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leathers vs. kevlar
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On 4/29/2001
Brad G.
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Which is better . i got some extra money to blow on a new suit but which should i buy ???????????
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My pads
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On 4/27/2001
Neil G
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Sadly my pads are no longer available. A buddy of them was manufacturing them locally on a very small scale in the 80s. They are at least as big as PDs, using closed cell foam padding. They also have a nice feature in that he built up a pocket of ridges for your knee to help prevent the pad from being dragged off during a slide.
Neil
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Fingerless nomore.
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On 4/26/2001 PCB
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OK! That was quick turnaround for a reply, thanks! I’ll definately forget about making fingerless gloves. I’ll start looking for something comparable to the crochet bike gloves though, as it gets beastly hot during Summer here in Northern VA.
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Fingerless, not!
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On 4/26/2001 roger
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PCB, keep those fingers covered. It is much easier to pop open a cold one with fingerless gloves, but looking at the wear on my gloves I can only imagine what injuries I have avoided. Even if the sliding plate is one huge piece, things can move around, come off, etc. One time I had a finger get sucked underneath the sliding plate and was very glad to tear up a glove than loose a fingernail. IGSA and EDI will not let you race without full gloves.
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Fingerless sliding gloves
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On 4/26/2001 PCB
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I haven’t gotten into higher speed downhill or coleman slides yet but am getting the jones for it, so I’m gonna make my first pair of sliding gloves. I’m wondering though how well a pair of fingerless gloves with cutting board will work. I really like those classic crocheted bicycle gloves because they’re so cool in the summer. Would fingerless gloves be a stupid idea? Has anyone tried it?
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Neil's pads.
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On 4/26/2001 PCB
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I've been needing some extensively padded kneepads for a while, I've been considering PD brand but they're soooo expensive. Neil G, what are the pads you're describing, and do they have as much as 1.5" thick padding, like PD?
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Pro-designed
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On 4/26/2001
Neil G
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From all I've heard, pro-designed is The Shit. And they're proud of their gear. At one time most of the pro vert riders used them. My pads aren't PD but the design is similar - massively oversized with huge slider caps, stretch backing backed up by velcro straps. They work beautifully for vert. For street riding you may find them bulky.
Neil
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Pro Designed
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On 4/26/2001 Theboz
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Are these guys the shits, or are they real proud of their gear? Pretty pricey, but they talk about custom fitting knee and elbow pads.
Tom Bosworth
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boneshieldz
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On 4/23/2001
leo
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HAve anybody tried these kneepads?
leo
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Epoxy For Sliding Gloves
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On 4/15/2001 Jackass (aka Mickey D)
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Hey, don't bother to respond to my earlier query. . . I HAD checked the archives before I posted, but found a lot more stuff after, so just ignore me and feel free to ridicule. :) From what it sounds like, people have been having mixed experiences, but I think I agree with Herbn's seeming thousands of responses to questions like mine throughout the past, and will probably do some type of laces on em for durability's and safety's sake. With that, I say goodnight.
Ryan
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Sliding Gloves
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On 4/15/2001
Mickey D
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Hey all, I was just wondering if some two ton epoxy might have better results than the shoe goo for sliding gloves, or if the overall nonporousness of the uhmw just makes it a pain in the butt for anything, including said epoxy? I'm sure somebody's probably tried it, and if not, I'll let you know how it goes, as my shoe goo ain't working. Thanks.
Ryan
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slide gloves and visors
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On 4/11/2001 mikez
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Today I got some anti-fog stuff for my helmet, and i gave my helmet a good fixing up and now I can breath properly, see properly and all with a reasonable amount of comfort,
as far as a quick slide glove, one time I lost mine and had to make some new ones I didn't even make them I just picked up an ice cream lid(an old one we eat lank ice cream in my house and we have lots of old ice cream and my mom keaps the containers)and stciky taped it to my hand it worked a lot better than you'd expect except the next day when it got hot and I was doing a slide and it burnt through and I got a saw hand:-)
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20 oz plastic soda bottles
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On 4/11/2001 Herbn
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Will also work in a pinch.
