quad skates

Four-wheeled boot skates

Quad skates are roller skates with four wheels arranged in a two-by-two configuration—two wheels at the front and two at the back, like a car.

This traditional design offers stability and is favored for artistic skating, roller derby, and recreational rink skating.

The term distinguishes them from inline skates, which have wheels in a single row.

equipment

wheels

Circular rotation devices

trucks · axles · cushions · boot · laces · leather · buckles · velcro · padding · insoles

skating

rink

Enclosed skating surface

  • glideMove with effortless continuity
  • rollList of names
  • spinRapid rotation around axis

twirl · crossover · stride · stopping · turning · balance · stance · push-off · coast · backward

retro

disco

Seventies dance music

old-school · nostalgia · throwback · roller-disco · groovy · funk · boombox · neon · leg-warmers · headband

culture

bounce

Spring back after impact

footwork · flow · session · crew

Categories
Opposites
wheel configuration

quad skatesinline skates

Boots with linear wheels

rollerblades · speed skates

skating surface/medium

quad skatesice skates

Blade-bottomed boots for rinks

figure skates · hockey skates · speed skates

Family

skate, quad, skates, skater, skating, skated, quads, quadruple, rollerskate

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G