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A Quick Look Into the History of Quad Roller Skates

 Are you a big fan of roller skating? Or is there someone in your family who is crazy about roller skates? If so, perhaps you need to know a little more about skating than the common info that it is just footwear with four wheels attached to it. In fact, there are a lot of cool and amusing facts behind this little invention that became one of the integral parts of extreme sportslater. If you have already been practicing it you would know that there are two main types: quad roller skates and inline roller skates. While quad skates have two wheels on the front and two wheels on the back, inline skates, as its name indicates, have four wheels in a single line. Let's check out more about quad roller skates, as they are more common and ideal for all, especially if you are planning to purchase a set for a beginner or a child. The credit of introducing the quad skates to the world belongs to James Leonard Plimpton in New York City in 1863. Plimpton was trying to improvise on the existing ...

The Ice Skating Boot and Blade - Where Do I Start?

It can be tricky for a beginning skater to stay balanced in a skating boot on a very thin blade. The boot may feel more like some type of torture device rather than a honed piece of equipment. Skating boots and blades are the main pieces of equipment used for skating bonelessone and the most important. The old saying that "you are only good as your equipment" is very true. It's much better to skate to your equipment's capabilities than trying to outskate your skates! It won't take you long to realize that it is vital to invest in a good boot and blade. Rental equipment is often not the best to learn in, and really doesn't support your foot properly. It is common for beginning skaters to get discouraged simply because a pair of rental skating boots don't fit right. Skaters leave the ice thinking that they can't learn this sport, when really it may have just been faulty equipment. When I first started skating, I didn't entirely understand this concep...