Anti Gravity Boots? Aeon 80 Street Test

[@baioバイオ]

Ordered some inline skates. Haven't skated since my early teens. Am now 36. I can safely blame you for the purchase. :D

[@BillStoppard]

Way to go! 36 is quite young but also a time when many people give up trying 'new shit'. Way to go; inspirational.

[@udihu]

I bought my Aeons at 38 ;)

[@baioバイオ]

@@BillStoppard Skates came in. I tried to do a Bill Stoppard stop but have been unsuccessful so far. Skating with a selfie stick takes more concentration than I thought. You make it look easy. :)

[@Motoxlight]

I'm about to order some too. It has been years!

[@baioバイオ]

@@Motoxlight do it! A lot of sore muscles at first but it's worth it.

[@kchappelle]

Okay Bill, I've ordered a pair of Aeon 80's...because of your high recommendation. Don't anyone tell my wife. She'll flip. Just because I have like 6 pairs of skates since I got back into skating since the 90's in Toronto. Back when they had skating on the concession level of the Sky dome in the winter. That was fun and a great way to meet people. A skate shop on north yonge st called Ready to Roll was putting it on. Lots of great downtown city skating at night at the time. Glad to see you've continued to carry the torch Bill. Let's see if we can get this alive again. Not really sure what happened near the end of the 90's but no one was skating anymore. I'm in Taiwan now and will be turning 61 this April and these Aeon 80's will be a birthday present to me. I have a skate park near me and have been itching to check it out. Now I have no reason no too now with these new skates coming soon...I hope. I ordered them from Pro Skaters Place be cause they were the only ones that offered international shipping. No tax which was nice and that payed for half my shipping. The skates were on sale so i got a great price and only 2 pairs left in my size. looking forward to see how they compare to my fast PowerSlide HC evo pro skates. I've been skating rockered for the last little while and really liked it...but I don't think it's really necessary for urban skating. Can be a bit wobbly at speed...so I've gone back to a flat set-up. Take care Bill, and yes I will know what it's like to skate the mighty Aeon 80's. :)

[@traviscarter5253]

Most street spots need to be prepared i.e. Rub Brick on concrete ledges followed by silicone spray and wax. metal rails normally at least need a little coat of wax. Its hard to find perfect little spots that you can just jump on and grind without any prep work while your skating through the city. Good luck on your Aggressive journey!

[@HollyBoni]

Yep. Hitting ledges previously used by skateboarders/bladers is always a safe bet. Stuff like marble and granite can slide amazing with no wax at all. 😘 I still use all the wax always tho. 😁

[@MrScottyTay]

this may sound stupid or whatever, but what about waxing the skates?

[@adamlanglois563]

@@MrScottyTay wax on the soulplates wears off fast. If your liner and boot squeak when you stride a bit of wax on the inside of the cuff will quiet things down. Boot squeak drives me bonkers

[@unsocialburrito7179]

With enough wax anything is possible. I think a rub brick is nice but not necessary

[@brahsupyo2150]

Bill Stoppard on Aeon 80's equals "The Ultimate Skating Badass." Great series so far bill!

[@wolfiezsnb8824]

Amen to that! XD

[@whittyskater]

These skate show how our sport is continuing to evolve. Innovation is important as I think it will bring new people into skating. Nice flow Bill and I'm excited to see how you will incorporate these skates into future flows.

[@wolfiezsnb8824]

Hell Yeah!

[@Merilno]

hell yea usd aeon 80's baby!!!

[@Pratalax]

yeeeeeah, this is (shamefully) how i've been using mine for the majority of the time i've had them. I didn't like the way my feet sat with the extra shock absorber in so i found the bumps to be a little harsh on my feet (resolved with a slightly cushier insole). Also I found i'd clip the frame/boot on crossovers from time to time but nothing too dramatic. My dream is to be able to cruise through the city and sprinkle in little improv grinds here and there as i go. True Jet Set Radio stylee!

[@Mark-xw5yt]

Why did the extra shock absorber make the bumps harsh?

[@jetaddict420]

@@Mark-xw5yt removing it did

[@DeezSkates]

Love me some Inline Warehouse, Bill. I've bought a ton of stuff through them and their Ice Warehouse as well over the years. Always stellar. Congrats on the new sponsor!

[@wolfiezsnb8824]

Hell Yeah! same here I acctually sent them 3 Emails ask if they would team up with Bill / Check him out! i'm so glad they're Teaming up!

