This was so much fun! These slide surprisingly well ⏩ While I've got your attention, Follow me on IG: instagram.com/buzzcutbrandon

@BrandonDrummond

3 жыл бұрын

S/o to the #buzcutbrandoncrew

@ImpalaSkate

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brandon! Fun to see these skates put through their paces and holding up.

@busyboxst7

2 жыл бұрын

Might be due to thinner (width wise) souls. Having been skating since the 90s I noticed the more recent wide souls often seem slower to me, not sure if it's the shape or the plastic (for example, USD carbon souls are known to be slow and it's partly the plastic I think because other fairly similar shaped ones I hear are faster?).

Also I appreciate the colour coordination. That hoody looks sick with those skates!

@OkOk-pj6jt

3 жыл бұрын

😂 You Comment on every inline skating vid!

as a new skater I appreciated watching you learn a trick and warm up!

Found this video as I’m looking into grabbing a pair of these to skate around the city alongside my husband while he longboards. I can’t do any tricks, just wanting to joy ride. Looks like these held up well! Thank you!

Back in the 90s, the options were Rollerblade Lightning, and TRS for sooo many skaters starting out. The Roces Street, too, all were very close to this setup. Royales, backslides! All these tricks were done with these crazy high frames and no H-block. Eventually, Rollerblade Tarmac, M12s, Oxygen, K2 fatties, Bauer, etc were aggressive centric and the rest is, as they say, history. Really rad to see these clips, and also hilarious and nostalgic. “Young lad, let me tell you a story about a film called ‘Hoax’”

@pierregarque4837

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man I was going to say the same thing. I had boxcars and somehow learned to backslide in them.

Dude your hoodie matches with your skates. That’s what I called a fashionable rollerblader!

Seeing the aggressive skating on the impalas, with no sole plates, grinding on the rivets and wheel axles, took me right back to 1994.

I always thought Impala Skates were fitness/recreational kinda unstable skates, but they resisted well, I'm impressed

@sarahhhx3

2 жыл бұрын

What brand skates would u recommend

@Lizhal-jj2om

2 жыл бұрын

@@sarahhhx3 depends on what ur budget is

@busyboxst7

2 жыл бұрын

They're the same boot mold as Razors Cults which are the same boot mold as Rollerblade Lightning TRS and Valos (it's Rollerblade's mold from back in the 90s). These use to be the ONLY skates you could aggressive skate on. Needless to say, grinding was much harder before K2 put out the first flat (front to back heel) souls.

@innawiest2600

Жыл бұрын

@@busyboxst7 I’ve been looking for original rollerblade skates

@busyboxst7

Жыл бұрын

@@innawiest2600 just for nostalgia or …? Functionally, a Roces M12 is the same thing almost, just remove the soul plate and it’s about the same as a Lightning TRS or Tarmac, etc.

This was wildly entertaining. I was cringing when you started doing frontsides honestly, but you got it. And the skateboarder was definitely throwing awkward vibes. His little smug ass head shake said it all.

Working at a skate shop, I handle these a lot. I really like the look of the boot and have always thought a more high end version that you could mod into an aggressive blade would be sweet.

@kylehenry6297

2 жыл бұрын

My understanding is the boot is a reskinned Razors Cult, so in a way, Impala could make that happen

That Hoodie bro....... D O P E

Dude! This is a madness! How did u manage to frontside those things? (Even with the squeaky wheel bite!) Haha! Looks like you had a lot of fun man, and the fact u managed to lace so many tricks on skates so basic shows the level you’re at. Frickin’ awesome. Put this in your own Blader News media section 🙌🏼🔥

I actually learned my first grind on a rec skates in the 90’s called the Rollerblade Bravoblades. They were kinda dope because they didn’t have bolts under so they slid well in souls. Then I got my first aggressive skates rollerblade boxcars, basically a Lightning with grind plates and very similar to those skates you’re riding. Fun times.

So goood ! I have the baby blue ones but I’ve been scared to try them at the skatepark . After watching this video I am officially inspired to try 🥰

that hoodie matches those skates so well

Love seeing your genuine happiness and just plain old joy from your new skates.

That 360 makio was mad! Crazy how comfortable that look for you, nice video 😊

So good bro the vibes are so on point. You got talent with these vids.

Love the cut Brandon. Gonna share this video around so more people can see

360 makio with no soulplate! XD Awesome video dude! Really fun watching you skate impalas aggressive.

Appreciate the video bro! Clean skating! Props bro!!!

