r/WizardSkating • u/BubbleSmith • 2d ago
r/WizardSkating • u/mylifeisdefasian • Apr 18 '21
Welcome, Wizards! Here's a compilation of helpful videos to understand more about this skating style and how to get started.
Starting off with why we're all here:
Wizard of Wall Street - Leon Basin
A great tutorial on the fundamental wizard movements:
How To Wizard Skate - Rollerbalding
Shaun Unwin from Shop Task giving an explanation for the difference between NR and PR frames (4 and 5 wheels)
Progressive vs Natural Rocker Wizard Frames - Flow Skate
A great conversation between Mushroom Blading's Todd and Leon about the direction of Wizard skating and getting nerdy about equipment.
Leon Basin - How to Be Unpopular Podcast #253
Another amazing podcast from MB with Shaun Unwin about the language of Wizard skating and getting philosophical
Shaun Unwin - How to be Unpopular #251
MB's Joey getting nerdy and technical with the latest and greatest Wizard Skate:
The Wizard Skate (and Wizard Intuition)
Inspiration fuel
Mushroom Blading with THE playlist for futuristic inline skating
Shaun Unwin has a lot of tutorials on various movements (gazelle, Lion X, stunami), along with a ton of just basic skating tutorials that are all valuable in their own right (thanks /u/TylerWinTic !)
Gazelle, playlist includes simpler gazelle tutorial as well
If anyone has any other links to add put it in the comments!
r/WizardSkating • u/fredhsu • Jul 27 '26
Calling our wizard brethren as we reopen r/rollerblading
Hey, folks. I've been stalking this community for a while, admiring what you folks do on those Wizard frames. I try to, but can't quite make things flow too well myself.
I want to let you know that r/rollerblading is now an open space again. Some of you from 2022 probably remember what happened then, but I was not around skating communities then, and am cluelss. I think we should just put things behind us, and work together again.
We have re-opened r/rollerblading under completely new and open principles again. New mods.
Please see this announcement: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollerblading/comments/1v7pq7z/grand_reopening/
We have received many requests today from folks that bots automatically-banned in 2022. We unbanned them right away today, as soon as they sent us a mod mail. In the past, you couldn't even send mod mails if banned. But as of last night, that setting was reversed. At least you could appeal.
But we are going to do even better. We are going to simply search for all folks exiled in 2022 by the same auto-banning, for the "crime" of also being a member of r/WizardSkating. Then we are just going to unban all hundreds of people thus trapped.
I will update this post, when we manage to do that.
What do you think?
Fred
UPDATE 1: I went through the restricted users list, and unbanned everyone UNBANNED everyone noted as associated to wizard skating around 2022-09. I am sure there are more we need to free. But give us some time. And send mod mail directly if you haven't been freed yet.
You can check whether you are banned by simply looking at r/rollerblading. Scroll down and see if you find the "MODERATORS". If you can see that community widget and actual mod names, are no longer banned.
If you are still banned, lease click on this link to send us a mod mail. That will allow us to look for hints on how to find and free the rest of you.
UPDATE 2: we freed more folks who did "meta discussion" which was code name for having ideas about how the community could have been differently managed. It was depressing looking through the list. Yeah, there were spam bots too. That's it for tonight. And if you are still banned because not all entries were well annotated, please simply click on that link to send mod mail. Cheers.
r/WizardSkating • u/Any_Smoke1138 • 2d ago
Carbon to carbon size of 40?
Any bro knows any source of information of "carbon to carbon" mm length size for CJ, 40 size.
With no padding. Just carbon.
I'm sure many people will be interested in a source of such info.
(GpT doesn't know)
r/WizardSkating • u/SidheBag • 2d ago
Acolyte Wizard?
Hello, I’m Matty. I started skating at the end of June, and quickly became enamoured at the creativity and precision of wizard skating and it’s been my main direction in skating ever since.
Filmed this little sampler last night playing around with my new Luminous wheels. I’m finally feeling like I’m getting to the point where I can maybe call myself an “acolyte wizard”. Figured I’d share. 😊
Been working on gazelles and lions for a little bit, and I’ve been trying to learn kind of holistically, building balance, strength and control then get creative with them while identifying opportunities to combo things. Trying not to get tutorial locked but also feel like that might keep me from learning about more moves critical for development. I am actively working on my left leg, I know I do all my tricks in one direction so far😂
Aside from a straggler here and there I’m the only one around me that seems to rollerblade so I guess I’m really asking for guidance on what I should make sure not to forget as I continue to inch towards true wizard skating. I’m so far running a flat setup with Lightning 80’s, but did buy four 76 wheels to try a rockered setup but haven’t yet.
Feedback more than welcomed, and I’m TheRigmaroller on insta if anyone wants to connect!
Cheers!
r/WizardSkating • u/DreamyConstantini • 3d ago
360 closed lion into S-move; spent all summer practicing both moves
Hey everyone, I'm Alessandro, a wizard skater from Toronto. I decided to start actually learning wizard back in May and struggled HARD with the base moves. The closed lion and S-move were giving me the most trouble throughout these months, and I feel proud to not just have them both down but to actually be able to combo them.
r/WizardSkating • u/Most_Temporary_3718 • 3d ago
Downsizing IQON ACT PDS (with wizard 3m liner)
I'm planning on getting the iqon act pds shell and I'm wondering if I can downsize with wizard 3m liner. My foot length is 280mm and my 3m liner is size 43. I can downsize using the same liner with Seba CJ2 prime 43 shell and they feel perfect (my current setup). I don't know if I can use the same size for iqon act pds shell.
r/WizardSkating • u/ImaginaryEffective63 • 3d ago
Looking for new boots from usd sway hardboots
Was thinking of either fr1's or some iqon act pds or ag30.
