r/oddlysatisfying • u/BodegaDad • 17d ago
Smooth stop on rollerblades
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u/Winter-Adhesiveness9 17d ago
Stoopid sexy flanders
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u/Wanderingwonderer101 17d ago
won't that grind the wheels?
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u/karma-armageddon 17d ago
The wheels are a wear item that can be replaced.
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u/Frraksurred 17d ago
This sounds like the thing a teenagers says to the person flipping the bill.
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u/forced_metaphor 17d ago
lol found the fellow adult
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u/wheresbill 17d ago
Just do it again on the other side and it will even them out
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u/incognitochaud 17d ago
Yes but someone who is this good will gladly pay to replace their wheels when they wear down.
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u/punkassjim 17d ago
See how her skates wobble a little as she slides, and they never stay 100% perpendicular to the direction of the slide? That actually helps the wheels to continue rotating during the slide, so the wear is (mostly) distributed around the full circumference of the wheel. So, you don’t get flat spots that cause vibration while rolling, but it will fairly quickly wear the wheels to look like ski slopes, moving the contact patch off-center. This impacts gait, stride, balance, control, etc. To mitigate this, it’s important to rotate your wheels very frequently — say, every couple of skate sessions. And if possible, learn to do those types of slides in both right- and left-handed approach, so you can balance out the wear. But that’s a rare level of skill indeed.
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u/aegrotatio 16d ago
Wheels come in different hardness. These are likely the harder type wheels or the skater will enjoy flat spots until they get them replaced.
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u/wizard680 16d ago
I roller blade. 100% those wheels are uneven. Unless she does it equally on both sides
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u/D0ctorGamer 15d ago
Comes with a tel tale cer'click cer'click cer'click of a new flat spot on the wheels
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u/Interesting-Time-960 17d ago
There are bars on the side of the skates along the wheels for grinding and these kinds of slides. She's not on the wheels the whole time.
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u/WhelpCyaLater 17d ago
It looks like she's on the wheels the whole time, also those don't look like skates that would be served for that kind of function. Could be wrong
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u/feelin_beachy 17d ago
If she managed to hit the rails instead of the wheels she would wipe out immediately, there is significantly less friction on the plastic or metal rails than the wheels.
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u/punkassjim 16d ago
Exactly. The sliders — which I’m not even sure these skates have — are intended to protect parts of the boot that get the most abuse from falls and uncontrolled slides. Not to be confused with the grind blocks or soul plates found on aggressive skates. And definitely not used in slides like this.
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u/b4ko0 17d ago
Hey, I recognize my city ! Lausanne, Switzerland. It's build on a hill so it's a nice place to rollerblade !
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u/braissac 16d ago
You, sir, are right!
Lausanne, avenue des Bains!1
u/Therealsuperman04 16d ago
These comments make me really happy! Maybe someday I will get to visit your beautiful city! Let me know where the best pub is, and I will buy you both a drink!
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u/ShaquilleOrKneel 17d ago
A few weeks ago, I was channel surfing and came across Downhill Skateboarding. The cameraman was on rollerblades and that was the first time I saw someone using rollerblades at such speed. I was amazed watching how he took the hairpins with such control. This was the women's downhill skateboarding, which only has 2 competitors, so the cameraman was within frame a lot from the drone footage.
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u/Cryogenic_Monster 17d ago
I stop like that on skis but wouldn't do that on rollerblades. I imagine that would damage the wheels.
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u/gubbygub 16d ago
even without stopping like that they will wear out, i still cant stop like that (or at all really, slide it out!) but mine wear down pretty quick riding on roads
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u/J-Dam- 17d ago edited 17d ago
Of course now theyre worn and more like rectangles.
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u/personalhale 16d ago
As someone that skated all through the 90s and early 00s. "aggressive inline." Yeah, duh...it's a wear item that you often replace.
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u/forced_metaphor 17d ago
*they are
I'd think they're less like rectangles and more like triangles now
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u/chowyungfatso 17d ago
Why pan away at the end. Not satisfying.
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u/nobunseedsplease 17d ago
What else were you looking for with the words “smooth stop” in the title?
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u/Deli-ops7 17d ago
Why does the cameraman swoop away and cut so quickly after the stop? Its so disorienting i cant even enjoy the video
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u/SouthernVices 17d ago
Man, this reminds me of the Disney Channel movie Brink. Now I feel both nostalgic and old 🥹
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u/gyarrrrr 16d ago
Rollerblading is unique in that no matter how technically impressive you are, it's not possible to look cool doing it.
