UrbanSkaters

The history of skating goes back to the early 1700’s when inline skates were no more than wheels attached to bits of wood. The very first ever recorded inventor of Inline Skates was Jean-Joseph Merlin in 1760, his inline skates had metal wheels (nice!).

In 1819 the French started making a 3 wheeled version of the Inline skate but this was difficult to turn or move backwards on. This was all to change in the 1860’s when a brilliant inventor called James Leonard Plimpton designed and patented the first quad skates “Rocker Skate”. He continued to revolunise the skating industry by opening America’s first roller skating rink and founded Americas first rollerskating association.  Read more…