[@danialfreeman9812]

Man, I love the aeons, like you can really feel the texture of the whole urban ambient. They feel so solid and smooth

[@dejv_hraje_deskovky]

Your videos keep getting better and better! This new camera is just so amazing and editing also.

[@Itsmedansee]

this is a nice edit, nice music montage, like mini movies with the insta =)

[@BillStoppard]

Thanks DC!!

[@jackasshomey]

i just took out the 2nd lace set from my aeons and continue the 1st laces all the way up the liner, honestly i find it fits about the same if not nicer and it saves you having to do 2 extra laces up every time you put the your skates on

[@Johro66]

Looks like a lot of fun

[@damienduggan6847]

Can you make more videos?

[@philoki]

first video i watched on your channel. very calming and mesmerizing. love your confidence on the streets

[@dmitry_simply_speaking]

I haven't heard the STAY LOW thing =)

[@Girrrrrrrr]

Bill you got me wantn to hang up my Seba FRX's and hop on the Aeon 80 train. I will be doing this fully once I can afford it, you've totally inspired me!

[@homestudiotutorials]

Nice skate Bill cheers , keeps em coming ,

[@edwardtaylor5207]

Those Aeons look amazing..I wonder if i get a super thin liner I can squeeze my uk12 feet in a pair. I wondered about the plastic frame being malleable and soft but the one-piece must make a huge difference. Great video, cool editing with the hyperlapse!!!

[@udihu]

Probably yes, the boot is quite wide and has a lot of space.. These come with the skinny boy out of the box, but the new 60s have the 2nd skin liner in them.

[@LucasShmucas]

Yeah. Me too. I would love to be able to fit in some aeons, but my feet are about 0.7cm too big according to the size chart.

[@koolkat8639]

This was really cool to watch, nice job on the editing.

[@abdallah2892]

Sensacional flow!!!🇧🇷👏👏👏

[@Belzeele]

That camera is crazy. Damn, nice job on this one

[@rushal4622]

Awesome vid. Love the music, editing and end product of vlog. Perfect product including the narrative added after. Love it! I'm gonna keep on blading to get up to your standard. Greeting from Melbourne Australia! Come down and visit and blade in our Melb city please!

[@alexfoster5428]

Recently decided to get into inline skating. I used to longboard all around Toronto and I remember seeing you skate around, I love seeing some of the spots I used to skate at, or even work at for that matter. It’s been inspiring watching you step outside your comfort zone as of late. When I had my first child last year I needed a safer restructuring of my recreation time. Your videos have been both entertaining and informative. I have my eyes set on some reign Apollos right now. Thanks Bill, keep it up!

[@wolfiezsnb8824]

Hell yeah man welcome to the club & the Apollos are pretty good they just might be i little stiff if you're not used to it but break in time will help a ton! so good luck & when in doubt sk8 it out

[@whiteliszt8805]

Tnx for video, thinking about start my aggressive journey with this model, making transfer from just freestyle 80 model.

[@bd2eazy]

serious 'Airborne' Vibes from this video. Dope. Im gonna go watch airborne now

[@justdrum4fun]

Hey @Bill Stoppard Skating BSS .......... I started skating this week for the first time ever & I'm 48 years old. I have been out twice practising in a concrete park & empty car park facility ....... I'm naturally a cyclist so thought I would be ok with the balance but am findoing it real difficult right now. I have researched loads of you tube clips into rolling along & braking etc but just cannot seem to bring it together at the moment as my body feels so stiff from trying to stay upright ....... I'm hoping with practise things will ease as at the moment I feel like Bambi on ice lol!

[@orionpatrial]

R.e.D. Save from BRASIL Bill.

[@aubreygaraghan7479]

I got the Roces M12 and just put some oysi frames on em, makes em so much more fun! I imagine itd be close to what it's like on these aeon 80s except the oysi frame is long AF, I think it's a about the same wheel base length of riding my seba 125 frames! haven all that extra length can get you in some trouble.

[@karlsnook976]

Bill, loving the content. Very calm demeanor to your style. Am looking to purchase a pair of these beauts, though am getting conflicted opinions about sizing. Some say go a size bigger, others say stick with your shoe size. As my feet at 26.7cm, 10.5inches, what size can you recommend as you have worn these first hand? Any light on this situation would be much appreciated.

[@lavaboy2811]

Nice video bro I loved it, subscribed and liked. Just got myself a pair 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@NikZvi]

It will be good to have a comparison with pure 80s city skates, like adapts for exmpl. I'm still pretty sure that any universal thing loses to the specific of the same level, and it will be interesting to hear about the lacks. Or they don't have any?

