Watching you skate around cities from this angle really helps me plan my own skate outings, learn how to pay attention to traffic and maybe which areas in certain cities I’ll avoid skating 😬 I often think I just need to be a better skater to navigate certain areas, but maybe sometimes it’s not me.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

haha yeah sometimes I even have a tough time but honestly that can be part of the fun of the overall experience. I'm gald you enjoy the videos!

6:53 that’s hilarious, Lol

@Adam_5291

Жыл бұрын

Some people just don’t like that stuff

Hahaa! thats the quote of the year! "we had the same hat on ...and he didn't care!?" 🤷 @7:00

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Hurt my feelings

Minus all the cars, plus good asphalt and the place could be magic.

Just wanted to let you know this video inspired me to finally get on my blades and skate around my neighborhood. Was fun and I surprisingly didn't bust my ass lol. Maybe since I did it a little as a kid and then rode a skateboard for a long time but I'll take it 😂 it also definitely made me realize it's not even close to as easy as you and the rest of the KZreadrs on here make it look lmao. Appreciate the content 🙏🏽

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

ayeee im glad to hear that!

great hat

Anyone who skates or bikes on the streets of Manhattan has balls of steel as far as I'm concerned! It's a very different place on the ground compared to what you see in pop culture. You hit up the most trafficked, touristy locations in this video. The parks are great places to skate and there are spots like Pier 76 in Hudson yards, pier 2 in Brooklyn heights, the Bay Ridge Promenade, and Governor's Island if you're looking for less crowds, more open space and scenery. Excited to see more videos from your NYC visit!

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

I made videos on a few places you mentioned 👀🤫

You've actually inspired me to get blades lol. Would love to skate through the city one day.

@JeryThePoser

Жыл бұрын

Same i want a rollerblade like 5 or 6 years ago but i accidentally saw his video in my fyp and now I want it again

@spacedcityskater

Жыл бұрын

Do it bro. Inline warehouse is the place to start. I have been doing it for 6 months and it’s been so fun

@JeryThePoser

Жыл бұрын

@@spacedcityskater I'm very excited because at 23(date) when the bills is here and if the electricity is under 80 bucks my sister will buy me a online rollerblade so wish me luck☺️☺️

@henhenhenhen06

Жыл бұрын

@@JeryThePoser did you get it bro?

I could definitely live in NYC

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

I’ve changed my mind. I am now open to the idea of living in New York. MAYBE. Haha the city has grown on me a lot especially having more time to reflect on my experience

I have seen your other videos but this one is cool! I felt like I was there too! I could actually see the sights a lot better than watching a documentary on TV. I'm a Roller Skater too but only indoor rinks. Keep up the good work young man, be careful out there, you are doing a great job at it!🤗

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🦑🦑🦑 I’m glad you enjoy them.

Now I understand what "social anxiety" really means. You can't even walk like a normal person. You can only evade at every corner. Living in a crowded place like NY is terrifying. Scary noises & loud over the top. Unnatural habitat.

@Belhade

2 ай бұрын

I actually have the opposite reaction to NYC. People complain that it's unfriendly and rude, but I feel it's more impersonal. Everybody's doing their own thing and not getting involved with anything else. There's no chit-chat. No expectation for small talk and such. This scratches my itch perfectly - I don't like being isolated, but I don't like talking to people. This city is filled with people who don't care you're there.

I can't believe people weren't stopping you asking for pics and autographs!

The rough streets are being resurfaced. They dig them up, leave them bumpy and janky sometimes for weeks at a time and then fresh smooth asphalt goes down. Streets are resurfaced every 7 years. But a lot of utilities are under the streets so they dig up beautiful asphalt and leave bumpy patches and the beat goes on…

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

awe that makes a lot of sense, Im sure the new roads will be great!

Hello, Rollerblading seems really cool in New York. I hope going over there in the futur. I have to pay my fly before from Paris and improve my english. See you later perhaps. Thanks for sharring. 👍😉🇨🇵

This is awesome man!! Fun fact: Two weeks ago, I went to NY for the first time, and decided to get my FR1 80 Skates (which I bought because of your recommendation) to skate through the city. I also got my Insta 360 onex2 (which I also bought because of you and other skaters) and filmed the whole thing from Times Square (which was also PACKED) to the ESB and other landmarks. The only difference is that it was at night and I only had 3 wheels on one skate because I forgot one of the wheels at the hotel hahaha. I'm even thinking of creating a channel so I can post this video along with some other ones. Crazy video, keep it up!!

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Wow thats amazing! I'm glad that you like the skates I recommended and I think you should def post the footage, send me a link once you get around to uploading it and I'll be sure to have a look.

"Could you imagine living here?" Yes, and I would love it personally. Some people like excitement and don't want the boring quiet life.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

That’s fair haha I don’t like a lot of people 😭

@AlmostLakai94

Жыл бұрын

I have anxiety so this is a lot for me to imagine but my friends stay in Chicago so I'm slowly getting the courage to try skating around there 😂

@22ryanoc

Жыл бұрын

The ladies there👀. City life has its benefits.

