After months of anticipation, the first IQON skates will soon be arriving at the Disroyal Distribution warehouse. Soon they will be available for purchase at the world’s best skate shops…
Big Wheel Blading presents Si Coburn
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…
New Powerslide Skates: Arise SL Black, Next SL Pink 80, and USD Aeon 80 Team
Powerslide has given us the scoop on three exciting new skate releases. For freeskating they will be coming out with the Powerslide Arise SL Black and the Powerslide Next Pink…
The 6th Annual New England Memorial Jam in Hartford, CT
On Sunday, November 14th, 2021, I hit the road for the 6th Annual New England Memorial Jam in Hartford, Connecticut. Hosted by Matt Ragone, the event brings together skaters from…
Chris G on the Streets at the 2021 Blading Cup in Santa Ana, CA
The 10th anniversary of the Blading Cup took place November 6th and 7th In Santa Ana, California. Founded by long-time professional inline skater and Them Skates owner Jon Julio, Blading…
Interview with Rollerblader and Illustrator Louie Joyce
For the third installment of our Artist Series, I speak to Louie Joyce, a 34-year-old comic creator, illustrator, and rollerblading enthusiast living in Wollongong, Australia. What was your first exposure to art? Does…
Jan Welch Launches Then And Now, an Inline Skating YouTube Channel
Big Wheel Blading founder, Jan Welch Launches Then And Now, an inline skating YouTube Channel! This channel will take a look into his past and present within the sport. There…
Raffle to Benefit the Family of Julian Isaac, Featuring the Art of Erik Burke and Chris Peel
Hi, Jan Welch here. I wanted to let everyone know that I am holding a raffle for the family of Julian Issac. I still cannot believe that Julian was taken…
Interview with Inline Skater and Photographer Matthew Jastrzemski of Zagreb, Croatia
For the nineteenth installment of our Photographer Series, I spoke to Matthew Jastrzemski, a 42-year-old inline skater and photographer living in Zagreb, Croatia. Originally from the United States, Matthew has been living…
Dustin Werbeski Opens Up About Life and Blading in the Plains of Saskatchewan
In the past four years, Dustin Werbeski has worked at a camera shop, pursued photography, collaborated on music videos, explored native history, built a mini skatepark in his garage, and continued his passion for aggressive skating, off-road blading, and free skating, with plans to develop a trail system/dirt park and dreams of another pro skate in the future.