Event guidelines

Unless stated otherwise on an event announcement, the following applies to all Toronto bladers events.

Agreements

By participating in a Toronto bladers event you agree to the following:

• Code of conduct
• Agreement waiver and release of liability
• Skate marshals, when assigned to an event, will conduct how the group moves
• No pets to be brought to an event due to safety reasons, city bylaws & chapter 349.

Wheels recommendation

For most regular activity we suggest all wheels hardness to be:

• XFirm
• 85a or 86a

For slalom:

• Size from 72 mm to 80 mm

For speed/endurance and distance:

• 90 mm to 110 mm

For night skate:

• Luminous wheels

Maintenance:

• Make sure you rotate your wheels

Skates attention

All these fails have happened and can happen again:

• Bring your inline skates
• Nothing is broken/defective
• Clean your bearings or get new ones
• All parts are tight and secure
• Make sure the wheels are not angled/destroyed or too worn out
• Use threadlocker such as loctite to make sure you axles do not come out while skating.

Protective equipment

In addition, city rinks and skate parks sometimes have their own requirements

• Sportswear to move freely (see clothing)
• Helmet, wrist, knee, elbow pads & padded shorts
• Pocket shoes if you need to take public transportation

Other tools

Although optional, it is advised

• Torx/Hex wrenches 4 mm and 5 mm
• One extra/spare backup frame axle
• Camera for pictures and videos

Night visibility

Some of the following:

• Blinking lights
• Reflective vest
• Luminous wrist/arm bands
• Luminous wheels for sure

Human maintenance

• Energy bars (sugar)
• Drinks with electrolytes
• Toronto public water fountains
• Toronto public washrooms
• Hamilton public water fountains

Vehicle parking

If you drive, note that almost all public parks have a free park location.

Consider car polling and parking fee share as well as using a scooter and store it in another skater friend vehicle during the event.

See: Toronto

• Parkopedia map
• Green P parking and app
• Find parking in Toronto

See: Hamilton

Public transportation

• TTC: Trip planner and app
• Go train: Trip planner and schedule app or Go Transit Train app
• Miway: Trip planer and app
• Hamilton: Trip planer and app

Bike share

• Toronto map