Snow Daze from Bruce Bales on Vimeo. Words and edit by B.J. Bales Inspired by Jake Clark, Josh Goodell and Josh Roloff, this edit follows the Quad Cities and Peoria-area skaters through a few harsh winter weeks. Despite the bitter cold and insane weather, we managed to get a lot of skating done recently. Enjoy [...]

Jon Yagla. Cedar Falls. Summer 2008. Words and photos by Adam Morris A few months back I was lucky enough to see one of my favorite sights: Jon Yagla shredding on his skates. Yagla, to me, exemplifies the pure, natural athleticism that only some people have. After a couple of serious injuries, to a shin [...]

Bruce “Juice” Bales. Fishbrain to gap. Davenport. Photo: Codee Jennings. Words by Brian Krans Bruce “Juice” Bales is a tour de force in Iowa rollerblading and a relentless advocate and promoter of skating. His skating abilities aside, he’s still a powerhouse in Iowa, infamous for traveling to sessions in his Honda, hosting out-of-town skaters at [...]

Tien Chang. Pondering in the studio. Davenport. Words and photos by B.J. Bales Tien Chang is an individual. He is an artist, and, like so many of us, a rollerblader. He doesn’t care what you think about him or his work, but he probably cares about you. This is just how Tien works. Take it [...]