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slide setup
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On 4/12/2006
imwithmaniac
wrote in from
United States
(69.230.nnn.nnn)
amos, there really is no one slide setup that is the best period. i actually have three slide specific decks right now, one a 9.5w z-flez classic with 169 indys and powell gbones wheels, a z-flex shogo kubo with 149's and ojII team rider wheels, and a stereo galactomatic cruizer with the hardware mounted on the nose and tail (randals with 96a no skools). the last one is the longest, and most stable (36" wheel base) and the other two are considerably smaller, and very quick and harder to control. the only way to figure out what will work for you is to ride ride ride, i have a friend that rides the s9 native with 85a rat bones and tears it up. there are still other people that say anything that size is just like slidiong a new little trick deck... my point is find a board that feels good to you and throw on some harder wheels than your used to and just go for it... after that them youll know if that setup was good or bad and have at least some idea of where you need to make changes (and it doesnt hurt to have some friends in the area so you can try a couple of different setups)
speaking of that... is there any sliders in the la, pasdaena area down for some late night sessions, we have a krew here that goes mostly go monday nights... but i go almost every day, drop me a line if you live (or are cruising by) the area... and good luck amos
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90a Hawaii K's
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On 4/12/2006
K-LEE
wrote in from
United States
(172.191.nnn.nnn)
Amos, imwithmaniac was right. If you're looking for some 90a Krypto Hawaii K's, Gear Guys has them in all sizes (60mm, 65mm, 70mm). I say if you like them get a few sets now and stock up until something better comes out.
http://www.gearguys.com/kryptonics.html
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slide boards
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On 4/11/2006
amos
wrote in from
United States
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hmmmm, no hawaii k's huh? bummer
so, who likes to slide on what? my 38" board seems good sizewise. what should i go with for a slide setup? the motion i menioned in my other post? smaller, like sector 9's cali native? or something toted as "made for sliding" like rayne's chris dahl?
any input is welcome
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Kryptonics
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On 4/10/2006
imwithmaniac
wrote in from
United States
(69.230.nnn.nnn)
hey amos, i know you were not talking to me, but i just wanted to say that kryptos no longer make the 90a duro hawaii K's... you still may be able to find them at a few places... gear guys, ect. they were good wheels, too bad they are no more, try 77mm/88a abec 11 strikers, (or some 92a no skools)... good luck, be good or be good at it
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the right wheels
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On 4/10/2006
amos
wrote in from
United States
(70.185.nnn.nnn)
james, i've been looking at the motion classique 42" to further my sliding skills, etc. motion's "sliding" setup comes with crail old school 160mm's and kryptonic 84a's. should i shell out for a harder wheel, say, kryptonics 90a?
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James/Colorado
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On 4/3/2006
Ian Ruppert
wrote in from
United States
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Hey man, I slid with ya at the high plains outlaw race. I'm the one with the dreads. Lemme know next time your in town and we can slide it up at the super secret slide hill.
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The right wheel
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On 3/31/2006
Jamesd West
wrote in from
United States
(168.103.nnn.nnn)
Amos you should try much harder wheels they making sliding so much funner you slide a lot further. Try some thing like a park wheel 95a to 99a. Also one way to help your wheels let go on back sides is to get your butt away from the board this gets more wieght offf the wheels and helps them to slide better. Have fun sliding.
Ps are you the guys I slid with in Colorado? If so E-mail me. Because I lost yours
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re: minis
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On 3/29/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(70.112.nnn.nnn)
thanks. yea, the width issue is what i was pondering. i hear allot about the powell bowl bombers (cant afford the no skoolz or cannonballs). think im gonna go in that direction.
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old skool wheels
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On 3/29/2006
imwithmaniac
wrote in from
United States
(69.230.nnn.nnn)
Powell mini cubics will slide well but are a little to wide for my tastes, i personally like the white 97a rat bones, or the black 85a ones, the powell g bones are a little too narrow. any of the santa cruz old skools (oj II team riders, and speed wheels, oj III, 58mm & 63mm) work well, but overall what ive seen is just that the reissue wheels hold up longer than the other hard duro wheels that ive tried so far...
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Jeep Slide
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On 3/27/2006
jaybyrd
wrote in from
Mexico
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Thanks C-Tut,
I don't know if I looked slick (scared s@%#less) or not, but those seats will never smell the same. Although it was pretty exciting when the sliding stopped and the rolling did not start. My son said he wanted to do it again...( is it murder if they don't catch you? )
CYa'll
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Props
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On 3/27/2006
C-Tut
wrote in from
United States
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Props to jaybyrd for staying alive, and probably looking pretty slick in a jeep.
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sliding mini cubes
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On 3/26/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
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has anyone slid powell mini cubes. how do you feel about them? what would you rather slide than these?
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Big Slide
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On 3/20/2006
jaybyrd
wrote in from
Mexico
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This weekend I was driving up in the "Hill Country" of Texas, Stopping and skating just about anything that had a slope to it. By the way I am jealous of all you "Texas Outlaws" out there, some of these places we found were trully awesome. Any way comming back to Houston Sunday we were caught in some really nasty weather, the kind that forms tornados. I was slowing down to about 50 because the visabiliy was getting kinda bad, when we were hit by a heavy down burst which spun my jeep around and as I was trying to get control of it I was going 50 miles an hour 90o to the highway and all I could think about was that I can't slide my board wery good but I've got Surgio beat on sliding jeeps.
