Uprading vintage Vanathane wheels, still first choice for many skaters, from the 1980s into the 21st century.
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Modern Vintage
Flat vs. Heeled
There are two main types of boots used for roller skating – flat or heeled boots. The origin of heeled boots is artistic ice skating and these “art boots” are also used for artistic and figure roller skating. Speed skaters skated traditionally in flat boots, also with shortcut uppers. What are the differences?
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Clip Clip Hooray
Typically wheels are attached with self-locking nuts at the trucks on roller skates. But there is another way.
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