The Gen X Skater Blog

So as you probably know by now, I’ve just wrapped up 10 incredible days in Chicago enjoying the ultimate JB experience.

But the trip wasn’t over yet.

Still riding high on the waves of my adventur...

After landing in Chicago on Monday, I wasted no time getting myself to the Rink for my first skate of the trip later that evening. The following morning, I headed to the 10am–2pm over-21s open skat...

The hesitation is real when you're considering getting back into skating after some decades out. As a skate instructor who returned to skating in my mid-40s, and teaches those who are predominantly 40...

I first met Steve last year, as he was enjoying a jam during a social skate meet.

I can honestly tell you that Steve is one of the warmest and most open hearted skaters you could ever hope to meet...

If you’re a London-based skater, you’ll know just how rare a good, flat, smooth, skateable space is. Open areas where skaters can come together throughout the day are not plentiful.

That’s why wha...

I’ve known Roland since 2022, when he first took photos of my son and me on roller skates.

The skate scene was much quieter back then, and Roland was just beginning his skate photography project.

Si...

Roller Skating is often perceived as a young person's game, however, the huge influx of us Gen X and boomers is changing the playing field. As a collective, we've firmly decided that skating is for an...

If you're a dedicated skater who's influenced by the global skating scene, you'll likely be interested in this educational and riveting documentary. 

United Skates is a 2018 documentary that dives...