Retro Rollers Inc.

07/18/2024

Rain Check! 🌧️ We've had to put the brakes on our Roller Skate in the Square event tonight (Jul 17) due to the impending showers. We’re wheelie sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate everyone’s understanding.
🛼Stay tuned for a smooth roll next time!

07/18/2024

***UPDATE*** Tonight's program has been canceled do to the rain.
🕺✨ Roll into the Roller Tonight! ✨
Join us for summer Roller Skate in the Square tonight (Jul 17) and every Monday and Wednesday from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.! Let's skate the night away!

Get ready to kick it old school with a live DJ and groovy vibes. On-site registration only. Skate rentals available ($10.00 per pair). Proudly sponsored by Downtown Brantford . 🎶🌟

07/15/2024

Brantford and area...skating every Monday and Wednesday night

🌟 With week 2 of summer programming kicking off! Join us from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. tomorrow (Jul 15) for another exciting evening of roller-skating fun in the Square. Let's keep the summer vibes going strong with tunes and good times on wheels. See you there!
Presented by Downtown Brantford

Retro Rollers Inc.

07/12/2024

Congrats juniors!!

Congratulations to the top 30 junior roller derby players from across Canada! The final roster will be announced in Fall of 2024; this will surely bring even more excitement and anticipation. Keep up the amazing work and continue to shine on the track!

06/25/2024

The amazing Level 2 group completed their 4-week course on Sunday, June 23rd, and I am so proud of each and every one of them.
They have so much confidence and courage to try new things, and it was my personal pleasure to work with all of them. Best of fun to those heading off to give roller derby a roll!

New Retro Rollers Inc. classes are being announced this week, so make sure you are following us to be in the know!

~Elaine
aka


Retrorollers.ca
Link in bio for more info on classes

06/16/2024

As small business owners, we rarely get a minute to have a bathroom break. This "break" on Saturday afternoon was met with all the soap dispensers emptied on the floor and sink in the women's washroom.
We had to dump buckets of water and shop vac up the soap as it's a fall hazard, not to mention the worst thing to get on wheels.

There would be no bathroom break. The hour break between sessions was spent cleaning up this mess. No dinner for us until 10pm when the only place open was fast food.

The young ladies that did this are not welcome back, and we are left with trying to understand their thinking. This is not the first incident, unfortunately.

Please, teach your children proper washroom etiquette. 🚻 That is all.

Sincerely,
Retro Rollers Inc Team

05/30/2024

Folks in the London and Surrounding Areas!!

This month's Optimist Club of North London Friday night fundraiser at the North London Optimist Community Centre is Youth Appreciation Night. Cash only at the door.
Students get in for a discounted rate when they show their student card!
Music by DJ PDK and prizes galore!!

See you in London this Friday!!

05/14/2024

Sherri had been looking for a new pair of skates and decided to make her new ones a reflection of herself. These ColorLab Riedell 265 boots are mounted to a lightweight Powerdyne Reactor Fuse plate. She's riding on Rollerbones Elite wheels and bones bearings.

Thanks for all of your ongoing support, Sherri!

See you at the rink!

04/24/2024

Skating for those 18+ every Thursday night at our pop-up rink at The Boardwalk. Live DJ's spinning tunes. Throw back means "old school," which means something different for every generation. Whether you are 18 or 48 or 88 you're sure to hear something that will bring back memories of an earlier time in your life.

See you at the rink!

04/20/2024

Two roller skate sessions to choose from today! Come to our afternoon skate from 4 to 7pm where families get a discounted rate on admission. Then go and have some dinner at one of the great restaurants at The Boardwalk. Or catch the evening skate session from 8pm to midnight with one of our live DJ's. No matter what the choice you are sure to have a great time!!

See you soon!!

04/10/2024

Thank you for your patience while we make this transition.
~Retro Rollers Team

04/10/2024

Great to see you all!!

03/21/2024

RaQuel came into our shop looking for a unique way to make roller skates her own. This is what she came up with: Nike Air Jordans mounted on Sure-Grip Avanti Magnesium plates and luminous wheels spinning on Kwik Zenith bearings. From the smile on her face at the rink last night it looks like she made the right decision!

