What are Heely's?

Answer 1

heelys are wheeled shoes with wheels on the heel
they are worn in order to roll around

Answer 2

The Shoe

Heelys are a brand of sneakers that have one or more wheels embedded in each sole. Thus, the wearer can walk, run, or - by shifting their weight to their heels - roll. Advanced Heelys users can perform tricks such as soft braking, which is the process of lowering the front section of rear foot, gently, to increase friction and slow to a stop.

The wheel can easily be removed from the shoe, which may be done for comfort reasons or for reasons of practicality or security. Generally, 'Heeling' is considered a form of skating, and as such may be forbidden in schools, malls, and other enclosed public spaces.

The fad has slowly been gaining popularity over time, with two million Heely users in March of 2006. [1]. Once mastered, the shoes are a much more efficient way to get from place to place than walking, and offer a new alternative to bicycles, skates, or other alternate transportation in urban areas.

When worn daily, it typically takes about a week or two to master the shoes. The basics, wheeling in a straight line, may take from a few minutes to a few days to learn. More advanced moves, like 360's, 180's, aerial trickery and the like require focus and persistence to attain.

After Heeling Sports Limited purchased Soap on September 25, 2002, HSL started incorporating grind plates into new models of Heelys, increasing the versatility of the shoe and allowing for a new variety of tricks.

[edit] Wheel Types

Original: This is the original wheel that was produced with the earlier models of Heelys. This wheel is outmoded and deprecated, having been replaced by Fats.

Double Wheels: This wheel system is specific to the Thunder, Rocket, and Rebel models. It consists of two inline wheels, with the forward wheel being smaller than the back.

Fats: This wheel is noticeably wider than the original wheel and is therefore more amenable to balance. Fats use 688 Micro bearings.

Mega: This wheel is larger than Fats. Although it is bulkier and heavier than the Fats wheel, and thus raises the profile and weight of the shoe, Mega wheels are less likely to get stopped by cracks due to their size. Mega wheels use standard-sized (608) skateboard bearings.

Big Deuce: This wheel, which consists of two rolling surfaces and a cavity between, was invented for the purpose of preventing small objects from sticking in the wheel well, which can cause damage to the wheels as well as sudden stops leading to injury. Shoes that will accommodate Big Deuce wheels will also accommodate Mega, and vice versa. Big Deuce wheels also use standard skateboard bearings.

Mack: This wheel system is rare and specific only to the Mack model of Heelys. It consists of two parallel wheels located on the sides of the shoe. While this destroys the stealth aspect of Heelys, it also creates a much wider balance area and nearly prohibits sideways falls.

[edit] Tricks

Some tricks that can be performed on Heelys are

* Reverse
* 180 & 360
* Cheating Death(One Foot Backwards)
* One Foot
* Reverse 180 or 360
* Spinning
* Grinds (for shoes with grind plates)
* Stalls
* Pipeline (riding with toes pointed out in opposite direction while riding side ways)
* Split Pipeline (same as pipeline but knees aren't bent and they are extended out)

(The source has more that I didn't post)

Answer 3

heelys are shoes that cost 70 quid and wear out dead quick

Answer 4

heelys r shoes with that work and have skates under them.

Answer 5

omg they're the coolest shoes ever, in the heel there is a wheel, you just run *and do something else....* and then you're rolling around!!!!!!! i want them SOO bad!