How Not to Store Your Rollerblades

I am still a novice skier but am going for my third season in a few weeks and I stumbled across a tip that inline skating was a good way to prep. I used to skate quite a bit and had a pair of Rollerblade Fusion MXs, a high end pair from back-in-the-day, stashed up in the attic. They've been up there at least 8 years and maybe more like 10 or 12, I'm not exactly sure...

I got them out, did a quick look over, and everything seemed OK. The plastic had changed color taking on a more matte...

How Not to Store Your Rollerblades