To all TorontoBladers.ca skaters who participated in the #TorontoRoll, your presence made it even better.
Canada Bladers
The wheel is mightier than friction
Sunday, September 17, 2023
Toronto Roll 16.09.2023 (Bill Stoppard)
Friday, September 1, 2023
Montreal Cup and TorontoRoll
This month's events:
Montreal Cup:- 1,2,3 of September
- LowlifeMTL info
- RollingTribes Info
- Join us for details and information. (Toronto Bladers will be present.)
Toronto Roll:- 16 th September
- Join us for details and information. (Toronto Bladers will be present.)
- 1,2,3 of September
- LowlifeMTL info
- RollingTribes Info
- Join us for details and information. (Toronto Bladers will be present.)
- 16 th September
- Join us for details and information. (Toronto Bladers will be present.)
Caught by the blader:
- You will be featured on our social media if you are inline skating out there and are caught by the blader's dash cam. Follow us to see if you were caught, and help @tag those who are/were.
- A poll started. Let us know what you would like to see on YouTube.
- Reflective vests for city skating are a good idea
- Luminous wheels are a very excellent idea
- Flashing bracelets and helmets are very useful
- Be visible at night!
- All information about an event is sent to the email address you used to register with us and the Google calendar connected to it.
- Do iPhone users need help finding the invite?
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Bladers day, Stats, Hamilton Bladers and next events
This Month's video
Monthly news email:
- To reduce emails, the monthly news is now phased out in favour of this blog.
- The blog can be subscribed to as per user preferences, either by email or rss/atom feed.
- This Month is the Blader's Day
- Bladers Day is a social, recreational and freestyle event but not a beginner's event.
- Details will be sent by email to skaters who have demonstrated skill and equipment in our events in the past months and can keep up with the group.
- When you are part of the event and see a camera recording, pull your best skating moves, skills, smiles, and swag and make everyone jealous for not being there.
- All events that skaters are invited to are sent to their registration email and Google calendar
- As of this Month, we will be known as Canada Bladers.
- We will maintain the Toronto Bladers name for events in Toronto.
- We will keep the Hamilton Bladers for events around Hamilton.
- We are branching out, and more news to come about this.
- Welcome to the Hamilton Bladers.
- Organizer: Fred
- If you are in Hamilton or the surrounding area, update your profile and let your fellow Bladers know.
- Events will occur mainly in Hamilton, which includes 2 specific locations
- Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays are the selected days
- At the moment (and for a while), this is an experiment; initially, not all skaters will be participating.
- Skaters that plan to show up without RSVP will most likely be in the wrong place or attending a cancelled or modified event.
- Events with low or below expected attendance are changed, and only skaters that RSVP are notified.
- How fast were you going? How many calories are burnt? Distance? Heart rate? Pace?
- How about a map of your route? Export and share with your friends outside social media?
- All for free and not dependent on any platform, check out FitoTrack
- Selecting all the options possible
- Writing more than what is asked on the social media options
- Coming up with weird Klingon names and or language
- Changing the year of birth on every profile
- Changing yourself on every profile created every month
Saturday, July 1, 2023
New trails, exciting adventures and the wizards annual roll is up this month
This month's video
- Last year's reel https://www.instagram.
com/p/Ci5lyLggm-5 - The wizard roll aka swivel council is predicted to happen Sunday, July 30 in the afternoon, around the middle of Toronto
- This event is ONLY for skaters with wizard type frames. Flat frames and attached brakes are not allowed.
- If you acquired a wizard skating frame (ie: endless, blade, iqon, wizard, NN, Rockin, etc since your registration, please update your profile to get the invitation.
- If you no longer have a wizard type frame, please disregard this email and future wizard events and update your profile
- Bladers day Sunday, August 27 in the afternoon
- Last year's reels https://www.instagram.
com/p/Cg-8PkejLgg
- Olympians (moderate pace)
- Titans (This is not a chit-chat environment. We speed really fast, push and go for long, distances)
- If you are not notified, send your inline gps stats, to Fred, so that we can plan according to your level of fitness.
- Cone masters (slalom)
- Swivel council (wizards)
- Recreational and social (others)
- Did you know that you can calculate when you need to arrive at an event by using Google map event location and never get late?
- Whether you drive, cycle, skate, take public transit or walk, now it is much easier to know when you have to leave to be at the meetup location.
- When checking for the route, if you are going to skate to the location, plan the route by selecting the bicycle option and you will get the best route
Thursday, June 1, 2023
When is the next event? Annual event, questions, RSVP's, Slalom, locations and equipment
This month's video
Speedy's first reel: https://instagram.com/
- A blog is being prepared in order to reduce the amount of emails being sent.
