I Got Fomacs !!!

[@jdcringe7627]

found this video randomly. your first reaction to the wheels is so funny, few years ago i had the basic chicago wheels and then about 6 months in i switched to fomacs (all 8). honestly cant skate in anything else but the all 8 fomacs

[@Sk8Fam]

u living life on the edge lol. 4 fomacs still scares me

[@davidpippen6898]

I have been on Fo-Macs for about 20 yrs. and I love them. All knee pain when away.

[@Sk8Fam]

thats crazyyyyyyyy

[@calgo1711]

The only time our rinks are this empty is on family night. It's total chaos.. children climbing on walls, laying down on the floor, going in every direction to some of the most terrible music. Looks like a smooth transition to Fomacs 😊

[@lucky4724]

So true bruh, I bought a set used them once and they been on the shelf since lol, waaaaay to slippery, back on my all americans. 1 love from JERSEY! !!!

[@Sk8Fam]

lmaoooo best bet is to swap out one or two of your normal wheels on each skate. riding 8 fomacs is a death sentence

[@sk8r1968]

All American Dreams 4Life... a little slide but ssmooooothest roll ever!!

[@julisplett2748]

My fo macs are en route and I am so glad I watched your video. I'm going to do a wheel set-up like yours with mixing wheels.

[@Sk8Fam]

just try to make sure the wheels are close to the same size or yo feet gon be sore lol

[@julisplett2748]

@@Sk8Fam Lol, I believe that. I will have all 57s. The Fo Mac's are the Freestyles - will that matter if the other wheels are urethane? Also Sure Grip wheels.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@julisplett2748 nah u should be good lol

[@julisplett2748]

@@Sk8Fam Pray for me lol! It'll be fun figuring these out. Have a great Sunday. :)

[@ericjordan6059]

I told you them things are slick! I was on the floor every 2 minutes with all 8 on. What I do is have 3 All American Plus wheels on each skate and 1 Fomac Premier on the inside back of each skate. The All American's are a little slicker than the Bones but will be grippy enough to allow you to do the big wheel, but slick enough to make other moves/spins easier. As you stated though it varies from person to person.

[@Sk8Fam]

all 8, helllll nahhhhhh lol. i would never dream of trying fomacs on all 8. but 3 and one fomac or 2 and 2 fomacs is def a good move. when u do 1 fomac why do u put it inside back? im just wondering where i will put mine lol.

[@ericjordan6059]

@@Sk8Fam ... I feel u on that. I put it on the back inside because it helps my spins better in the direction I spin. On my right leg, i do one-leg flat spins in the CW direction and on my left leg I do one-leg flat spins in the CCW direction. I apply pressure on the inside of my foot so the Fomac on the back gives me that extra spin without having to push off too much. I've even tried putting another Fomac on the back or stagger one in the front on the outside and it affected my ability to do floor routines cleanly so I stick with 1. And the All American's are 103A so they're a little harder than the Bones.

[@ericjordan6059]

I forgot to add, I don't like it on the outside back either because I couldn't do hockey stops like that. Too slippery.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@ericjordan6059 i feel you. thanks for the insight bro. when i put my fomacs back on i def need to pay attention to what spins i do so i put the wheels in the most optimal spot.

[@ericjordan6059]

@@Sk8Fam ... No prob fam

[@MystiqueRisingSun]

You're braver than I am! LOL Coming from Toledo, pretty much the whole city was built on a swamp so any bit of humidity means a slick floor. As the temperature rises, you can SEE the condensation on the rink. Went Saturday night with my oldest daughter...I wear 78A's...still couldn't get any grip. We were basically ice skating on wheels now that spring is here. YIKES!

[@Sk8Fam]

78a and still no grip, yikes!!!!!!!!! good luck at the rink lol. ours gets slick when its packed, but most of the time its at least decent haha.

[@MystiqueRisingSun]

@@Sk8Fam To make things worse...no AC, either, which only increases the condensation in the summer. The rink doesn't make enough to actually put in air conditioning, since they're really only open about 3 days a week. :( Fall and winter, it's not too bad...but for now, I think it's time to head outdoors. Hitting the skate parks once all my family's pads and helmets arrive. (Thank you Amazon! LOL)

[@Sk8Fam]

@@MystiqueRisingSun for surrreeeee! outdoor wheels and smooth pavement is love lol. they should get some fans to put in there aimed at the floor hahaah

[@MystiqueRisingSun]