[@Djmixtacy]

Hey Bill, I love your video's.. I have one question though which i really hope you will take the time for answering. I'm on the fence of buying FR1, because I love skating fast without much effort with great comfort as well. However recently a skatepark opened up in my town and it certainly would be awesome to learn grinding a bit too. Which the aeons would probably be perfect for. That said effortless high speeds is what i value most. Would the Aeon's be as good as the FR-1's in terms of speed? What would you recommend if you had to choose? Kind regards

[@udihu]

No surprise there really. The Aeons have a quite long frame, with a ride hight of having 72mm wheels. This makes it super stable. Suprisingly, at leas for me, turning is really easy regardless the long frames, but I think that is because of the low ride height, which makes me fel more stable on them. You mention that the power transfer is great. Yes. Even though it's plastic, it is still an aggressive frame, which is quite thick and that also adds to the rigidity. On the plus side it absorbs better. I just love my Aeons, altough I'm riding 72s, but always had my eye on the 80. Keep the reviews comming, but please do compare against your freeride skates. Looking forward for those.

[@uglypinkeraser]

Don't those skates just feel GREAT to land on? I love the thunk of landing in my Aeons, something about the plastic unibody design is just so solid

[@Red-ju4mi]

better than urban skates or free ride? do they ride slower ? I know the whole skate is lower to the ground.

[@kchappelle]

Now this is more like it.

[@peace7482]

This is the video I was looking for! ✌

[@jack91522]

new subscriber. love your content. Strictly on the topic of urban skating, are the 4x80 Twisters noticeably better overall?

[@juliojosellanosparias4902]

How did you fell doing power stop on those skates? And how do you fell doing slides on streets like savanah. Or unity?

[@GoSummitSolo]

What is your opinion on the 72mm?

[@jaikgrimm585]

Watching you skate is a form of asmr for me! Love your videos! I must have somehow missed it, but what are you using to film that just hovers in front of you?

[@BillStoppard]

Hey thanks! It's the insta 360 cam.

[@Mark-xw5yt]

It’s a drone that follows him

[@JValerianS]

Hey Bill, I noticed you've been pretty faithful to your GTO's recently, and I wondered if you could say something about what they do better on an 80 mm setup than the Aeon 80? I've been trying to figure out if the Aeons would be a perfect skate for someone like me who would love to do jumpy urban skating and go fast, even if the grinds are really no priority for me - or should I just go for a purely non-aggressive 4x80 like the Powerslide Next. As a newcomer to the sport, it's hard to figure out what's optimal when you really want to go for control, balance and solid jumps and landings, but still be able to achieve and maintain speed.

[@iamjoncraig]

these skates look so fun and speedy.

[@Neptune8]

Curious to know how the 8mm wheel difference in the 72s can affect the hybrid style of these. The aeon 72s have a larger h block surface but I’m not sure since I’m still deciding between the two for hybrids

[@RichHayterSkater]

Nice video, Bill. These look so sweet! Very stable; they look how I imagine my ideal skate. Ok, a few Q's if you wouldn't mind? How's the weight (of the skate, not you!) and how did you find it, and the slightly longer frame, when on the longer flow?

[@wolfiezsnb8824]

sry i'm not Bill but i am a sk8 guru lol. The weight is not posted anywhere but they have the one piece frame & boot so no steel bolts have to hold the frame so that takes off a lot of weight, they are very light for a urban hardboot skate, you can find them here:www.inlinewarehouse.com/USD_Aeon_80/descpage-710136.html . the frame is not much longer just about 5-10mm longer then the normal 80mm frames. Happy Skating good luck!

[@RichHayterSkater]

Nice! Thanks Dude!👌

[@wolfiezsnb8824]

@@RichHayterSkater NP happy to help a brother out Especially If it's for the good & future of inline sk8ing! Lol get out there & kick some tail.. & have a good one!

[@telemarkmann6870]

Bill, New sponsor. Have you parted ways with Pro Skaters Place, again? If so may I ask why? If you can send a private response that would be great I suspect the answer is private. I am curious to know if it was purely business or other issues. I am a customer of both. Pro Skater is the only place I can find Gyro, Flying Eagle (Powerslide) slider wheels. The best wheel yet and at a decent price!

[@michaelmagdongon6021]

Awesome vid! BTW...what camera did you use?