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free aol cds
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On 4/10/2001
brad
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so i was on my way to mt. solidad today and low and be hold i forgot my power slide gloves . any one who has sk8ed mt. solidad, be it the pacific beach side or the la jolla side know that a power slide glove is essintial. but i forgot mine . when i got to garnet st. i stoped of at the 7-11 . i bought some really cheap gloves and a roll of duck tape . but while at the cash register im thinking what can i do and then i looked over and there it was a whole bin of those free aol cds that come in the news paper mail and just about any other way they can shove those in your face . so any way i snaged 3 and ducked them to my glove . they didnt work as well as most materials ive used . but hey i was in a quik jam .just saying be resourcefull . late!
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More sliding glove action
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On 4/7/2001 R.
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one of the french sites, (I can't remember which--the one with manu featured prominently) offered some different advice than the usual kitchen cutting board recipe for gloves. One of their gloves had fiberglass, another had what they called a "nougat" of epoxy and plastic chips. might last longer than cutting board.
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sliding
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On 4/2/2001 roger
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Hugh, I started off sliding by grabbing the rail. Then Cliff showed me how to slide without touching board and find that the arm is the air really does make a big difference in controlling slides.
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Spel chek
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On 4/2/2001 Herbn
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no insult intended,it's just funny.as was my typo,in a post pointing out your many typo's,in a post full of typo's talking about being well protected from numerous head shots while wearing a protec helmet.I've been reading Mark Gonzales' book, has it effected my writing:) i'm mentioned in the back.
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protac-pcb
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On 4/2/2001 brad
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i wasnt talking about the cut above the ear, i was talking about the fullface dh mtn.bike helmets . and to herban i was in a rush . i was in a hurry "OK".
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sticky back
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On 4/2/2001
hugh r
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Hey Cliff,
Thanks for the tip on the velcro... I saw that stuff at the sewing store, so I'll pick it up for these next sets.
I started to learn a basic slide (who knows what it'd be called) but I squat, grab my rail and turn heel side. Boy is that fun... and your right, it's not that hard!
I figured if your willing to show me some moves next month the least I could do was to have done some practice! What really got me was that Rooney was out there busting some moves (the skate type) so, there was no way that I couldn't try too.
Thanks again for the tip... HR
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gloves finger
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On 4/2/2001
Leo
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Thanx Lansing i would try it with plastic an uhmv or whatever is spelled.
leo
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Sliding gloves fingers
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On 4/2/2001
Lansing
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Here's my solution to the finger wear-through prob. Rather than duct-taping the fingertips like Eric M suggests, check this out:
While you're at Home Depot or Tag's or wherever picking up a cheap cutting board for the palms of the gloves, look around the Kitchen section. 90% probability that they'll have hundreds of free formica countertop samples hanging on a wall or display unit. Grab a few of those (the one's I got were 2.5" x 1.75").
Using a fine-toothed blade on your jigsaw or bandsaw, or pair of heavy-duty sheers, simply cut-out 10 oval shaped pieces about 1.25" long & .75" wide. (The first one's I made were too small, 1"x.5"). Then hot-glue or shoe-goo 'em to the fingertips of the gloves. They slide beautifully, and you can still grab & pick up your board with ease! Sure, the pieces are thin, but since the bulk of your weight is on the palm, they last really long. An added plus is that they come in a whole variety of colors for you "style-saavy" skaters!
Lansing
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Adhesive for velcro
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On 4/2/2001
Cliff Coleman
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Hugh,
Try to find the two inch wide sticky back velcro. Then you won't have to use cement to stick the velcro to the plastic. The sticky back velcro works find and lasts a long time.
Cliff Coleman
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Sliding gloves fingers
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On 4/2/2001
Leo
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What do you use to protect the fingers of the gloves?, i´m makin my 3 set of gloves cause all my fingers have a hole and i dont want to use tape on them
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uhmw glue
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On 4/2/2001
hugh r
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On the advice of DT, I gave the contact cement a try for securing the velcro to the cutting board. It works. So far is has stayed on just fine.
Previously I had tried shoe goo, silicon, epoxy, super glue, and 3m super 77 to no avail. The regular ol' contact cement was the ticket... HR
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rector pads
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On 4/2/2001
rulio
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where can i buy rector kneepads online?
the website appears to be a dead end
thank you oh great and wonderful ncdsa
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