Originally Posted by Scorer75
But you can't go into most places with skates on. With a bike, you hop off, lock it, and go to where you need to be. With skates, you've got to change shoes to go into wherever you are going.
I can't see really using skates as a means of transport for any significant distance or location.
You're absolutely right about that, which is why I stopped using skates for transportation a long time ago.
However, I've been considering buying a pair of Hypnoskates: