Treat the board like a separate floor Put your non dominant foot pointed forward on the screws at the front of the board and your dominant foot sideays on the ones at the back, (this will be the pushing foot) Put you weight into the middle of your feet, and lean on your non dominant (back foot) to turn towards where you lean And prepare to fall, a lot, bring a med pack with you or put on protective gear
that's what I was thinking, and I recognized my old university, UCSD, which is just hills everywhere. I loved longboarding back to my dorms in Warren which was at the bottom of the hill, but boarding to the lecture halls the other way, my legs were crying everytime. Can't imagine doing that in freeskates
Can't wait to get some of these, Ive been riding my surfskate to the shops. It's fun as hell but also completely exhausting and heavy to carry so Im always out of breath when trying to talk to the cashier lmao
I think you’d be excited to know that the surfskate pump is still possible on these! It’s just another style we do, although it is exhausting. Maybe we’ll make a video on all the different pumping styles 🤔
I was also thinking about all the bending down to get them whenever needing to get up curbs or gravel, where as I can pop my board up and carry it or Ollie over.
Im in my 30s and definitely have some aches from longboarding. As much as I loved it, if I could go back I'd just use a bike and not have mild tendonitis from the impact of skating.
Ah man, that's a good final point about losing one of two skates. I have sooo many memories of hitting the deck after getting a stone caught between the wheels of one inline skate... I appreciate being 5 ft 1 sometimes, I'm already most of the way to the ground already 😂
So the answer is, only in very specific situations where there isn't excessive debris, groundshift, cracks, or anything but a mostly smooth surface with nothing on it... starting to sound more like reinventing the unicycle at this point for some reason but whatever rows your goat.
I also feel like they're a lot easier to just pack up and throw in a bag, instead of having to carry something like a skateboard when you go into classes / get food / etc never heard of them till now, but sounds super cool :)
I'd say the same for electric scooters. Aside from areas with good roads/sidewalks like campuses, expensive suburbs, and or cities like inner city Chicago
I wanna do this but i can’t cuz of where i live, the roads are steep, there are cars everywhere, a lot of blind corners so you don’t know if there is a car or person approaching.
I mean freeskaters are few and far between compared to the general population, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t there 😆 we know a few freeskaters at UCSD!
The fact you can just put them in your bag is amazing, but these won't do where I live, I have to slow down in a lot of places so it'd be a hassle having to stop and start all the time, and the sidewalks here aren't that smooth. I'd love to have a pair as a side thingy to use sometimes, but I'll stick to my boards and bike for daily commute. Even though I hate having to carey my board around school. And I think I'd rather get new skates than these, they can handle more.
honestly you can overcome all those obstacles with a regular board, but both cant go on grass or surfaces that it cant handle. the only benefit i see is being able to easily put free skates in your backpack and not take up room
Buy a longboard. They're less effort, faster, more stable, only slightly more expensive and DEFINITELY better for bombing hills / cruising around. Only upside with these is size and being able to speed run ankle injuries lol.
i keep my freeline skates in my car, and like to bust them out where i can, but its not great for street skating or busy areas. dealing with foot traffic is okay, but throw cars into the equation and its not that great a ride. i think the next stage of the design will be more universally practical. the idea is almost flushed out fully
They are not practical no matter what you say lmao. They’re fun, and they’re cool for sure. But no chance they’re more practical than a bike, or walking. You’re adding stuff to your EDC. What if you don’t have a backpack? You have to just hold them? Nahhhh
Anyone who says this isn't practical is a lunatic. I think they're only saying that to get some kind of rise out of you, maybe they're insecure because they can't do something like that so they dismiss it being not practical. Don't listen to them. You know these are practical. You know how fast you can move around campus and you also know how much time you save moving so fast. Anything that saves time HAS to be practical
Yeah definitely gets tricky with most transport methods, if they’re real steep. In my case, I would just walk the super steep sections with skates in hand 👍
A regular skateboard is a shit way to get around honestly......... I've said this for years haha..... unless you going one way and it's down hill ish..... if not..... you might as well walk.... lol......
