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  • City streets: what stops work best [read]


    Consummate List of Stops
    NOTE: In the context of this list, a stop is defined as any action that decreases velocity. The requirement of bringing one to a full stop is not necessary for inclusion in this list.

    SINGLE ACTION STOPS

    HEEL BRAKE
  • standard
  • heel-toe
  • brake only (one foot)
  • Wile E. Coyote
  • bkwd
  • side surf
  • dbl extended
  • dbl extended dbl brake (anyone done?)

    GRASS STOP
  • standard

    SPIN STOP
  • standard

    LUNGE STOP
  • standard

    EDGE STOP
  • std (two feet)
  • one foot - fwd/bkwd inside
  • one foot - fwd/bkwd outside

    POWERSLIDE
  • fwd
  • bkwd
  • fwd extended (entered with half spin)
  • bkwd retracted like on ice with dropped knee
  • ice (inverted retracted; entered backward)
  • single foot
  • Boston V-stop (tweaked bkwd powerslide; balance leg is crossed out in the middle of nowhere)
  • PowerT
  • New York Stop
  • inverted NYstop (outside edge)

    HOCKEY STOP
  • tight
  • splayed (also Vstop. V for vert)

    SNOWPLOW
  • fwd
  • bkwd
  • bkwd with slide

    T-STOP
  • standard (also bkwd; toe out)
  • standard with style (foot crossed to opposite side)
  • inverted (also bkwd; toe in)
  • indian (crossed inverted)
  • pretzel (behind and around)
  • sick (bkwd mot with forward foot in Tpos in front of bkwd skate; AKA aley-oop mistrial)
  • sick pretzel (like the sick, but pushed further outside and back)

    STEP STOP
  • (step to the side; only 1 or 2 steps; low speed only unless onto grass) [read]

    PADSLIDE
  • single knee
  • dbl knee
  • single or dbl knee with wrists

    MULTIPLE ACTION STOPS

    SLALOM STOP
  • standard

    CHOP STOP
  • (stepped snowplow; toe in; high acclaims from those who do it; but looks like it hurts) [read]

    ALTERNATING POWERSLIDE
  • right/left
  • fwd right/(spin)bkwd left

    ALTERNATING T-STOP
  • alt sides
  • alt std/inverted
  • absolute: alt sides,std/inv
  • sick: alt std/pretzel

    ALTERNATING EDGESTOP
  • standard(two feet)
  • onefoot (ex. fwd outside to bkwd outside)

    SHOPPING CART STOP
  • standard

    UNNAMED
  • edge - spin - edge
  • fwd edge - bkwd edge
  • fwd edge - bkwd T
  • fwd half edge - fwd snowplow
  • **NEED MORE

    COMMON SENSE STOPS
    (OR LACK THEREOF)

  • Bearing stop (bad bearings req'd)
  • Tree stop
  • Bush stop
  • Car stop
  • Pole stop
  • Pedestrian stop (strongly not recommended)
  • Asphalt stop (also butt stop, shoulderstop, hipstop)
  • Tar Patch stop
  • Roll stop
  • Helmet stop (also strongly not recommended)
  • Curb stop
  • Bus stop (just don't)

    • COMMON SENSE STOPS (OR LACK THEREOF)
    Bus Stop
    There are two versions: one involves a bus stop, the other involves a bus. You aren't likely to come out of the second one, so let's stick with the first. Similar to a pole stop, but with mostly static pedestrian obstacles. Aim for pole of bus stop, weave around people, slam into pole. Rotate about pole if area clear. And if you can manage to make it look like you meant to or just to come away looking cool, I commend you for performing a most difficult feat. (Coming away looking good, not the stop)


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