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 20th Colorado Road Trip Recap and Keaton Newsom’s Memorial
The Colorado Road Trip has now been an event for 20 consecutive years where we gather the crew and head into the mountains for the weekend to come together and…
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…
Solá Equipment Launches Lightweight Metal Flat-Rocker 270mm Street Frame
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…
Rollerblading Towards Mental Health – Six Wellbeing and Productivity Habits of a Serial Entrepreneur
From Barack Obama wearing the same suits in order to reduce decision fatigue to Jeff Bezos ensuring eight hours sleep each night, being strategic about your wellbeing and productivity is…
What Year Is It? A Weekend of Blading at Camp Woodward
In the late ‘60s, Ed Isabelle was a gymnastics coach at Penn State University in State College. He discovered an Amish farm about 30 miles east, that fatefully had a…
I Came to Atlanta With a Dream and Skated 200 Miles in One Day
I came to Atlanta with a dream. I wanted to blade 200 miles (321.86km) and do it for a good cause. Here I am... • Completed the Athens to Atlanta…
160-km Endurance Skate in Perth, Australia: The Blood and The Glory
Originally from New Zealand, I've been living in Perth, Australia for the past 30 years and inline skating for 22 of them. My first skates were some second-hand Roces with…
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…
10 Reasons Why Camp SkateIA Might Be the Best Way to Expand Your Skills
Skate Instructors Association (SkateIA) is known for creating instructors that can teach others how to skate. But beyond certifying new instructors, SkateIA hosts an annual camp that’s made to be…