For the first Episode of Blading Talk", Big Wheel Blading's Jan Eric Welch has a conversation about skating, work and life during COVID-19 with Myles Cotter-Sparrow of Rollerblade USA. Myles…
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.
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Two
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 One
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,…
Joe Atkinson of Wakefield, England (Isolating in West Lafayette, Indiana, USA) on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 22nd daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Joe Atkinson. Joe is a three time and current world champion aggressive…
Jan Eric Welch of Lyndonville, Vermont on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 20th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Jan Eric Welch. Jan is a 44-year-old inline skater and founder of…
Bill Stoppard of Toronto, Canada on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 19th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Bill Stoppard. Bill is an inline skater and YouTube vlogger living in…
Monchi Monse of México City, México on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 18th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Monserrat Tapiais, better known as Monchi Monse. Monchi is a 31-year-old inline…
Daniel Ogbogu of Lagos City, Nigeria on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 17th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Daniel Ogbogu. Daniel is a 23-year-old inline skater living in Lagos City,…
Pierre Laurent of Montréal, Québec, Canada on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 16th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Pierre Laurent. Pierre is a 29-year-old French-Italian inline speed skater and research…
Eric Cruz of Austin, Texas on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 15h daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Eric Cruz. Eric is a 34-year-old inline skater and freelance media professional…