Once again excellent video, except for the bearing part. While I generally agree to the point made, I think it is still a good idea to clean your bearing. Just relaxing and bearing that starts to make noises and throwing the old ones away is just so wasteful. It might be cheap, but you are also creating unnecessary waste. If you regularly clean your bearing before they start sizzling, you extend their lifetime lot and therefore produce less waste.

The ground is my friend. Brilliant. I will think that more now, because it’s true. I hit an unexpected downhill a couple of days ago and should have done the rockstar fall. But if I had practiced it before the session I wouldn’t have gotten the deep road rash on my hamstring and a hole in my pants. Oh by the way, could you make a video about what to do when facing a downhill on skates. I live in Southern California and there are little and big hills everywhere and from nowhere! I love Urban skating, so this now is a problem for me, and in my opinion is the enemy no 1 in general for skaters: unexpected downhill! 😮

I cant express how grateful I am for your videos !! Big thanks from Mexico !!

Hockey shin guards or baseball catchers shin guards have a big advantage over standard issue knee pads: they're made to take on and off without removing your skates. Plus, better protection.

I grabbed railing on a downhill (wasn't ready for slopes at the time) because I panicked at the speed. I kinda hyperextend my thumb and banged up my back. Luckily, my pride took the most damage. Didn't touch slopes for a long time after that. I learned some stopping and speed control techniques and now I love that slope.

I never really thought about falling much as I fell a lot when I was a kid so was kind of used to it. But now that I'm older I don't fall a lot but the times I fell, I really felt it. When I lose control again, I will try to remember to get close to the ground fast. Also the bearings, tried cleaning one and the end-result was a noisy bearing and a wheel that stopped immediatly after I spin it, while the "dirty" bearings were quiet and the wheel spinned for much longer - I presumably did it all wrong.

Totally agree on the bearings, historically there has been a lot of BS with bearings. Unless you're a competitive speed skater, expensive bearings are wasted on you, and you are wasting money for no benefit. Just replace, don't bother cleaning, don't bother getting expensive bearings. Get ILQ rated bearings from a reputable brand such as FR, Seba, TwinCam, Bones, Wicked etc.

Hey man, thanks for all the content, I appreciate your work. But there was something weird with your audio on this one that made it really hard for me to just listen to what you're teaching. Sounds like you're using 2 mics with one slightly delayed? I'm not entirely sure. You may not even want the feedback, IDK 🤙🤜🤛

Im running K2 Uptown 2020s, they werent huge money but theyre great.

Thank you very much for this helpful tips!!! I´m sending you claps from Argentina!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

This was very enlightening

Is reaching for Hungarians also bad? Don´t have Poles around here

Love the names of the falling techniques haha

Thank you!

Learned so much, thank you! As an American I love listening to your accent 😊

Fijne video. Ik ben zeker geïnteresseerd in de lessen nu!

One more thing to not do: go downhill when you're not ready for it. Learned that the hard way.

Hello Ivo, great video as usual! Any recommendations on better quality skate between the Twister XT and the FR1. Both are in the 80 configuration. Beginner here, just need a quality,customizable boot I can rely on for a few years.

Hello ivo, im from indo, how much the price for RB pro X? I see in your store display on video

I am very curious. What is your opinion on using aggressive skates with 80mm wheels as your primary recreation skate and also your skate park skate as well. Is dedicated boots made for recreation a better option than using our aggressive boot?

I got a new pair of FRX 80 the top strap has the hard boot plastic behind it with marks to cut off excess but im unsure how much to remove. I cant undo what i take off can you educate me. I live in a old little rv . I was gifted my skates. So i can't replace them .i can't even afford pads and ahelmet. Please educate me

Nice video! Your English is really good btw

Also does the soft boot style discussed happen to affect the feel of the boot on the foot, say for the zetra blades? It also feels like my ankle is susceptible to injury based on how I have to balance myself!😂😂

Love your videos, man! But, as @CrystalEYE commented, I do not agree that much with the bearing advice. Besides the unnecessary waste already pointed out, there are places, like my country (Brazil), where bearings are not that cheap. We have to invest a considerable amount of money even on basic ones. Think about it: a $1 bearing costs around 8 to 10 reais. It's almost 10 times the price you guys usually spend. So, it's not that obvious or simple to just discard and buy new ones regularly.

Avoid unfamiliar areas you never visited and assume it's safe

Why does the in-line feel so foreign to those who are used to quads? It feels painful like I’m tying to balance my foot on top of a log or a thin plank so it feels like a constant pressure in the center bottom of my foot? If you have a flat foot does that affect pain factor and is there a fix? Is there a simpler way to stop, like you would with a toe stop? I don’t get how the back break is supposed to help you. I’m new to them so please be kind! Lol

Cheap bearing are cheap. High quality bearings aren't cheap and are absolutely worth cleaning.

I have a few pairs of bearings that are 20+ years old that spin better than anything made today BOSS speed bearings Ceramic

Bad surfaces: do not jump. Just put one skate in front of the other. That way you are stable, even at higher speeds.

Salut Quant quelqu'un parle de protection, il ne parle jamais du sac a dos. Je met un bon gros coton ouaté dans mon sac. Le sac a un bon support dorsal semis rigide. J'ai fait 3 chutes épiques sur le dos, dont une complètement incontrôlé. Si se n'est des réflex acquis par la pratique du judo. Pas compliqué il suffit de frapper le sol avec les mains pour amortir la chute bien que avec le sac rembourré il suffit de simplement contrôler la chute pour atterrir sur le dos. S'est l'équivalent d’atterrir sur un cousin. J'en suis toujours sorti mort de rire.

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Cheap soft boots. #amen

I disagree when it comes to cleaning bearings. I always try to get at least a few cleans out of bearings before I replace them - feels less wasteful. Forking out 16+ euro every time I get bearings wet or dirty would quickly become an expensive habit here in Ireland.

the main question that torments the minds of an entire generation is: what kind of lubricant should I use for the bearing? ))))

Step one: stop being poor. Wow super helpful!

The ground is your friend. Especially when there's a pile of dog sh*t lying where you crash.