More and more people have been getting into (or back into) inline skating since the start COVID-19. Numerous magazines and new media have produced segments and published articles about inline…
Ray Mendez of Bronx, New York on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 100th and final daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Ray Mendez. Ray is a 45-year-old inline skater and “Bronxerican” from the…
Sarai Pegram of Queens, New York on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 95th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading’s Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Sarai Pegram. Sarai is a 29-year-old inline skater, Rollerblade Ambassador and a staff member…
Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19, Part Five
Big Wheel Blading's COVID-19 CoverageThe COVID-19 pandemic has affected every skater in the world in some way. In this series, Essential Workers, Inline Skaters on the Front Lines of COVID-19,…
Mike Torres of New York, New York on Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19
For the 9th daily installment of Big Wheel Blading's Inline Skating and Life During COVID-19 series we talk to Mike Torres. Mike is a 36-year-old inline skater, freelance cinematographer, camera…
Mike Lempko About to Embark on a Coast to Coast USA Adventure
Mike Lempko is a 26-year-old inline skater from Buffalo, New York. He has lived in Denver the last three and a half years but just recently headed back to Buffalo…
The 2017 NYC Marathon and 100K as Experienced by Arnav “Sonic” Shah
Arnav "Sonic" Shah is a New York City native and staple in the inline skating scene there and on the East Coast in general. He is a well-known slalom skater…
The Church of Leon: A Chat With Videographer Mike Torres
Two years after releasing the groundbreaking Wizard antics of Canada’s Leon Basin in The Wizard of Wall Street, another Big Wheel Blading gem has hit the internet. Mike Torres and…