Event guidelines: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:00, 11 February 2023

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 advise 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 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

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

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.

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

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 * '''Miway''': [https://mississauga.ca/miway-transit/schedules/ Trip planer] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mtransit.android.ca_mississauga_miway_bus app]
 * '''Hamilton''': [https://hsrnow.hamilton.ca/#/app/tripplanning Trip planer] and [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trapeze.hsr app]
+=== Bike  share ===
+* [https://bikesharetoronto.com/system-map/ Toronto map]
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