Talking to traffic | Errands on Rollerblades (flow+chaos, 9th ave)

[@thestutteringskater]

Check out these wheels. Love these bad boys. www.endlessblading.com/products/endless-wheels-90-mm?variant=43956974911713 The perfect wheel to go on the only frame I trust @endlessblading

[@freeskateacademie203]

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[@McMovesdotcom]

also, looking to get a new set of skates. I am partial to Roces (92) cause they were my first in 93. any tips

[@kennywilson1894]

Can we get a speedometer on screen? Would love to know your flow state speed when you're just in the zone haha.😅

[@Thezuule1]

I really think you should use a clip on light on your back or something reflective to make yourself more visible to car traffic. Even just some stick on reflector pads on the back of your skates and helmet would make you much more visible.

[@360.Tapestry]

i don't even skate in traffic i've already considered that for myself lol

[@Thezuule1]

@@360.Tapestry we all have our comfort levels. I ride my TT bike through traffic of all shapes, sizes, and speeds all the time but I've got multiple flashing lights and reflectors on me and I'm wearing ridiculously bright and clownlike cycling kit. Visibility is the #1 best thing I can do to prevent getting blasted by a car. A $5 LED light that clips on his back would be far cheaper than the copay at the emergency room.

[@360.Tapestry]

@@Thezuule1 they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. but the reality is, sometimes you may never fully regain your original health/ability no matter how much "cure" someone can buy. so it's best to take every measure that you can to prevent any unnecessary risks in the first place

[@nortexoid]

I would honestly stick one on my helmet so I don't forget it or get a helmet with a light built in. The traffic is too crazy to not use a light.

[@360.Tapestry]

@@nortexoid with the wide variety and availability of rechargeable led lights these days, it should be pretty easy to find something that works for most applications - head, wrist, ankle, knee. i have a headband that i've attached to the right strap of my day bag

[@HeadNtheClouds]

Dude,! I love love love you talking about your thought process while skating in traffic! It helps so much! You always got to process the parameters very quickly & that’s a big part of rollerblading. ❤✌️

[@jonskeee]

Slicing through traffic like an absolute BOSS

[@hwynne]

It's like watching a video game character skate through the city. Love the vids!

[@Mark-bw1wx]

If that's what it looks like to you, you might be playing too many video games

[@chriseverson6408]

Skating through NYC at night during the power outages in the summer of 2003 was surreal. So many people were out on the streets, few cars and no traffic signals. It was like having a huge park all to yourself.

[@amicusprimus7120]

Just found one of your videos tonight. I left this same comment - I could definitely hang with you skating, and i might break my self-imposed travel ban to NYC if you'd show me around there. It's no joke skating like that. I think its cool so many people enjoy your videos. Zoot. Well done, sir.

[@benjamin_jacob.]

Label in..I love the vagueness of things like that

[@VioletRoxie]

I love your videos and your interactions with Johnny 😁 great work

[@SquiggleBojangles]

Aaah, I see you with Nose on the Grindstone in the back. That goes hard 👊🏻

[@jestaboss]

I've been skateboarding and longboarding my whole life. Never had an interest in rollerblading... that was until i watched this channel. .... now, i am practicing the to not only Rollerblade but to be fast af. You're am inspiration. You should be proud. Good content fosho

[@PeachNEPTR]

I used to rollerblade as a kid, kept up with it until around 18-19 I got into longboarding and then that took over for maybe 15 years. Just getting back into blades and I’m in love with it. I still love my skateboards, I still have a lot I want to do with them, but putting skates on again has given me something I didn’t know I was missing.

[@Mark-bw1wx]

​​​@@PeachNEPTRdamn man, if you had been blading for those 15 years you'd be doing some crazy sh*t right now. But better late than never. Ari has only been blading a few years as far as I know but he had a hockey background, so that helped

[@PeachNEPTR]

@@Mark-bw1wx amusingly, people tend to be surprised when I tell them how few sessions I’ve had on my new skates. I think years of motion-sports stuff has made it so I have a lot of the balance and comfort with momentum to adapt quickly to it. The good news it doesn’t really matter how good I am. It’s fun to do, and that’s all I need.

