There are quite a few skates out there now made specifically for aggressive inline skating, and you're right...hockey skates won't get you very far. Many companies offer an "entry level" skate, but don't let this scare you off. Often times, they just...
Most skating rinks will have inline rentals these days, but it's best to check with the rink. Lockwood Skating Palace doesn't seem to have their own website, but at RinkTime it does check off that they have "inline skating (all ages)". Lockwood Skati...
When you say "roller skating", I am assuming you mean inline skating (because you mentioned only 2 years ago) and not quad skating ("my" generation would associate roller skating with the quad skates). Even at 10 years ago quad skates would not be ha...