John Sullivan is a 37-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Farmers Branch, a Dallas, Texas suburb. Portrait by Gino Gotelli How long have you been skating? I’ve been skating…
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.
With the Retirement of Endomondo, The Big Wheel Blading Distance Challenges Come to an End
Under Armour is retiring Endomondo on December 31st, 2020, making it no longer operational, and they will delete all Endomondo data on March 31st, 2021. No other tracking app offers the flexibility…
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer Greger Flak of Oslo, Norway
Greger Flak is a 32-year-old inline skater and photographer living in his hometown of Oslo, Norway. Self Portrait How long have you been skating? Twenty years, thanks for asking, didn't…
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer Sam Cooper of Bristol, England
Sam Cooper is a 35-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Bristol's bohemian paradise in the South West of England. Self Portrait How long have you been skating? I've been skating for…
Interview with Inline Skate Photographer Gino Gotelli of San Diego, California
Gino Gotelli is a 32-year-old inline skater and photographer living in San Diego, California, USA. Originally from Dallas, Gino has been inline skating for 20 years. He started shooting aggressive inline…
How to capture MiniDV Tapes to a MacBook Pro with Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) Ports
In 1993, my journey into the world of inline skating videography began with a malfunctioning VHS-C camera that had an annoying habit of tinting the footage blue. I had to…
The Evolution of Si Coburn: An Aggressive Skating Legend Turned Big Wheel Blading Powerhouse
Si Coburn has been skating for nearly 25 years, first as an aggressive skater, then taking those skills and adapting them to big wheel blading. Si is constantly evolving and…
NYC Finally Has a Skate Shop: A Conversation with Kinetic Expression’s Arnav “Sonic” Shah
More and more people have been getting into (or back into) inline skating since the start COVID-19. Numerous magazines and new media have produced segments and published articles about inline…
Improve Your Skating Skills: Camp SkateIA Virtual Weekend Takes Place August 14-16
Inline and quad roller skaters from around the world will again be gathering August 14-16th for the annual Skate Instructors Association Camp. However, this year due to the global pandemic,…
Tom Hyser Discusses the Design and Creation of Rollerblade’s Forthcoming Aggressive Inline Skate
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…