Wheel Anti-Reversal Device
Wheel Anti-Reversing Technology was initially developed by Bruce Honaker to give beginning skaters a safe advantage while learning the basic skills necessary to inline skate. The novice can keep both skates constantly on the ground, and parallel to each other. This creates a very comfortable and stable method as he/she shuffles forward to gain momentum.
As the novice becomes more confident, the “baby strides” come more naturally. Soon, the regular dynamics of skating are developed and the device may be removed or disengaged.
If i’m not wrong the idea is to prevent the skates from going backward. I think this can be a nice idea for beginning skaters.. Ok, i allready see the feedback ‘we, hardcore skaters do it backwards too’, yes true but the idea is maybe to ease the start of future skaters, we definately need young blood in the scene.
By the way, how does this work (maybe in the bearings ? i saw no image explanation of the device).
- Inlineskatetech.com, home of the Wheel Anti-Reversal Device
- Review of the device, another review is availiable here
Thanks to Too Fast
December 31st, 2006 at 10:07 pm
why is this on rn
December 31st, 2006 at 10:17 pm
good idea, since rollerblading is so difficult, fucking morons.
December 31st, 2006 at 10:43 pm
I see what you are saying by making it easier could potentially get more kids in the sport, but if a kid can’t even learn to ride, turn, and stop in skates, do you really think this same kid would have the determination to learn this on a skateboard?
December 31st, 2006 at 11:51 pm
god this might be some pub-lis so just calm the fuck down
January 1st, 2007 at 12:49 am
that’s kinda cool, specially for little kids, getting on skates for the first time can be scary. but it only takes a couple of sessions to become comfortable so you’d outgrow them pretty quick.
January 1st, 2007 at 6:12 am
Thats true, its nice for beginning skaters but it dosent take long to learn. Its kind of a waste of money. But good idea
January 1st, 2007 at 8:53 am
we already get enough shit for how “easy” it is to rollerblade.
January 1st, 2007 at 11:38 am
Surely some auto locking bearing like those used on BMX’s to prevent the pedals from rotating backwards to hit the shins.
I use to teach rollerblading beginner classes, people who really have never skated anything before, I’m not convinced that this device will ease their learning but on the contrary not alowing the wheels to go backwards is IMO dangerous.
The only utility of such device is to pull a prank on your friends, I can’t think of anything else…
Happy new Year by the way!
January 1st, 2007 at 3:04 pm
yeah right enuf whys this on here
January 1st, 2007 at 3:10 pm
Old news…
January 1st, 2007 at 4:03 pm
but I….like….going…backwards….?
January 1st, 2007 at 7:08 pm
imagine if like a begginer forgot thatu cant go backwards and like tryed going down a ramp fakie he would eat so much shit lol there pretty dangerouse if u forget that u cant go fakie
January 1st, 2007 at 10:00 pm
everyone in my country can skate to some extent thanks to winter/hockey, I personally think this is retarded, waste of money, if I ran a boot company there is no way I would even consider putting this technology into my products
January 2nd, 2007 at 1:03 am
i say fuck that cuz that shit is for posers then you aignt a real aggressive skater
cuz part of this sport is getting hurt is good for little kids yeah but i bet there is going to be big pussies
buying that shit to learn how to only rollerblde bunch of pussies
January 2nd, 2007 at 5:10 am
this is nowhere near a new idea. i work at a roller rink and alot of little kids’ skates have these put in for new people learning.
it works well.
January 2nd, 2007 at 8:39 am
great prank to pull put one on ur friends skate