never had 'em growing up, but now as an adult I want a pair
I had them! Hurt myself plenty…
Are you listening to The Adventure Zone, per chance?
I’m guessing the black parts slide like wax? For ‘grinding’ without a board?
That’s the gimmick, saw them around the 90s skater culture and a bit after as I recall.
you can be a fruitbooter without the fruit
The only reason I know they exist is because Sonic Adventures 2 trivia videos. That, and I’ve seen them while playing SA2, but those are very hazy memories from when I was maybe 5-6 years old.
Never saw them in person, but man, I wanted a pair as a kid. I wanted to roll around at the speed of sound.
my older brother owned a pair of these so obviously they were the shit.
but realistically if I got a pair now I would simply give myself broken bones and brain damage.
Always wanted one, and I never forget them because sonic adventure 2
They were big with the rollerblade community as it was a way to grind rails without rollerblades. I was in the skater / rollerblade clique in my HS and they were relatively popular. Since I had the coordination of a 2 legged cow I went for heelys. I was cool in my own mind at least…
Heelys will always be cool
Heelies were the shit! If they ever make a pair that will work for a 300lb, 6’6 man, I’m sure to get maimed!
as someone already said, if you can make a heelie soap combo shoe that would be cool
Now as an adult you can’t afford using them because you will hurt yourself, badly ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
exactly why I haven’t
Immediately thought of Sonic Adventure 2 lol I’ve never met anyone who actually owned a pair (I don’t think they ever made it to Europe but I might be wrong)
I’m the kid who got these and heely’s banned at my school. Was quite the trend setter in elementary.
Oh yes, I remember reading an article about them. They caused many severe injuries and I mean really many.
One of my friends used to have a pair, apparently they were pretty fun for a while but wore out too quickly so he just kept skateboarding.
can’t you also skateboard on them?
maybe so some weird grab the board trick while you slide down the rail on your soap shoesPhysically yes, but then you run afoul of skateboarding philosophy and whether it counts if you’re just sliding around on your feet instead of the board.
Nah man I’m good with my H E E L Y S
Nope. Never heard of them.