@VanillaFox1-1

Жыл бұрын

I do live in Manhattan and personally I do not recommend living here as the city noises will quickly become very annoying especially when you're trying to sleep and a fire truck blazes through with the sirens blaring or someone revving there car to the max or just a truck being really fucking loud. Driving in Manhattan is hellish and housing prices are insane.

@wildrice8199

Жыл бұрын

@@VanillaFox1-1 That's you, I don't mind the noises. The fact that you're trying to drive there in the first place already tells me the big city is not for you, and that's fine. I really hated living in quiet areas.

I have to go, but I’ll watch this when I get back 😎

I think they have skate meetups at union square Wednesday nights, with like 200 skaters

@Belhade

2 ай бұрын

I'm hoping to join them this year!

These videos are dope AF!! Love em Thanks dude :D

Amazing 👍🙏💪

Freaking awesome my man!

You should skate around the business district during the weekend. Traffic is really low and there are a lot of nice places to see.

omg i went to town square 2 days ago

Lol all the gum on the sidewalk! I would love to visit, some day hopefully.

I skated Times Square maybe 4 years ago. It was so packed with people and I was on 125 wheels going to fast. Smashed into an old lady and thought I'd knock her over. She hardly flinched! Almost knocked me down ! Tough city....

Good one, keep it up!

Nc video Thanks for the tour

Nice tour!

Funny video dude! It was funny to see how sirens get you on your nerves lol! New Yorkers must hate you after watching this video 😅 I got back to skating because of your videos, got the same skates and just got an insta360 camera as well. Thanks for inspiring dude! 🤙 keep it up

Doooppppeeee that building was the daily bugle on spiderman too

💯💯💯💯 I hope you go to Chicago in the future too....

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

def on the list one day!

@AlmostLakai94

Жыл бұрын

@@Skating_Squid may have to try to make it out if you do/go to a meet up of some sort 🙏🏽

I doubt you remember bro but about 6 months ago I got some skates to skate in downtown but I’m case you do I just wanted to update: So I have been skating damn near every day and after a broken wrist and this random Facebook group of retired age roller bladers. I upgraded to some twister skates with endless 90 frames and man it’s been so awesome. I’m at a point where I know every inch of Houston but somehow every skate still feels like an adventure. Crazy to think about how this all started with a TikTok lmaoooo but thanks for the vids. I feel like skill wise I have just about mastered the basics. Skating fast, stopping, crossovers, hills, and shitty roads. Recently been working on going fast backwards. But I have been averaging about 15 miles a skate. Kinda sucks rn because it’s stupid hot but at least winter skates will probably feel like a breeze

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Danggggg! thats great to hear thank you for the update and im glad you are having a good time! too bad about the broken wrist but I'm sure that didnt stop you haha keep it up!

Would be nice if you didn't judge a city as "horrible" and "unfriendly" based on the most chaotic area with the most tourists. New Yorkers generally avoid those areas if possible. You desperately need a local guide or friends to show you around. Not sure when this was recorded, but I think you missed the Big Apple Roll by exactly one week. Discoasis in Central Park is closing soon. There's Flippers Rink at Rockefeller Center, but you'd probably have more fun at any skate gathering in the outer borroughs or parks. Tompkins or Washington Square Park might be fun if you just want to hang and people watch in the Village. Much more social, friendly vibes.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I actually went for the big Apple roll and I will have a lot more videos in the coming weeks. I tried flippers as well but this was just the first day in a city I’ve never been before so it was a little overwhelming. It gets a lot better as I learned the city so look forward to the progression!

@nicolassales1234

Жыл бұрын

@@Skating_Squid I totally get you when you say that about "horrible" and "unfriendly". From my POV, those areas seem abandoned as everything is so messed up and people don't seem to care at all about anything. Cars just do what they want, people cross red lights and don't even care and there's just SO MUCH trash everywhere. Too bad I missed those nice parts recommended here, but Times Square and the areas around are a mess.

Don’t let ZeroEnigma see you going against traffic.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

omg I just looked that up im screwed if he sees this

@BigJohn-hb4sm

Жыл бұрын

He’s a savage when it comes to the bike lane and going with traffic.

I watch your videos and it reaaaally inspires me to do state skate like this. But after I tried this set up. One think is missing. What kind of mic did you use to record. It sound awesome with the envi. And never had issue with eind noises.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Thank you the mice I use is a sennhiser ew g4

I think fellow skating YT guy Stuttering Skater lives around NYC. Should have hooked up with him and he could have shown you around.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah we got to hang out a few times and we had some videos planned but unfortunately we were both very busy and couldn’t get the time to make it happen. One day we will!

