Smart ass don't come cheap... u make it perfect or else warm up your butt on tv screen. So what in the hell is Skating all about especially 8 wheeler inline skaters. Wanna know more...well it's like this son!

- ought to know u must suffer - `jeff jim'

inline skating is one of the most extreme sport in their field ~Kiddos and pro do get hurt when they try to do their stuff ~ what u see in tv, video and zine are all true but it takes more than what u thoughtand mostly done by pro ~ it take more than one shot and more than one crack to finish a shot ~ heh ...chikening now big boy... well if you do it with the right equipment and protective gear nothin gonna be out on your way ~ by the way this shot usually for mag and video and usually extreme and take a dare devil to kamikaze themself ~ see now?

most of all what is your kind of field

aggressive

roller hockey

racing

recreational

this is the best part of all to grind up your skate ~ see the skate end their life with your harsh and extreme performance ~ for this field all u need is aggressive skate and protective gear ~ all sometimes acessories like grind plate~

what is all that stuff dude!

pair of skate ... aggressive one though ...it's different compare to other because the special design of their body which make of special material such as fibre for their casis fir longer lasting life ~ a buckle around the upper skate to make a firm and snug balancing reason ~ at the wheel one can notice there is a special feature that is the grind plate which is fixed permanent or temporary ~ the color too is different and there is no kevlar around the chasis ~ the wheel used in it to slightly smaller comepare to others and sometimes more colorful ~ click to view

then now the more most important thing you must note is your protective gear ~ use it for safety especially the beginner ~ accident may happen ~ the pro too used it in competition ~ it is all also part of the dressing to make u look like one ~ take it seriously kiddo ~ below you can see an example of kneepad ~ elbowpad ~ gloves ~ helmet ~ shinpad.

other acessories needed when you start to skate is grind plate ~ to protect the wheel and chasis from scratch and abrassion ~ then the tuning and cleaning kit to clean and tune your skate ~ all you needed is alankey ~ extra bearing should be an important thing to bring along to skate well too ~ also a suitable bag to carry you skate rather than to hang it and carry other bag filled with gears

clothings ?? important to wear a skating clothing .. loose and simple .. most recommanded shirt is the shirt like below ~ loose t-shirt but not oversize so that tricks can be done easily and very important for balance ~ a loose short make of denim or jean like material so that this short can stand the abrasion ~ a jumper or sweater to play at night to keep you warm especially the night creature ~ cap can be an alternative for a helmet and to prevent sun ray ~ sock so that your skate don't smell

to start your hobby all you need is a skating ring around your housing place or even you can make one ad your backyard ~ planks and metal needed ~ the ramp is use for launching yourself high and two ramp make a half pipe which where you can start extreme style like invert tricks ~ other than that hand rail is needed so that you can make soul or unity tricks ~ planks to make a artificial staircase to grind ~ see what i mean

this what i mean with a ramp which is the one with semi parabolic shape for a projectal jump on the air and at the other surface where the skater slide down (soul style) is the artificial hand rail with a rectangular shape ~ a round one also can be use

a skaters doing farside trick on a round hand rail

well this man is head over heel not a technical problem where this pic is flipped ~ this skater is doing a trick call invert on a halfpipe ; two ramp join together and produce fast move in between ~ at the coping a skater usually perform their tricks.

a skater in full acessories and protective gear in a skating ring