Skating Without Your Toe Stops
by Mel @troubleon8wheels To wear or not to wear, that is the question. Why would you take your toe stops out of perfectly good roller...
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SKATE NEWS & VIEWS
Roller Girl Gang
Oct 11, 202110 min
Reflections of One Year at RGG HQ
by Mel @troubleon8wheels I'm just reflecting over the last year of running a small business. Many people may start a business thinking...
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Roller Girl Gang
Sep 25, 20210 min
Komplex Ghibli Wheels Review
By Mel @troubleon8wheels If you've been following Roller Girl Gang for any length of time, you'll know that it takes me a long time to...
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Mel Blackwood
Sep 1, 20215 min
Autumn 2021: New term, new classes
September is here and with it, we are thinking about our Autumn term roller skate classes. We have been answering a lot of questions both...
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Mel Blackwood
Aug 25, 20218 min
A Reflection on Spring & Summer 2021
by Mel @troubleon8wheels This year has felt like a whirlwind. Hands up if you're with me? Adjusting is always challenging and I've found...
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Roller Girl Gang
Aug 8, 20212 min
Roller Guest Gangster: Medallion Wheels Review
by Amanda (she/her) IG @magentoniche After 18 months of skating outside (or on my living room floor) I have been clinging on to my 78A...
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Mel Blackwood
Jul 23, 20218 min
Sliding through the Summer
by Mel @troubleon8wheels This blog post has taken a very long time to write, as (you know me) I do like to make sure I have researched...
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Mel Blackwood
Jul 18, 20213 min
Guest Gangster: The Mental Journey in Recovering from Injury
By Alex @dangergayskater (Instagram) Hi, my name’s Alex. I'm a 22-year-old trans masculine non-binary skater from London. Although I...
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May 15, 202110 min
Grindstone Smokeshow Wheels are Smokin'!
by Mel @troubleon8wheels After a couple of months of testing these wheels, I'm finally ready to share my opinion. *disclaimer* My opinion...
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May 6, 20219 min
Watch my Wheels
by Mel @troubleon8wheels Our Shop & Skate evenings where you can try a selection of the wheels we stock seems to be going well. Having...
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Mar 31, 20211 min
March Video Class #5
by Mel First of all, I realise that I usually post these on Tuesday mornings, and I have somewhat dropped the ball here. However, I...
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Mar 23, 20211 min
March Video Class #4
with Mel @troubleon8wheels Welcome to this week's video class- I've included a few of the hilarious out takes - this is what skating in...
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Mar 16, 20211 min
March Video Class #3
In this video class, I have slightly glossed over the warm up, as due to the poor weather we had at the weekend, I didn't get much chance...
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Mar 11, 20215 min
Discoblox Installation Review aka 'Do What I Say, Not What I Did and Follow The Instructions'!
by Mel Alexandrou @mjalexandrou I bought my Discoblox as a present to myself after completing the MoxiSkateDaily challenge. After getting...
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Mar 9, 20211 min
March Skate Skills Practise #2
by Mel @troubleon8wheels Welcome to another skate skills practise! I hope you enjoyed the last one. This practise session is even more...
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Mar 2, 20212 min
March Skate Skills Practise #1
by Mel @troubleon8wheels I've been trying to think about how to mix things up a little bit in March, and rather than create separate...
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Feb 23, 20215 min
March 2021 Online Classes & Life After Lockdown
We needed some time to just regroup and recover from the toll of lockdown, but now we are back with a plan for March. Without further...
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