- Everyone will be able to subscribe to the blog as they see fit either by email and or rss/atom feeds
- https://torontobladers.ca/
wiki/Quick_Q_and_A#When_is_ the_next_event - All events and or cancellations are sent to your email address and posted on the google calendar of your account
- Unblock our email address, free space on your inbox, check your email filters, check your spam filters
- Details about the event are always sent in the event description. This includes hosts and or organizers and or marshals
- Slalom skating events are being planned with a new and experienced skater.
- If slalom interests you, please update your profile
- Skates with breaks attached are not allowed for the practice of slalom
- Sunday, June 25 in the afternoon
- Distance within 10 km total.
- Some contemplated locations: Martin Goodman trail, Toronto Island
- Details will be on event email notification and there will be a minimum number of attendees that will determine the event to happen.
- If you know of a skater that is not a beginner and is 50 years old and or above, let them know about it
- The Swivel Council for wizard skating
- Events below an expected number of attendees may be cancelled. The default expected is usually 5
- https://torontobladers.ca/
wiki/Notice_of_events#Events_ cancelled
- Questions on social media asked about the location of an event will not be answered.
- Public advertisement of a specific location will attract, not just unprepared curious inline skaters but also scooters, cyclists, quad skaters and skateboarders which will increase unneeded traffic around our activity.
- Anyone interested in knowing where we skate is encouraged to rsvp to Toronto Bladers calendar invitations sent to their registration and details will be given on the location
- If you are a member of the Toronto Bladers and have inline skating equipment for sale, share the ad and send the link to Fred and we will do our best to let everyone know about it.
- Please post your ad somewhere online with all the details about the equipment and send us the ad url.
- Chris, one of our skaters, has been having a blast Blading Around Australia enjoying great weather, beautiful landscapes and making us jealous with his rolls.
- Check him out, he is having too much fun: https://youtube.com/
channel/ UCBb04kLMQhJmtNn7cUMc5Eg
Monday, May 1, 2023
Talk to an organizer? Subgroups. Island skating. Going to an event
This month's video is here
The last Island skate is here https://instagram.
- Social time
- Island skate ~6 to 12km
- End on a beach, working out the tan under some fresh morning sun while drowning in vitamin D
- Anyone wanting to go for a dive on the beach (without skates on), should bring attire for such and a beach towel.
- Take some snacks and beverages. You can store everything on the island lockers near the beach. (toonies and loonies are needed)
- Sessions will start early at 9 am or 8 am to avoid the crowds and we leave mid morning, mid day or when the individual decides to leave
- Sessions may be divided by groups of skaters. (slalom, wizards, Olympians, athlantians, etc)
- Rockered skates? Ready for slalom? Stay tuned for downtown events
- Please note that skates with brakes attached are hazardous for slalom and are not advised for these events
We appreciate members' interest in contacting organizers. Here are the 3 ways to do it:
- Please email your GPS (gpx, tcx) exported file from your app, with the proposed route to Fred
- Starting May 2023 skaters will receive invitations that target a specific group or groups of skaters
- Any skaters wanting to skate longer distances or with the Titans are advised to join us on a weekly basis to build performance up for the routes
Saturday, April 1, 2023
Advertisement, contacts, early wizards? Whats going on?
The annual event for wizards:
- This year we are looking to change the date of the wizard skating from September to somewhere between May and July.
- This event requires wizard type frames. No flat frames and or frames with brakes attached are permitted.
- Only skaters with rockered equipment will be participating.
- Slalom banana rockered frames are being considered for the event.
- This event will have a minimum attendance required.
- If you made changes in your skating hardware (ie: got wizard type frames, slalom frames or got rid of them), please update your registration profile.
- During 2020 and 2022 a few skaters got attacked while skating. Some fell, and some caught it on camera.
- This issue has now been happening at skateparks and ice/hockey rinks too, where dogs are left rooming around the area unattended.
- Unleashed dogs as big as Great Danes have made moves toward skaters (caught on video)
- The cause is always the same one. Dogs get excited and or triggered when they see wheels and launch themselves at the person passing by.
- The law is clear: City bylaws& Chapter 349
- Getting injured, and losing the ability to be able to work and personal life affected is serious.
- Obtain information (record them and post online) about the owners and sue them for damages. Most will settle before the case goes to court. Make sure that the settlement covers all your expenses including punitive damages.
- Conditions of the location may change at the last minute (permissions, closure, construction, etc)
- Weather conditions may cancel the event or change its location
- Organizer and or marshal cannot make it.
- Public advertisement of a specific location will attract, not just unprepared curious inline skaters but also scooters, cyclists, quad skaters and skateboarders which will increase unneeded traffic around our activity.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Season opens March 24
The 2023 schedule will be sent on the 15th of March. The skater registration form has been updated for 2023
- We will no longer be using previous platforms such as meetup, kommunity, eventbrite, facebook and similar, to organize events.
