Inline Skate Brands and Links

Finding the right inline skates

The SkateFAQs website has a wide range of information including a glossary of terms, "how to buy" information (including a buying guide for used skates) and skating clubs. You'll also learn basic techniques like skating backwards or downhill, and be able to view tutorials showing how to do tricks like backwards stair riding and jumps.

The Inline Skating Resource Center has a guide to buying inline skates as well as information on skate care and maintenance. They also offer many other resources for the inline skater including a list of certified instructors, clubs and events, and a selection of the latest news from the inline skating world.

Get Rolling has basic skating lessons and safety information. This is a great resource for families and beginners who are just learning the ropes. You'll also be able to read about news and trends in the inline skating industry.

Slate's culture blog, Brow Beat, takes a look at whether inline skates are coming back into vogue, or at least being accepted back into the mainstream.

Toxboe.net hosts a number of tutorials for grind, street and vert tricks.

Dick's Sporting Goods offers a concise buyer's guide to choose the best inline skates. The guide breaks down the types of skates, and describes what to look for in frames, uppers, wheels, brakes and bearings.

The InlineSkates.net Skate-O-Pedia offers a wealth of video reviews, buying and sizing guides, news and articles about inline skating. This is one of the most up-to-date inline skating references available today.

Inline skate brands

Many inline skate maker's websites provide a trove of helpful information.

The K2 website contains information on all of their current models and accessories, as well as information on how to select the right skates, perform basic maintenance, and heat-mold boots and boot liners.

The Rollerblade website offers information about the company, skate maintenance and technology information, and 3D animations of basic skating techniques. You'll also find information about the various Rollerblade models and a dealer locator.

Bauer devotes a section of its site to "roller gear" and its Vapor line.

Bont, founded in Australia in 1975, are known for their speed skates.

Popular sporting brand Fila also makes speed skates.

Hypno skates are shoes that have detachable blades on them.

Roces is a skating company that produces ice skates, inline skates, and accessories.

Universal Skate Design is an aggressive skate company.

Vanilla Skates details how to heat-mold speed skate boots.