(This May not describe each individual perfectly, just a bit of fun and comedy)
•skates at a roller rink (duh)
•owner / employees know them by name
•can do at least a little (if not a lot) of jam/dance moves
•will give up their place in the snack line if their song comes on
•makes every new friend try skating at least once and tells them “you just need to practice! It’s not you it’s probably the rentals....” when they inevitably have a baby giraffe moment
•has incredibly cute skates that probably sparkle
•doesn’t wear pads or helmet
•knows every smooth pour road in the neighbourhood
•skating in the weirdest places (parking lots at night, random residential streets, Main Street of town, boardwalk etc.)
•has their skates in their car 24/7 just incase
•skates are scuffed but you can tell they used to be beautiful
•learned the hard way that they should invest in soft wheels
•has tried a sketchy jump, spin, stall, trick on some random peice of public property at least once
•can probably 180, and jump, very good at sudden stops to avoid pedestrian collisions
•May wear pads/helmet, not usually both
•dresses in skater clothes or modern fashionable clothes most of the time
•has tried to skate tipsy
•some of the nicest most friendly people you will ever meet despite the fact that they have blood on 90% of their clothes
•pads and helmet are required
•has super speedy skates, that are duct taped together
•probably has awesome custom antik or riedells
•really wants you to come see a bout or give derby a go
•has had an incredible fall at some point where they pulled of a miraculous landing that they can never recreate
•has broken bones skating
•streamlined clothes, for peak aerodynamics
•bomb ass, bad ass insta pics (although usually captioned “check out the size of this bruise!)
4- Park Rat / Bowl Bomber
•usually wears pads and helmet (especially when trying new tricks)
•skates are incredibly scuffed but you can tell they used to be fresh.... maybe a long time ago but still
•only feels a little bad if their stoppers leave black marks on the park
•cannot dance skate to save their lives beyond maybe two simple moves
•probably broken bones at some point
•has a folder of tricks they want to learn but the local park doesn’t have a... spine, good vert, full pipe, hand rail, stairs etc.
•everytime they’re in a new city, the skatepark is the first place they go
•most likely in a CIB Facebook group
•rainy days are the WORST
•”hey can you come to the park with me..... NO, it’s not just so you can film me!” (It totally is)
•has tried to teach a rink rat to go down a transition before and is still mending the friendship.