When i was in middle school a kid rode them to and from the bus. Dude could no joke ride over 20mph easy. We'd race him in our neighbors golfcart. Shit is good for transportation..
Before u buy these just know u have to basically tense your legs the entire time u use these things. It’s definitely not practical for transportation in my opinion
@@jmkride sure. While it is an interesting and unique product, and sure to be loved by a niche set of users, it is not practical for 99% of people without the necessary dexterity, circumstance, and bravery
How do you get one them
☝️ The store link is in our bio! To learn to use the skates, we have tons of tutorials on our channel.
how do you get ON them or ONE of them?? which one 😭
@@sykei_.sif you are small enough, you can use em as a skateboard
Buy a pair then toss one away
Yeah not worth it a brand new top of the line longboard is 50-60$ more
My free skates were lost when I moved houses 😞 they were so fun.
Noooooooo
@@jmkride right? So disappointed ☹️
IK YOU TRYNA GET ONE FREE 😂😂😂@@tacticalepsilon2094
Get one. If you enjoyed riding free skates, you should probably spend some on something that you really like!
@@tacticalepsilon2094buddy tryna get a free pair
Skating on third world country roads are gonna be better than any leg workout i've done 💀
Just go to yuma👍
@@mclama1139 opposite side of the world 😭
I was riding them in bumpy bumpy concrete while out in a third world country, I actually managed not too bad
I relate, too hard
@@mclama1139Let's go to the beach!
"Loses a freeskate"
"Does a split😮"
Happend to me once, now im in a wheelchair
@soufyanI1227 oh I thought you were in that wheelchair cuz I went to hard..
I'm honestly tempted to buy these just to help me get my splits back...
@@NotALie-er6hg haha... yeah man... 😬
@@soufyanl1227happened to me once, now I’m an amputee
I can't even figure out how to ride a longboard, the only place I'm going with free skates is the shadow realm
It’s really easy, just point your front foot, practice on grass so it doesn’t roll if you need to
Treat the board like a separate floor
Put your non dominant foot pointed forward on the screws at the front of the board and your dominant foot sideays on the ones at the back, (this will be the pushing foot)
Put you weight into the middle of your feet, and lean on your non dominant (back foot) to turn towards where you lean
And prepare to fall, a lot, bring a med pack with you or put on protective gear
@@itsmecrosby4723nah Im good, imma just stick to my bike like a sane person who doesn’t wanna lose all their teeth from a single fall🤡
It's just an unconnected ripstick. It's easier to me than a long board.
Same, I have a longboard and I cannot balance on it at all lol
When you really want to rollerblade but you're afraid your skater friends will bully you
seriously just get Aggressive inline skates way better and more comfortable😂
Just explain that you can’t bail if you fail to grind a rail (the rail goes with a 20 stair too).
😂
@@leoncorbett4553 just know how to fall properly
@@kuuderesyndrome3249 oh yeah that’s important to but not being attached helps with falling
"People ride these at college" is not an indication that it's a practical mode of transportation.
It also just means you're likely annoying every other person trying to walk around
@@hannahcorinne5388how?
@@minig5207you have never been outside or you live in the country if you've never had people blow past you on skateboards or bikes
@@redlight3932 them annoying you doesnt make it not practical lmoa, angry man
Practical ≠ Possible
And then you have a slight incline and all of a sudden you have one of the most intense hip workouts of your life
It is a great workout and yes you can go uphill!
that's what I was thinking, and I recognized my old university, UCSD, which is just hills everywhere. I loved longboarding back to my dorms in Warren which was at the bottom of the hill, but boarding to the lecture halls the other way, my legs were crying everytime. Can't imagine doing that in freeskates
Congrats you combined the hardest part of skating with the hardest part of skatung
History repeats itself and wheelies are back
Heelies
Heelies and they were sweet
i LOVED my heelies!
You can still order them! I've got a pair I take out all the time
They're just goofy rollerblades...
Also, did you mean HEELIES?
A wheelie is when you pop up on 1 wheel...
