I have always loved the idea of roller blades. Instead of walking to work, rolling would be so much better. Bikes can be ungainly and dangerous when trying to ride alongside traffic (not to mention that your neighbours will steal your brand new $600 bike 2 weeks after you bought it and stored it in your locked but common car shed). Roller blades transition to footpaths so much easier and they are basically like walking or jogging. It's all the safety and practicality of walking, but faster! Sadly, I just can't get over how ridiculous I feel I would look. I wish social convention had been more forgiving to roller blades so that you didn't look like such a weirdo using them outside of a rink. Are they really any dumber than skateboards, because they seem fine? It's a shame because you can look really elegant on roller blades, especially when delivering Dinoburgers and Dinoribs.