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Terence Han on on 6/7/09

check this out steven,
http://www.inlineskateresource.com/inlineskatemaintenance.htm

hope it will be of some use to you.

and its not advisable to skate on rainy days as your bearings will turn rusty and more importantly, its dangerous cos you have lesser grip on the floor. Avoid sand as well, it will damage your bearings too. grass is fine, as long as there are no mud or soil.

Yun Qing on on 6/7/09

if i get caught in the rain and my bearings get wet, the first thing i like to do when i get to shelter is to dry them under a hairdryer (if i'm at home) or hand-dryer (if i'm outside). unconventional method but at least they won't rust! haha.

Farhan Tahr on on 6/7/09

oil ur bearing every week,try not to come into contact of water or dirt..

David Ng on on 15/7/09

Just sharing some personal experience about wheels:

Frequency of rotation - depends on whether you are a slider. I'm one, so I have to switch them around very often, when they get out of shape.
If you do slalom and have rockered wheels, you may need to switch them around in order to maintain the high-low-low-high formation.
Replacement - again, depends on the wear. If the core has cracked, which occasionally happens, you need to replace that wheel. Otherwise, you can replace all eight (or ten if you are wearing the older speed skates) when the rubber part is so thin that you are skating or sliding on the plastic core. Serious speed skaters replace their wheels a few days before a major race, even if the old wheels are not fully worn out.

And incidentally, the sport is called "inline skating" (not "rollerblading" or "blading") and the 'vehicles' we use are called "skates". (not "blades")

Steven Tan on on 15/7/09

pardon me...what is sliding?

Terms of inline skating and rollerblading are different?
Skates and blades also mean differently?

Farhan Tahr on on 15/7/09

rollerblade is just a manufacturer of skates ..but they advertized so much..ppl commonly call our skates,"blades"..the truth is its a skate..but due to the lack of info and the company "rollerblade" 's ads..this info was only known to few

David Ng on on 15/7/09

To Steven:
1. Sliding is a skating activity in which a skater goes at a (usually) high speed and suddenly tilts the skates so that instead of rolling along, he/she slides (on the edge of the wheels) in the direction of travel until he/she comes to a stop. A good sense of balance and control of the skates is required.
There are many video clips of sliders in action on YouTube.
You can also see live practices/performances on Friday night at the public rink near Carpark C3 at East Coast Park. (Near the MacDonald's outlet)

2. "Blades" are the knife-like pieces of metal attached to the soles of ice skates. The skates we use in parks and on roads use wheels made of rubber and plastic and spin round steel bearings. They are just arranged to act like the blades on ice skates.
"Rollerblade" is a famous brand of inline skates (i.e. the skates we use in parks and on roads.)
"Toyota" and "Mercedes" are famous brands of cars.
If we go "rollerblading" instead of "skating", can we also say we go "Mercedesing" or "Toyotaing" instead of "driving"?

Kuo-Yi Lim on on 16/7/09

Yeah, this is one of those instances where the brand became a verb, like Google, Xerox etc.

Dan Clements on on 16/7/09

Anyone "Sportshooking" this weekend Kuo-Yi?