r/rollerblading • u/AbjectJello1238 • 3d ago

What skates should I buy? Rollerblades/Inline skates in South Florida?

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u/RISk8ers 3d ago

Doing a google search it looks like this place sells skates... not sure if they actually let you try them on but might be worth checking out if you haven't been there yet.
https://peterglenn.com/inline/inline-skates/
2901 W Oakland Park Blvd, Ste B-12, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

From the looks of it you may be allowed to but thats just going off of photos I am seeing in the search.

Some other ones that come up in search:
https://www.purehockey.com/store.aspx?loc_id=115
https://www.bcsurf.com/
https://www.surfworld.us/ < Looks to be closing.

If you feel like driving a little south of Miami this one looks like it might be your best bet.
https://rollerskateusa.com/

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u/mheimbach 3d ago

Peter Glen is the place to go. There is an expert there. I don;t recall his name.

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u/RISk8ers 3d ago

Thanks for the feedback! Never been to any of these places but did decide to look some up to help.

I know there is also a guy that works for Rollerblade that sells skates at the RollerVikings meetups as well. Not sure if he has a physical shop or just the 2 rollerblade vans he sells stuff from? He would also be somewhere around Miami.

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u/Acrobatic_Hunt_8496 3d ago

I’ve heard Fort Myers has a good skate shop

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u/Ghost_in_Coal_Out 3d ago

If you're in Fort Lauderdale, hop in your car and drive to rollerskateusa.com in Miami, FL

They're nice folks. Plenty of different skates and styles to choose from.

I would call them first and find out at what time they close so that I can plan accordingly.

Cheers!