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Rollerblade help and info

2016/7/21 17:58:47


Question
Hey RollerBob,
I needed some info and help for choosing the right Wheels and choosing the best way of slowing down/stopping down high speeds and gloves.
This Email is quite long, but i'd be very appreciative if you answered the 3 questions.
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So for my first question.
Here are some details that you might need to know of what the best kind of wheels would be for myself.
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Type:
-Rollerblade Fusion X5 Men's Urban Inline Skates

Things I Do:
-Hills
-Carving
-Carving down Hills at somewhat high-speeds (Average 30mph)
-Transportation

Things I Want to Do:
-Power Slide/Hockey Stop
-Parallel Stop
-Parallel Stop (slow down) while going down a hill but still continuing after slowing down to the speed I want to be at.

So thats about it, could you help me find certain wheels that would be good for my interests?
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So for my second question.
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If i'm going down a hill going around 30mph, what would be a good way to slow down and stop as soon as possible?
When i Rollerblade i always wear Gloves, Biking Gloves, and hold the Heel brake of the Rollerblade in my hand so i can slow down in case of emergencies.

For example, a few days ago i was going down a long downhill, i was doing small carves to keep my speed up but also keep balance. While doing so, a car was coming out of a neighborhood, the car did not see me till the last second, basically it was halfway out but stopped in the middle of road when it saw me. So i turned into the neighborhood it came from and slowed down in there by using my Heel Brake in my hand. Close Call.

That got me thinking, what if there was no way i could turn into that neighborhood or maneuver by the car or any other obstacle if it was in the way?
So i was wondering if you could tell me the best way to slowdown or stop quickly in those kind of situations. If you can, could you tell me what it is and how to do it? A explanation or video would be great.
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So for my third question.
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So when i go down big hills i don't want to go straight down it cause its to steep for me or on the bottom of the hill there is an intersection, so i tend to just do huge sharp carves than go down taking small carves when i get comfortable. When i take those huge sharp carves i tend to go pretty fast, so while i'm carving i like to slide with my hand down on the ground softly to keep balance making those turning carves. I wear gloves but they get ruined because of me sliding on them. Do you think i should get Sliding Gloves like what Longboarders use when they slide?
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Thank you for taking your time to reading all of this Email.
If you can reply and help me, i'd love you.
Thanks again

-Ben

Answer
Hi Ben,
  I think you may have sent your questions to the wrong person since it's addressed to RollerBob.  I deal mostly with Quad skates so he may be a better person to answer your questions.  Because your questions are rather lengthy, I would copy and paste them when you write to him so you don't have to re-write your entire email.

  I'm sorry I couldn't help more, hopefully RollerBob can give you the answers that you need.

Pat
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