“In this video I am going to show you how to rotate your inline skate / rollerblade wheels. Specifically I am covering a flat 4 wheel setup where you want to keep all your wheels more or less the same size. For the purpose of this video the front wheel will be number 1, then number 2 number 3 and finally the back wheel number 4.
Generally speaking you tend to wear out the front and back wheel a little quicker than the middle two wheels..... so let me show you how to rotate them! Using the method in this video will effectively move the front and back wheels to become the middle wheels and also rotate the wheels from one foot to the other. We will also ensure we have moved our inside edges to become our outside edges.
Overall using this method will give you a good even distribution of wear if you repeat this process often.
Note: There are more complicated ways to rotate your wheels that will offer an even better distribution of wheel wear. However, I think for most inline skaters / rollerbladers out there the method in this video will be just fine...it works for me.
Disclaimer: as with any of my 'how to' videos please note that I am not a qualified skate instructor, nor am I any sort of professional skater. I am just an average skater who is completely self taught. The tutorial in this video is a method that has worked really well for me and I hope others will find it useful.” - Whitty