How do you stop on normal 4 wheel roller blades?

wrong catergory i know but there seems to be no one in the sports catergory must have all gone to bed. Thanks to anyone that can help

How do you stop on normal 4 wheel roller blades?
The toes have a rubber stopper/brake. Put a toe down - gently - or you'll go *** over tea kettle. ;-)
Reply:you try to slow down
Reply:Apparently most of the people think you are asking about quad skates. That is the name for the roller skates with 4 wheels in a rectangle.


You just drag your toe, there is a rubber bumper there. Too obvious to be asking as a question.





Since you called them roller blades, I am assuming that you are on inline skates.


Almost all inline skates come with a heel brake. You can move it to the other foot if you are more comfortable with the left foot forward. It is the most effective method of stopping and is a low skill move.


Scissors your feet with the brake skate forward - the farther forward you can get it, the faster you can stop.


Lift the toe of the brake skate.


Apply weight to the heel of the skate.


It helps if you bend your knees while setting up for the stop.


Rollerblade has a cheesy animation of this on their web site at www.rollerblade.com/home/





The easiest method without a heel brake (it will chew up your wheels) is the T stop.


Shift your weight onto the non-braking skate.


Twist your foot so that the skate is almost sideways and drag it behind you.


There is a tendency at first for this to turn you to the side of the foot you are dragging. Starting with the skate not all the way sideways and putting more weight on the heel of the braking skate can be used to adjust so that you stay straight.
Reply:Dive into the gravel on the side of the road.
Reply:i think that it is the toe of the roller blades i use to skate and i first started out on those and then every time i wanted to stop i thought i would fall on my face put the 2 roller blades you have to stop on the back of the heel which makes you think that you are falling on your head but hope that you have fun
Reply:use the stoper pads on the toes of the skates
Reply:slide on the sides.
Reply:just find something to fall on to. something soft, preferably.
Reply:I fall♥
Reply:i generally just fall down.
Reply:Fall.
Reply:well i would say use the stopper on the toe part, but i have fallen everytime i tried that and even broke my nose once lol
Reply:sit down
Reply:I think you turn your heels in...I forget



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