Caleb Smith launches KALEBOSTON, a personal blog where he will share his deepest personal thoughts, ideas, poetry, writing, dreams, and everything else in between. He is using this blog as…
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.
Rollerblade Launches Skate to Ski Phone App
Rollerblade® has released their Skate to Ski app for the iPhone! They teamed up with their friends at the Professional Ski Instructors of America® and U.S. Ski and Snowboard to…
What Year is It? Skate Weekend at Camp Woodward: September 20th -22nd, 2019
What Year is It? at Camp Woodward is back again in 2019 with a full weekend of skating for anyone over 18-years-old. The dates for this years event are September…
Rollerblade Launches Skate to Ski Community Facebook Group
For the past couple of years Rollerblade® has introduced their Skate to Ski Program in the Skiing community. Skiing and inline skating have so much in common especially when it…
Rollance UFS Ice Frames: An Interview with Creator Jean Denis-Caron
Jean Denis-Caron is a 35-year-old aggressive inline skater who produces Rollance UFS Ice Frames out of his home in Quebec City, Quebec. These frames have been quality tested on the…
Frank Lorenz Discusses Skating 13,368km to Win the 2018 Inline Skate Challenge
59-year-old Frank Lorenz of Germany won the Big Wheel Blading 2018 Inline Skating Distance Challenge skating 13,368.43 km (8,306.76 miles). He originally comes from Cologne, Germany but now lives in…
An Interview with Long Tonthat of Oak City Skate Shop
Oak City Skate Shop opened in September 2012 by Long Tonthat, a 30-year-old Raleigh native, passionate about skating for over 22 years.
From Aggressive to Distance: An Interview with Rob Dargiewicz, the 2018 Big Wheel Challenge Winner
Rob Dargiewicz is a 36-year-old aggressive inline skater from Derby, Connecticut. Two years ago, he also added distance skating to his blading arsenal. This year he won the 2018 Big…
Flying Eagle Skate Clubs: Getting Children to Fall in Love with Inline Skating
China has a population of 1.31 billion people and most likely the largest number of inline skaters in the world. Chinese skate brands have taken a different approach to marketing…
The 2018 Big Wheel Distance Challenge Winners
The 2018 Inline Skating Distance Challenge This is the 2nd year we have hosted the Inline Skating Distance Challenge on the Endomondo app. The challenge is open to all inline…