| A new popular activity and sport is aggressive inline | | | | refers to skating which is done on the street with |
| skating. Also referred to as "rolling" or "blading", these | | | | what is available such as handrails, ledges, stairs, etc. |
| terms refer to a specialized form of inline skating. | | | | The skates used for aggressive inline skating are |
| Aggressive inline skating is often associated with | | | | usually a bit difference from regular skates. They |
| skateboarding and "extreme" sports and aggressive | | | | usually have smaller wheels with a higher durometer |
| inline skaters often perform dangerous stunts and | | | | and sole plates as well as freestyle frames. |
| tricks and hard to do maneuvers. This type of | | | | Aggressive inline skates have a harder shell to help |
| skating is certainly not for the faint of heart and for | | | | protect the feet of the skater and provide more |
| many, it takes years and years of practice to | | | | support. They have smaller wheels to help accelerate |
| perfect their skills and tricks. There are also several | | | | and decelerate faster and to help with tricks and |
| different types of aggressive skating and a small | | | | speed. There are many different tricks and stunts |
| underground community and culture that are | | | | done by aggressive inline skaters and they are |
| associated with this elitist sport. Most want to keep it | | | | creating new ones every day. These skaters are |
| out of mainstream and in their own private | | | | always looking for a new edge, a greater, bigger and |
| community. The known types of aggressive inline | | | | better trick and new thrill. Many of the tricks done in |
| skating include: - Vert skating - Park skating - Street | | | | aggressive inline skating are similar to those done by |
| skating Some inline skaters may do all three where | | | | skateboarders. Aggressive inline skaters perform |
| others stick to a particular style that they prefer. | | | | different types of grinds, rail slides, switch up's, grabs, |
| Vert skating or "vertical skating" usually refers to | | | | aerials and many other types and variations of tricks. |
| skating done in a halfpipe. Many skaters have their | | | | Aggressive inline skating is a very dangerous sport |
| own skate parks with half pipes and other | | | | which is part of what makes it so exciting for those |
| constructions to help them vert skate. Park skating is | | | | that take part in it. |
| really similar to vertical skating but usually uses smaller | | | | Chris Angelo is a skating enthusiast. He enjoys all |
| ramps and sometimes has a mixture of park skating | | | | forms of skating, from Inline to Skateboarding. |
| elements mixed in as well. Street skating typically | | | | |