[@Mark-bw1wx]

​@@PeachNEPTRyeah after I made that comment I was thinking the same thing. That as a skater ('blader) myself I know that it's all subjective and who cares what kind of crazy sh*t you can do even though crazy sh*t is.....well.....crazy sh*t! Yeah, I sure wish I had put in a lot more hours because I know the more hours you put in, the more crazy sh*t you can do, but at the end of the day it's really a flow thing. And when you're in that flow, that's all you really know.

[@Alexzunderthegreat]

Cool music and nice skating reminding me of air gear.

[@CloverMind]

Ari, your channel content is exhilarating, it feels like heart pounding edge-of-your seat thriller... I don't want to, but I stay glued to see if you hit anything (covering my eyes when you come too close, which seems to be really often). Please take care but continue to enjoy. Your content is infectious!

[@spdrcr5]

I am just so ridiculously jealous that people can just go pop in at B&H and grab stuff, instead of ordering online and waiting for a shipment.

[@meself349]

Yeah, but then you get arrested for shoplifting

[@Juan_Duran]

Or at the very least live with a guilty conscience

[@McMovesdotcom]

great company

[@garricksantos]

Love the commentary while skating. Keep it up man!

[@englishescapism]

Nice! I really appreciate inline skate channels with the 360 cameras. So relaxing to watch. I live in Spain and film the same type of acitvity, with one important difference. Skating is prohibited on the roads unless the sidewalk isnt in good condiiton.

[@nijjijjion204]

Awesome job increasing the production value of your videos... Very noticable.

[@jon8968]

Cosplay as the Flash! Halloween or something, I just think it would be dope!

[@McLovin_710]

Love your videos and personality, Johnny seemed like a cool dude

[@trying2havefun]

I really enjoy you skating thru the city. Reminds me of me twenty years ago when I was living in nyc. I would skate mostly Central Park and Chelsea piers to battery park.

[@rands0205]

YES. content with mic audio! dope ass vid!!

[@ru_english]

Really cool, I like your play

[@MasterG753]

At 4:00 at was sure the drum starting noise was your stick wacking the cars mirrors while passing them at the red light.... timing was spot on :D

[@UYYProductions]

You're killing it homie! So sick!

[@Juiceboxdan72]

I've lived in NY my whole life, but I've only been to NYC once. It's insane how beautiful it is at night.

[@sharlenemoss4229]

I love all the people that wear helmets! Some people think it’s not “ cool”…for me the opposite is true. A helmet is sexy safety!

[@Mark-bw1wx]

Yeah, it's like suiting up for battle. Some people will try to mess with you when you're blading. For various reasons. One of them is jealousy . They're envious of you being able to do it and instead of learning themselves they take out their envy on you in some rather ingenious and evil ways. So put the armor on.🛡️⚔️

[@isagrace4260]

Love your videos 😊 You’re crazy skilled! Only thought is maybe wearing reflectors @ night. Lots of dumb / blind drivers out there (esp thinking of the many tourists in rentals who aren’t familiar with the nyc roads…)

[@freeskateacademie203]

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[@Mark-bw1wx]

Probably better just to skate as fast as you can and be as agile as possible like he is. It's New York City. Your average New York City taxi driver isn't going to care whether you have a little light on you or not. They're just going to try to cut you off to pick up that fare on the corner 💰💰💰👍

[@isagrace4260]

@@Mark-bw1wx Not mutually exclusive 🤷‍♀️ Also reflectors aren’t a light, they’re like a reflective band or patch on your clothes. It’s not about caring, it’s about seeing.