Such a great episode buddy! 🙌 you were slaying in those Impalas too🔥

That sound of your skates when leaving the ledge. Lovely!!! 👍

Wow ! ! Flashbacks to the old days. For Royales, we would not get on top of the ledge or rail, but rather jump on at about a 45 degree angle, to be able to slide. We all had to do that until wide h- blocks were available. Skaters today can jump jump on top of a rail or ledge and lock on forever. Props to you for going old school, the 90s were awesome ! !

Dude you killed this, it looked like you had a blast

Need some CDS Detroit soul plates on those. Maybe some Roadhouse antis.

Your conclusions were really unexpected, but I'm glad you liked it as much as you did :D

Got the skills my man! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

They worked so much better than I thought they would, those frontsides!!!!

loving the fresh cut and the matchy hoodie!

Props more going old school!!!! Made me smile man. Makes me wanna see if I can go back to the "Old Ways." Next time throw some Grind Plates (50/50) on there. Such a glorious sound and feel!

Yoooo that slick editing of the siren wails with the new music was 😙🤌✨

Good edit choice letting that siren ring out. Great skating too!

Dude! This buzz cut is just awesome 😎

That 3 mak was solid!

Welcome to the 90’s. Definitely was and still is possible to do some cool stuff on any skates (as you showed). That 360 mak was 🔥. If you want H blocks, go grind some in on a concrete ledge. Won’t take long. :p Also, that spine looks pretty dope.

so cool, I really enjoyed this video and the skates were so cute on you.

You deserve all of the subs and likes 🖤 Just bought my impalas and these videos inspired me to really go for it (Edit. Foot soldiers unite.)

@BrandonDrummond

3 жыл бұрын

Appreciate you! Go out and kill it on those skates! Papa Bless

Actually what we used to do in the 90s was going find a curb first and we would notch a groove by doing a few front sides... and in the 90s we never skated on just the frame. We did use grind plates

Like the new hair cut :) I'm always surprised how much these skates look like 90s Roces skates. And they probably skate very similar.

Brings back memories of snapping frames on my old Roces MOW back in the day. (After I went through my home made grindplates 😂)

I See kickly that You have Fun with Impala. Have a Good Days and thx for Your Job Bro'. Peace

if we could do it back then, then soo can u mate. nice vid, cause brings back alot of good flashbacks hehe

when I learned on the trs, we only tried locking the front of the foot on souls

that 360 makio was ridiculous ! looks fun as man

It is the strangest thing seeing the frame angled down when you do a makio 😂

You got to feel what some of us felt like with the og lighting's and M12s🤘

Thanks, man! Now I don't doubt about my new Aeon 80's being capable of frontsides etc.

This how we used to grind. Way before sole plates

Dude the cut looks good.

yo sick colorways, that alone should convince impala to make them ufs

i found a pair on marketplace for 20$ glad to know that if i keep practicing the impalas won’t be holding me back!

I started learning aggressive on some K2 softboot recreational skates in the early 90s. I would have been way better off with some lightings or something like those impalas

They were the skates we had when it all started and they held up a lot.

always hard at it I see bro

color on point!!!!!! Impala should make you their poster boy!!!!

YEWW, this was fun!

I love your jumper

fantastic!

Cool to watch thanks

@BrandonDrummond

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

I saw that the guy from thisissoul put cult soul plates on these and made a pretty cool aggressive boot. I didn't realise it was the same shell and I have to admit it looked pretty cool. I have to admit if I saw a pair in my size I'd be tempted 😬

@SparxyUK

3 жыл бұрын

He probably put razors soul plates on. They're the same shell as the Razors cult

You see kids ! You don't need no soul plates !! ;-D I actually add those in the 90s and learnt royales with them. After a while a "backslide groove" was created on the side of the boot. I put a piece of plastic bottle inside the boot to protect my socks.

i got the inline impalas in my size but theyre a bit tightt i’m thinking of sizing up!

Which wheels would you switch to get them moving faster? Will 76mm wheels fit on these?

That 3 makio tho🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Wow cool decent wheels for concrete?? I'm still riding my 90s Bauer Blades (no where near as aggressive as you I'm in my late 30s after all 🤣), and been eyeing up these but worried they would be to cheap and more a toy then proper blades. Where in NZ can you even get good blades aside for impala??

Are you going to try to ufs mod them with the razors cults plates? 😵 Would be a cool process to see 😂💪🙏

next session on the impala, take out the two middle wheels

Is it a good idea to use an aggressive boot with bigger wheels for urban? Or should i just stay wi the default urban skate boots? I’m thinking about this because of how cool aggressive boots are but also I should consider what’s best for urban skating.

