Summer is beautiful here in Vancouver. We are blessed with a really dry spring and early summer so far. Greg and I wanted to get into shape without having to go to the gym everyday. So like always Johainah talked us into joining her for some roller blading. Along the way, we also recruited Cris to join our little roller blading trop! As from Johainah, we were all very very very green at this.
We had
to get some good gear to start. We got our blades during a road trip to Seattle at a stored called Big 5 Sporting Goods (Bellingham). Lucky us that most blades were on sale and that made Faye very happy! 20 minutes, I came out with a pair of red hot wheels for about 60 bucks. In Vancouver, new blades from most major sporting goods stores range from 120 to 200 CAD. Later days, we also had to get protection. Cris went to Canadian Tire and got those Coopers protection gear for around 30 CAD which included wrist guard, knee and elbow pads. Not too mention, they were very stylish and very bad ass looking! Yes, I have protection gear envy. Johainah and I ended up getting a set of powder blues from Sports Chek for about the same price.
Now we were suited up, we had to find a good spot to practice for our roller derby future ahead.
We found a great spot to practice next to the Coopers Dog Park. This spot is great because it is a long stretch of flat paved small road with low traffic. The best part is it has fences around it (don't know how long the fences are going to be there for). The fence is great to hold onto if you are feeling shaky as you first put on the blades. There are also benches around if you get tired.
The second spot we found that was great is also not too far from Coopers Dog Park. A block north, is the BC Place parking lot which is empty during most weekends. The lot is great for NuBe bladers because again it is flat and paved. But no fence to act as your safety net.
So far roller blading is a good thing to start doing in the summer, because it is not a big investment and easy to start!
We had
to get some good gear to start. We got our blades during a road trip to Seattle at a stored called Big 5 Sporting Goods (Bellingham). Lucky us that most blades were on sale and that made Faye very happy! 20 minutes, I came out with a pair of red hot wheels for about 60 bucks. In Vancouver, new blades from most major sporting goods stores range from 120 to 200 CAD. Later days, we also had to get protection. Cris went to Canadian Tire and got those Coopers protection gear for around 30 CAD which included wrist guard, knee and elbow pads. Not too mention, they were very stylish and very bad ass looking! Yes, I have protection gear envy. Johainah and I ended up getting a set of powder blues from Sports Chek for about the same price.
Now we were suited up, we had to find a good spot to practice for our roller derby future ahead.
We found a great spot to practice next to the Coopers Dog Park. This spot is great because it is a long stretch of flat paved small road with low traffic. The best part is it has fences around it (don't know how long the fences are going to be there for). The fence is great to hold onto if you are feeling shaky as you first put on the blades. There are also benches around if you get tired.
The second spot we found that was great is also not too far from Coopers Dog Park. A block north, is the BC Place parking lot which is empty during most weekends. The lot is great for NuBe bladers because again it is flat and paved. But no fence to act as your safety net.
So far roller blading is a good thing to start doing in the summer, because it is not a big investment and easy to start!
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