- If you have friends that do inline skate, feel free to forward them this email
For everyone's safety and preferences, we notify skaters to events and or groups as per their registration form as well as demonstrated skills and equipment backing up skating sessions.
- A public calendar of events will be sent and published on the 15th
- No guests for any event (including annuals). All skaters (friends included) must register their profiles.
- For the safety of everyone, we reserve the right to send invites and notifications as we see fit in regard to skill and equipment. We skate distances not circles.
- One monthly news email about the group activity is sent from November to March and others may be sent throughout the remaining year with event information.
- Being part of the group is a privilege and not a demanded right and we like to keep it wholesome, respectful and without politics.
- Unrealistic, untruthful, lies, trolling registration forms, (something not right) will obviously be discarded as they have been in the past.
New wiki Information
- Added a map link with Toronto public water fountains and washrooms
- Added information about what to bring to an event, personal needs, parking, transportation, equipment maintenance, skate needs, ppe, wheels and more
- You will meet skate marshals: What are they?
Weekly events
- Friday night skating events start after 6 pm.
- Tuesday nights are back after 6 pm.
- We have plans for an occasional Saturday morning session that may replace a Friday
- More than one event per week may happen
- If enough skaters join events we may have social skate sessions
- More than one host may host events
- Some events requiring minimum skater attendance that end up with less than the required attendance will be prone to cancellation 5 to 3 hours prior to the event. Participants will be notified by email only if you said that you will attend with a YES. (we don't make decisions on Maybe)
- The season will start with rinks and sports track practice, as well as trails starting 2km in length and increasing distance on a weekly basis until mid-July up to 12~18km in order to build up performance and be fit for summer.
- By mid-July the trail length will vary and sometimes will be up to 15 to 20km and in August up to 15 to 50km depending on the event. There will also be short distance events.
- With less daylight, the September trail distance will decrease in the reverse order that started, we will skate in the city (not trails) and do a bit of urban skating as well as get back to the rinks, skate parks and sports tracks for freestyle practice.
Event organization
- Skaters are responsible for their safety, punctuality, and equipment and should consult the event rules and guidelines to know what is expected and or needed.
- Waiting for skaters is technically troublesome as it can delay the event by up to 1 hour. Anyone expecting to arrive late will have to find us and catch up
Skater: Speedy
- Has been inline skating since 2002.
- This is the fifth year organizing events in the GTA.
- Will not be available for individual chats and or emails.
- 2023, could be the last year that Speedy will organize events.
- The final decision is pending on how 2023 will go. A formal announcement will be published at the end of 2023.
Annual events
- 8 annual events are planned for the year. We expect at least 3 to 6 to happen.
- Dates have been decided by admins due to the ineffectiveness of the skater voting polls during 2022
- See https://torontobladers.ca/
wiki/Annual_events for the type of events.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
February news: Groups, events and social media
What were we up to in 2021? Best moments
New group
A new group for skaters 50 years old and above was planned in 2022 and we now have enough skaters on it to make it roll. The group is called the Golden Wheels. Plans for an annual event are contemplated.
If you know anyone born 50 years ago or more and still skating, give them the registration link. (No beginners. Skaters are expected to master how to stop safely and keep a steady pace of 10 to 15 km/h)
Types of events by group
It is planned to have several types of events created for the following inline skating styles but we will play it by ear.
- Distance on trails
- Wizard events
- Slalom events
- Marathon events
- City skate events
- Freestyle
Youtube
Planned to have a playlist with reviews of:
- Equipment
- Stores
- Skating places
Skaters media share
- A google drive share was created to allow skaters who record events to share their media. If you record events, your form registration email will be added to it.
- Events, pictures and videos to be shared on Youtube, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Follow us if you want to see them.
- Fred will manage registrations and some aspects of social media.
- QR codes to facilitate inviting someone to join in
- Disclaimers about everything you need to know
Merchandising
A logo was made in 2020 and there are plans for a logo and a shirt, hoodie or sweater printed.
This however depends on the group members' interest. Members will receive a form survey for feedback.
Group requirements to remain
- Remain the same as in 2022. This includes but is not limited:
- The skater registration form is paramount
- Age 25 and up unless stated otherwise for specific events or per organizer/host
- Inline skates only 80 mm and above except for 72mm ~ 76mm for slalom
- The Eventbrite platform may be used to advertise some events but not to organize
Pictures and media
- All media will be shared on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter after the events.
- Follow the accounts to see the pictures.
- Videos will be on youtube as soon as they are edited and ready to be posted.
- The minimum default video recording settings will be 4K at 30 FPS (feel free to go above)
- Media made by the organizer will be shared with the skater members via social media
Social media hashtags will be:
#toronto #torontobladers #torontoinline #inlineskating #rollerblading #goskate #freeskating #skate #tuesdaynightskate #tns #fridaynightskate #fns
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