The first inline skate to set the standards and conventions for hardware was the Rollerblade BladeRunner skate. Since inline skates were conceived as a summer training tool for hockey players,…
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.
Christophe Matuszak Off-Road Skating on the Kizer Trimax Frames
What made you decide to try off-road blading with the Kizer Trimax frames? Christophe Matuszak: I was already off-road blading with my different skate setups throughout the years. When I…
Dustin Werbeski: Redefining Big Wheel Blading
Dustin Werbeski is renowned for his remarkable skills in street, big wheel, and off-road skating, constantly pushing the limits of the sport.
Aggressive to Speed
I think that we can all agree on one thing. A Savanna is a … just kidding not going there. The moment we were all introduced to aggressive rollerblading and…
Interview with Dustin Jamieson of Castle Rock, Washington
Dustin Jamieson is a 28-years-old inline skater from Castle Rock, Washington, USA who has been skating for 16 years. Dustin is a multi-discipline skater who has mastered the art of…
Javier Rosa Discusses Off-Road Skating
Where are you from? Where do you live? Years skating? Age?My name is Javier Rosa, but many people in the in-line scene call me Khali. I am a thirty-five year…
NWST 2017
The North West Shred Tour is an annual rollerblading and camping trip that happened at the end of June in the state of Washington. This trip typically focuses on skating…
Freeskate in Iceland
Sven Boekhurt and Niels Groenendijk have been working hard for years now creating and producing wonderful skating content for Rollerblade. They decided to convince Rollerblade to let them create an…
Boston to New York City
They say proper preparation for running a marathon is roughly 12 to 20 weeks in length. Imagine that for every 1 mile one runs, your comparison is 4-5 miles of…
Jon Larrucea Spanish Tour
I had just finished traveling around Hong Kong, New Zealand and Viet Nam and I was home for two months. I felt that I would really like to visit so…