r/AggressiveInline • u/mtcomo • 18h ago
Question / Discussion Inline skate recommendations for skating on rough surfaces?
I live in the Twin Cities, Minnesota and ice hockey culture is big here. Coming from that background, I've always inline skated on hockey style inline skates (Bauer x50r) with hi-lo 80 and 76 size wheels 85a hardness.
There are some smooth bike paths around me as well as some decent streets, but a lot of surfaces are rough like as shown in the photos.
I've gotten used to uncomfortable skating experiences on these rough roads, but I just recently realized there's better skate options out there for these rough surfaces.
In my limited research I've found that a 3x110 mm wheel setup on urban skates would help with the road chatter felt on bumpy streets, but I'm looking for recommendations on skates suitable for urban skating given my hockey background.