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On 11/2/1998 Scheckey
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Any tips on how to get all the way around for a 360 coleman? I figure you gotta just push it all the way but Im having a bit of trouble with that. Think I just gotta go faster?
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On 11/1/1998
Rogue
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I don't know if this is old, but another, yet not as
impressive, move for getting off your board is by
taking your back foot off and sliding your front to
the tailand popping it up so you can catch the front truck.
Later
Rogue
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On 10/30/1998
todcar
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Coleman Slide? I was watching ESPn2 the other day and they showed some clips from the original Bones Brigade video - showed some guy (peralta?) doing about 35-40 down a hil and ripping 50 foot slides, continuing at speed, ripping another long slide, continuing again...wow. It was way cool and mind blowing. And, he was doing on a 30" board with 90 duro wheels. Kind of made me think twice about the need for length. I prefer longboards for their cruising and bombing abilities..but this was far out. Check it out.
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On 10/29/1998
James
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That is a sick move. I am tired of jumping off my board and then trying to chase it. This is easy and looks cool. It is hard with my big heavy cruiser but with my carver its smooth. Thanx
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On 10/27/1998
kilimanjaro
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Hey tl
I just tried out your step off technique. I’ll have to practice it a little before I can pull it of every time but all I can say is that it rocks. It is by far the slickest way I have ever stepped of a board at low speed. I recommend it to anyone out there !!! Another slick trick you need to master in the endless quest of becoming the perfect asphaltman..... how poetic eh :-)
CU on the road Kili
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On 10/26/1998 tl
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Slick way to get off your board at pre-slide speeds. First you need a board with a bit of nose. Second place one foot at the very front of the board then step off with the other foot. Angle your nose foot and push down to lift the tail. The nose will hit the road and pop up like an ollie. Snatch board from the air with other hand and presto - instant pedestrian. Impresses the ladies , especialy when you don't look back. Skating in the city, I have to do this manuever at least ten times a day. Remember, the fast you go, the harder you have to push down the nose or you'll find yourself reaching back and grabbing nothing but air. It's by far the fastest and smoothest transition to walking mode I know of.
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On 10/23/1998
Ian
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I figured out how to 50/50 grind my S9, and it kicks ass.
I've been riding at a skatepark in chadam, ma. and am having
fun.Grinding is much faster than a shortie board. I wish i
could figure out how to ollie it though, because with all
the bounce that board has i'm sure I could have a lotta fun.
If any of you guys know how to drop into a pipe on a
longboard(bombdrop?)or ollie an S9 gimmie an e-mail.
thanx,
Longboarder with few hills
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On 10/21/1998
BLUNTKING
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does anyone have any tips on ollieing a longboard?
i can ollie my bros shortboard
but whenever i try my S9 cosmic 2 i slip off the back!
This could be due to lack of grip tape
help me out my brothers!!
ride on...
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On 10/19/1998
Stowe Beam
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I just got into the longboarding thing three weeks ago.
I'm stuck way inland and can't surf, so i'm trying to keep my
life balanced. I got a gravity hyper carve and i love it.
super fast. i don't quite have the whole slide thing down yet,
but i'm trying. the question is how do you keep from sliding out when you
when you don't want to? at speed several times i'm carving
a big turn and i feel my back wheels go. i don't really thing
i'm laying it over that hard. any tricks to carve hard and
not loose traction. stay low? weight on front foot?
let me know.
I'm in davidson, north carolina so happy boarding to
all teh west coasters out there.
happy baording, stowe
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On 10/17/1998 Tyler
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Thanks everyone for responding to my question. I think i'm going to get out my old copies of Future Primitive and Bones Brigade video show out now.
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On 10/13/1998
Rogue
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I just saw the old 80's classic "Gleaming the Cube." It had
some great examples of coleman slides. Check it out.
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On 10/13/1998
dem
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Tyler...nothing wrong with asking questions. It's a common one, you're not the first.
Maybe it's time for a FAQ on NCDSA? Anyone?
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On 10/13/1998 Gunnar Southswell
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Tyler,
There's a good description of the Colman slide on the Sidewalk Surfer's home page at:
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/2020/ride5.htm
Also if you get a chance to see either of the first two Bones Brigade videos they have some good Colman sliding stuff.
