Kyle Solá has been developing a lightweight metal flat-rocker frame since 2015. These frames have been skated on and tested by Dominik Wagner, Joe Atkinson and David Sizemore. Production Lot…
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.
The Results Are In, The 2018 Big Wheel Blading Award Winners
The Big Wheel Blading Awards are the first awards of their kind, blending all aspects of inline skating together. We wanted to give a voice to everyone that blades by…
The Best Ice Blade Frames for Inline Skates
The Ice Blade Frames Buyers Guide helps you find the best ice blade or frame to convert your inline skates to ice skates during the winter!
Eighteen Years and Going: An Interview with Intuition Skate Shop’s Matt Mickey
"I'm 19 forever with my skates on," is how old Matt Mickey responded when I asked him his age. This is the same age I feel when I'm cruising through…
Are You Down? The Blading Evolution of Cameron Card
It has taken me four years to get to this point and it feels like it’s just the beginning. Back in 2014 I started what I was calling “Organic Bladeskate”.…
Caleb Smith To Discuss His Upcoming 200-Mile Skate And More on Instagram This Sunday
Caleb Smith has fully embraced distance skating, while still holding true to his aggressive roots. He recently completed the 470 mile, 7-day RAGBRAI Challenge in Iowa a week after breaking…
Join Mike Lempko at Rockaway Beach in NY To Celebrate His Skate Across America
Mike Lempko's blade mission across the United States, from the Pacific Ocean in San Francisco to the Atlantic Ocean in New York City, is finally coming to a finish this…
2018 North Shore Inline Marathon Results, Ken Kuwada Completes Course in 56:56.12
This morning skaters of all levels skated from Two Harbors, MN to Canal Park in Duluth, MN while competing in the 2018 North Shore Inline Marathon. In the Elite Division,…
A Trip to Boston for the Rollerblade 10K Challenge and Tuesday Night City Skate
I've been very interested in attending one of the Rollerblade 10K Challenge events that have been popping up around the world. I finally had my chance when Myles Cotter-Sparrow asked…
SkatePro From a Small Danish Shop to a Global Powerhouse
SkatePro was founded in 1996 in Copenhagen, Denmark by roller hockey player and vert skater Jakob Høy Biegel. It started as a small shop with 5 employees that has since…