@@Sk8Fam One - giant - fan pulls air in from outside. That's all they've got, but they don't like to bust that thing out until mid-June. We're actually safer in the summer skating around outdoors since it's hard to slip on concrete. On the bright side, we're also planning on skating up to the local pool and back once they open for the season. 6 minutes to skate there, around 15 to walk. We can leave early, skate a bit, swim the day away, skate more (if it's not too hot out), then head home so I'm not overly upset about not hitting the rink. Plus, skating around the neighborhood is free so...also less cash spent! Especially with 4 of us skating regularly. LOL Our rink isn't too bad, price-wise, but when ALL of us skate (4 as often as we can, but there are times 9 of us go) at $4 to $6 per session, it still gets a bit pricey, especially factoring in drinks and snacks.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@MystiqueRisingSun trueeee, and that sounds like fun. skate to the pool. swim. skate back. makes me wanna do it, i been trying to get my ppl to go swimming with me for a long time lol

[@amberegan108]

I got my children roller skating. I use to go all the time when I was a kid back in the 80s. I got Chicago skates for him because I remember one of you videos of you talking about your first skates you bought and saying they were pretty good for first time skates. He really likes them 🥳🥰 thank you for making these videos because I’m so lost. Skating has so many levels all the way around

[@Sk8Fam]

thank you for watching!!! yea chicagos are cheap and comfortable enough for a first time skater and will last a decent amount of time. getting kids into it early is great, they will be good in no time!

[@KimmieJ1920_LNC]

Ok but I can do my walks and spins with these! I see you out there so though I’m scared this should be fun!

[@Sk8Fam]

very fun!

[@square-on-wheels]

Riding on Silver Cup vintage Fo-Macs on my wooden floors at home. Too scared to take them to the rink. 😬

[@Sk8Fam]

u a dare devil lol

[@dejuanjohnson8010]

Fomac is how we roll in Detroit!

[@Sk8Fam]

yall slide game = fear factor lmao

[@dejuanjohnson8010]

@@Sk8Fam bruh who you telling?? I still get a little nervous when about to open house slide...sometimes ppl jump in ur way and if u have no control...all bad! Lol

[@Sk8Fam]

@@dejuanjohnson8010 lmaooooooooooo wild!

[@LevelleStokes]

Are they loud like fiber glass skates?

[@BubiTrap]

What's the biggest differences between the Premier, Harmony, & Freestyle Fo Macs?

[@Sk8Fam]

shittttttt ion know. fomacs too dangerous for me lol

[@BubiTrap]

@@Sk8Fam lol I’m ready to buy some this weekend but when dudes that are ill as you won’t rock em it makes me nervous about getting them. I wish I could borrow some first like you did to try them out first before investing and possibly wasting $100-150.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@BubiTrap i will rock em. just gotta get some smaller wheels so i can only use a few fomacs lol. def not rocking a full set. u plan to use all 8 fomacs or a mix?

[@BubiTrap]

@@Sk8Fam I don’t know too much about them at all bro. I’ve read some of your comments and I seen your setup suggestions. Since I have to buy 8 anyways I guess I’ll try all the different setups to see what works. Your channel has been VERY helpful though my g.

[@kelvinwilliams6999]

I was thinking of getting the VNLA Godfather Century skate package with those wheels, but as a beginner, these wheels sound like a real bad idea. LOL

[@KingLyrical]

I was thinking about trying Fomacs (I'd be switching from Bones 103A). Are the All-Americans slightly grippier than the Fomacs? Would that be a good intermediate step prior to completely swapping over?

[@Sk8Fam]

Yea i think the all Americans are grippier. But u don’t need an intermediate switch. Just jump into the fomacs. But don’t do all 8. Do 3 or 4 and get comfortable with that. Just make sure the other wheels i mix with are the same size or your feet will be a little sore lol

[@KingLyrical]

Milwaukee24 Sk8Fam So you would recommend mixing the All-Americans w/ the Fomacs? Like you have three FM and one AA per skate? That’s a lot of money on wheels 🥴

[@Sk8Fam]

@@KingLyrical what size are your bones?

[@KingLyrical]

Milwaukee24 Sk8Fam I have the 57mm; I see the Fomacs are the same size. Is there a particular method to the madness around which wheel I should leave on? It looks like you have your originals on the front inside wheels. | Thank you so much for being responsive, this is very helpful. I love your videos and keep up the good work.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@KingLyrical where im from we do a lot of big wheels and there are certain spins where I need one of my front wheels to be grippy. if y'all skate how we skate then its preferable to leave the grippy wheels on the front (or at least 1 and 1 )and fomacs on back. but its really a preference nd changing wheels only takes a few mins. I played around with them in each spot doing each move to see what worked for me. what works best for me is grip in front fomac in back.

[@jeffgoggin1394]

Literally came here to see if you could big wheel on these. Question answered.

[@Sk8Fam]

lmao def need a grippy wheel on the front inside to big wheel.