Can't wait to get some of these, Ive been riding my surfskate to the shops. It's fun as hell but also completely exhausting and heavy to carry so Im always out of breath when trying to talk to the cashier lmao
I think you’d be excited to know that the surfskate pump is still possible on these! It’s just another style we do, although it is exhausting. Maybe we’ll make a video on all the different pumping styles 🤔
@@jmkride hell yea I would watch that
Perhaps you should consider exercising more if you're so weak.
@@crookedtoolperhaps you should consider not being a massive douche
I'd pay millions to have that level of coordination.
Come to San Diego and learn for free haha
bro just get Aggressive inline skates😂
You’d pay _millions?_ You could just practice a bit every day instead….. 🤨
youd pay millions to look goofy af? xdd
but won't take the time to actually practice it? your time isn't worth millions so why not pay less and earn it?
As soon as you have wonky or unsmooth terrain a skateboard, bike etc becomes immediately more practical
Or if you want something a lil different but still very fun, a gyropod or a onewheel ! They're beasts off-tracks
@@SteampukeYeah, it's a "lil" different. Only $1000 different!
@@crookedtool for the onewheel, true. Gyropods are much more affordable and I'd definitely use that if they were legal in my country !
@@Steampukewtf is a gyropod? Do you mean an EUC?
I was also thinking about all the bending down to get them whenever needing to get up curbs or gravel, where as I can pop my board up and carry it or Ollie over.
"you won't totally eat if if you lose one"
*cuts video right before guy totally eats it*
You can tell he wasn’t tho because it was his back foot so he could stop more smoothly. If he lost the front one he would’ve eaten it tho.
One of the biggest selling points is how easy they are to stow in a bag when you get to your destination.
Oh my God free skates just made my brain understand crossing over backwards on inlines. Thanks mate!
Im in my 30s and definitely have some aches from longboarding. As much as I loved it, if I could go back I'd just use a bike and not have mild tendonitis from the impact of skating.
Brings me back to my longboarding days of college.
$130 for a couple of of skates is crazy.
That’s less than I’d expect tbh (assuming high quality components)
Where did you get the $130 price but then again $130 is better than a one wheel.
@@km5158it's 2 pieces of laminated wood with some wheels. High quality skateboards cost less.
How much is a decent pair of rollerblades?
$130 for skates is so cheap ☠️
Yeah no. Shit looks like the most unpractical mode of transport.
Right lol, just buy a Penny board
@@surfthestreets86 Or a penny-farthing
“Campuses tend to have nice smooth concrete”
My old ass college with the sidewalks looking like a plate of chips.
Ah man, that's a good final point about losing one of two skates.
I have sooo many memories of hitting the deck after getting a stone caught between the wheels of one inline skate...
I appreciate being 5 ft 1 sometimes, I'm already most of the way to the ground already 😂
So the answer is, only in very specific situations where there isn't excessive debris, groundshift, cracks, or anything but a mostly smooth surface with nothing on it... starting to sound more like reinventing the unicycle at this point for some reason but whatever rows your goat.
*puts down ripstick*
i’ve been training my entire life for this
I also feel like they're a lot easier to just pack up and throw in a bag, instead of having to carry something like a skateboard when you go into classes / get food / etc
never heard of them till now, but sounds super cool :)
Nice pfp
@@maya_void3923 thank u I made it :]
I'd say the same for electric scooters. Aside from areas with good roads/sidewalks like campuses, expensive suburbs, and or cities like inner city Chicago
So this how the rip stick turned into
Rip stick with extra steps!
I have to use a full longboard because the university I go to has a lot of older sidewalks that just eat most wheels for breakfast.
When i saw the people using them I had a huge anxiety spike thinking they're gonna fall
Lol it’s nice when you recognize your campus amongst the rest
My uni is on a mountain. It would be impossible or a death trap to use those. Also, concrete is kinda trash everywhere here. 😅
I wanna do this but i can’t cuz of where i live, the roads are steep, there are cars everywhere, a lot of blind corners so you don’t know if there is a car or person approaching.
I went to UCSD recently. NOBODY rode those haha
I mean freeskaters are few and far between compared to the general population, but it doesn’t mean they aren’t there 😆 we know a few freeskaters at UCSD!
