RollerBug Roller Skate Shop Blog

Clam Slam is happening this weekend and we are super excited – derby girls from all over Canada and the U.S. will be in town to play and watch the Clam Diggers take on the Vagine Regime!  Cardinal Skate Shop and RollerBug.com will be there with as much stuff as we can pack up from the shop.  If you want to see great roller derby in Toronto go to torontorollerderby.com to buy tickets online or come by the store and grab some ($12.00 advance).

Kandy Barr and Dust Bunny of the (Gore-Gore Rollergirls and Cardinal Skate Shop) stopped by a GTA Rollergirls game to check out the derby action and set up a mini shop for the evening.

RollerBug.com present Full Contact: a roller derby photo event to exhibit and give props to roller derby photographers!

Full Contact will be taking place at Cardinal Skate Shop (Toronto’s only roller derby specialty store) on Saturday June 26th from 7pm-10pm.  If you are in the area (or even if you aren’t!) come by the shop and see some great roller derby photos.  All prints in the exhibit will be available to buy!!

Hi Everyone!  Just a quick update to let you know we have tons of Gladiator knee gaskets in stock in all sizes.  Glads are great extra protection for your knees and also help keep your knee pads in place.  Check out the online store to see a full selection of roller derby and roller skate products OR if you are in Toronto or surrounding areas just drop by the store!

Gladiator Knee Gaskets

We are very excited about these skates. We have been working with Dominion Skate Co. for the past six months to develop these boots for roller derby!  Dominion is a Canadian roller skate manufacturer that has been making skates since 1963.  The Dominion 99G Thunder (Gold) and the 99G Libertine (Blue) are the first speed/derby boot made on a woman’s last and are made in women’s sizes.  They are a full leather upper with a poly gold or blue lighweight but durable fabric outer.  They come standard with some of the lightest aluminum plates on the market making them appropriate for women of all sizes who want a quality skate.  Revolutionary thin sole to help make the whole boot lighter on your feet.  These are some of the best skates on the market – don’t be fooled by the price!  No importing or exchange fees enable us to keep the price of these skates down….Check out our online store www.rollerbug.com to see a full line of our products!

Wow! We have been super busy This update is a little late but we finally opened our first brick and mortar store location in Toronto on March 13th, 2010.  The store is co-owned by Common Ground Skateboard Facility’s Glen Field and is roller derby, skateboard, snowboard, shoes and apparel shop!  The store location is called Cardinal Skate Shop and is located at 2142 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON.  We will post pics of the store soon….

We now have over 10 Fresh Meat packages online! New in stock for skates are the Sure Grip Rebel skates.  We also have many many other roller skate models for roller derby, outdoor skating, and indoor recreation skating.

We also finally stock 187 Pro knee and elbow pads, Smith Scabs Knee and Elbow pads, Protec protective gear including helmets in various colours!

We have RollerBug T-Shirts and Booty shorts for sale also!

RollerBug Roller Skate Co. Shirt

Just started skating on these super narrow wheels.  We skate on treated concrete and it is pretty slippery so I definitely like the grip of the 88A Stalker wheels.  They offer just enough grip to still get some power from your stride while the super narrow profile means they are still speedy wheels. I didn’t feel that the grip was holding me back speed wise at all.  Heartless is dedicated to making narrow profile wheels for derby skaters who are interested in and working towards ultimate agility in and through the pack.  They have succeeded with this wheel!  In addition to being a high performance wheel I also love the way they look.  Definitely the coolest designed wheels and I am also a sucker for black wheels – I wish all wheels came in black!  Whether you are a jammer or a blocker if you are looking for a grippy wheels and to increase your agility I highly recommend these wheels.

Check out the Heartless Stalker wheels along with a full selection of Heartless wheels here.

Kandy Barr #8 – Gore-Gore Rollergirls

Check out this cool article about RollerBug.com in the Examiner.

Atom’s new wheels – the Juke – are on their way here and will be in stock mid-January.  You can put in an pre-order to make sure you get a pair as they will sell fast.  If you are interested in pre-order just email us.  This wheel is 59mm, super small and maneuverable!!  Available in various durometers.  Be the first in your league to be skating on the lastest Atom release!!

Check out our roller derby shop for the best selection of roller derby wheels, skates and gear!

Dust Bunny,  Captain of the Gore-Gore Rollergirls, will be reviewing different roller derby products for RollerBug.com.  It is our hope that these reviews will help you navigate the vast variety of of skates, wheels, gear and accessories available and choose the right items for you.  The following is our first review of many more to come!!!

Atom Stinger Slim Wheels Review

Hi!… I’m Dust Bunny from Toronto Roller Derby, and I bought a set of Stinger 38mm wheels and I love them!!! As a jammer I was much more agile, and I was able to achieve much more powerful crossovers around the corners. I seriously kept saying that I felt like a super hero!

Get your own set of Atom Stinger Slim wheels here!  Visit our roller derby shop for roller skates, gear and accessories.