Great video! I get your comments about the city but once you're used to the city's dynamics it becomes a pretty great place to skate and the simple reason for that is average traffic speed which is slower than your skating speed. Your comments about street conditions are funny because it's been soo good thanks to the pandemic and all the resurfacing. The streets you complained about are actually ripped open for resurfacing :P

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

yeah this was my first day ever skating there and I went out by myslef and didnt choose the best roads. The more the week went on it got a lot better as I learned the area. The group skates helped a lot and it was great meeting you btw! I look forward to coming back again next year or maybe even sooner.

@clope24

Жыл бұрын

@@Skating_Squid it was nice meeting you too and seeing your skate style up close. I'll share my footage once I get to work on it ;)

nice

I wouldn't live there either 😂

I just became a member :0

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

ayeee thank you so much!!!!

bro I tried on some blades at the store the other day and the left skate left a bruise above my ankle, not sure if the inside was fucked or i had it on too tight while i was riding lmao, also LETS GO NEW VIDEO BABY

✨⭐✨💞💖💞💖💞💖💞✨⭐✨

A man skating through hell

Hell yeah NY would be trash to live there. But please bro hit the rinks for us this trip! I need to see you shred at Peir 2 rink!

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

I'm back home already but I did hit one rink

You could hear that you were stressed out by NY. It actually did not look much busier than other videos of yours. One thing I thought was interesting is that the roads are not so nice. Why, do you recon, that is so? Downtown NY should be a rich neighborhood and should afford good roads?

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was honestly really one of the most stressful skates I’m not sure why 😅 probably because it was the first day and I went straight to skating after driving for 5 hours to get there. But yeah I was surprised by the roads but maybe it’s just hard to close them down and make them nice when there is so much traffic all the time.

@Meganrenee333

Жыл бұрын

One would think that with how much the cost of living is there that they could afford better roads through such a touristy attraction.

*goes the wrong way down 1-ways "waahh it's too hectic here!" *expects attention from strangers going about their day "waaah new yorkers aren't friendly!" *encounters 1 fire truck in traffic "waaahh there's too much going on heeeree" _back to the suburbs for you then, where your insecurities are validated and your drive-thru lifestyle is supported_

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Haha nyc was overwhelming that first day I’m actually from Las Vegas originally so I’m used to the city but New York was crazy. As the videos go on I learn to love New York a lot more and now it’s one of the best places I’ve skated looking back on it!

@pg9193

Жыл бұрын

@@Skating_Squid Sorry, I was a bit harsh on your there. but NY is great for skating because it's a pedestrian-oriented city. hope you can enjoy it more in the future. thanks for the viddy

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

@@pg9193 no worries! I felt the same way when I watched it back haha but I just try to say what’s on my mind as it’s happening in the moment. And yeah I can’t wait to go back again next summer!

Where is the speed?

First :v

my new crush youre so cool and i wish people were nicer to you there

He didn't rollerblade the right direction of a one-way street

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

I realized that after the fact 😅😅

been to NY soo much would never want to live there. and visiting is even stressful lol and its not a nice or welcoming place

Awww poor thing. Don't feel bad. You're not the 1st tourist that got overwhelmed by the big bad skyscrapers, taxi cabs & the mean & rude for no reason natives. Reality is, those aren't even New Yorkers you're interacting with. The only time native NY'ers go to Times Square is when we're playing tour guide to folks from out of state such as yourself. If you really wanna see what NYC is really like them you need to go to the outer Boros before you throw shade. Skating in midtown against traffic yet you're looking at the cab driver like he's the idiot smh. It's all good. Many a superstar pro athlete sign with a New York sports team & end up choking under the big city lights so I wouldn't expect someone like you to thrive in this environment. If you're looking for "inviting & polite" try downtown. I'm certain you'll run into some really polite folks that'll hook you up with a Rolex & gold chain for pennies on the dollar.

@angelicyoutuber2866

Жыл бұрын

Looks like he struck a nerve

"I don't want to sound like a New York hater"...Then proceeds to bash on NYC for the next 10 minutes. You think that's bad, that is Nothing compared to pre-pandemic. You don't think all those people in Times Square live here? Those are all out of Towner's just like you. Native NY'ers don't congregate in Times Square LMFAO. You say you couldn't live here? News Flash... Nobody lives in Mid Town. It's the Buisness district. It's not a residential neighborhood. You're passing judgement on a whole City based on your interactions with a bunch of other tourists within a tourist trap. Good stuff.

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

yeah like I said in another comment this was my first day skating and it got better as the week went on. I understand yiu feel that way but i really enjoyed my time and in the future videos I have coming out it refelcts and shows the change of heart I had a long the way. Hope you have a good rest of your day and I didnt mean to upset you

Please never come back to New York 😭😭

@Skating_Squid

Жыл бұрын

Haha this was early in my trip and after spending some time and not going down one way streets the wrong way New York has become one of my favorite places I ever skated, I was definitely wrong at the beginning of my trip.

Sooooo maaannnyy peoooople 🤢🤮

everything is horrible ! every second I hear in this video is noise noise noise !

My gawwwwddd that place looks disgusting.