Roller skating and roller boots

 I did have those strap on roller quads as a kid and enjoyed them a lot. I was just skating forward outdoors. I wanted to buy some last summer but everything low to mid price got sold out quickly and I didn't want a more expensive boot without trying it on, and I didn't know how to choose a plate. And all the stores were closed... So I gave up for the moment. Then I realized that I needed ice boots, and I would have my old boots for rolling! You know that my try to buy ice boots didn't go well... Then the plan was to rebuild the tongue of my old boots so I can still use them for ice skating and buy new rolling boots.

I looked for roller skating shops and one of them was in a roller rink. I made an appointment for boot fitting close to the time they had public skating session so I could get to skate too. 

The bad news is that Riedell, the brand I'm in for ice skating boots, has the same update for roller boots as for the ice boots, the high toe box. That didn't seem to work for me on the new ice boots I've tried. So what roller boots then? The bootfitter said that the artistic roller skaters mostly use Edea... He gave me to try an outdoor (read inexpensive) set of boots that came with the plate and wheels. Well, the size that fit in length, felt large in width. So, the bad news is that I don't have a plan in what rolling boots to buy...

The good news is that I roller skated in rental boots and I loved it and I did quite well, considering the modest equipment. The public session was 3 hours long and split in "play" segments, like 15 minutes man only, then women only, then reverse the direction, then skating backwards... and more. But what it is more attractive to me would be artistic skating, dancing and figures, and especially outdoor skating.

A friend that already has roller skates went to another rink where there is an artistic rolling club with cheap monthly membership for training and she found a dance instructor. Oh, I sooo want it! And I'm aware that a group was meeting last summer weekly for rolling in my local park. And another group was meeting in another park...

I'm back to my old plan to buy ice boots and have my old boots as roller boots... I cannot wait...