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Sin City Skates

We Give a Fuck!

About Me

100% DERBY OWNED and OPERATED
Contact us at 520-884-4362 or [email protected]
STOP BY OUR NEW SHOP! Sin City Skates has moved to TUCSON, ARIZONA. This city has a rich derby tradition and we're proud to add a small footnote to it. Stop by our new shop - hard to find but worth it!
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940 S. Warren Ave #135, Tucson, AZ
Have you checked out our blog lately? We're updating it regularly now with tips & info you might not know. If there's something you'd like to see blogged, message us! We're not experts on everything (that's for sure), but we're pretty good at finding things out!
That's our Dish and the Neander Dolls in the background of Riedell's new catalog, and the 265 skates we helped design on the left of the page (the Vandal & the Wicked). How cool is that?ROLLER DERBY REVOLUTION!
http://sincityskates.com
Sin City Skates is a brand new internet store selling skates, gear & souvenirs by and for rollergirls. We carry only products we feel confident don't suck, and we do our best to ensure that skaters end up with the best, comfiest gear for the best deals. Its hard to say this shit without sounding like a used car dealer, but its true. Buy skates from a skater! And please tell us about your experience in our comments for everyone to see.
Thanks for being patient with us during RollerCon. We're back now and finally replying to our messages - sorry it took so long before. The best way to reach us anytime is still by calling us at 520-884-4362 or writing [email protected] . Thanks!

My Interests

MY INTERESTS: Your arches. The width of toe box you need that makes your tooties happy. The shape and materials in boots that will prevent you from getting ankle bites and help you haul ass without thinking twice about your feet. Cheap gear that makes your bearings last longer and need less cleaning. Among other things.

I'd like to meet:

Every roller derby skater on myspace, on the track, anyday, anytime! Come and get us!

Music:

Punk rock! Fuck bitch.

Movies:

Demon of the Derby, Hell on Wheels, Unholy Rollers, Derby, Kansas City Bomber

Television:

MAV TV's derby coverage of the WFTDA tournaments, Rollergirls

Books:

Rollergirl: Totally True Tales from the Track, Roller Derby: The History and All-Girl Revival of the Greatest Sport on Wheels

Heroes:

The elf that wanted to be a dentist. We feel like that. The world wants us to sit in cubicles and do boring reports. But we want to sell you skates. Help us give the world the middle finger!

My Blog

Shhh - secret advance notice for new kick ass 187 pads

Everyone knows how much I suck at keeping secrets by now.  But this one is killing me!! We've got new skates, new wheels, and all kinds of other gear in the works for you, but my favorite that wi...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:50:00 PST

We moved to Tucson!

We did it - we left Las Vegas, and not in body bags.  We'll miss our first little blue shop, our amazing awesome team & teammates, all the fun of a one-team-interleague-only league, and ...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:05:00 PST

RollerCon & Eastern Regionals a week apart - what it means for you & me

Every national event means lots of panicky last minute orders for us at Sin City.  I just want to encourage everyone to please PLAN AHEAD this time.  Please help me spread the word...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:26:00 PST

Leather or Vinyl?

Vinyl vs. Leather - What Makes a Better Roller Derby Boot?   All of the boots we recommend for derby are either leather or vinyl.  Generally speaking, high-end leather skates are superior i...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Tue, 03 Apr 2007 09:41:00 PST

Combating the Dreaded **Pad Stink**

Pad stink: the bane of many glamorous rollergirls.  You may look hot when you're sweaty and flushed... but let's face it: we spend a lot of hours in our gear. The ugly truth is that while a sheen...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:26:00 PST

Protect Your Knees

I just saw a post on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roller_girls/ (#17148) asking about the importance of practicing knee falls and mentioning skaters wearing small pads. I had no idea that there were ...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 05:57:00 PST

Orange Fugitive Pusher Wheels!

HOME    Skates    Pads    Parts    Wheels    Stuff    Souvenirs    About Us  &n...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:03:00 PST

Wheels; Grippiness & Durometer - Bullshit or no?

I was recently talking to a skater who sent an email titled "The Never Ending Dilemma I Call Wheels" which is a genius header - that's what I really wanted to title this blog but I didn't want to...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Wed, 15 Nov 2006 06:58:00 PST

Truck angles - need 45 degree angles???

We've been getting requests lately for trucks with a 45 degree turning radius, and I don't know enough about that, so I asked some experts about it - what do they mean?  What plates have that, et...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 07:45:00 PST

Crossfires, Fuel Wheels, Riedell 195 skates...

Hey, we just got new Radar wheels called "Fuel" that I think you Crossfire girls are going to love.  They're 78A, so super grippy, but also narrower & taller than typical indoor wheels at 66m...
Posted by Sin City Skates on Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:26:00 PST