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OUR EDITORS PROVIDE THEIR PICKS FOR THE BEST OF THE YEAR. Josip Jagić Photo Courtesy of JJ End of the year lists demand from us to look back and settle the score, which is often burdened by...

OUR EDITORS PROVIDE THEIR PICKS FOR THE BEST OF THE YEAR. Portrait and Cover Portrait by Kaspars Alksnis    Disclaimer: When Ryan Loewy asked me to participate in Be-Mag's Editors’ Picks...

Marking the end of the contest season, this last weekend might have been the most important of the whole year for inline skating. On one side of the planet, a true legend of the sport organized the 8th annual...

A CHAT WITH JON JULIO ABOUT THE CULMINATION OF THE 2018 BLADING CUP COURSE Photograph of Jon Julio by Jon Labez for Be-Mag Interview by Ryan Loewy Photographs by Jon Labez for...

In honor of the upcoming 2018 Blading Cup, we are asking a handful of individuals throughout the industry about their past experiences with the staple competition and what their expectations are of this years...

A DISCUSSION WITH JON JULIO ON HIS BEGINNINGS OF A NEW VENTURE AND WHAT LIES AHEAD  Jon Julio photographed at Young & Grumpy Studios in Brooklyn, NY in August of 2018. Portrait by Ryan Loewy for...

Photograph by Ryan Loewy for Be-Mag The last two weeks have been quite an emotional rollercoaster, if you're passionate about rollerblading and the global rollerblading scene. Two completely separate events...

PATRICK RIDDER DISCUSSES HIS LATEST VIDEO RELEASE   Interview by Ryan Loewy Photographs by Thomas Thelmann and Tony Cheetah   Over the past decade, Patrick Ridder has come to establish...

CHRISTMAS IN JULY Daniel Ogbogu with his new Them Skates via Intuition Skate Shop The Daniel Ogbogu Skate Initiative has been accomplished! Per Photo Editor Ryan Loewy: Team, FINAL UPDATE | MISSION...

IF YOU WANT IT DONE RIGHT, YOU GOTTA DO IT YOURSELF Written by Josip Jagic Photographs by Ryan Loewy  for Be-Mag   Drawing a parallel between rollerblading and the do-it-yourself ethics of...

A PHOTO ESSAY ON THE CELEBRATION OF THEM PHOTOGRAPHS BY JON LABEZ FOR BE-MAG INTRODUCTION BY RYAN LOEWY Back in February 2018, after more than of a decade in business, Jon Julio suddenly announced the end...

The prez celebrates 40 spins around the sun, and what better way than to host a pro session at Woodward West. Ivan Narez documented the sesh in all its glory... Cover Photograph by Ryan Loewy for...

MIKE LILLY'S LOVE FOR BLADING IS THE STRONGEST ITS EVER BEEN Portrait by Ryan Loewy for Be-Mag AN INTERVIEW WITH A STYLE MASTER When I think of Mike Lilly, the first thing that comes to mind is...

Jon Julio presents his new skate company venture: Them Skates. The team: Julio, Sean Darst, Kruise Sapstein. Product shot by Jason...

FISHBRAIN - PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE LUFHOLM     IN CONVERSATION WITH BRETT DASOVIC ZERO SPIN TOPSOUL - PHOTOGRAPH BY MIKE LUFHOLM A CHAT WITH ONE OF MINNESOTA'S RISING SONS In the early...

Amid the announcement of Valo's closure, an easter egg embedded within suggested a new venture, which held true, as within only a few days comes a preview of ThemSkates . Stay tuned for...

In a statement released last night on Instagram, Jon Julio announced that Valo has come to an...

Brian Freeman loves rollerblading more than you. How so? He's been rollerblading every day since July 1st, 2017, nonstop. Have you skated every single day for the past 5 months? I didn't think so. When I...

If you're not familiar with Ivan Narez, then I guess you haven't been watching any skate videos for the past decade. Narez is responsible for a handful of incredible features, from the Hyphy Series, to the...

Jon Julio - Fishbrain - Photograph by Erick Garcia At the forefront of still documentation of the Northern California scene stands Erick Garcia. Constantly producing full-fledged photo stories under the...