Comments on: Beginner’s Guide to Skate Park Etiquette

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:21:51 +0000

Ok, I’m a mom…stop laughing…a park just opened up on our neighborhood and its packed daily which I’m hoping is just because its still new. I was glad to see this noobie guide - will suggest my 10 yr old read it. He attempted the park for the first time and was overwhelmed. I rather enjoyed observing this skate park “culture” and blend of wheels. Most moms would be scared, I wasn’t. My 10-yr old is a hesitant kinda kid that has potential to let kids walk all over him, but I think he’d learn a lot from the park. I was impressed with kids being respectful of one another as long as you “know skate park ettiquette, dude” as one boarder so eliquently expressed to my child. Lots of cussing, smoking, and evidently stealing, yes….but rather he see reality now than later. Kinda felt it was comparable to my days at a Dead show - everyone was in a good mood, doing their own thing, but there was no one was selling grilled cheese out of their VW camper.

By: Chase

Chase — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:08:03 +0000

One problem with your noobie guide what if you are the only blader where you live (my case) i had no one to help me or anything and i get made fun of by people when they first see me but when i show them a tru fishbrain they shut it but i mean for noobies without people around who skate what about them how do they manage

By: Kasper

Kasper — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:14:33 +0000

What a well-written guide.
Justin, it’s not really a rival against eachother, but some skaters still doesn’t really recognize blading. Rollerblades have allways been accused for beeing kid’s toys and so on, but my experience tells me it’s getting better. Fruitbooter is just an oh so evil word for an aggressive-blader.

By: Justin

Justin — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 02:45:12 +0000

Im totally new to skatingso just wanted to ask, whats a fruitbooter and whats the whole deal with skaters and rollerbladers? I heard that they have a rivalry against eachother.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:00:29 +0000

I just want to know if you’re going to publish the way most skateboarders treat rollers in general (or fruit booters as we’re more commonly known as) and any solutions you have to dealing with it. I am fortunate enough to have a backup as I’m also not bad at skateboarding so I bring that with me and they still don’t treat me like a buddy but they back-off when I hop on the board instead.

By: JJ1215

JJ1215 — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 17:27:10 +0000

Great advice, I remember when I first was a noob, there was a group of skaters who helped teach me how to drop in. The people will be nice if you are.

By: five40

five40 — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:27:45 +0000

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By: chris

chris — Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:10:50 +0000

yea im getting my skates tommorow and going to the skatepark i have 2 friends who are really good and said they whould teach me and they no ppl too

By: »yoshi«

»yoshi« — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 18:04:32 +0000

i read most of it and this seems like a good project. the next tutorial will be great for newer people. i got really lucky when i first started there were like about 10 rollers, all of then really good, so i could put my stuff with thiers. they also helped me learn the basics really quick.

By: Aaron Toro

Aaron Toro — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:11:03 +0000

Dude, I’ve rolling for about 2 years and I havn’t been getting much better. Then I tryed your adivce and I’m better now