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On 1/31/2006 Mike
wrote in from
United States
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Max,
In order to stop at speeds of 20 to 30 miles an hour, your best bet is to carve to slow down. If the amount of space doesnt admit it, you can also slide to a stop, but this technique is more of an advanced skill. I agree with checking out a video to look on how its done
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Rafael
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On 1/26/2006
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Brazil
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Rafael,
I will be at the Qix contest near Porto Alegre this weekend. Come and say hello.
Cliff Coleman
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SLIDE
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On 1/24/2006 rafael
wrote in from
Brazil
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i'm from south of brazil, a state called Rio Grande do Sul, city Porto Alegre.
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max
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On 1/22/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
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you dont wanna do the g-stop dude! it f#@!s you up! it causes like cellular breakdown and gives you brain damage and stuff! i would go to www.faltownskateboards.com and dig around in the movies section. and learn to stop before you get going to fast.
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help with stopping
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On 1/22/2006
max
wrote in from
United States
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I need to know the most efficient way of stopping for speeds of 20-30 mph. I just started longboarding about 2 weeks ago and so far just keep going until I stop, or sometimes jump off at the last second. Please, email me. Also... what's all this talk about a g-stop?
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Slide
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On 1/20/2006 Nick
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Rafael where abouts in brazil you from? im coming in a few weeks and want to skate my tits off!
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Tip on heelside slide for Airin
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On 1/19/2006 Jay
wrote in from
United States
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Airin, I had the same problem as you when I first started learning heelsides. The key for me was to really get down in the drop-knee stance, and, most importantly, make sure your front foot rolls over onto its side on the board. You can tell if this is happening by seeing if the side of your shoe is getting scuffed, similar to how you scuff up the side of your shoe when you ollie. When your foot rolls over like this, there is less of your shoe touching the board, and the tail of your board will whip around more easily. The side of the sole of your shoe acts as a smaller pivot point upon which your board can rotate. This isn't always necessary to get a good slide, but it does help, especially when you go to learn 360's. Also, keep the speed up, as much as you feel comfortable - this helps out quite a bit also. Keep practicing, you'll get it.
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shot decks
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On 1/19/2006 Rafael Ribeiro
wrote in from
Brazil
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Short deck rules!
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sliding wheels
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On 1/13/2006 Chris
wrote in from
United States
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Does anyone know if the 65 mm vertz by abec 11 are ok for sliding they are 96a. my friend is selling them brand new and i was wondering if anyone could give me advice before i buy them.
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Jawes
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On 1/9/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
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STAY ON YOU SUPAFLEX AND GO RIP THOSE SHORT DECK RIDERS MAN! Longer the better.
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Sliding On Frappr
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On 1/8/2006
Benfelts70@netscape.net
wrote in from
United States
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Hey all you guys are so awsome I have been sliding for awhile. I started a sliding group for those who are interested in chatting on Frappr. Hope to see you there!
The group is called, skatesliding
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Sliding On Frappr
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On 1/8/2006
Benfelts70@netscape.net
wrote in from
United States
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Hey all you guys are so awsome I have been sliding for awhile. I started a sliding group for those who are interested in chatting on Frappr. Hope to see you there!
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sliding board
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On 1/7/2006 jawes
wrote in from
Sweden
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Hi dudes..
I´ve mostly been doing pendulums and laiback slides on my supaflex dragon 140..with big 219 tracker trucks and 74mm flywheels 75a.
I wanna set up a board just for sliding..
any suggestions on deck trucks and wheels?
thanks,
jawes
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Lush V2 slide gloves
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On 1/5/2006
Dan Gesmer / Seismic
wrote in from
United States
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Please see our note on Vendors Corner about availability of Lush V2 slide gloves on www.geoskate.com
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Web Site
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On 1/5/2006 F
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Canada
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Sweet! Im gettin my Credit card ready...gotta try those babys.
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cannonballs
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On 1/5/2006 murray
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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hey F man, check this link
http://store.yahoo.com/3dm-sport/luloeunki.html
its from www.geoskate.com who stock lush stuff in the US, hopefully that will help you??
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Stoke Vid magazine
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On 1/5/2006 Matt
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Here is some Cannonballs in action!!!...hosted by Some Inspiration (Danny) so cheers doode
http://www.danny.space-lion.com/stoke/StokeONslow.wmv
Hopefully plenty more to come!
F...i dont think they have a distributor in Montreal YET...but i know there are plans afoot to try and make Lush more accessible globally so possibly in the short term future!!! SLide on...
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Lush wheels
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On 1/4/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
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Any distributors in Montreal? UK shipping cost is crazy...
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Lush cannonballs
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On 1/3/2006 Matt
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Ive been using the Lush Cannonballs for months now and have been blown away by how good they are. I previously used to swear by Bullets as they were cheap and did the job. Within about 2 or 3 months of using them id been through 8 or 10 individual Bullet wheels. I eventually swapped over to Cannonballs and have been riding the same set for 2 or 3 months now and there is no sign of flatspots or chunking around the lip. I have been riding them just as hard...pulling long laybacks and other variations including manual slides and they seem to hold up really well
They have a big core which i think helps the wheel hold its shape when the pressure is applied on it during a slide. They are around 97a which means that doing rotational slides are really clean and clicked. The bullets tend to carry on sliding past the fall line when you want them to stop...whereas the litte extra grip in the cannonballs means that you can get the board pointing back down hill and stand up heaps quicker and you can be a lot more confident.
Ive done 1440 flatspins on these babies so dont let the 97a durometer fool you into thinking they wont slide...wheels dont have to be 100a to do the job.
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33 inches or 36
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On 1/2/2006 Sean
wrote in from
United States
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It really depends on how deep you like your concave, width of deck, wheelbase distance.
You shold try before you buy.
Both of those are good decks you'll most likely like both of them if you buy either one.
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33 inches or 36
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On 1/2/2006 Chris
wrote in from
United States
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i was wondering if anyone could give advice on which board i should purchase for slidind either gravity's 33 inch pool model or the 36 inch team model if anyone could suggest anything else please comment back thanks
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new slider wheels
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On 1/2/2006 Erek Shaffer
wrote in from
United States
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has anyone played on the lush cannonballs?
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new slider wheels
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On 1/2/2006
Erek Shaffer
wrote in from
United States
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I just made my first pair of slide gloves today. took it to the U of U stadium lot. My wheels gave way but are too soft to break easy. I am looking at less then $30... any wheels that you guys would reccomend. I would like the sergios, but cant find them local and gravity.com is out of stock on most wheels.
Thanks for all comments
Erek Shaffer- pro street luger
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On 1/2/2006 Chris
wrote in from
United States
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Can i use a regular skateboard for Sliding or shold i buy a new board.
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zero wheel slide
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On 12/31/2005 matt
wrote in from
United States
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i think the hardest part bout that move is gettin over ur fear i started on flat ground to get the feel
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