Get Rolling Inline Skate Links
Destinations -- Skaters' Portals -- Gear Online -- Safety -- Instructors — Other Good Stuff
Liz's Hot List
I use and recommend Rollerblade brand in-line skates. You should too!
Destinations 
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- Arizona: Find clubs, lessons and events in the friendly Arizona In-Line Skating Association.
- Boston: The Inline Club of Boston (ICB) not only has fun weekly skates, but also moves and shakes for its members.
- California:If you're headed to Golden Gate Park, see what the weather's like.
- California: Find excellent write ups of the East Bay Regional Park District trail system.
- California: California Outdoor Rollerskating Association (C.O.R.A) Great stuff for San Francisco Bay Area .
- California: The San Diego Street Elite site offers training opportunities, events and a Yahoo group.
- Chicago: Visit GetInline Chicagoland for the latest activities and mailing list or check out weekly in-season group skates and lessons listed on http://www.thirstydog.net/.
- Portland, OR: Find local lessons and "wheel" friends at Nancy Hartman's PortlandSkate.com
- Seattle, WA: Trish Alexander's Later Skater site offers aricles, events, photos and lessons.
- Texas: See the Pegasus Flyers Inline Skate Club and the Dallas Trails sites.
- RASE (Race Association of Skaters
Etc) lists US outdoors inline events for paid members.
- Australia: Planet Inline offers inline skate instruction and skating tours in the Brisbane area.
- France: The famous Paris Friday Night Fever attracts 15,000 skaters and full city support.
- Holland: Amsterdam City Tour wrote pamphlets for in-line skating tours.
- Iceland: (map) Inline is growing fast in all age groups, we're told by a native. Here's a link to linuskautar.is to prove it (not in English).
- Norway: Planning a visit to Oslo? Find roller-buddies at rollers.no, a social/recreational club.
- Ottawa, Canada: The Ottawa Urban Inline Skating Club offers fun and training for every skill level.
- Switzerland: Join certified instructors Debbie and Linda on a week-long, guided Skate-Escape in the Rhone area.
- UK: Citiskate Inline UK Find lessons, shopping advice, and how to join the Friday Night Skate.
- UK: SkatesCool offers lessons in London's Hyde Park, corporate team building events and much more.
- UK: London Skaters offers great info and a reviews page for its very active community.
- UK: Urban Skaters serves Londoners as a Street Skating Portal (as in group rolls) and Inline Skate School.
- UK: LondonSkate with hundreds of others each Wednesday, starting and ending at Hyde Park.
- UK: London Friday Night Skate and Sunday Stroll have become so big they have their own web site.
- USA Trails: To find skating destinations across the US, see the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy trail locator, TrailLink.
- Worldwide: Zephyr Adventures Skating, trekking, wine tasting and more plus one- and five-day Camp Rollerbladeexperiences.
Skaters' Portals (return to top)
- Eddy Matzger's Skate Central Photos and articles by a world-class adventurer and ambassador.
- Kathy Fry's SkateGRRL.com and Skatelog.com have the current news and lots of pix.
- SkateGRRL.com links to tons of sites in a speedy two-click process--also Kathie Fry's!
- The Inline Planet offers tutorials, well-written articles by Robert Burnson, and skating news.
- Inline Skate Resource; up-to-date help and info for skaters, wherever you may roll!
- See the Fitness Programs Link Directory to find lots of sites to keep you fit and well fueled.
- Skating the Infobahn Historically, one of the most dependable and up-to-date lists of skaters' links.
- InlineLinks.com Organized navitation and great information and links for the avid skater.
- Skating Inline Skate FAQ The Source! Managed for a decade by originator Tony Chen.
- InLineNow.com points to events, EZines, articles, books, vidoes, skate locations and more.
- Girls into aggressive inline have their own community at Skategirls.net.
Gear Online (return to top)
- eZeefit ankle booties prevent blisters and improve your fun!
- Fitness/Marathon specialists Skates Dotcom is an official sponsor of USA Rollersports.
- Directory of US Skate Shops: S-S-O (Skate Shops Online)
- K2 Parts: Find brake pads, buckles, axels, spacers and more at K2 Skate Parts online.
- Where Liz Grew Up: Inline Warehouse has great prices and selection for fitness skaters.
- Ice and Inline Gear: 'the skate shop' by SkateNow has adult and kids gear across all skate disciplines.
- Discount Hockey Equipment: A directory to a wide selection of discount hockey equipment, hockey gear sites, and sports-related websites.
- Well-Stocked: Try SkateBuys for a wide variety of inline, quad and ice skates and accessories.
- Best Bets: Weber Sports, Skates Dotcom, Inline Sports and Skate Pro for recreational gear.
- Great Deals: Try InlineSkateHouse.com, BargainSports.net or Detroit Hockey (ice & inline)
- World Wide Sports sells skates and Mountain Bikes, too.
- Used: See the Skaters Junk Yard. See their new inline gear at their Back Street Inline.
- Speed: Team Karim specializes in fitness and speed skating gear in Berkeley, CA.
- Speed: Nett Racing and SWAT Skate Sales specialize in high performance racing equipment.