[@DLinton]

I think I'm going to have the inside wheels as fo-macs. I'm still trying to figure out when I break off the floor. I want all 8 on in the end.

[@Sk8Fam]

lol u brave to use all 8 fomacs

[@DLinton]

@@Sk8Fam I need to understand what I can do given the tendency to slide.

[@DLinton]

@@Sk8Fam Small question, have you tried using Fo-Macs on sports courts or only in rinks?

[@Sk8Fam]

@@DLinton only at the rinks, never took em outside

[@not2fiine]

wassup from the fiber fam (slipperyyy!) from cali world on wheels/skate express

[@Sk8Fam]

wassuuppppp! i want to hit world on wheels one day

[@SevenmilePoncho]

I'm from Detroit we skate with all 4 fomacs once u get use to it u gone be able to do it all

[@Sk8Fam]

thats a fear factor mission lmao

[@jeffgoggin1394]

Love your videos! Do you know where you got those toe protectors/what brand? I have VNLA Godfathers and I got some leather ones that I didn't like how they fit at all (stuck way out in some spots) and ended up taking them off. Yours look real snug from what I can see.

[@Sk8Fam]

It been so long I don’t remember the brand or website where I got them lol. I just remember that they were called “toe caps”. I tried a few dif ones before I found these ones and these ones def fit the best

[@shawntaylord3783]

Any update on the fomac wheels

[@Sk8Fam]

i havent used em in so long. i gotta get another small set to interchange em with then ill try em again. one day lol

[@carloswilson8734]

What bearing did you put on cause I need some new ones

[@Sk8Fam]

redz bones are the ones i always have used.

[@djgipson6857]

How do I get more distance with my slides...I have fiber glass wheels and even when I clean them and the wood floor hasn’t been freshly waxed I can’t get as much distance as the OGs I be seeing in some videos

[@Sk8Fam]

you would have to ask the ogs lol. we dont slide out here we use grippy wheels so i dont have much advice on tht......maybe go faster? lol

[@erickemp3375]

I go a question I’ve been skating since November I’ve been Using the red bones elite, you still been using these of should I mix them up I’ve been trying to do all the Jb moves and spins and etc not sure if I should rock with these or switch some of them out not too sure being new still

[@Sk8Fam]

keep em lol

[@erickemp3375]

Appreciate it none of my homeboys skate so I don’t have many people I can ask lol

[@spoongee6541]

Word! Good to know. Just fd up and bought some purple 52 bones,hmmm. Think I'll keep um for practicing

[@Sk8Fam]

bones are nice tho!

[@spoongee6541]

@@Sk8Fam oops that7 looked like a 2on the wheel,fam, too hih too early .

[@derwingholston2550]

What's the number on your rollerbone?

[@Sk8Fam]

101a

[@derwingholston2550]

@@Sk8Fam thanks I do have the brown for mac which is pretty slippery was wanting something with a little more grip help me out.

[@jasonwillis1596]

Any advice on dealing with soreness (or injury) from skating? Would love to see a video addressing that topic.

[@Sk8Fam]

what type of soreness or injury? but the best thing i would recommend is stretching. before and after. ill make a vid on it

[@jasonwillis1596]

Feet, lower back, and sometimes knee. I will definitely start stretching a lot better. Like always, Look forward to your next video Sir.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@jasonwillis1596 much appreciated. will get on it asap

[@leroybrown549]

Dang, you like slid out there though 😂

[@Sk8Fam]

Dangerous. I might try em again tho lol

[@leroybrown549]

@@Sk8Fam not after the symptoms you describe. I’m too old for hurt knees, legs, and thighs lol.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@leroybrown549 lmaooooo yea i feel u on that one

[@Thepassporttraveler]

Hey from Detroit 👍🏿

[@Sk8Fam]

hope all is well in the 313 !

[@longislandcerealkiller6385]

Fomac man 🙋

[@lacey9560]

wait aren't those wheels different sizes and heights? How does that work??

[@Sk8Fam]

it make yo feet hurt lol. takes some getting used to

[@hogskins3043]

Are those clay wheels? I just bought some fo Mac mini Mac clay wheels.

[@Sk8Fam]

they might be lol. im not super sure. all i know is they slick as heck

[@hogskins3043]

@@Sk8Fam Nice, bro. I had some black and white old skool puma classics turned into custom skates. I got the clay wheels because I've never skated on slide wheels before and dude at the shop said I should start with the wheels with the least amount of slip. So I got the clays which are 40% slip. The wood wheels are 60% slip and the fiber glass wheels are 100% slip. It will be a while for I'm ready for those fiber glass bad boys, lol

[@Sk8Fam]

@@hogskins3043 yall dangerous lmaoooo i dont want that much slip. ill be falling like cartoon characters slipping on bananas

[@Alias11-]

What’s your thoughts on harmonys vs the premier fo~Mac?