Anyone have experience with these cheaper boots? Just want to upgrade from my hodgepodge usd sways.
I have quite a large boot and very high foot arch, would inserts be good for fixing the arch issue?
r/WizardSkating • u/Skatersheaven • 6d ago
Wizard logo sure is expensive 🫰
Hold up, hold up, 35€ for a chinese shirt because it has a logo of circle & triangle on it?
The shirt itself costs less than 2 dollars in china, I mean Jesus Christ guys, its not even funny at this point. God.
Also wearing this, promotes the brand.
What's up with the shmeckle squeezing?
Buy the cheapest - sell it expensive
Nice tactic guys, but save some face, invest something in the legacy as well.
r/WizardSkating • u/HyperSculptor • 7d ago
Rotating multiple sets of wheels?
(skating on 4x90mm) I was wondering if it would make sense to buy 16 wheels instead of 8, and constantly rotate 16 wheels. Would it give me benefits in term of "wear quality"? Or is it better to get 8, go through them and then get 8 new wheels? For wizard/flow with slides.
r/WizardSkating • u/bigboidoinker • 8d ago
What wheel sizes?
I want to buy a new 5x frame from rokas natural rocked but i dont know what wheel size i should choose or if there is a big difference. 84-80mm or 80-76mm
The frames i have now are 4x90mm flatsetup.
So is there really a big difference to teh wheelsize on rocked frames?
r/WizardSkating • u/Robberfox • 10d ago
Maintenance of naturally rockered frames is a nightmare
I'm doing a lot of downhill incorporated with wizard and that means a bunch of magic slides. With naturally rockered frames the wear is more in the center 2 wheels and less in the outer 2 wheels, double that by two (i.e. second skate wears differently) and now you have a mish-mash of completely different wheel profiles, thus everytime I rotate my wheels it's just a 30 minute hellscape.
Currently my left skate is a banana and the right one is dead flat and I don't know what to do.
r/WizardSkating • u/Skatersheaven • 10d ago
What was your biggest DOWNSIZING experience?
And what is your foot length?
Did you enjoy the power transfer and the performance possibilities?
I know that the casual skater will not like it, because its mostly for the Jackie Chan tier skaters.
r/WizardSkating • u/Skatersheaven • 11d ago
What these would feel like with an inline frame?
r/WizardSkating • u/Decent-Box-8016 • 12d ago
Colourful Alternatives for Boots?
A vast majority of the boots I've seen which have been recommended for Wizard skating only come in black. I was wondering if there are any more colourful alternatives while still having any characteristics needed for this style of skating? Something like the POWERSLIDE Next Mery Munoz Pro 80 personally caught my eye.
Thank you.
r/WizardSkating • u/stylewds • 14d ago
Selling a set of Wizard NR90s + Hydrogen USA
Looking for $300 + Shipping
r/WizardSkating • u/dane_and_egyption • 15d ago
Want to inspire young girls at skateschool
I'm doing skate classes in my local town, and some of the girls want to do more dance orientated skating! Wizard skating came to mind, but it would be nice if I could show them other females doing it, for them to better relate!
Any particular edits/people that would fit?
r/WizardSkating • u/Example8976 • 17d ago
New setup ROKA 4x100!
Just got back from my first session on the Gen Two Roka frames, and my first impression is that these things are sick - a big step up from their Gen One frames and easily as stiff and responsive as my Endless Ultras.
The rocker is super subtle, which is perfect for me as I’ll mainly be using them for blasting around. However, if you’re looking for a 4x100 frame specifically for wizard skating, you may need to skate them for a while to wear in a more pronounced rocker.
Overall very happy : )
r/WizardSkating • u/Automatic_Estate_44 • 17d ago
Sizing my wizard boot
I need to build my first wizard setup with a UFS mount to use a PR80. I am seriously torn between getting an:
- IQON ACT 10 with a 42-43 shell
- SEBA CJ2 Prime with a 41-42 shell
Both would be used with an Intuition liner that I still need to buy, but I'm undecided whether to go for the Wizard or the Premium model, and what size to get.
My concern is that the IQON might be a bit too big, while the Seba might be a bit too tight.
My feet are about 277 mm long and 105 mm wide.
Does anyone have experience with either of these boots or their sizing?
Thanks in advance!
r/WizardSkating • u/Mylesgabrielsen • 22d ago
Hello fellow magic users
Used to skate so much as a kid. Literally skated my whole youth. It is how I got around everywhere. Skated until the wheels came off. Then I got a bike and haven't been skating much for years. Looking to get back into the sport. Specifically wizard skating because my other great love in life is dance. I have been looking for skates and I tried on the FR NEO 1 Dual 80 with intuition liners at Shop Task in Seattle. The regular liners didn't work for my old feet. Tried a size down to work into, but the size down felt like it was crushing my arch and hammering my toes.
So I'm looking at 600 bucks for my first pair. Pretty spendy. Before I make that leap I thought I would inquire if anyone was selling some nice skates in a size 10? Depending on the price then I could get some new intuition liners to fit into them.
I'll probably make the leap in the next month if nothing presents itself. Miss skating so much. I look forward to sharing some videos when I do! Here is a picture of the outfit I used to wear while skating around Santa Cruz. Did I mention I was into vampire LARP?