Want some skates that make a statement? Drop by our shop or send us an email!

03/07/2024

Michelle is an OG skater and was in need of new skates. She made an appointment with Vicky at to go over sizing, boots, plates, wheels, etc, and this classic style setup was the result. Pictured here is a Riedell 120 white leather boot mounted to a Sure-Grip Classic NTS plate. She will be rolling on Sure-Grip All-American Dream wheels and Bones Reds. Keep on the lookout for rollin in these beauties at a rink near you!

02/28/2024

Tori has been hitting the skateparks in her Lollys for some time now. She came to us wanting a stiffer boot, and having discussed the possible boots she decided on the Strawberry Jack 🍓 👀
These Pretty in Pink Jacks are mounted to an Avanti Magnesium plate, a go-to for so many park skaters. Completing this package are Discoblox, Bont Parkflow wheels, Kwik Zenith bearings and Moxi Brake Petal toe stops. A great setup for what looks to be an early spring!
Looking for a new park setup? Come on by the shop and we will set you up!!

02/15/2024

Free Roller Skating offered by the City of London on Family Day!

02/11/2024

Did you know that you can celebrate your birthday with us? Our Stratford studio is available for birthdays and special events, to have your party with us please reach out via email [email protected] or fill out our online form https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeh3FrjQL_PtKx7mvThT1aJRCIFn1orf2UdAKbxptKKgokgtg/viewform

02/08/2024

Phil and Elaine: A Dynamic Duo You Don't Want to Miss!

Want to experience their awesomeness for yourself? Tune in to part two of their interview, airing tomorrow at 1 PM.

Get ready to be blown away! Mark your calendars and join us for the show – you won't regret it.

Missed part 1 or want to watch it again? Click on the link below ⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Y1Wr4lttM

FedDev Ontario Retro Rollers Inc. Perth Community Futures Development Corporation Community Futures Ontario

01/27/2024

Every Saturday and Sunday, family roller skating at NLOCC 1345 Cheapside Street London Ontario. Register on the City's website or at the door (it's much quicker to do it online).
More information about roller skating with the City of London can be found by visiting https://london.ca/living-london/parks-facilities/community-centres/north-london-optimist-community-centre

01/19/2024

If you know of a great business in Stratford please nominate them by clicking the link in the post.

Nominate a great business in the Stratford area for a Business Excellence Award at http://tinyurl.com/bdcw59mh! 🎉 Deadline for nominations is January 30, 2024.

Eligible businesses must be located within the geographical boundaries of the Stratford & District Chamber of Commerce, including the City of Stratford, Town of St. Marys, Perth East and Perth South, and the Municipality of West Perth.

01/17/2024

12/20/2023

(STRATFORD)operating hours this week:
Wed, 12 noon -5pm
Thurs, 12 noon - 8pm
Fri, 12 noon - 5pm
Sat, 10am- 5pm
We will be closed Dec 24th to Jan 5th (Stratford Location Only)

12/20/2023

We think these FX1 wheels look a lot better with some colour! Pictured here are old style Bont Quadstar boot mounted to a Prodigy plate equipped with dyed FX1 wheels, and micro bearings. Also pictured are some matching accessories by Strappy Lassy, Derby Laces, Bont, Rollerstuff and Grindstone.

12/18/2023

Although this video is about a young skateboarder, this video reminds us that we, as the "experienced roller skaters" are resposible for ensuring that new and young people are shown respect and encouraged to skate where we skate. When you see a young or inexperienced person at the rink, please encourage them. We all started as inexperienced skaters and the new skaters deserve the space and time to learn in a welcoming environment. This is how the sport grows. This is the way.

1.2M likes, 9751 comments. “2yrs 10mnths - 6 years old (6 has just gotten started)❤️‍🔥”

12/15/2023

We couldn't let New Years Eve go by without a skate party!! So we made it happen in collaboration with Scooters Roller Palace in Mississauga! Ring in the new year with us where the Retro Rollers dream began so many years ago! Come and skate with all of your friends and skate family to ring in the New Year on 8 wheels!!

