Whether roller skating was a hobby you took up during the pandemic or you’ve been part of a roller-derby team for years, the right pair of skates can help you zip around with confidence and ease.

Puffy, pricey, and strangely perfect for the moment, the $455 ERLs are billed as skateboard shoes — but maybe don’t try to skate in them. By Jacob Gallagher Eli Russell Linnetz grew up ...