Heely's what's with the craze?

[PlatinumGold]

my son asked me to get him a pair, i had to go to 5 different stores before i found someone with them in stock.

Crazy.

it's all one company to right? do they have a patent on it?

 

[zanieladie]

I have never heard of them...guess I should prepare myself...LOL. I have 3 sons (all teens).

 

[PlatinumGold]

http://www.heelys.com/

 

[EngenZerO]

i saw some girl in the airport rolling around with a pair of these... never knew what they were, lol.

 

[loup garou]

Every time I see a kid with those, I wish they had them when I was a kid.

 

[Lonyo]

Can't be good for your ankles.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
my son asked me to get him a pair

Tell him to grow them himself! :|

 

[iamme]

first time i saw a kid gliding across the floor w/ those, it freaked me out, lol.

 

[zixxer]

Originally posted by: iamme
first time i saw a kid gliding across the floor w/ those, it freaked me out, lol.

me too.



now I want to trip them. It's annoying.

 

[Ika]

oh man i remember seeing cmomercials for these things like 6 years ago (it used to be on those TVMercials, the ones that take a half-hour time slot to advertise). I wanted one at the time, but now I realize it would've been a waste of money, not to mention not very practical.

 

[ATLien247]

They've been around these parts for a few years. They were really popular last year. I don't know if they make adult sizes, and while I think it would be cool to have a pair, I just know I would make an ass on myself with them.

 

[Queasy]

It's rare that I see a kid in the North Metro Atlanta area without a pair on.

I often wonder how many have fallen and busted their tail but I have yet to see it happen.

 

[deepred98]

they're back?

i remember back when i was in 5th grade (5-6 yrs ago) a whole bunch of kids had them and my teachers got pissed off so they took out all the wheels so the kids couldn't roll around in school, well this one kid started bawling his brains out, 😀 lol 5th-6th grade were great!

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
http://www.heelys.com/

that web site is annoying

 

[pontifex]

how the hell does it work? seems dumb to me, but then again, most fads are.

 

[mundane]

Originally posted by: pontifex
how the hell does it work? seems dumb to me, but then again, most fads are.

From what I've seen on the commericals, there's an inset in the heel. You can swap in a wheel (ideally, one for each foot), and then 'skate' on your heels. I do wish they had those when I was a kid too; but I probably didn't have the balance to make it worthwhile.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I've seen those a couple times, they look pretty neat.

 

[djheater]

Pediatricians everywhere cringe at the mention of these.

 

[nakedfrog]

Keeley Hazel > Heelys

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: djheater
Pediatricians everywhere cringe at the mention of these.

Podiatrists?

 

[ViviTheMage]

these things are lame.

 

[lokiju]

I went to Epcot in April and there were kids with these everywhere I looked.