I will settle this once and for all

[dragonladyflame]

Sudden Poll!

Which is more difficult: biking or rollerskating? (Not rollerblading, rollerskating. Like with multiple rows of wide little wheels.)

Comments

[intimations]

I can bike awfully well, and can't skate to save my soul. For some reason I cannot bend my knees at all if there are wheels on my feet; with my feet on pedals it's much easier.

[nephilpal]

Skating. No question.

[milliganhasears]

I never was more than a passable rollerskater, and my experiences attempting to ice skate suggest that the skills do not keep with disuse.

However, it has been alleged that I can ride at least two bikes at a time. I therefore claim that biking is easier, even gauged on a per-contraption basis.

[ursus_arctos]

I've never skated in any way (unless you count making skating motions on flat terrain when skiing) and thus can't really comment....but cycling is pretty easy once you learn how. :-)

[proudduckling]

Well, I can't bike at all, and while I can theoretically skate really really slowly and awkwardly, my first experience of it was falling down and breaking my arm. So I don't know if that helps.