ice skates...butt padding (I know from expierience)
You don't really need equipment to skate good. You just have to practice. Equipment is for safety.
Ice Skates
http://skateboard.about.com/od/tricktips/tp/New_Skaters_Guide.htm. It Has the equipment you need to skate and the basic tricks.
The main thing is: Clothes (of course) Ice skates (*must have. If you don't have them, rent them*) And your happiness. (without happiness you can't skate well. You'll just get frustrated and mess up more. This is from experience.)
dont ice skate or you can ware equipment
Any sports focused retailers should have skate helmets as part of their stock. For a wider selection they can also be purchased online at All Sports Equipment, Amazon, and Skate Warehouse.
You may be able to find a local store such as Play It Again Sports that sells used sports equipment. There are also some websites that sell used inline and roller skate equipment.. These include http://www.lowpriceskates.com/ and http://www.backstreetinline.com/sjy/complete_skates. Some people also sell used equipment on ebay.com and craigslist.com.
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you just need to type into google.com skate 1 hints and cheets
not necessarily.... i learned to ice skate first and then i was a pro roller skater. It doesnt really make a difference.
Boating In the sports of skating and ice hockey, skate blades are part of the athletes equipment.
Hockeymonkey.com is a well established webstore that sells inline skating equipment. They also sell jerseys, bags, and protective gear.