Skate Advice Blog

Hi everyone, Here is the first in the Tutorial series for members. I chose jumps to start with as we all need a bit more bounce in our...

Leeds and West Yorkshire By Mel Blackwood @troubleon8wheels It came as a welcome surprise during lockdown that Roller Girl Gang won a...

by Mel @troubleon8wheels This is a very visceral blog post, and has brought back feelings and memories that I have long buried. I...

by Karen @dallas_pops As the weather starts to get wetter and the temperature drops, the thought of going to an indoor skatepark to try...

by RGG Gangster Mel A @mjalexandrou I'll preface this by stating that I hate wearing knee pads. I hate putting them on, I hate forgetting...

It's great coaching week, so we have taken some time to reflect on how we can continue to best serve the growing skate community. We...

As we head into the new term and start back to school, college and university, we look forward to welcoming new roller skaters to the...

by Mel @troubleon8wheels I've been searching high and low for a roller skate to fit the mid-price point between Rookie roller skates...

by Mel @troubleon8wheels I really love building roller skates. I love how individual each build is, and how people choose to express...

Get creative with suede dye to give your skates a whole new lease of life.

by Mel @troubleon8wheels "What's your favourite wheel?" Once you've been roller skating for a few years, you find your skate niche and...

by Mel @troubleon8wheels I love to be creative, and have painted my first pair of Lolly skates and then my first pair of Jack Boots using...

by Jess @jess_glithero Falling is part of learning to skate; just hope they are only minor injuries when they occur. I have been ramp...

by Mel @troubleon8wheels It's always exciting when Moxi bring out a new pair of skates. With the Lolly being the comfortable skate, the...

by Mel aka @troubleon8wheels Disco Plugz have landed and they are a seamless hybrid of jam plugs and toe stops. What is a jam plug? It is...

@mjalexandrou #RGGGangster My friend gave me a pair of white Vans Sk8 Hi's that had only been worn a few times and I thought it was the...

You will probably be aware that we are passionate about roller skating in all its glorious forms. That means we want everyone to have the...

For years, since I first started playing roller derby around 10 years ago, I have been baffled by the wide range of choice available when...

Gangster @mama_alien was keen to write about her experiences with Lolly and Jack boots: I had my Lollys for about a year and a half,...