Yea lots of hills at UCSD. Rollerblades worked, but not being careful enough about terrain I ate it pretty hard a few times over the years lol.
Smallest effective mode of transport given the right conditions and quite an impressive thing to pull out of your bag and hop on and just go lol.
Yeah, I'd "totally eat it" regardless of the terrain, lol.
i’d die before i even make it out the door with those things.
Have not seen a single person with these in 5 years of college
roller skates have left the chat
True but then again are you gonna be changing into regular shoes after getting to where you need to be? I would just go for a regular skateboard
@@darth_meme_lord2980They sell quad skates that click into regular tennis shoes so thet are easy to take off
I saw someone using these today and was baffled
Might consider it just for transportation cuz it looks fun as hell and small to carry
Oh totally! Fun is the main part of it for me, they feel amazing. Enjoy it if you decide to start!
„Helps people not totally eat it“
*shows clip of someone totally eating it*
Eyyyy, I know Ridgewalk and Muir when I see it!
This
I was wondering if this was SD or not
My ankles just began sending me a signal that we not doing that bro LOL
The rough terrain thing is what I always wondered about these
We made a YT video showing all different terrains, check it out!
Legit just bought the Pitch Black 2. My son is 11, hope he finds it fun
That's awesome! we're always here to help!
This is what the ripstick took
The fact you can just put them in your bag is amazing, but these won't do where I live, I have to slow down in a lot of places so it'd be a hassle having to stop and start all the time, and the sidewalks here aren't that smooth. I'd love to have a pair as a side thingy to use sometimes, but I'll stick to my boards and bike for daily commute. Even though I hate having to carey my board around school. And I think I'd rather get new skates than these, they can handle more.
I really like the idea of not eating it when I hit a hole/bump.
You will eat it far worse than if you were on a board a cuz youll end up in a split.
I don’t own any property yet but I plan on turning the first property that I buy into an AirBnB
Your going to have a hard time convincing me to give up my board in lieu of some glorified rollerblades
Is there anything wrong with rollerblades?
@@spoopypoods7485dont push it buddy 😂
Oh look, the express freight to the Uppa Room!
"Campuses tend to have nice, smooth concrete"
💀
Seems more do than don't, maybe we're spoiled in CA
My hip would say otherwise…..
@@jmkrideI have yet to see any campus with smooth concrete surface in my place.
Yall doing the most to not be called gay for wearing roller blades😂😂
I used these for college too, very good for moving around crowds since you can turn on a dime with them and they are small and portable.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Jeff and I (Gabe) loved these for college. More college vids are on the way 😁
I desperately hope to live long enough to see hipsters discover red flyer wagons.
S.K.A.T.E.B.O.A.R.D.
F A C T S
N.O.T.H.A.N.K.Y.O.U. :)
@@jmkride to each his own. Fair enough 👌 😄
@@jmkrideof course the company selling this junk would not recommend a skateboard / longboard when it's literally better in every way...
@@Sneezus420It’s lighter and easier to carry around so honestly it just depends on people's preference
skateboards just look cooler and i can jump with the board to prevent eating a crack
Reminds me of a ripstick but more wild
To rephrase:
"People tend to assume that these are not practical, they are right"
Have you ever heard of a car. They are very practical when it comes to transportation
Have yet to find a campus that allows you to drive on campus between classes
I had orbitwheels when I was a kid that nobody could ride but me, kinda makes me want a pair of these haha
You will absolutely love them compared to Orbit wheels. We actually made a YT vid with those
honestly you can overcome all those obstacles with a regular board, but both cant go on grass or surfaces that it cant handle. the only benefit i see is being able to easily put free skates in your backpack and not take up room
Buy a longboard. They're less effort, faster, more stable, only slightly more expensive and DEFINITELY better for bombing hills / cruising around. Only upside with these is size and being able to speed run ankle injuries lol.
saw my campus in one of those clips, can confirm I have seen people on free skates
Nice!
ive never seen this at any campus ive been to, but they are kinda neat
i keep my freeline skates in my car, and like to bust them out where i can, but its not great for street skating or busy areas. dealing with foot traffic is okay, but throw cars into the equation and its not that great a ride. i think the next stage of the design will be more universally practical. the idea is almost flushed out fully
Sure, that's the case for any ride. These are as versatile as any ride
Bro I would moon walk with free skates to and from school
Instead use:
Skateboard
Rollerblades
Scooter
Your feet
Onewheel
Bicycle
Heelys
If I have to practice an insane amount just to *use* the things, then no...THEY'RE NOT PRACTICAL. Even an *electric scooter* would be more practical.