Later,
The Gunster
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On 10/13/1998 tyler
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Also, keep in mind that i'm riding a 32" deck.
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On 10/13/1998 Tyler, but not that other tyler
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hey, i'm kind of new at the downhilll thing, so bare with me. Before i skated mostly pools/ramps/street. What is a coleman slide and how do i do it? I hope asking this question isnt considered sacreligious to you guys.
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On 9/24/1998 Felbin Dustscabber
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I made a homemade brake for my 48" longboard with a trigger handgrip. When I went tooo fast I pulled the brake on and it rubbed my back wheels.
My board stopped and I fell off. My nose got broke and it has a big giant chunk out of it.
I gess I messed up. I'm not going to use my brakes any more.
You don't need brakes. Just jump off and try to run. I did that and I fell again.
I'm going to ride in my garage instead.
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On 9/16/1998 Adam
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Ren,
There are many posts on our web site on how to stop a longboard. Try our Search page and search for the keyword "Coleman". You'll find may references and how-to instrucitons on the Coleman Slide braking technique.
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On 9/16/1998
ren
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I have a question about an injury I keep getting evertime I dfrag my foot or run with one foot to slow down,, Yesterday I was bombing a hill, half way down after about the sixth turn I realized that at the bottom was an intersection and I could see some cars coming, so I thought that I should either bail before I get there or try and make it past the intersection before they got there,, well what happened was when I got to the bottom thewre was already a steady flow of cars coming out of the other street so I had no option but to bail or to stomp my foot to slow down saving the board from certain destruction. Anyways when I started to stompo my right foot onb the ground to slow downI felt this sharp pain uin my back,, I had to stomp pretty hard because I was going to fast,, the first stomp almost threw me of the board,, anyways I managed to get through it but am left with this pain on the right side of my lower back,, how do I prevent this from happening again I hate this back pain and I hate cars....anyone know a good safe way to slow down, in an emergenccy without bailing your board, or howabout just agood way to slow down on a hill...thanks remember old school baby, old school...
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On 9/13/1998 i
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try putting really small wheels
on the back
and larger wheels on the front
this makes you keep up speed
and make tight carves and turns
try expermenting with differnt sizes and types of
wheels
skate proud
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On 9/4/1998 jason Hilty
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I'm sorry. I misspelled a word in that last comment. I meant
to say "throw"..not "though"
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On 9/4/1998
Jason Hilty
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Hey. I got a problem. I've been longboarding for a couple months now but I live in Indiana so there aren't very many longboarders around. Can anyone tell me how to through some slides or anything? Longboarding rules.....
I just need to learn some of the basics and it's hard to teach myself when I have to guess how to do things. Please help. Email me at hiltyj@bethel-in.edu
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On 9/3/1998
eggman
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Hey Adam,
How did that vid of Scott turn out? I got a killer shot of him in a bad ass slide. Interested?..?..let me know.
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On 9/1/1998 Adam
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Tyler,
Don't hold the rail. The reason you're going in circles is that when you're in position to hold the rail, too much of your weight is directly over the wheels which gives them too much grip, hence no slide. In the Coleman slide, you transfer your center of gravity well off the board, towards the uphill direction. Imagine sitting on a low bench that is parallel to your board, but a foot or two further up the hill than where your deck is. If your ass is sitting on that bench, and your uphill hand (left if regular, right if goofy) is planted on the street, your center of gravity (CG) will be sufficiently off the wheels to let them break loose with ease. Once you're doing that, the correct position for your other arm is extended over your head which lets you control your CG and prevent over-sliding into a full-180. Check the Pics section for people in this position.
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On 9/1/1998
tyler
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i,m having trouble with my coleman slide. When i put my hand down and have my left hand on the rail (i'm a goofy foot) i just go in circles. it looks kinda funny. but it sucks. my back wheels arent sliding. any advice?
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On 8/27/1998
Moqui
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I read the post on Coleman sliding, and i promptly whipped up a sliding glove, but unfortunatly I still cant do one. I think I'm trying to pull it off the wrong way. Just to clarify things what is a "Frontside drop knee g turn"? If some one could please answer this question I would be very happy. thanx.
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