The Gen X Skater Blog

A few weekends ago, I attended a surprise joint skate party for two of my close skate friends Simon and Charlotte on Crystal Palace Bridge — a well known skate spot in South London. It was organis...

Wayne is one of London's longest standing 'OG' skaters. A true skate icon, loved and revered by many within the skate community. His skating talent, particularly as a speed skater [over nearly five de...

There’s something so nostalgic about getting into your quad skates, letting the beat take you as you glide around the uber smooth wooden floor under disco lights with friends. For many of us Gen X ska...

This year, I had the honour of being a part of a very special performance at Notting Hill Carnival 2025 — one that blended history, elegance, and UK Ballroom Skating in a way London had never quite se...

As a woman who’s fairly comfortable with skating into middle age, I’ve found myself having increasingly more conversations about the joys and woes of menopause. I’ve recently had lots of discussion...

If you’ve been out street skating in the UK recently, you’ve probably noticed a growing trend—Bauer hockey skate conversions are dominating the urban roller skating scene. Bauer hockey skate conver...

Many of us older skaters started skating as kids way back in the 90' and 80's and even some of us way back in the 70's! That's when we first got our first taste of the roller skating bug! But as you k...

Although I learned to skate at a very young age, I had decades where I didn’t skate very much at all. It wasn’t until I rediscovered my love for skating in 2021 (at age 46) that I got into it in a big...