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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: Inline Skating Thread |
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How about a thread for people who inline skate. I skate around Gimpo but when I can get a ride, I go to the World Cup park by the Han River.
Anyone know a good place to get bearings and wheels? I've been looking for Bones Swiss 6 Bearings and I can't find them anywhere here. I don't think the local eMart/homeplus/GSMart will carry quality bearings/wheels. |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
Location: ... location, location!
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| Do you mean "fruit booting"? |
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Canadian Club
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 2:47 am Post subject: |
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I have skates, but I'm really bad at it.
Any "learn-fast" tips? |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:34 am Post subject: |
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| Hi OP, Dongdaemun is a really good place to buy all that stuff. Close to the baseball stadium, there are sports shops all over the place. Good luck. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:06 am Post subject: |
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| Canadian Club wrote: |
I have skates, but I'm really bad at it.
Any "learn-fast" tips? |
Yeah, don't fall. 
Seriously, I would just practice. Make sure you get all your gear. The knee pads, elbow pads, wrist protection, helmet, etc... With all the stuff on you won't feel a thing when you fall.
I don't really have any tips. Your body will just learn the right way to skate. At first its really hard but as you keep practicing you just get into a rhythm. Your arms are just as important as your legs. You should take an inline skating lesson. They are cheap and are done in 20 people groups. These lessons get you learning the fundamentals. The best thing is they show you how to slow down and stop. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:10 am Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| Do you mean "fruit booting"? |
First time I've heard that. I just read about it on the urban dictionary and laughed. Its true, I can't skate board. I've never tried to do any tricks on my inline skates though. |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:22 am Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| Do you mean "fruit booting"? |
do you mean "wood pusher"?
some of you will never grow up...
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:34 am Post subject: |
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| By the way, 'inline skating' is konglish right? It's called rollerblading right? |
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yingwenlaoshi
Joined: 12 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:05 am Post subject: |
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| zappadelta wrote: |
| By the way, 'inline skating' is konglish right? It's called rollerblading right? |
Not Konglish. |
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zappadelta
Joined: 31 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:41 am Post subject: |
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| yingwenlaoshi wrote: |
| zappadelta wrote: |
| By the way, 'inline skating' is konglish right? It's called rollerblading right? |
Not Konglish. |
진짜? |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| Its called Rollerblading because the company that made the skates famous in the US was called "Rollerblade". Hence, people associated the brand name with the actual activity "rollerblading". The correct term in inline skating. |
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Canadian Club
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Like calling a tissue "Kleenex"... or a photocopy machine a "Xerox machine". |
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