Rollerblades are the devil's playthings.

The wife and I tried it when our kids were younger.

When you're used to skating back in the 70's and 80's you get used to having the "brake" on the front end of the skate. We just couldn't figure out how to properly use the one on the back. We also discovered that one of the streets in our neighborhood that we always thought was pretty flat actually ran downhill pretty good. Made things interesting for sure.

Oh, and apparently my kids didn't even need brakes on their skates. I'm pretty sure they took them off and just skidded sideways to stop.