[@Mark-bw1wx]

I was born in New York and lived there for 35 years. I know a lot about NYC and NYC cab drivers. Got hit twice in my life by them while riding my bike in the city in broad daylight. They saw me just fine. They're always racing to pick up that fare on the next street corner to make their 💰 and if you're in the way, I hope your "reflector" will save you but....prolly not. Btw, the second cab driver that hit me when I was a teenager took off afterwards. But at least if you're a good skater, which Ari obviously is, you can skate fast enough and skillfully enough to outwit the money-grubbing cabbies.. And it's not the "tourist drivers" you have to worry about ....most tourists don't bring their cars into the city anyway. They find other ways to get into this city and then.... they take....*gulp* ...TAXIS! 👍

[@isagrace4260]

@@Mark-bw1wx 🤷‍♀️ it’s just weird that you keep rebutting my point like I’m saying skate well _or_ wear a reflective bands. Really hard to argue that it’s useless at night - wouldn’t expect that pov from a cyclist. But I’ll concede that being a strong skater is critical either way.

[@gaming-craig]

i love your videos. thank you!

[@iruben77]

just started watching your videos, awesome indeed, but when you are weaving thru traffic i get anxiety over watching it. you crazy! keep it up! its a rush i bet

[@Charles-yf7kc]

250k subs for a rollerblading channel? That's really good. Keep doing what you're doing. Love your videos.

[@daydream8451]

Man your videos are addictive! Love the music too, do you maybe have a playlist that you could share with us?

[@ElijahPace-d1e]

Yes please the music is really great in multiple of the videos I’ve seen of yours

[@FreeskatePuertoMontt]

Greetings from the south of the world, Puerto Montt, Chile

[@freeskateacademie203]

Cool music and nice skating

[@keithmayhew2161]

That's crazy..Another cool video..

[@oscarflores7750]

A full commented video, so nice!!!!!

[@bigbodytonka1924]

I wanna get into rollerblading

[@ba-it3xz]

Imagine your cruising down the road in your car and you get passed by a guy wearing rollerblades 💀

[@TriAngles3D]

Thanks for allowing us to skate with you again! BTW, been looking at the helmets that the skate land crowd uses. Your helmet shells are ok. But you typically use an EPS that is too dense and hard with an extremely thin cushion layer. Not sure why. The helmet shell will protect you from very slow impacts. But anything else...not that great. Don't see how that EPS will offer much protection if at all. The impact just gets translated instead of absorbed by the EPS layer.

[@joshknapp9878]

would love to see your route + progress

[@rob.dark7]

Label out!😜… I'm really enjoying your vids!

[@freeskateacademie203]

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[@garys.2291]

Great skills, Ari. I would be interested to see you film from the first person too, maybe a GoPro on a helmet in addition to a 360 stick.

[@joshknapp9878]

those potholes would destroy me

[@Timbee3]

Is your skating skill from playing hockey? I get hockey vibes from the way you use the skates and edges. Lefty hockey player because your crossover is stronger going to the left 😅?

[@LuvoUrban]

Hi man! because of you i bought my first pair of rollers. . Wish me luck to not fall so much

[@alainsoubrier1609]

Helmet and so on...

[@LuvoUrban]

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[@alb12345672]

@@alainsoubrier1609Skating since 1990 and wear full protective gear. I go fast.

[@TahitiSkeez]

love the video. I like the forward facing view waay more though.

[@rururu5630]

I like this style of video better. I like it when I can hear your thoughts or the sounds of the city. I end up lowering most of your videos because the music is usually too overbearing.

[@Brou15O]

damn next time im in NYC, im def bringing rollerskates :O

[@jeremyc.5795]

Awesome riding but I would recommend you use a headlamp and maybe a small red flashing light in back.

[@rainbowphrog]

I need his hat. Give.

[@davidenglish3801]

You could came to visit Paulista in São Paulo, Brazil someday 😮. It recalls a lot new york

[@Twiztin37]

when you cut the music in at like 4:00 i thought you clip the cars mirror for a min..then i realized it was just the music haha

[@bluejaysforever3627]

I get anxiety just watching you on the road. But i cant look away.

