Tom Hyser is a 45-year-old inline skater, creator, and innovator living in Huntsville, Alabama. Tom has been involved in the inline skating industry since the early 1990s as a professional…
Jan Welch began inline skating in 1989 in Austin, Texas. He founded Scum Magazine in 1995, which won Best Sports Website at the 1999 SXSW Interactive Media Festival. That year, Jan moved to San Diego to join Daily Bread Magazine and later co-founded Rat Tail Distribution, behind 4x4 Urethane, Vicious Bearings, and Nimh Skates. In 2017, he started Big Wheel Blading to promote the sport, and in 2024, he launched Dream Urethane. Jan's extensive experience has made him a leading expert in the inline skating industry.
Jason Howard of Austin, Texas on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 98th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Jason Howard. Jason is a 39-year-old inline skater and operations manager for a wine…
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer Erick Garcia of Alameda, California
Erick Garcia is a 39-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Alameda, California, USA. Erick has been inline skating for 27 years and is a legend in the bay area…
Mike Lufholm on Inline Skating 153 Miles in 4 Days Along Minnesota’s Scenic North Shore
Mike Lufholm is a 32-year-old inline skater born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, but he has called Minneapolis home for the past decade. On May 27th, 2020, Mike began a…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Eight
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Seven
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Six
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Five
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Four
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Three
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…