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…
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.
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…
Eric Cruz Talks Off-Road Skating on Powerslide SUV Skates
Eric Cruz originally moved to Austin in 2009 from the Amarillo area. He is 31-years-old and received his first pair of skates when he was 13-years-old. Eric started aggressive skating…
Featured Shop: Roex Roller Outlet in Barcelona, Spain
Roex is one of the biggest skate shops in Barcelona. I sat down with co-owner Oli Benet to discuss the shop's origins, where Roex is heading into the future, and…
Rollerblading vs. Inline Skating? Does it really matter what it’s called?
Since the early 90s people have either called what we doing inline skating , or rollerblading. Throughout those years you had your purists who always say rollerblade is a company,…