Inline Skating vs Roller Skating?

Am looking to make my half-mile walk to work more interesting, and possibly to do some very occasional recreational skating for exercise. Will be on streets or sidewalks. Don't care about doing tricks or going fast. Am old (30s) and married so looking cool is no longer a big priority.





Trying to compare inline skates to traditional roller skates. Which is easier? Which handles the "real world" surfaces of broken concrete and asphalt better?

Inline Skating vs Roller Skating?
in-lines are the way to go, they will handle the bumps and cracks of concrete much better than roller skates. Make sure to at least wear wrist guards while skating, when you fall the first thing you will do it to try and break your fall with your hands. this results in many wrist injuries. If you are a beginner I would recommend a hard shell boot, it will give you more ankle support. I would also recommend an abec 3 bearing, this will allow you to coast when you want to but will allow you to learn a bit quicker and keep you on your wheels longer than an abec 5 or higher. The higher the abec rating the less friction is produced allowing you to go faster and coast farther. Good luck and happy skating!
Reply:roller blades are definatly better on real world surfaces
Reply:In line skaters skate in a straight line. The rollers allow you to perform different figures as one can on ice, like spins and jumps and turns. Just for skating to work the in lines would do. Please remember to wear the knee and wrist guards. If they were around when I was growing up my parents would have had to perform an operation to get them off my feet! Once proficient with them combining them with walking poles would be a real whizz! Good luck.




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