[@danarodriguezcorral5379]

Dude, I love how you navigate thru traffic and your speed! Just 2 questions. Why do you always cross red lights and how come there's never crossing traffic when you cross it? And, how in the heck do you film yourself?

[@dmmchugh3714]

I believe he uses the insta360 with a selfie-stick. In some videos you can see the stick shadow.

[@Mark-bw1wx]

I've only rollerbladed in the city one time with the Wednesday night group and they DID stop for lights as I recall. But when i used to ride my bike there, I would only stop if there were actually cars coming. And people jaywalk in NYC constantly, so ... with the exception of cars....stopping for red lights in the city seems rather optional

[@thealdoc]

4:00 i thought the music kicking in was you taking the car's mirror off, that was scary

[@มาเดี่ยวๆ]

NYC beautiful view in evening.

[@canbedone6610]

Great skills ..how do you shoot the video

[@filipivan5125]

I am shitting myself every time he squeezes in high speed between two moving cars. 5:15

[@360.Tapestry]

i talk to traffic when i'm driving, too. sometimes, i forget i have passengers and it throws them off lol

[@gwit4051]

3:59 bro the drums kicked in right as you threaded that needle and i thought you broke the rear view mirror for a second

[@joeytorres7447]

this be cool game.

[@burtmcgurt3584]

What speed do you think you cruise at if you're going quick like this?

[@joki700]

We got the same exact setup just different colors haha

[@retro6575]

Label in imo

[@wildae.]

and you are going faster than traffic

[@CodyAF333voluntaryist]

Bro, I'd love to see you ride a fixedgear through the city like you mentioned on Terry B's live.

[@higheyesguy]

cant wait to get my endless 90 frames on my fr1 80s

[@MrAkaprimetime]

Hey i just so happened to stumble across your videos & your amazing i been wanting to get back into skating for a while & watching you has made me want to do it even more just curious do you know how fast you go on your Skates????

[@360.Tapestry]

i've seen him doing 35 bombing down hills in utah

[@MrAkaprimetime]

@@360.Tapestry really wow that's crazy that's faster than my EBike on mode 3 lol how much do those skates usually cost

[@360.Tapestry]

@@MrAkaprimetime a higher end set could cost you between $200-$300. upgrading the frame (that holds the wheels) could cost another $100-$300 for the best stuff. then there's wheels and other parts. you can always pick up entry level or gently used gear to see how serious you feel about it and go from there

[@moogoopow]

Anyone have recommendations for a set of blades for an out of shape 37 year old dad of a 2 month old? Wanting to find a way to get active and thought skating around my local park might be a good idea. Thanks.

[@Metroknome]

I literally did't go last night because I had my laptop with me and I did't want to skate with it in my old northface. Ordered a Japaneese bookbag, hopefully it comes in before the costume skate

[@virgiliod.9436]

Big wheels look nice, it's the "high heels" of skaters. Like real high heels, it's a bit hard to handle.

[@dropdead266]

Eating a salad w a side of dirty wheels seasoning mmmmm!

[@ytube777]

Holy shit. You should wear some type of hi vis.

[@itsglby]

hi, im going to the us on October, what skating events should i go to? p.s. you inspired me to start learning to rollerblade :>

[@mariyahndiaye1357]

Question- do you ever stop when you use skating as a mode of transportation? I roller skate, but never as a means of transportation because I live in a hilly city and I'm really bad at stopping😅

[@robertreuss2414]

WNS??? The organizers will get in your face with your wild skating. At least this is the way it was in the 00s : )

[@McMovesdotcom]

Dakine makes great backpacks... and might be interested in your content

[@uPerigoso]

Question, aren't you concerned about the air quality you breathe in that NY traffic? Because one thing is breathing normally on the sidewalk walking a couple of blocks like most people do, but you do heavy breathing very close to the tail pipe of all those cars... just the thought of it gives me a bit of anxiety... stay safe and hope we can transition to clean energy way faster so people can enjoy cities much more than we do today...

