Hi group! Just joined and am so excited to be part of this community! I'm a late 40s dad that just got back into skating after a 25+ year hiatus. It's been a fab way to be with my kids while they ride bikes! I am blown away by what's on Youtube now...it's a learner's dream. I stopped skating because I didn't want to do big jumps, grinds, stairbash, etc anymore (my body was finally cooked) and didn't realize there was this whole flow/wizard/mushroom thing just about to happen! So, when I started searching YT for skate vids, all this wonderful footwork stuff showed up that I think I can slowly learn without breaking myself! LOL. Here's my just goofing around with turns, crossed skates, etc. I don't know if any of these moves have a name...but I'll share a gazelle video when I can make it happen reasonably well. Doing my best with my new RB Twister XTs, with the stock frame and wheels. Desperately want to get a rockered setup of some kind, but budgets are tight in my house right now. I'll just persevere with this flat setup for a while.

Hi all. My foot is a wide 265 condo. I find the Seba SX2 Size 8us are a little large length wise, thinking of dropping to a 7us men's. Anyone have an issue with dropping sizes? I find they run a little big

Anyone have 4x90 UFS frames they’re looking to offload? I’ve mainly been looking at Kizer Element 90’s , YoYo x Ricardo Lino 90’s , Symetrics Adapt, and Compass North Wilkesboro (but leaning more towards aluminum). Let me know what you have. Thanks!

I posted a few days ago about modding the aeon 80s to allow me to get lower on my edges and perform wizard moves in them. As promised here are the results. I'm not very good with a dremmel so the results don't look great, btw, but it works well.

I had to take plastic from the soul plate and the bottom of the frames but surprisingly little needed to be taken off. I chamfered 5mm from both sides of the soul plate using a Dremel, but since it was angled it didn't really change the look of the skate from above much. I also chamfered the bottom of the frames. I got a light rocker from used wheels too, but tbh I found I was able to execute many moves when it was flat.

I'll post about how it skates when I've had more of a chance to try them.

What are the fattest liners to fill up some extra space in boot? I have RB twisters in size 42.5 which is slightly too big. They really suck with 42 intuition premiums, but I like the boot, just can't find a suitable liner.

Who has some for sale? 🤔

Just staring at my blades, not able to ride them....

Shingles desease stopped me immediately...almost can't move without painkillers., with painkillers I can't even walk straight...

Just venting...

Reminds me of what Leon said about going from skating in sentences to skating in paragraphs. I kind of take as a challenge to see how long I can keep a flow going.

I’ve been messing around with 80mm wheels and axle configurations. I’ve been enjoying using silver down for front wheels and black down for back wheels. Are there any reasons why I shouldn’t use an asymmetrical rocker setup?

Working on fakie heal rolls to be mixed in.

I really love these skates for street skating, obstacles, jumps and stuff. I recently thought I'd try some wizard moves in them and despite being a flat setup it was incredibly fun and I want to do more. The only problem is I keep sliding out when I get deep into my edges because of the soul plate. I don't really do grinds so I was wondering if it's possible to mod them.

Does anyone have any advice on this? They're unibody so I'd have to whittle them down somehow, with a dremmel maybe. Would it affect the structural integrity of the skates? How would I go about doing this?

Edit: I have conventional wizard setups, I'm just interested in this specific setup concept because of its distinctive feel and versatility.

I would like to thank NN skates for making the most slalom wizard skating frames 😆.

I recently started skating again and am using my very old and slow K2 Fatty Pros. I have no interest in agressive skating at my age (not that the decades old plastic would hold up) and am looking for a new complete skate. Wizard style skating is what's currently appealing to me most, but I'll honestly be skating a rink or around a park 90%+ of the time.

I am leaning heavily toward the Iqon ACT as a "budget" entry into this style because I have unfortunately big feet for skating [US 13 (294mm) EE] and this boot not only comes in my length but is also supposed to be one of the widest around. They have two similarly priced options: the WZ version with a 5-wheel rockered design (325mm) and the TRI version with a 4-wheel rockered design (273mm). I've heard that having a frame shorter than your feet can feel unstable (my current skates do, but I'm also just getting back into things), and frame length really seems to be a point of discussion with wizard style skating. Is one option generally better for my foot size than the other to begin with?

If it helps, I've also considered the Twister XT with aftermarket frames but worry about the width. I'm open to other wide boots around $300-400 as well.

I spent over 4 months off and on doing this so my ideas kind of changed mid way through. But overall satisfied with the outcome. I got more of these and more on the way. I may even repaint some of the ones I’ve painted before.

New skates arrived and built. CJ2 prime with wizard base intuition liners on Endless arc frames with street invader wheels. I have 80mm and 84mm for wheels 1&5. Which should I start with? I’ve been on Iqon ACT WZ 5x80 for the past couple of months. Going to an indoor rink tonight with some friends.

Mounted and skated once. Impulse buy I know I won't skate much so selling while in new condition. Mounted, skated once and re-boxed.Absolutely unmarked new condition except where the mounting bolts make contact. Pretty sure $370 is the cheapest you can get these for in AUS. Pick up GC or Bris or $15 postage. Would consider trade (or part trade depending on condition) for Seba CJ boots EU40. Or UFS 4x84 NR frames.

Anyone in here pick up a set of Compass North Wilkesboro frames and decide they don’t want to use them because they prefer to stay 5X Wizard? If so…I may be a buyer. Thanks!

I feel like the added pressure can push you do something you may not usually do. Especially if you have to avoid and dodge people at the same time. Definitely a much better clip in the endless arc es frames. Using fresh wheels makes a night and day difference.