Summer-ish months (may - septemeber) or end of year (nov/ dec) and a time that's near other holidays - makes it easier to plan days to travel.

1. Riedell 220s, powerdyne arius plate and von merlin 99as. 2. My current setup is the upgrade, but I was told the 336s are the boots to go for so, if i were to upgrade, that's what I'd do. 3. I like riedells, but in an ideal world id also have a pair of skates from von merlin, wifa, and edea. Id love to be able to try all the main boots for free lol

Edges. I also wish I knew how much the plate and cushions made a difference. It was like night and day after I changed my cushions

Edges, circles, one foot drills backwards and forwards

@Jay Griffin Riedell 120s are decent boots, especially if they are suiting your needs. I think equipment does make a difference but really only if there's something tool specific holding you back when you already have built the skillset. For example, before I moved to 220s, I was using moxi beach bunnies on the stock plate (I had never skated before and they were a good starting boot for me at a price point that made sense). I saw soooo much improvement when I finally changed my cushions on the bunnies - suddenly became smooth on wheels that day. I also felt like my setup was heavy so when I switched to the 220-arius setup, which is lighter, it made it easier for me to move my feet cause the setup wasn't as heavy and that brought with it more improvement. My bunnies also had too much space in the shoe so obviously the more tailored fit helped things too.

@Toi MissToi aw man. What boots do you use now?

@Alexandre Jean-Philippe thank you!

@Paula Pride thank you!