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Its winter its cold and I miss skating outside.

I was looking through some of the photos I took this summer and I came across this little gem of AJ taken at the "Bike Park" in Toronto. This might be one of the loudest, slowest sliding skateparks in the city, but god is it fun.

Here's alittle trip we took to Buffalo last Friday featuring skating by Taylor Ritchie, Sushi and Erik Burrow and edited by Immony Men at Xtreme Wheelz Skatepark

Wow, Danny's section from Newfoundland's new video Fish and Clips absolutely blew me away. You really can't help but smile as Danny finds the most creative ways to use rollerblades all over a beautiful Canadian backdrop. There is such a good mix of humour, skating and personality in this section, that surely will keep you coming back for more...

After a few weeks of cold snowy weather in Toronto the skies finally parted on a day that both myself and Taylor had off. It was easy to convince ourselves that skating street would be a nice change of pace from skating expensive indoor parks where knee pads and helmets are the norm and inline skating is only tolerated because it helps pay the bills. All of the spots we wanted to skate were covered in snow and the ones that we found slid extra slow due to lack of wax. Regardless we got out there and did our thing and to top of our day I renewed my drivers license. Take that winter. Listen to Busta.

I recently received a demo pair of the new SX skates from Seba and I have been enjoying them very much. Thanks to Danny Beer for making this video and thanks to Seba for making amazing skates. The skate will be available at Shop-Task before Christmas, so start saving, they are expensive :)

One of the greatest things about traveling as a skater is the fact that I can bring my skates wherever I go. Even if I don't end up using them very much, it's always nice to know that they are there just in case I find that irresistible spot. The problem nowadays is deciding which set up to bring when I go away.

Thanks for visit our new site. Our online store is up and running now with the first batch of products, and I'll be continuing to add more products on a regular basis. I'd like to point out a few things about our site that should help you find what your looking for a little easier.

Shop Task's own Taylor Ritchie just put together this really fun edit of some of his skating that was captured this summer. Taylor has always had a great eye for finding street spots. His unique perspective on skating and the skills to back up his ideas makes every session with him interesting. Your never quite sure what tricks Taylor will have up his sleeves, his mastery of cess slides, illusion spins and everything in between makes him stand out from your run of the mill skater

Who would have thought that a city that never sleeps, notorious for its crazy traffic and upfront attitudes, would be so accepting of Rollerblading? Before I go any further I'd like to clarify that by 'accepting' I don't mean to say that the city has gone out of its way to accommodate skaters. In reality the number of paths and traditional inline friendly venues are few and far between. With skate specific venues not being a priority one really only has one option when skating in New York, which is to take to the streets.

Welcome to our new website. The plan was to relaunch it at the begining of November but instead of making you wait till it is completely finished, I thought I'd let everyone see it as we are putting it together. Our hope, through this new site, is to bring you a shopping experience that is friendly, educational, and easy.

Over the past few years, Shop Task has changed and grown alot. Those who have been around since the beginning will remember buying skates off Leon from the back of his station wagon...

Any seasoned Canadian skater knows all too well just how quickly a summer spent skating all day and night turns into getting home from work and wishing you were able to skate.

Whether your problem is that the indoor park near you was designed as a day care first and skate park second or that your favorite trail is no longer lit at night, we feel your pain. In these situations its really up to you to show your true Canadian spirit and brave the elements...

Here's a few things you can do with wheels attached to your feet. Thank you Joey, Todd, and Leon for making this delightful video. Enjoy and go skate!