[@oise08]

Hi Bill. Are the Aeon 80's true to size? How does sizing compare to your Kronos? I wear 42 in my Reign Helios.

[@JuanMartinez_]

those streets and skating, so nice!!!

[@pixiponpon]

Hey Bill... or anyone else on the channel with experience of the Aeon 80s...? I just got a pair specifically to use for urban skating after riding Rollerblade Twister X's for ages and the one thing I noticed straight away is that the liner (MyFit SkinnyBoy) really slips a lot inside the boot so there's a ridiculous amount of heel lift going on - something I had none of with my Twisters so it just feels like I'm going to lose a whole lot of responsiveness with these skates! Also even when tightened up it feels like the liners have a lot of movement in them with the forward lean. Have you experienced this as well? Is there a fix for this by using a different liner or am I just feeling the effects of using an Aggressive skate as opposed to an Urban skate? 🤔 Worth nothing also that it's not a sizing issue as I tried 2 different sizes of the Aeon 80 (41-42 and 43-44) and opted for the smaller size. I did notice that in each boot size the liner was slipping...

[@stevepainter6172]

Would these be OK for mostly straight ahead skating on rails-to-trails and on small town streets? I see these as giving me a good speed skating skate but keeping a lot of nimbleness and cornering ability

[@DiabolusBR]

You should try to schedule a group going to CJ. Its a very good place but always packed.

[@DavidBryanSmithmusic]

Love my Aeons. I put some superfoot blue insoles under the liner for a bit extra support and feel. They are my fave skates. Do you miss the bigger wheels? I don't seem to miss them. I rode on my outback 150s today and my 110s yesterday but I still get great speed on these 80s. I'm like you and just haven't gotten the skill level to grind on the fly. Just now working on the movements. Still working on those powerstops. I'm glad to see you skating these. :)

[@BillStoppard]

Did I miss big wheels? Great question; I didn't even notice!

[@DavidBryanSmithmusic]

@@BillStoppard lol. These roll well. I don't think the smaller wheels roll as fast and even though the 72s and the 60s have a bigger grind center, I'm just not using that yet. Maybe when I nail grinding I'll try something better but for now, these are a perfect hybrid skate for me. I'm gonna try a few different footbeds besides the blues and see if they feel any better. Enjoy watching you skate. I'm gonna drop you some music that maybe you can use in one of your videos. I'll write a BSS theme song lol.

[@andreguerreiro1751]

How cant we see the stick of the câmera ? What magic is this ?

[@Mark-xw5yt]

André Guerreiro 360 camera magic

[@gurukrsna]

Hey Bill! Hope you are well. I was hoping for some help (or anyone else), I've been on the search for my perfect skating backpack and wanted to know what was your favorite backpack for going out for the day. Thanks and hope you are safe.

[@Squattingtiger9]

First thing I noticed is how there is no hockey stick as usual, did that get edited out? A drone? Doubt it's a drone but it's pretty crazy how the camera isn't picking up the hockey stick.

[@ferki31]

Squattingtiger9 is a 360 camera placed vertical in the selfie stick ( with the lenses pointing up) that’s the way i do it at least .

[@goncalom1898]

Great video! Did you film this on a GoPro MAX?

[@janhippo97]

Hey Bill, need your advise pls, so ive been ice skating for a few years now and wanted to try sth new over the summer so i bought the Bauer Vapor XR500 skates, because i have the exact same shoe as my ice skates and they just fit me very well, they came with two 80mm wheels in the back and two 76mm in front, should i leave it that way or put all wheels to size 76mm for learning? is there a downside of using two diffrent wheelsizes ? i already tried swapping one shoe to the 76mm wheels but then the third wheel isnt even touching the ground, is that bad ? or unrideable ?

[@bbenny9033]

i so want these skates but expensive man

[@leonardticsay8046]

Wish usd would do aeon 90s. I would so buy those.

[@tremendode]

Hello, could you recommend me what size of these skates to buy? my feet are 10.5 inches, thank you.

[@Amott101]

These are very tempting....is 50 to old to start inline skating 🤣🤣🤣

[@jakub290]

Never too old my friend, just do a good stretch before every session. I recommend a "10 minute morning yoga routine", that's the video I use as my base stretch. Also wear all the pads (knee, elbow, wrist) at least at first. I dont wear a helmet unless I go to a skatepark to do some more extreme stuff. Good luck!

