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!!

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!

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!

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.

Toronto Roller Derby helps promote Whip It during the Toronto Film Festival.  In September Whip It premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and Toronto Roller Derby held a exhibition bout at Dundas Square to help promote the movie.  ToRD skaters were dressed in Hurl Scout uniforms and spent the weekend doing Whip It promotions where ever the movie’s director and star – Drew Barrymore – was.  Here are some photos from the event.  Photos taken by Kevin Konnyu.  To see more of Kevin’s photos click here.