The development history of roller skating
Roller skating is a competition that uses special skates as a competition tool. It is also a daily leisure thing. Most roller skaters today mainly use inline skates, also known as brushes. (The nickname given to this sport by inline skaters comes from the sound made when the wheels rub against the ground during skating. It is also called roller skates. It is called "brush", and skating on the road is called "brush street"). Therefore, inline skating has almost become synonymous with roller skating.
In 1819, M. Peitibled recorded the first pair of single-row pulleys in the French invention patent. The structure of the pair of shoes was composed of 2-3 wheels forming a straight line, but this idea did not reach the level of The expected "popularity" ended in nothingness. In London in 1823, Robert John designed a pair of skates called the "rolito" by placing five wheels in a row on the bottom of the shoe. The rolito was not taken seriously at the time.
In 1863, Plimpton in the United States found a way to make usable skates. He proposed a pair of skates with four wheels side by side, which allowed turning, and skating forward and backward. That is, the most traditional skates! In 1884, the invention of the ball-bearing wheel helped the sport of ice skating flourish.
Until 1980, two brothers in Minnesota who loved ice hockey, in order to continue practicing after the season, installed the wheels in the blade base, producing the first pair of inline skates. The official scientific name of skates with wheels arranged in a straight line is In-Line Skate, which has become the official name of inline skating today.
In 1984, Rollerblade Inc began to develop roller skates for various purposes. ROLLERBLADE has always been the leading brand in the international flywheel industry. In 1994, it brought the ABT simple braking system to the market, which is the inline skate we see today. . Inline skating is not only limited to hockey players, it has become a fashionable leisure sport popular all over the world.
In 1995, ESPN's first extreme sports event introduced Aggressive In-line Skate to the world!
Stunt in-line skating originated in the United States. Its stunt shoes are also different from ordinary in-line skating in that many accessories are attached to in-line skating. Ultimately making inline skating more fun and exciting.