Author Johannes Jacobi

It goes without saying that this Winterclash is going to be a very special one to me. It would have been hard to continue and run this event without the fundraiser, so in a way Winterclash is all yours, more...

This is by far not everything I have in my back catalogue. After scanning relentlessly through almost 1000 rolls of film or more it has been an amazing history lesson for myself.  Forgotten memories flooding...

If you ever checked out a blade magazine, chances are high you are already familiar with Adam Kola’s work. Over the past two decades, he has shot most of your favorite pros and his photos got featured in...

A few months ago I stopped working for Be-Mag and handed on my position as editor in chief to my beloved sidekick Freddy White. What started with writing for German blading magazines more than 10 years ago,...

Living in Australia doesn’t make it easy to get recognition on an international level when it comes to blading. Not too many bladers from down under manage to pick up sponsors or travel the world for free....

What started with Jon Julio and Soichiro Kanashima’s „Lost in TranslAsian Tour“, turned out to become Themgoods Distribution’s first ever video project. The amount of Soichiro footage after the tour...

The fifth installment of Vibralux Denim’s VOD series has been released yesterday and it features long time team rider Chris Farmer. As you know already, Chris is one of the greatest bladers of all time and...

Australia’s Craig Brocklehurst is living and blading sunny Sydney and as a part of the Vine Gang he is currently stacking clips with the rest of the crew for the upcoming Chapter II. As seen in the Tour Life...

Over the course of the past ten years, Gabriel Hyden has been featured on Be-Mag so many times that it is hard to even remember the precise number anymore. And if we once had secrets to share with you, it is...

With the organisational skills possessed by Josh Butler, the Sydney crew manages to do a few road trips a year, soaking in Australia and all its beauty. This time around it was Sydney to Brisbane via Nimbin....

At the age of 22, Nils Jansons is riding his own pro boot, has his own pro wheel, won Winterclash and plenty of other major competitions and is a role model to a whole generation of bladers. In 2014 he had to...

Every time Chynna Weierstall releases a new edit the blading scene is going nuts. Her level is unbelievable and with every video she raises the bar of girls blading and therewith blading...

Tyron Ballantine made a name for himself when he won the 2006 Winterclash amateur contest after a memorable head2head battle. Quickly after, he got added to the Valo team, went on tour with them and got...

Takeshi Yasutoko turned pro when he was only nine years old and made the podiums of the world’s biggest vert events his second home ever since. Him and his brother Eito are considered the best vert riders on...

In the past years David Sizemore worked his way all the way up to the very top of blading. Together with a very few others he stands on top of that mountain, pushing hard for our sport's progression. His well...

Blading wouldn’t be anywhere without people like Kaspars Alksnis. While most people solely enjoy the act of rolling, there are people like him dedicating all their time and energy towards the bigger picture....

Coco Sanchez didn’t travel to Europe too often in the past years, so when she announced  that she would join everyone for Winterclash 2015, the Euro crowd quickly got excited to see her skate live again....

When Chris Haffey’s last video part came out in July 2011, the opener of Brandon Negrete’s video Regardless, Chris was already touring with Nitro Circus Live. Staying in shape for several stadium-shows a...

2014 has been a good one. New products got released, people traveled from all over the world to visit some of the great events out there, awesome videos and edits came out and the vibe has been great in...

2014 has been a good one. New products got released, people traveled from all over the world to visit some of the great events out there, awesome videos and edits came out and the vibe has been great in...