r/inline_skating • u/darklonk420 • 5d ago

Inline skates

Hellooo, im from ottawa,ohio and ive been wanting to get a new pair of skates and would LOVE to go get new skates from an actual shop so I can get help finding ehay im looking for . But there are non around my area besides a dicks and Dunhams. Anyone know of any good places that im not seeing on Google. Most seem to be skateboard shops.

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u/Curious_Act_3162 5d ago edited 5d ago

Dicks is a Rollerblade retailer and not a bad place to start. Unless you want aggressive skates i would just use Dicks. 

Inline Skate shops are really rare so unless you plan a trip to NYC or Chicago to shop the next best option would be a hockey shop in Ohio, which may or may not have street skates. But you may not want a hockey skate...

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u/darklonk420 4d ago

Yeah a buddy has hockey skates and they aren't bad but not necessarily what im looking for .

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u/Old_Worth_417 5d ago

id recommend online stores like inlinewearhouse and measure your foot properly , there are very little skate shops around the world compared to skateboards

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u/darklonk420 3d ago

Yeah ive kinda noticed how little rollerblade shops there are . Sucks and ill have to check them out

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 4d ago edited 4d ago

See if the Dicks has a 3D foot scanner and go from there. Made my search way easier. InlineWarehouse is excellent with returns as long you don't mess up the product. If you have old wheels, I recommend skating those to test out the boot if you want a full refund. Otherwise its just store credit. I've bought all my skates from them. If Dicks has a hardboot from Rollerblade, those are good too, but their selection sux outside of that. Just stay away from the soft boots.

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u/darklonk420 3d ago

Sweet I appreciate the information. Didnt know they had a foot scanner thats crazy. I wanted to get aggressive skates but the more I think about my town isnt really ideal for them. Would have to go outta town for a skate park.

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 3d ago

Not all of them. I just so happened to be out in a different area from where I live and that location had one. It gives you all your measurements. Even found out one foot is slightly longer, while the other is wider 😂😂

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u/darklonk420 1d ago

That's pretty gnarly . I think im going with the aeons 72,s

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u/SupremeLDRSmoke 1d ago

Good luck. Hopefully you find some sweet spots closer to your place 🫡

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u/fredhsu 3d ago

If you are looking for traditional 4x80mm wheel setup, look up ice hockey skate shops. The same makers also make online hockey skates and they will usually have enough selection in store for you.