- Speed: Speedskates you can afford! I love SSK8.com. So easy to navigate and buy.
- All terrain: Street Feet come with pneumatic wheels--wow!
- Ski poles: Nordic Blader poles by Exel Sports are designed specifically for skaters.
- Wheels: There are always $2 wheels for sale at Venice Rollerworks.
- Wheels: Parkside ResourcesHockey sells racing, recreation, and aggressive wheels.
- Heelys, why not?: All-Heelys - The Complete Internet Guide to Heelys and Heelers.
- Sunglasses: Great selection of Oakly and Prada sports sunglasses, and more.
- Sunglasses: Search Peepers.com for Bolle, Adidas and Rayban sport sunglasses.
- Australia: Manly Blades is your online inline shop.
- Western Europe: KateSkates offers a large inventory and sells Advanced Inline Skating!
Safety (return to top)
- Helmet for sports fans: Visit Team on Top to protect your brains while declaring your team allegiance.
- Helmet Toppers dress you or your kids up for fun and safety!
- Take the Inline Skating Safety Survey.
- Bicycle helmet standards from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
- More information on helmets.
- SmartWheels helps you stop by simply tipping your skates outward.
Skate Instruction (return to top)
- Skate schools sponsored by Rollerblade:
- SF South Bay area: Old Dude on Blades
- Atlanta, GA: Bohemian Skate School
- Boston, MA: Four Wheels Skate School
- Chicago, IL: CarlMichaelrossi
- Cleveland, OH: North Coast Skate School
- Dallas, TX: Top Spin Skate School - 214-537-7774
- Denver, CO: Zephyr Inline Skate Tours
- Detroit, MI: Detroit Blading Company
- Los Angeles, CA: California Skate School
- Miami, FL: Fritz's Skate, Bike, and Surf
- Minneapolis, MN: Rollerdome
- Newark, NJ: Mission Skate - 973-477-4612
- New York, NY: RollAmerica
- New York, NY: Central Park Skate School
- Phoenix, AZ: Phoenix Inline
- Portland, OR: PortlandSkate.com
- Seattle, WA: Skate Journeys
- Washington DC: Skater's
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- More instructors across the country can be found at the Inline Skate Resource.
- Find lessons, skate schools and much more at Phoenix Inline in Arizona. Eddy Matzger's Skate Central - Photos and articles by a world-class adventurer and ambassador, plus weekend clinics across the states.
- Trish Alexander's Later Skater offers aricles, events, photos and lessons in the Seattle area.
- Skate Great USA School of Skating: Owner Debbie Merrill is "instructor to the stars" in Santa Monica, CA.
- SkateNOW is Salt Lake's Premier Inline Skate School. Utah certified instructors Kimberly and Eric Kraan offer instruction and much more to their students.
- iscate.com - Inline skate lessons and tours in New York City and the Philadelphia area.
- Check out Janet Miller's California Skate School in Southern CA.
- Operating as SkateOwl, currently in Germany, Susan Sabin teaches all forms of skating for all skills, including Roller Derby. Be sure to check her Links page for hours of great skate reading!
- Join a group skate or find lessons for all ages and skills Chicago.
- Skating America brings instruction and gear into Arizona K-12 schools and colleges.
- Don Morton now teaches skating in Scotland. Visit his web site and Try skating!
- Lessons in London are offered by SkateInstructor.com, CitiSkate, SkatesCool and Skatefresh, which also offers an Instructor Certification Programme.
- Also in London, my pal Mike welcomes you to Learn How To Rollerblade.
- Naomi's Crazy Freestyle Slalom Tutorial is for skaters with happy feet! Naomi Grigg is a certified instructor who teaches in London's Hyde Park.
Other Good Stuff (return to top)
- Apres skate footwear: Visit BayAreaKicks.com for the latest sneaker news, reviews and information.
- Artistic: See the PIC artistic skate in action by a pair of competitors who own Skate FX
- Artistic: Read the Figure Skating Journal of a grown woman who took up ice figure skating in 1992.
- Aggressive: Find the Beginner's Guide to Aggressive Skating on Grindside.com!
- E-Greetings: Say hi to your roller buddies with animated E-greetings.
- Skate-to-Ski in Germany: Macinline the world of Inlineslalom. Click Action Bilder for great photos.
- InLineNow.com points to events, EZines, articles, books, vidoes, skate locations and more.
- Outdoor clothing and equipment: Outdoor gear at USOutdoor.com specializes in high quality performance outdoor clothing and equipment.
- Skater-Influenced Clothing: Sold by Naughty Pigeon.co.uk
- Romania: Alexandru Dragos' Road Runner inline skate site is funny, animated and well written.
- Fitness: Read about the Aerobic Benefits of inline skating.
- Fitness: SkatingFitness.com, advice and equipment links for all types skating.
- Kite Blading: A one-stop resource for anybody crazy enough to try this hybrid sport.
- LandRollers: Two big, tilted wheels? Read the LondonSkaters review here.
- Journal: Dan's Journal of his 1999 7-day Zephyr Skate tour in Holland.
- Journal: Howard Cohen's detailed journal of the incredible and
harrowing 5-day, 700-mile
1996 Skate Against Domestic Violence (Liz was there!)
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