I think most of his own videos are tasteless and barely funny. But this one is great.

Nils Frahm, his albums are quite different from each other; here are some I like in no particular order:

• Spaces
• 7fingers
• Electric Piaon
• Streichelfisch

Thanks for pointing me to KORDHELL!

Sounds nice, would you share a video of someone skating the style you strive for?

I happened to listen to Look Mum No Computer when I started learning inline skating. Today, I still enjoy listening to these two albums in particular:

• LOOL MUM NO BOOTLEG VOL. 1
• LOOL MUM NO BOOTLEG VOL. 2

Also, I really enjoyed the track in the beginning of The Wizard of Wall Street, Slowdance, and sometimes listened to it when skating; unfortunately, I don’t like any of the artist’s other songs.

When I need something more upbeat, I often go for Thick Boy Records.

Currently I enjoy wizard skating the most: It’s full of technical challenges, but it also has a relatively low risk of injury.

I’d like to do more aggressive street stuff, but neither do I want to buy another pair of skates nor do I want to change frames frequently.

For now I’ll keep improving my wizard skills until I feel confident enough to try more park and street tricks.

These two videos convinced me to give wizard skating a try:

• JK in 5D Vision
• BIG WHEELS 5

Previously I only skated quads, but I felt more comfortable on blades relatively quickly.

Okay, so I assume you want to skate on quads.

I would recommend to just get some cheaper, maybe used skates, I would recommend softer wheels.

Also, get protective gear and wear it:

• helmet
• elbow pads
• kneepads
• wrist protectors
• maybe even a pair of crash pants

The protection can help take away fear of falling, which is so important for making progress.

Start on flat surfaces, learn how to brake as soon as you are able to gain some momentum. There are many good tutorials on youtube (Indy Jamma Jones, Skatie, Dirty School of Skate, …).

If there is a quad skating community in your area try getting in contact, it is much more fun that way. Maybe there are rinks where you live, offering beginner courses. And don’t be afraid of falling, everybody had to start somewhere.

Focus on the basics first, then progress to park and jam stuff. Good luck and have fun!

I’ll join you in your corner. 🫂

What do you want do try: quad skating or inline skating?

Also, what are you interested in?

• urban skating
• park skating
• jam skating
• …

They really do look sleek, very nice!

What kind of surface do you usually skate on? Maybe your streets are more on the rougher side?
Also, the hardness of the wheels might not be optimal for durability.
When you decide to get new wheels you might check out this video first, it also talks about rotating the wheels (which, I suppose, is the same as twisting them?).

I see, that makes sense! Thanks!

Thanks for the info, glad you found a nice setup! Never considered heating the boot itself, seems kinda risky.

It turned out that the Intuition liners do adapt to your feet after skating them for a while. I could even put the valcro butterflies back on for better responsiveness without introducing new hot spots.

How about the 2nd Skin liners? Did they require much breaking in? Or did they fit right away?

Seems like a decent pair of skates, glad you found something that works well for you!

Can you maybe explain the wheel setup? I guess with 80-80-76-76 you are referring to different sizes; what benefits do you gain from this arrangement compared to a flat setup?

Will report back with a longer term review if anyone’s interested.

If you like to, please do!

They do offer some strange technology. Even after reading most of their explanations I still don’t quite get how this kind of rockering is supposed to help but as I said, I have no clue about hockey. Anyway, fascinating stuff!

I created [email protected], a community for quad & inline skating. So far there was only a single post from someone other than me. 🥲

I’d also like to go much more niche with a community specifically for wizard skating. But considering the limited popularity of skating communities, there is no need to hurry creating that one.

I use it on a Raspberry Pi 4.

On the one hand I like Lua for its elegant, minimalistic design. I enjoy writing Lua, most of the time when working on Neovim plugins.

On the other hand I value the raw expressive power of C++. It is a beast, but I enjoy taming it.

You’re welcome!
I’m curious which setup you’ll end up with and if it works out for you. So if you have the time, please feel free to share. Also, if you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Anyway, good luck, I hope you and your son have fun!

Unfortunately, I do not know anything about hockey. However, I recently did a bit of research on rockered frames in the context of wizard skating.

These are the brands I know of that are selling rockered frames:

• https://wizardskating.com/ (overpriced)
• https://nnskates.com/
• https://www.endlessblading.com/
• https://rockinframes.com/
• https://rokaskating.com/

A pair usually costs around 200 €.

You could get a relatively cheap boot, like the Powerslide Zoom (the same boot as in the USD Sway), but with wheels and bearings you’ll arrive at 300 to 400 €.

Maybe check out some freeskates instead, like this one: https://bladeville.com/seba-e3-80-black-black.html, Seba has a good reputation, as far as I know.

Whatever model you choose, I’d recommend going for a skate with removable frames (check out this video, if you want to know more about frame mounting).

You could also ask a store directly what they would recommend, they can mix and match different parts for you, at least some stores do (like thisissoul.com in the Netherlands, or skamidan.com in Germany).