[@mildredhubble6848]

Does Johnny just live in that lift?!

[@Mendy_A]

Hey Ari what’s up I love channel, it encourages me to carry my rollerblades everywhere:) 3 questions for u: do you ride on 3x90? Endless frame? If yes whats the advantage of it? Im coming to ny next week, where can i find the informations about Wednesday nights riding ? Are you wearing in maguen david ? Keep rolling ❤

[@D-Love2947]

4x90 is the endless setup. I've been looking into it quite a bit. When money allows I thing I'll move over to them and start the swirls.

[@geraldbalingasajr7651]

Man i literally tried this in my country and it was The worse idea I could ever do cuz the road was too rough💀

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

What size wheels are you using? Try 3x110 or 3x125.

[@beardedgreymon4470]

whats the song at 4:55 love the vid

[@D-Love2947]

Hey ari. 👋 Just a quick one. With the 4x90 setup. When you first switched over to them, was there much of a muscle memory transfer from 4x80? I mean like when going down a hill did it feel alien or just normal or a small adjustment to muscles? Sorry for the long winded message. Love the content. Keep on rolling. 💚✌️

[@quickfeed7592]

Just switched to 90s from 80s. Feels more stable, if anything. I also upgraded to the endless frame and the slight rocker gives you wicked mobility and is still much superior to my powerslide 80 pro stock frame. Everything felt loads better.

[@miaayiti2665]

Can you do a video on your skating history and progression please.

[@metro-sn]

I want to start skating again but I haven’t since I was a kid. I’m nearly 30😭 Where can I buy a pair of skates?

[@sidharthrao9005]

what music is playing throughout the video, the jazz I mean

[@christianhaines4338]

label in

[@IvanShalaiev]

Bro I allways have a small hard atac while I watching your wideo. I'm realy curius has your anshurence agent the same fealings?

[@quickfeed7592]

Super curious if you ever get some dings going between cars sometimes, dude? Hands hanging out, people opening doors, etc?

[@meself349]

I wouldn't call somebody opening a door on you when you're going that fast "a ding" exactly 😂

[@virgiliod.9436]

Who would open a door on a moving vehicle? Hands outside vehicles is not a typical New Yorker way in my opinion.

[@quickfeed7592]

@@virgiliod.9436 More referring to people that are at lights and all that. It's plenty common enough for it to be a possibility. People open their doors to throw out garbage, pour out some drink they don't want, or to check that their door is shut all the way. Smoking is still a popular enough thing, as well, to warrant a question. I'm sure plenty of people hang their arms outside of their cars during the summer.

[@RamonRamon609]

There’s not enough dog content on this channel.

[@noahking16]

So they’ll fit my roces m12s?

[@OccyLoko]

night I use reflective stripes

[@willmo1725]

It's cool, but you should have a minimum of protective gear. Some visibility, lights, reflective materials, some gloves would be cool. Protect those hands.

[@forvalmoj]

do you ever get phantom skates or are you at a point were it just doesnt happen anymore, and do you even know what im talking about lol

[@boardvision4965]

Label out always

[@pugiscracked]

I just have one question: What do you do if you fall? Or do you fall?

[@Juiceboxdan72]

Hockey is the answer!

[@PeachNEPTR]

if you fall, you get back up

[@darryl1776]

What u listening to on yo tv in the background

[@nightshadepuree4073]

what's the song at less chill 9th ave

[@betoportocarrero571]

Y LAS REGLAS DE TRÁNSITO ???

[@pinkyandthebrain99]

How TF do you slow down/stop at these speeds? Lol. Even if you one has great “technique,’ I feel like your ligaments have to be well prepared/durable enough not to pull or snap anything.