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Impala lightspeed inline skate review1/17/2024 The Impala Lightspeed rollerblades, on the other hand, start in a size 5. The quads come in sizes as small as 1, which is what my 8-year-old wears. They’re fun and versatile for both rink and outdoor skating, but the boot on the quads is a little stiff and takes a while to break in. I have to disclose here that both my daughter and I already owned Impala quads before these special-edition versions arrived. Impala was a natural pick for the movie collaboration the Melbourne, Australia-based company specializes in beautiful, entry-level skates with a sweet retro appeal. The Impala Lightspeed skates are the exact same ones that you can see in the movie trailer. No one even notices my hot-pink skates are here. She smiles, says thank you, names him Wilmer, and skates off as fast as she can. Two women in neon onesies pass us, swing back around, and offer my kid a blinky light-up rubber duck on a stick. We are, by far, the least conspicuous people here. However, I’d forgotten that tonight is Neon Night at the roller disco. She’s wearing a visor! She’s so conspicuous!Įven though I don't look like Margot Robbie at all, I was expecting a similar reaction. To her slowly dawning horror, Barbie notices that everyone is staring and laughing at her. In the trailer for the Barbie movie, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, Barbie and Ken skate down the boardwalk wearing Barbie’s iconic neon yellow and hot-pink skates. ![]() “Do you know who this is, sweetie?” I say as I lace up my daughter’s quads and pull the Impala Barbie skates out of my bike box. A DJ in a tie-dye tent blasts music from my childhood. ![]() My 8-year-old hops off the back of my bike and thrusts her foot out for me to help put her skates on. A friend skates toward us, eating a vegan ice cream Chipwich, as we lock up and get ready. On a warm Thursday evening, our neighborhood bike caravan-parents, kids, and three electric bikes-rolls into the weekly roller disco night.
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