Simple, because with roller blades, if you want to go about your day, you have to unstrap and put on some reg shoes. Plus on skates you can't jump or menuever as much. Soaps are cool because it's like having all that but without having to put on all that gear, and you don't need to really "Set aside time" to go grind.

soapshoes aren't meant to be a contender against sports like rollerblading or skateboarding. Theyre just meant to be a bit of fun really, and as far as i know no one who does it takes them as seriously as they do other sports. Infact, alot of soapers are also bladers or skaters, but they soap on the side for fun

450? or 540?......last time i checked,450 isnt the best way to land a royale

yea it's 450 on skates at least becuase when you're skating towards a rail you're parallel to it. for example you spin 90 degrees to jump into royal position so that you're perpendicular on the rail. well if you only spin 360 you would just be parallel with the rail and not perpendicular. That's why you spin that extra 90 degrees after the 360 part so you're perpendicular with the rail hence the 450 degree spin is needed to land correctly on to the rail. Hope that came out right and made some since.

haha there aren't metal grind plates on skates anymore...as a matter of fact there's no such thing as grindplates on skates period anymore. That went out back in 98

soul plates and H blocks...