[@unenfantdesiles]

I want to skate like you so much you re a boss.. Im from montreal and love toronto

[@daniel.francisco]

Sorry if I missed it-- did you say whether these were stock wheels?

[@MrIamjmingo]

#Dopeness - As I'm wondering WTF I have yet to shred these mean-streets of NYC's Gothem City upon recently receiving my order of "Powerslide's Swell Firefly Trinity 125's" & "USD's Aeon 80 Aggressive Skates" (#SoonCome Though)... 🤷‍♂️🗽🤦‍♂️

[@BillStoppard]

You are so well equipped...go get it!!

[@oOs4MzOo]

Hey which who you say is better fr1 80 or aeon 80?

[@kenmastersmaster]

I wouldn't use these on the streets. The frames flex too much and absorb power. The axles are probably 2 piece and if too tight bind up and too loose have a bit of play

[@minijimi]

How long does it take you to warm up when skating in the cold?

[@BillStoppard]

A twenty minute plus warm up really helps! Squating, bending and ankle warm ups.

[@bigboyjohnny1191]

I love your channel and I love the way that you skate. You're so funny you have me laughing throughout the whole video. Stay safe. Also, out of curiosity & no disrespect intended, why don't you wear your helmet? 🙏✌❣❣

[@BillStoppard]

Thanks so much for your super encouraging cudos Zasha. I do wear a helmet for more extreme (skate park, fast downhill) skating. I wore one often in my first year of skating too, I think we all should when learning. I 'currently' don't mind feeling physically exposed, without padding, on regular city runs...I need to be extra paranoid when skating with motorists of varying skills. This video explains it better than I could: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmjSXod3iNt8rrs

[@spider121]

Does the protuded sides and big soul plate touch the ground when you doing parallel slide or power stop?

[@a.m.3118]

Good question. I was asking this myself, too.

[@alexkorpus2464]

Hi bro. I can a cuestion, What is the camera you use?

[@catfishkilla2950]

Tryna figure out what city that is

[@nickrandomph7153]

Did you try the off-road wheels?

[@nickrandomph7153]

Nice boss ..but my boots is not fit in my road(crying)

[@awarebike]

Bill, how many miles do u clock in a ride like that?

[@KirkRedgate]

Can anyone recommend the right skate size for a 9 - 9.5 shoe, UK. Would I need to get the 10-11 dual size?

[@Vismis]

Do More Aeon 80 shit :) just happened to be buying a pair

[@BillStoppard]

Huge congrats, they're fun!!

[@defusedplanet]

How is your camera stick invisible

[@BillStoppard]

What camera stick?

[@PlantbasedRunners]

Do you ever use Magic Slide to stop at high speed?

[@BillStoppard]

No, I don't use the magic slide as a stop. It looks like fun on very smooth or wet pavement, but could tear an adductor easily on the rough.

[@PlantbasedRunners]

@@BillStoppard cool, I asked Skate Fresh Asha and she went with the powerslide....I think you seem to favour the BStop....not sure if either are particularly good at much higher speeds. The downhill guys seem to favour the parallel slide.... but this is hard technically....for me anyway

[@mak7eye]

How are you recording?

[@Mark-xw5yt]

360 camera

[@jeangourmet]

Wich camera are u using?

[@Merilno]

hell yea USD AEON 80 the best!!!

[@jokerimmortal]

How do you call this camera?

[@BillStoppard]

Insta 360 mostly

[@vadiupoker]

Your real name is stoppard? Do you think having that name made you focus on mastering stop techniques?

[@ericford240]

Just got a pair of these, prepped them last night, and did a test roll around the storage warehouse here at work. I love how rock-solid they are. No kidding about power transfer - you can accelerate very quickly with them. Still need to try them out in the real world. My only hang up is that I can’t do my primary hard stop, the powerslide, due to how low to the ground they are, but sometimes sacrifices must be made. I’ll just have to get better at your B-stop!

[@rona0866]

Expect a visit from the police. "City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 950, Traffic and Parking, prohibits the use of skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates and similar devices on the roadway on streets where there are sidewalks, except for the purpose of crossing the road."

[@BillStoppard]

They are a little slow on the visit. Ten years later and I'm still waiting. Got any other funny bylaws from the 1800's for me?

[@paulvanduivenbode7592]

💪😎👍

[@brendanoshea2936]

what city is this?

[@probablytheamaziiingtim2915]

You look like Arnold Schwarzenegger

[@davidbrockett1]

Anti gravity yeah right so your not putting in any effort just wax a curb and grind