Philly's Original City Street Skate Group
Street Skate Club
SUNDAYS
Towi
Easy, steady pace with multiple stops. Approximately 8 miles. Maybe a hill or two, but none of serious concern.
SUNDAYS
Mike
Moderate pace with multiple stops. Approximately 8 miles. Some hills.
TUESDAYS
Cliff
Faster than average pace requires increased lung and leg stamina. Expect hills.
TUESDAYS
SATURDAYS
Lead rotates among various members.
Expect hills, and few stops along a 15 to 20 mile skate.
GROUP INLINE SKATING
CITY STREET SKATING
What Is City Street Skating?
We are a group of inline skaters utilizing numbers for safety to inline skate through the city streets for a non-competitive recreational experience.
We welcome safe skaters of all disciplines to join us.
SKATE DISCIPLINES UNITE!
REC
Capable casual non-competitive fitness skater
SPEED
Competitive power skater
FREESTYLE
Acrobatic skill based slalom cone skater
DANCE
Agile dance skater
FIGURE
Competitive artist on skates
URBAN
aka Aggressive rail grinding skater
HOCKEY
Sport skater cross training
QUAD
Traditional roller skater dedicated to their wheels
Testimonials
Skate Member Reviews
a week ago
My father brought me out as a kid. My friends want to try it. You have to do this!
a week ago
We're the best skate club in Philly! Wait. We're the only skate club. Get out and skate with us and you'll be hooked.
2 weeks ago
This is great for couples. I met the greatest guy that skates.
3 weeks ago
What do I know. I'm the sweep. Can someone please tell me what's going on up front?
Our stops
City Skate Destinations
Philly Free Skate
ESSENTIALS
GET READY
SKATERS
GEAR
JUST IN CASE
STAMINA
FLUIDS
TIME
LANDSKATERS EMAIL GROUP
Get up to the minute alerts with the Landskaters Email Group
Last minute changes such as rain or nearby events
Receive on ad-hoc off-skate invites to off-season skates
Send your own skate question to the group
Request to join our Landskaters Email Group
LANDSKATERS EMAIL GROUP
Get up to the minute alerts with the Landskaters Email Group
Last minute changes such as rain or nearby events
Receive on ad-hoc off-skate invites to off-season skates
Send your own skate question to the group
Request to join our Landskaters Email Group
Check out The Philadelphia Landskaters Blog.
Shut up and read.
Inline skating articles
How Philadelphia Inline Skating Started
In the spring of 1992, inline skating was starting to explode in the Philadelphia area. The convergence of two groups led to the first Philly City Skates, and then to the creation of Landskaters.
Do Big Wheels Make Skates Go Faster?
Okay. Logic is telling you that larger wheels means larger circumference and that in turn means fewer turns for a given distance. That doesn’t take into consideration the variation of momentum due to resistance, torque, and other factors impacting the moment of inertia.
If only the answer was that easy.
Are Rollerblades and Inline Skates The Same?
Beginners call them Rollerblades even if they own K2’s or some other brand. There lies the answer for most. Rollerblade is a brand of inline skates with historical importance. For most Rollerblade owners Rollerblades and inline skates are more than the same, they are (only) Rollerblades.
However here is the grim truth for all you Rollerblade owners.