Bruh no cap some of your tricks looked awesome in these, especially that 360 mak. Get some grind plates and main that pair for a while, for real

That hoody is everything.

This is like skating in 95... it was fun skating skates that weren't designed for grinds

Which size shoe and skate are you? I looking at getting me some of these

Do u recommend them for someone who is starting, Like for city tours, or are they just rough use?

str8 90s sh!t letssss goooo

Nice!! Should try a pair of Salomon

Do the Impala wheels stick out further in front than a traditional aggressive skate would? Perhaps it’s just me but I’ve always thought the impalas front wheels are way too long, and it makes it tough for me to get up on my first wheel. Unless mine are also just way too big for my foot? I think impalas run big and I measure carefully- but they don’t align with the size chart.

I have these exact skates and im wondering if they would be good enough to actually learn aggressive skating in

@BrandonDrummond

2 ай бұрын

Cheers for watching! They are not good for aggressive. Aggressive skating is much harder in them and you will break them very quickly. I highly recommend getting some aggressive skates if you want to do grinds.

Have you considered converting them to full aggressive with a pair of Cults soul plates?

@christinahorcajo2189

3 жыл бұрын

as in the razor cult plates damn i had a pair of old skool esco zoo razors back in the day

@animaticvee

3 жыл бұрын

@@christinahorcajo2189 yeah it’s the same mold

@christinahorcajo2189

3 жыл бұрын

@@animaticvee wish i could get my hands on the old USD PSIRIUS mold or the the MURDA Razors ooh boy

I'm looking to buy a pair. But I need to know first. I'm size UK7 and wear UK8 in aggressive skates. What is the fit like with Impala? Because I've got my eyes set on a pair that is UK7 and wondering if it would be worth getting them in my shoe size or keep to wearing 1 size up. Would really help.😃✌🏻

That guys vibe was funny

Is the skate true to size? I honestly only wear converse and don’t know whether it would be the same size. I usually wear a size 9mens/10womens or unisex/11 women depending on how the shoe fits.

i neeeed

Digging the haircut

those look like some old skool Rollerblades or some old skool roces

360 makio👌🏻

Thanks Brandon! I like how the siren went off right when you stepped up to grind 😂😂 did the skater ring the skate police? I hit Kelvin up to do a grind review in his impala's vid earlier then stumbled across this vid lol they look good don't they? tell me what damage to the skate your session did to them?

@BrandonDrummond

Жыл бұрын

That exactly what happened 😅. Cheers for watching. The bolts holding the wheels on worn down A LOT in this one session. I reckon they'd break after 2 or 3 sessions grinding at the park.

@NZCLUB_reals

Жыл бұрын

@@BrandonDrummond woah! That's good Intel bruv appreciate it, I'm considering getting a pair hence my questions think ill use these for cruising 👌

Are they fast?

Put Razors Colt soul plate on it and any UFS aggressive frames

Think the skateboarder was confused by the squeek from the wheelbite so was checking the ledge for oil maybe?

all the age old board vs blade waxing war.

Lol these are my first pair of skates and I bought them 8 months ago, when I knew nothing about inline skate and I just thought "oh these are pretty" 🙈 now I'm learning to do aggressive skating on these while I'm saving for two new pair of skates (one for freestyle and another one for aggressive)... Obv these are not specific for aggressive but if you put two little wheels on the middle they are not even that bad honestly 🤷🏼‍♀️

@BrandonDrummond

2 жыл бұрын

Thats really cool to hear. They were a lot better then I was expecting for aggressive. I hope you can get those new skates sooner than expected. Have fun skating 🔥🔥🔥

I feel like he was wanting to see how waxed it was because rollerblades take a lot of wax and then he probably felt like it was a lot of wax for him so he just didn’t skate it it happens

Yeaaaa

I heard because these are all plastic they squeak, did you notice any squeaking while using these rollers blades?

@BrandonDrummond

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't notice anything really bad. Definitely had much worse in other skates.

r u from wellington ??

@BrandonDrummond

2 жыл бұрын

I'm currently based in Wellington 🔥🔥

That is sick. How in the world? What’s with the skateboard guy and his look like “why so much wax” Sick soul groove on your aeons too. You must have boot down on lock.

Is this Brandon? I don't recognize you. Haha

Unreal...

Those are a perfect copy of the rollerblade blade runners.