Why Rollerblading Isn’t MAINSTREAM!

Rollerblading was huge in the 90s. At it’s peak there was 29.1 million people putting on inline skates and going out for a roll. It was mainstream. In the 2000s rollerblading was doing big gaps, grinding longer handrail and do more insane stunts than any other extreme sports. But rollerblading was dying. Become a member: @TomMoyse/membership Merchandise: Join the Patreon Help me get to The Blading Cup: PayPal donations and more: Use MOYSE at check out to get 10% off a When inline skating shot to fame, it was young with very little history and not a lot of it’s own culture. When it was attacked by skateboarding it didn’t have anything to fall back onto. Since them, it’s developed a culture and simply through people continuing to do it - created a rich history. But why isn’t rollerblading mainstream? 00:00 Alright 01:03 Rollerblading Culture and Fashion 02:39 Personalities. Transcending rollerblading. Everyone knows Tony Hawk 03:16 Skateboarding vs Rollerblading 03:39 Inline skating in the media and developing culture 05:04 Styles of aggressive skating 06:36 Movies 07:17 Celebrities who skateboard 07:47 Lack of rollerblading presence on Youtube 10:11 Competition and fans of skating 11:57 Chris Haffey Games of Blade Jeff Stockwell, Brian Aragon 12:12 Rollerblading going Mainstream good or bad? @VibraluxMedia @chrishaffeydotcom Inline Best Tricks - Winning Runs - Chris Haffey @JanWelch @Themskates @mesmerskatebrand7752 @bacemint @JumpStreetPodcast @OlderBlading THE NEW USD SHADOW EUGEN ENIN PRO SKATE REVIEW ( Better than the Original XSJADO? ) EXCLUSIVE Standard Skate Co Interview, New Remz, Maybe?, Plastic Faction Skates & More Blader News @jumboblading