In The Know
UP & COMING | SEBA DZBIK
INTERVIEW BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KEVIN LITTLE @KEVINMLITTLE, PHOTOS BY: IWONA MROZ, @IWONA_MROZ Poland has long been a hot spot for...
THE BLADIES MOVEMENT | DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK
WORDS: DEVON BABIN, @WORDSMITH1982. The Bladies movement is incredibly positive and potentially one of the best things to...
ALOHA FROM HAWAII | HAWAII SCENE REPORT
Introduction and body by: Akari Ihara, @thelightray Photos by: Atis Puampai, @exceptionally.flat and Jamie Khammounetry, @exposuretolight.j Aloha! Oahu...
GETTING WELL WITH GAVIN | THE STORY OF GAVIN COLE
The rollerblading community is an incredible accumulation of individuals that will go above and beyond to help those...
BEHIND THE MAKING OF ROCES’ MIZZICA
WORDS BY: FREDDY WHITE, @IAMFREDDYWHITE PHOTOS BY: MARCO VALERA @MARCOVALERA BEHIND THE MAKING OF ROCES’ MIZZICA It feels...
ACTION FIGURES | SOICHIRO KANASHIMA-IKIGAI BY BUTTER TV
J.P Primiano of Butter TV just released his highly anticipated new Action Figures episode featuring the Japanese icon,...
BLADES AND THE BADGE- AN INTERVIEW WITH CHICO ANDREWS
INTRODUCTION & INTERVIEW BY EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: KEVIN LITTLE @KEVINMLITTLE 2020 has been a year that will not be easily forgotten. Starting...
BEST BLADE VIDEO STAFF PICKS
We’ve come to the end of our exploration of the prominent, influential, and personally motivating rollerblading videos that...
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE | AN INTERVIEW WITH IVAN KOVTUN & DANIEL GONCHAROV
INTRODUCTION & INTERVIEW BY DOMINIC ANDERSON PHOTOS BY IVAN KOVTUN & DANIEL GONCHAROV We’ve been blessed to witness...
IN THE KNOW | THE MAKING OF SKITCH CUATRO
JUSTIN CHAD ANTHONY DETAILS THE FRUITION OF SKITCH’S LATEST ISSUE Photograph by Ryan Loewy for Be-Mag A rarity...
IN THE KNOW : DEREK HENDERSON
IN THE KNOW: DEREK HENDERSON RECOGNIZING HIS INNER MONSTER Derek Henderson is a beast on the blades. At...
IN THE KNOW & SECTION: MARTIN DANNING
Martin Danning is one of the young guns of the European scene, with a level-headed outlook on rollerblading....
NEW SECTION & IN THE KNOW: STAN KOGUTYAK
Stan. He is my favorite Russian. I say that because he is from Ukraine and he hates them...
IN THE KNOW & VIDEO: JOAO GONCALVES
Joao was shift working full time for a year and could blade maximum twice a month… and now...
IN THE KNOW: CRAIG PARSONS
Like a Kazuyoshi Miura or Teddy Sheringham in football (that’s soccer for you Americans), Craig Parsons might be...
In The Know: Soichiro Kanashima
We Are Valo 2 got released in May 2007, and one of the biggest surprises was Soichiro Kanashima’s...
In the Know: Create Originals’ Custom Ride System Frame
As many of you know we (Create Originals) have designed a new patent pending frame. We see it as not just a suspension frame but as a system of hundreds of configurations from rigid set-ups to suspension and everything in between. We call it the CRS frame or Custom Ride System frame. As a result of the many options you may have questions to the many aspects of the frame. For this In the Know we invite you to ask any an all questions about the frame system itself, what has led us to this point or why Kickstarter. Perhaps, you even have questions about Kickstarter and their policies that we can clear up for you.
In the Know: CJ Wellsmore
Although relatively new to the spotlight, CJ has had wheels under his feet since the beginning, and has been competing internationally for over a decade. Starting at such a young age and skating in the shadows of Australian legends like Cesar Mora and Matt Salerno has left CJ with an unmistakable natural style for skating, especially on transition. Since returning to his blades in 2005 after a short break for beach lifestyle in just a few years, CJ has refined his skills and established himself as one of the worlds top bladers. CJ's skills on the blades are undeniable, even to the outsider's eye, but what makes his skating even more enjoyable to watch is the fact you can tell how much he loves it. CJ still has the same passion for skating as he did when he first started, which I think is what's needed to inspire the next generation of skaters.
In the Know: Don Bambrick
Don Bambrick is a class act. Not only does he rip when he blades, but he can also beat some ass on a ping-pong table
a pool table
or a dartboard. Just not on a poker table... On any regular day, you might find him babysitting his nieces with his lady, working around the house, or cheering on the Red Wings. Dons blading reflects an athletes precision along with an artists passion; he has an excellent eye. He is closing 2011 with the most refined USD Carbon yet, and entering 2012 with a no-holds-bar section for VX. Blading is on the up and up, and Don is right there with it.
Interview with Miguel Ramos
Miguel is one of the most incredible people I know. His heart is as big as the universe. As good as it gets! His skating has been incredibly good since I can remember. Miguel have been skating for 17 years without stopping! One of the few. He has done so much for the blading community in Puerto Rico, that I dont even know how to be grateful but to tell you that he is one of the best bladers out there that can make a difference in the world. Good people like him is hard to find. If there aren't people like him I dont think there would be a skating scene in Puerto Rico. For years he has been the organizer of multiple events and competitions that keep the blading community in PR united and motivated to keep on rolling. If someone in Puerto Rico needs to be recognize in the blading community, definitely, has to be Miguel Ramos.