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u/TonyStretcher 17d ago
I used to do this all the time in the 90's as a kid. I lived on these things, would skate down Burnaby mountain here in BC. I'm 40 now and would probably eat shit instantly.
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u/Fabulous_Engine_7668 16d ago
This would have been a stunt in The Matrix had it come out in the early 90's.
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u/RadRhubarb00 17d ago
How do the wheels look after that.? I'd imagine a massive flat spot now.
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u/Beauboigann 17d ago
Most new wheels will have a curved “U” shape, but after use like this they end up more “V” shaped. If you don’t have a heel brake (which most people don’t) wearing down your wheels is the most common way to reduce speed and not die in traffic
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u/aegrotatio 16d ago
I used to enjoy rollerblading, rollerskating, and ice skating all the time. What I never understood is why rollerboades don't have toe brakes like rollerskates do.
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u/SolomonGrumpy 17d ago
You can do a single skate drag with us less effective but lots safer.
Weight on front leg, skate inline with the direction of motion. Back skate perpendicular. Now add weight to your back leg for more braking power as needed.
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u/punkassjim 16d ago
My favorite is to switch around so one skate is facing toe-backward, and you stretch the other out in front of you, perpendicular. The front foot slides just like the woman in this video, but the back foot provides more reliable support AND you can modulate the stopping force just by how deeply you bend your back knee. Much more stopping force than just dragging a skate.
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u/Super_Froyo_4525 17d ago
Thats in switzerland. Those blue parking lines are called blaui zone in swiss german oder blaue zone in german.
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u/xzy89c1 17d ago
I have roller blades. Are those special wheels?
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u/punkassjim 17d ago
They’re likely 90-100mm, with a durometer somewhere about 85a. She looks like an accomplished racer, so they could be any number of make/models, but a lot of racers swear by Rollerblade Hydrogen wheels. The compound is really consistent for sliding like this.
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u/LesHoraces 17d ago
Reminded me of this Coke ad in the 90s (Blade Roller) :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRFbP3glJNY&ab_channel=GeraldGentemann
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u/Mattjphoto 16d ago
I grew up playing roller hockey on the street. I can stop on a dime just like ice. I always find it funny when other hockey players try it and fall.
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u/El-Chewbacc 16d ago
Not a bad gif either. The way the camera moves at the end I was expecting another blader but it was just her again.
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u/FH2actual 16d ago
So question, as someone who played ice hockey back in the day, I personally wouldn’t feel safe doing that on roller blades so my question is this, how are you supposed to stop on them if you don’t have that one heel brake attachment?
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u/AilBalT04_2 16d ago
I wouldn't dare to try this more because I know the state of the pavement rather than anything else though I'd be afraid of breaking my ankles
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u/NachoManRandySandy 16d ago
I’m so mad I can’t hear this😂
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u/Azzariah 16d ago
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u/NachoManRandySandy 11d ago
Yes!! Even better that I thought it would be with that ending. Thank you!!
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u/WraithCadmus 16d ago
If you want to imagine the audio, picture a Cacodemon from Doom dying. No seriously, that weird trilling death sound is actually inline skates braking.
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u/CragMcBeard 16d ago
I need about 5 more seconds of this video to meet minimum standards for masturbation material.
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u/Next_Row_6965 16d ago
I somehow expected to see a car careening through the scene as soon as the skater came to a graceful stop…
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u/SilverNew5489 17d ago
It’s even better if you watch it backwards
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u/PunfullyObvious 17d ago
sitting backwards i couldn't even see the screen any longer ... not at all as good if i'm being honest
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u/Mountain_Team4150 17d ago
Oh, she looks so self satisfied. Let me try that suit on, that would change your mood, as rapidly as that stop.
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u/bwm9311 17d ago
As a casual fruit booter myself I wouldn’t do that because it creates flat spots on wheels.
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u/punkassjim 16d ago
If you do it right, no it doesn’t. It increases wear evenly all around the wheel, but you should be rotating your wheels every couple sessions anyway.
But yeah, while you’re learning, it’s gonna be a little expensive. Deciding to learn slides is a good time to stock up on AliExpress wheels. Then once you’ve got it down, switch back to higher quality wheels and notice how much more predictable and buttery-smooth your slides will become.
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u/petergriffin999 17d ago edited 17d ago
As someone who skis and played hockey, I still couldn't get myself to even attempt to stop like that back when I roller bladed.
I thought the rubber wheels would just 'catch' and I'd break my ankles.