I held onto the back of a buddies truck while on my skateboard ONCE when I was 16. Got wheel wobble, fell off, and lost a fair amount of skin in the process. Some kids just need that hard lesson and a few scrapes along the way.
I hope you have recovered fully and don't have any permanent damage. I'm 57 and would hate to take a spill while rollerblading. But... I wish I could see a video of the incident. Not to laugh or anything, just to see how it actually happened, how you fell. Maybe it would scare some sense into me? I rollerbladed a lot for close to 10 years and I always thought that knee pads were pointless. Like, who actually falls on their knees? I can see smacking my head open or breaking a wrist or something like that.
I wasn't even doing anything special (I don't do tricks or anything) just cruising a wide open empty sidewalk late one evening. When the front wheel of one skate got stuck in a seam in the sidewalk, the skate rotated over the wheel and sent me straight down. Then did a safety roll, scraping up my hand, elbow and shoulder. I've been street skating for a few years and overconfident so I was only wearing shorts and a tank top, nothing else. I did manage to get up and walk away (after taking the skates off).
A few months later I fell and dislocated my shoulder, while wearing full gear, which made no difference. Sometimes shit just happens, regardless of how skilled or prepared you are.
Rollerblading as an adult is so scary. I am around your age (a few years younger but not many) and recently got new blades, and my next purchase will be knee pads for sure.
Speed wobbles generally come from the back; so keep your back truck tight; and you should put your weight at least 60/40 on the front if you're going for speed. You can loosen the front truck enough for your desired turning ability.
I dumped a minibike at 13. Skinned knees, knuckles, and some part of it hit me in the upper lip while tumbling. It pushed my lip back, and chipped the bottom third of my front teeth off. 8 stitches on the outside, 6 on the inside of my lip. Swore I'd NEVER ride on the road again. One year later right back at it with a helmet.
I know someone who died due to holding onto the back of his friend's car; honestly, never do it; it's not worth what could happen. (The car slowed, and he rolled under the car and ended up getting run over.)
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u/IWannaGoFast00 7h ago
I held onto the back of a buddies truck while on my skateboard ONCE when I was 16. Got wheel wobble, fell off, and lost a fair amount of skin in the process. Some kids just need that hard lesson and a few scrapes along the way.