two different things but these all make so much aense
ive tried both and like skates over blades bc i can stand easier on skates, when i try to stand or anything on blades i fall down bc the blades are all centered down the middle of my foot instead of supporting all sides like skates
I like rollerskates because I don’t have to balance all the time and I can just stop without falling! I did use to use roller blades though
when i started inline skating, i couldn’t go back to regular roller skating
I used to go to the skating rink every weekend from Friday-Sunday as a pre-teen. I LIVED for the rink. I started on the quads and I just couldn't find my balance so i was constantly falling. I couldn't really afford the extra 3 dollars for the blades because I didnt want to spend the extra money to try them and risk not liking them cause then my whole night would have been ruined, so i just didnt try them for the longest time. Then one day my sisters friend let me try her blades. They were half a size too big but the moment I stepped onto the floor, I new that they were the Skates for me. I switched to blades right away after that and have never used quads since. Quads are a nice introduction to skating, especially for kids but if you're more into speed and have odd ankles like myself, blades are the way to go. I also find tricks to be a lot easier on blades because the quads contradict each other. Switching feet is weird because they are wide and constantly hit the floor. At least for me. Everyone's experiences are different because my sister LIVED for the quads lol.
Side note: you said that the quads are more flowy and I see so many people flow so gracefully on them and it just looks so beautiful, but for me the blades are more flowy. I love doing tricks on them. I want to like the quads but I think my brain is just more geared to the blades. I'm also blind in one eye so maybe that has something to do with why the blades are weird for me.
I have rollerblades but I’m scared of them bc i feel like they’re easy to fall because they only have one set of wheels on each one of that makes sense 🥲
For me it’s harder to learn roller skates so I only know how to rollerblade properly for the most part because I found it easier and way quicker to learn
Beautiful dog 😍🐕
i always go for roller skates because i’m terrified of roller blades
Roller skates can also have good ankle support, it just depends what type you get
💯💯 so true! Just not as strong as a hard plastic boot generally speaking :)
Thank you I needed this!!
Yay!
I play roller derby so I normally just use roller skates, but I enjoy rollerblades as well, they're fun for different things than rollerskates
I used to be in marching band, so my sense of balance wrt my feet and legs is pretty good. It makes rollerblading much easier than rollerskating to me! (Plus, the ankle support in rollerblades makes me /feel/ safer)
props to the camera man
Not me falling on my back as a kid wearing those rollerskates, i couldn't breathe for 2 minutes, never wore them again
Love Rollerblading!
Same!! 😃🎉
I tried roller skates first and fell so many times. Then I got roller blades and I have never rode on roller skates since! Most people say that it's harder to balance on roller blades but I find it so much easier! :)
me and my friend went to our local rink last night, and she was a beginner [never even touched either] and she tried skates first, struggled and fell time after time, then I got her to try blades and I could tell she was doing far better. I ride blades and I think they're far easier too
I needed this bc i have both and can do both but never know which one to do 😅
I love your videos !
Thank you! 🥹
And 4 paws are for ... pushing you faster 😊