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

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.

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.

We have just put the very popular Bones Reds bearings on sale in our Roller Derby Shop for $39.98 $36.98! Hurry and get your set before the sale ends on November 20, 2009.  Bones Reds bearings are great quality bearings – not ABEC rated (who needs that anyway when you are the best!)  If you have questions or need advice on how to care for your bearings just contact me at Alyson@rollerbug.com.  Bones Reds bearings are serviceable and long lasting skate bearings.

Toronto Roller Derby League is hosting The Great Canadian Roller Derby Training Camp for all levels of skaters November 28th and 29th. The camp runs two days from 8:30am to 5:30 pm. Featured trainers who will be at the camp are Jackie Daniels (from Team Awesome and seen in Whip It) and Coach Pauly Perez (Team Awesome). Don’t miss this opportunity to train with the best and add to your derby skills! The Camp will feature morning Yoga classes and two separate tracks for intimate classes.
Check out all the details on the ToRD website and register today at RollerBug.

We are very proud of our exclusive brand of roller skates that we have designed and have been selling since 2005.  We have listened to our customers and have changed the leather these skate boots are made of.  While the old leather was a quality long lasting leather it was stiff and had a glossy finish.  The new boots are now being made with a high quality soft leather with a matte finish.  We love the new leather and are sure you will too!  Check out some of our new boot designs and our classic speed/derby skate design.

Click on any of the above pics to link to specs and description!

In case you didn’t notice, we have totally re-done our website in the past month.  It took a little longer than we expected but it is well worth the wait.  New pictures taken by Ashlea Wessel of Revolver Photography and derby pics taken by Kevin Konnyu.  Below are some of the new pictures that can be seen on the site!

Photos by Ashlea Wessel of Revolver Photography

Photos taken by Kevin Konnyu.