[@Sk8Fam]

im not an expert on fomacs lol they all slick to me

[@drchristinaalicia]

Does anyone know if the wheels are indoor only or indoor/outdoor ?

[@Sk8Fam]

fomacs are mainly indoor

[@DJ12Chi]

Question just got a pair of Riedell OG 172 skated in them for the first time and got a blister on both of my feet. Any advice? Is this normal?

[@Sk8Fam]

yea it is. lots of people get blisters when skating in new skates or rentals. i personally use 2 pairs of socks when i skate so maybe thats why it doesnt happen to me. the more u use em the more comfortable they should get. u could also try 2 pairs of socks or 1 thicker pair and see if it helps. are you sure your skates are the correct size?

[@DJ12Chi]

Milwaukee24 Sk8Fam yeah I believe I have the correct size. My toes aren’t the problem. It’s my inside arch on both feet. Seems like the leather if too firm right now. I got D when she sized me with so I believe the size is correct.

[@Sk8Fam]

@@DJ12Chi oh ok. with use it should soften. or your skin will toughen lol

[@andynees7089]

You still handled those wheels. Yo I mostly skate outside carving down hills. What kind of wheels you think I should get for rhythm skating?

[@Sk8Fam]

78a for softness. brand really doesnt matter lol

[@yewtewbt.6157]

Damn those were some nice spins man. I got a question for you though, I'm a beginner, just two months but was given some real nice skates with these fomacs...should I just try switching and learning on these? I wanna cruise and dance around eventually is it better to start on these anyway if i'm gonna fall a bunch already?

[@Sk8Fam]

Are all 8 wheels fomacs or are they mixed? Lol. As a beginner i would never ride all 8 fomacs but where I’m from we don’t ride fomacs too often. If u from Cali or Detroit where they ride slippery wheels and that’s the style u want with lots of slides then u can just keep em on. But i prefer a mix of 3 or 4 fomacs and some grippier wheels on front. That’s just me tho. I’m not into doing a lot of the slides that some skate regions do

[@Rah215]

@@Sk8FamI’m currently riding 95a and I’m thinking about switching to macs but I have no idea what to expect I want something that doesn’t catch much during transitions and smaller wheels but I don’t want a slip and slide

[@KimmieJ1920_LNC]

My VNLA Godfathers came with Fomacs. You said they slippery. I’m scared 😳

[@Sk8Fam]

you will be fine if u take it slow lol. or swap out a couple for some grip if it makes u feel more comfortable

[@mariakristinahawl1640]

You got one of the BEST!!!!!!

[@Sk8Fam]

im scared to use em lmao!

[@pumptydumpty3609]

awwww shit! bro got slicks on!

[@Sk8Fam]

lmao lookin like a new born zebra or sumn

[@Thepassporttraveler]

👋🏿🤸🏾‍♀️❤️🖤💚

[@Sk8Fam]

hey! lol

[@Thepassporttraveler]

Yeah we good out here in the D I'm going BK home to Cali on the 17th. I remember in Detroit and all the good skaters had fomacs I was excited when I got my first Chicago Precisions at 12, I thought I was the $#it annnnd I knew how to skate backwards 🤣🤸🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️👍🏿

[@Sk8Fam]

@@Thepassporttraveler lmao it be like that. u get some skates learn 1 or 2 tricks and feel on top of the world. i wanna skate in the d and cali one day. and vlog the trip and skate experience. hopefully in a few years i can make it happen

[@eugenerussell9593]

I see ya bro bro! Idk what fomacs are Lol.

[@Sk8Fam]

fomacs are slippery wheels lol they give u a lot of slide

[@randomlyposter1974]

Fo mac just order them i normally do wood wheels I kinda want i another pair of wheel plus changing back and forth will get you better ig 👉 @koby2020_

[@fgbtshawn4385]

detroit gangg!!!!

[@NevaScaredHo]

I'm from Detroit and literally everyone rolls on fomacs. All 8 wheels. 😔🤣

[@Sk8Fam]

Yall living life on the edge lmfaooooo

[@berniegranr821]

Brooo I just got some fo macs my bro gave me a pair

[@Sk8Fam]

nicceeeeee. u finna turn up! lol

[@scam_tone5152]

and I got them fomacs I love em

[@Sk8Fam]

heat!!!

[@SflJasiri]

What size??

[@scam_tone5152]

Yo you know how to Detroit skate

[@Sk8Fam]

nah we dont slide out here lol

[@MrDrpsht]

worst mistakei made putting woodies on the back and fomac on the from

[@Sk8Fam]

lolololololololol