They are not practical no matter what you say lmao. They’re fun, and they’re cool for sure. But no chance they’re more practical than a bike, or walking. You’re adding stuff to your EDC. What if you don’t have a backpack? You have to just hold them? Nahhhh
Anyone who says this isn't practical is a lunatic. I think they're only saying that to get some kind of rise out of you, maybe they're insecure because they can't do something like that so they dismiss it being not practical.
Don't listen to them. You know these are practical. You know how fast you can move around campus and you also know how much time you save moving so fast. Anything that saves time HAS to be practical
My college is all hills, so that explains why I'd never seen this before there
Yeah definitely gets tricky with most transport methods, if they’re real steep. In my case, I would just walk the super steep sections with skates in hand 👍
Yeah lot of ppl free skated at my college in 2008. Wish i learned... instead i ate shit a bunch on my skooter...😂
It's never too late!
@@jmkride you right!
A regular skateboard is a shit way to get around honestly......... I've said this for years haha..... unless you going one way and it's down hill ish..... if not..... you might as well walk.... lol......
For the price, I think I’ll just get a brand new complete. Good product though.
“Nice smooth concrete” my college is mostly brick pathways and half the time by the end of the year people are stealing bricks
When i was in middle school a kid rode them to and from the bus. Dude could no joke ride over 20mph easy. We'd race him in our neighbors golfcart. Shit is good for transportation..
🔥🔥🔥
Before u buy these just know u have to basically tense your legs the entire time u use these things. It’s definitely not practical for transportation in my opinion
Could it be you never fully learned how to ride? There's tons of people who use them specifically for transportation... So 🤷♂️
@@jmkride ya that could play a factor fs. I still think a longboard or something is gonna be better for most people tho
I’ve only seen one person use these in public and that’s it
*im fine with my rollerskates for now*
cool
@@jmkride hold up did yii cime from space 😱
Damn, if only I could free skate up the hill that my college is on top of. 😢
Going down the hill: 💀
If someone is taking that much space while everyone is trying to get to class, and have to get out of the way. Everyone would hate them
This is how I can rollerblade without being called a rollerblader?
This looks cool, difficult and really dangerous! D:
Man i havent seen a pair of lakais in a minute i used to only skate those shoes until i outgrew them :/ they dont make over size 12 😢
I personaly am a roller blade rider but free skates are better for collage because you can just put them in your bag during class
I like the fact a lot of them are wearing Lakai.
I would love to have transportation like this but without them being free skates a want the connected the ones you can stab into your shoe
Best part is you get to look like a dork as you glide around shuffling your legs
"campuses tend to have nice smooth concrete" not in the Philippines its not. Tho it would be definitely cool to try these out
Thought this was a cool way to get around
Then i saw that price...
Still want a pair but yknow
“People assume”
Only shows them on flat concrete
What an idea. A skateboard without a board or skates without the useful part that holds it on 😂
That last dude looked like he did the splits shortly after the clip ended lol
the first example of 'rough ground' and he eats shit
Skateboard exists, hell i would just reccomend a bmx bike talk about great transportation
When you try to justify a shit product
It’s NOT practical, but it doesn’t have to be lol
Ive skated my hole life then tried these like really tried, couldn't go more then a few inches lol
Just saw this video about these skates.... are you gay if you use these or just roller blades?
Oh, well i can clarify. Freeskates are NOT an actual 'practical' method of transportation.
Happy to hear your perspective, care to explain further?
@@jmkride sure. While it is an interesting and unique product, and sure to be loved by a niche set of users, it is not practical for 99% of people without the necessary dexterity, circumstance, and bravery