In the beginning it was the quad and then came inline. The rest, as we all know is history.

Contrary to what many people believe, roller skating does not refer only to the roller skates or quad. Roller skating refers to quad skates as well as inline skates. Quad skates or roller skates were first manufactured in the 17th century. They were a favourite pastime for many. However, manoeuvring the roller skates was not very easy and hence roller skating began to fade away slowly.

In late 1980’s, the Rollerblade company introduced a new type of roller skates to the people.
The company was the first one to commercially produce inline skates. It was a high boot single line skate and hence known as inline skates.

Inline skates are made up of the boot, an outer shell, the inner shell or shoe, frame, wheel bearings and other accessories for safety. Inline skates have a more aggressive look than the quad skates. With inline skates, you can do four different types of inline skating i.e. free skating, aggressive inline, competitive skating and speed skating.

There is only a slight difference in all the four different types of inline skating. However, all of them require practice and discipline. It is always advisable to wear all the necessary safety gear while doing any type of inline skating and learn from a professional inline skating coach.