Now if I can only get a tornado to start forming every time I try to slide my deck, maybe I could slide alot better.
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learning to slide
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On 3/19/2006 amos
wrote in from
United States
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so i just recently learned to frontside - i did read the silverfish digression on how to slide a long time ago before realizing that it's really just about growing balls and doing it.
here's what i'm wondering: i've got a 38" sector nine cosmic with the stock gullwings, b42's, and kryptonics 78A 65mm's.
whenever i get way out over the asphalt and start a slide, one in ten times or so my board will stop and i'll eat it. it this my leading wheels not clearing the ground and catching?
also, any tips on getting the board to break free on backsides(i'm still working on them)
and what different slide gloves do people recommend?
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INDY!
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On 3/18/2006 Rafael Ribeiro
wrote in from
Brazil
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Indy rules!
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Trucks
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On 3/17/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
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Indy.
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trucks
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On 3/16/2006
alex
wrote in from
United States
(70.21.nnn.nnn)
I have a big bozi that i bomb with, and it slides, but competlely out of control, so i was looking into a slide setup, i have picked out the deck, but what kind of trucks, radalls, seismics???
Thanks
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DT's gloves
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On 3/15/2006 trent
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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hate to be pedantic, but this "UHMW" you talk of is UHMW PE (polyethylene)
and from pure experience, i rate polycarbonate much more than UHMW PE
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cliffslider deck in the UK
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On 3/13/2006 gavin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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stoked to see that www.octanesport.com have cliff's deck in, and at such a great price. just need the postie to hurry up and the sun to shine a bit!
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DT Designs
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On 3/13/2006 DT
wrote in from
United States
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Check out the Vendor's Corner for pics.
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San Francisco hills
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On 3/10/2006 Jason
wrote in from
United States
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I am going to be in San Francisco in a few weeks and I was wondering if anyone can post some good spots to hit? I saw the Faltown site's take on SF, but I am hoping to get a few more specific spots that anyone out there thinks should not be missed. I will be bringing a "smaller" slide set-up with me that I just put together and have used a few times (36" Alva deck with 62mm Skwertz wheels and RII 180's), due to it fitting nicely in a bag that I already have. I am used to sliding a 40" board with larger wheels and the 180's. I just hope that the steeps out there don't have me wishing that I brought my larger board for that bit of extra wheelbase stability. Anyway, thanks for any info.
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myspace
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On 3/9/2006 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
http://vids.myspace.com
current feature clip, "longboard slides"
or go straight to it at,
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=
438751110&n=2&Mytoken=C24A968A-66D3-B497-700265D300ADF7302190210
(glue the above)
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Gloves etc
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On 3/9/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
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A picture says it all..any pic for us to peek?
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DT DESIGNS
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On 3/9/2006
DT
wrote in from
United States
(68.5.nnn.nnn)
DT DESIGNS presents,
UHMW, Ultra High Molecular Weight, is the premier plastic for sliding gloves. If your looking for a plastic that outlasts the others while providing the least amount of drag than look no further.
All pucks are 4" in diameter.
Some of the pucks are far thicker than anything you'll see on the asr market. At one time, I had an investor willing to help me launch a slider glove co, unfortunately, he moved out of state and I lost interest. Now that I have more time and am short on change, I've decided to start making higher quality materials easily available to my fellow downhill brethren. Its easy to choose a thin, polyethylene hybrid that wears out quickly and requires constant replacement, and this is what many companies provide (few people want to sell a product that will keep its customers away for very long periods of time, especially in an already low volume market). UHMW will outlast the gloves.
You can only buy the pucks or I can fab some gloves at a higher cost.
Gloves are a soft, high quality work/drivers leather glove in beige.
I use contact cement to fasten the pucks. Placement is on the palm. Angled pucks have the thicker end towards the wrist (the area where the most weight is placed - and thus typically the most worn part of a palm only glove). I prefer to keep the fingers free for grabbing rail.
I prefer a thicker puck. This is similar to a drop thru truck, drop thru equals less distance traveled when extending a foot for braking. By the same means, a thicker puck requires less of a reach when putting a hand down, allowing you to keep your back flatter. It also keeps your fingers off the ground.
Current pucks are white, but black will be available in the near future.
Price is based on thickness. 10mm and under is $5ea, 11-20mm is $7.50ea, 21-30mm and up is $10ea.
Gloves are $15 a pair and includes assembly.
Additional pucks(any orders over 1 pair) receive 20% and applies to pucks of equal or lesser value.
check buy/sell/trade forum for availability.
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Slide contest on the East coast
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On 3/6/2006 F
wrote in from
Canada
(70.48.nnn.nnn)
Its gettin there Habib. we are trying to get this slide contest for July. Dont worry, i will make sure you get all the infos!
As for the DB06, im healing a double twisted ankle. Its been 2 months yet, and still, lotta pain. f#@!in pool riding kicked my ass...but now the ankle is back to its normal size, i can walk without the BLING BLING YO YO YO walking style, so i guess its gettin there...cant wait to see you all again, i hope well have as much of a good time there than Slidefest. at least, we wont get lost in the streets of Cali this time! HAHA!
There will be a slide contest at the Top Challenge also, but the show is only in September.
How is life in general little brother? What is you slide contest agenda so far??
-F aka Fabrice Gaetan
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