Michael Bayr

23 YEARS OF BE-MAG AND COUNTING: THE NEXT STEPS

Michael BayrOctober 22, 2019

We are proud to be entering our 24th year of the Be-Mag journey. What started out as an email newsletter sent out Christmas 1996 evolved into one o... Read More...

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LAURA HEMMING: WINTERCLASH GETS BETTER WITH EVERY YEAR

Michael BayrFebruary 26, 2017

Winterclash has gradually become the most international rollerblading contest in the world, bringing together over 42 countries for the pure love of blading. Fo... Read More...

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: ADVICE FOR GETTING A BLADE THING AROUND

Michael BayrJanuary 16, 2017

A few weeks back Josip here at Be-Mag asked a few of us to share some thoughts on what we think 2017 will bring for rollerblading. Typical of myself, I couldn't say much other than, "I think it will be pretty similar to last year, BUT, what I'd like... Read More...

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: THE COLORADO ROAD TRIP 2016

Michael BayrSeptember 4, 2016

Usually, the kind of question you ask will co-determine (or co-create) the kind of answer that you’re likely to get as a response. When the question is “Will ... Read More...

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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The Myth of the Blade Fam

Michael BayrAugust 16, 2016

In linguistics, we have a term for the kinds of words that can mean anything. Literally anything. No matter what you look at, point at, speak at… BOOM, there it... Read More...

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DIRT BOX – SOMETHING FUNNY

Michael BayrJuly 26, 2016

Would you have guessed that dirt box started in the back of Ford Escort? I can think of better places, but dirt box's birth location could not be more appropriate for two creative young men who have gone on to produce some of the most entertaining,... Read More...

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NASS 2016 FULL REPORT

Michael BayrJuly 21, 2016

Yet another NASS Festival has been and gone accompanied by a weekend of skating, drinking and dancing the night away during the peak of the British ‘summer’. Th... Read More...

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For Your Consideration: Burning Questions – the Monday Edition

Michael BayrJuly 18, 2016

Words by: Frank Stoner Since we’ve already divided up my little writing project into a few different posts, we figured ‘why not go whole hog’ and do this la... Read More...

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Roskilde Festival 2016: (Live) Update #3

Michael BayrJuly 7, 2016

Waking up Sunday on your last morning in the camp you feel a tidal sense of sorrow as the realisation sets in that Roskilde is over and you must return to the outside world. You've survived 10 days of rollerblading, music, too many beers and the most... Read More...

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For Your Consideration: Tim Adams Just Rolled The Hard Six

Michael BayrJuly 5, 2016

For a long time, I’ve wanted to write a piece on the very strange relationship the rollerblading community has with the gay community. For those of us who grew ... Read More...

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Roskilde Festival 2016: Live Update #2

Michael BayrJune 30, 2016

Day 6 and the rest of the world is starting to feel like a distant memory. Waking up in the sweaty tent once again after a long night of festival parties on the... Read More...

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Roskilde Festival 2016: Live Update #1

Michael BayrJune 28, 2016

Sunday starts with waking up sweating in your tent listening to the same techno song you went to sleep listening to from the camp next door after a long night of Tuborg, reuniting with old friends and meeting new companions for the heavy week ahead. ... Read More...

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Hiding Out in the Woods: the 2016 Northwest Shred Tour

Michael BayrJune 14, 2016

The world is a fucked up place, made evident by another mass shooting inside U.S. borders. There are lots of reasons why these keep happening in major cities. ... Read More...

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For Your Consideration: Burning Questions – Part 2

Michael BayrJune 7, 2016

In the first "Burning Questions" episode, Be-Mag all-star columnist, rhetorician and cognitive linguist Frank Stoner recruited our infamous messageboard to expa... Read More...

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Report: FISE World Montpellier 2016

Michael BayrMay 16, 2016

Just last week, the 20th edition of the FISE happened. In blading, twenty sounds like an awful lot. And this year again, lots of blading happened. Lots of partying happened, too. Sleep? Well, not so much... If there is one thing you can take for gran... Read More...

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For Your Consideration: Burning Questions from the Message Board

Michael BayrApril 28, 2016

It’s no secret that I’ve been in something of a slump lately when it comes to writing articles for Be-Mag. I’m months overdue on a double article for Smiley abo... Read More...

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For Your Consideration: The Humble Frontside (Part 1)

Michael BayrFebruary 9, 2016

It turns out that the humble Frontside is a rather complicated little scamp and much can be said about it—so much so that I’m going to have to divide up everyth... Read More...

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Insight: Carlos Bernal

Michael BayrFebruary 4, 2016

I first met Carlos Bernal back in 2011 when I first arrived in Barcelona. The clean cut newcomer had just started skating flow for USD Spain and he was developing his skating, trying to make a name for himself amongst all of the bladers coming throug... Read More...

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Blading Cup 2015: Blades, Bolts, and Black Eyes

Michael BayrDecember 21, 2015

It’s a lot of fun throwing a skate contest in downtown Santa Ana. It isn’t just exposing our sport to new spectators, watching some of the best in the world sh... Read More...

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FISE World Chengdu 2015: (Live) Update #3

Michael BayrNovember 30, 2015

To wrap up our not-so-live updates from China, here are our final thoughts on the FISE World event which took place last month in Chengdu. We rarely have a chan... Read More...

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FISE World Chengdu 2015: (Live) Update #2

Michael BayrNovember 25, 2015

At this point, it might appear quite strange to feature the second part of our Chinese story when the FISE World contest actually took place in Chengdu just over a month ago. However, we thought this might be the perfect occasion to share our experie... Read More...

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