Party favours will be available! Come dressed to celebrate because prizes for most festive outfits will be handed out!

DJ PDK will be spinning the tunes to keep the floor boppin!!

Price: $35 general admission, $30 kids 12 and under - rental skates are furst come first served and, if required, are included with admission.

Doors open at 9pm

Policies and procedures of Scooters Roller Palace must be adheared to at all times.

12/13/2023

Courses are up and ready to register!

Information on all the courses can be found in the link in our bio, and also on our website, retrorollers.ca

Email with any questions [email protected]

12/07/2023

When we came up with the concept of this business in 2017, we never anticipated the popularity that roller skating would have. We have been imitated locally both in namesake and in business, which is the highest form of compliment. We knew we started something that was a great thing for many, that's why we started it!! We have more competition now than we have ever had before for events, teaching/lessons and retail sales. Nothing comes easy and it's a lot of work; if you're a small business owner you know that you put everything on the line to start and run your business, and most of us do it for our customers, and clients, we know we aren't getting rich off of it, our paycheque comes from what we bring to the people, in our case it's joy! Our first logo was a simple roller skate with our name below it, and our tag line was "be happy, roller skate". Retro Rollers has always been about the happiness of others, bringing joy to people through roller skating. So of course we are happy with the popularity increase, and that there are so many more opportunities to roller skate.
Most recently TD bank and Union Station opened up a free roller rink. This made a lot of people happy, but it's a kick in the teeth for small businesses like ours trying to make a living off of roller skating. We don't have the luxury of billion dollar profits to throw up a rink and make it free. These are the same folks who won't lend any small businesses money to open a rink, or a store, or help them along when they have cashflow problems. And here they are making matters worse by taking away business from those same small businesses that rely on your attendance and income at this time of year.
While I am on this subject, please buy your skates and gear at your skate shop, Amazon, Walmart, and wherever else you can get them "cheaper" don't care about you, won't adjust them for you, make sure that you are getting what is right for you like your local shop will. They don't need your money, small business does.
We aren't going to tell you what to do but awareness is always a good start. Please go support your local rink, your local small business...continued in comments...

12/04/2023

Nikki wanted something that was super unique and not available under normal circumstances. This rolling jean machine was a hand crafted creation from our friends at . They took Nikki's hand drawn sketches and turned them into a reality! These are boots made with jean material and coloured leathers of white and burgundy on handcrafted leather soles. We mounted them onto gold powder coated Arius Platinum plates. They are rolling on Sure-Grip Velvet wheels and Yellow Better Bearings Lickety Splits.
We are always so happy to see our clients get exactly what they are looking for!!
What do your dream skates look like?! Let us help you make your dreams come true!!

12/02/2023

STARTS DEC 5TH -24TH. The best inventory is in Stratford.

Don't miss out on this great gift opportunity, or freshen up your set of roller skates before Dec 24th!

Buy one, get one 50% off!!

This Derby Lace sale is available at all 3 locations.
Rollerpony, North London Optimist Community Centre and Stratford!

IN store only, IN stock items only. Not available online.

11/30/2023

Jean has been skating her whole life, and so her family did a fundraiser for new skates for her birthday!! It was such a thoughtful thing to do!!

Jean knew exactly what she wanted and brought along the scribbles and skatches to show us exactly what she meant! We transformed Jean's sticky-note sketches into digital artwork, and then the Riedell custom team turned them into these masterpieces. These Riedell 3200 Skates are adorned with "sparkling" inlaid silver and yellow stars and a silver moon, inlaid yellow lightning bolts are shooting towads a musical note surrounded by a big red heart with the Sugnature "Jazzy Jean" along the outside. We mounted these boots to Candy Apple Red powder coated Powerdyne Arius plates yo match the metalic red tongues and Better Bearings Lickety Splits inside Radar Varsity Plus wheels.

Thanks to Jean and her family for the opportunity to work with you on these beautiful birthday presents!