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gloves
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On 7/10/2004
hc
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iroy,
I recommend avoiding the fingerless gloves for serious sliding.
I have fingerless slider gloves that I use for park riding and slalom on mellow hills.
Great pics and vids, UK dudes.
I will add those links to my sliding page.
hc
www.geocities.com/sk8sanjose/sliding.html
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sliding gloves
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On 7/10/2004 iRoy
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I was wondering, how do you people with fingerless sliding gloves avoid ripping up your fingers?? I am about to make my own sliding gloves and I am trying to decide if I should use fingerless biking gloves or awkward work gloves. The biking gloves are obviously better looking but do they protect?
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Reply to Iroy
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On 7/10/2004
Jesus Christ
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Iroy m' boy! Don't go staining your clothing that way! Just jump off the board, run a few yards, and swipe it off the ground. If you're just on the street and you're stopping for a light, step on the wheel. Since you know where you'll have to stop (at the crosswalk) stepping on the wheel is possible because although it takes away to come to a halt, you can time it because, as I said before, you know where you're stopping. If you need to stop a bit sooner, just put a foot down. Here, you can make a lil' list out of it depending on how fast you go:
Slow: Just step off the board.
Medium: Step on the wheel 'til you come to a hult.
Fast: Stomp on the ground, dragging your foot till you stop (what I usually do, but it's not too good for your shoe).
Faster: Jump off the board and run (and you'll find yourself running without much of a choice). Catch your board before a car hits it.
Really f#@!ing fast!: Do what you do, and head for the grass. If you go really f#@!ing fast often, I recomend you not where whites.
There ya go.. Print it out and super glue it to your arm.
- Jesus
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How bout braking on a long board
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On 7/9/2004 iroy
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Anyone have a good method for braking a long board while going real fast downhill? My method for stopping is to carve into the grass and bite it, but that is starting to hurt.
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UK slide pics
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On 7/9/2004 Ian
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If you haven't already seen this, check www.darksliders.com for pics of Lush Longboards recent jam;the Monday pics are Cliff's slide clinic.Thanks to photographer, great work
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Gnarly Pics from Faltown
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On 7/9/2004 jon
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Check these pics from those dudes in England, from Cornwall???
http://www.faltownskateboards.com/gallery/Riders
keep it up guys.
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RE: Mongo footbraking
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On 7/8/2004
apw
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It depends on your skating. If your cruising, mongo works just fine, If your bombing there are a few problems.
First, the majority of your stability comes from the weight of your front foot, if you take your front foot off at 35mph+ you could find yourself in a scary situation.
Second, its pretty hard to steer with your back foot. There are times that i need to set up a turn while im braking, so it is important to have as much control over the board as possible.
Third, It takes longer to get your front foot off the board, down to the ground and back. If your coming into a hard turn you want to get your braking done at the last possible moment before the turn.
I am a mongo skater that has just become comfortable braking with my back foot. I was not able to foot brake mongo and now that I can brake many roads have become skateable for me.
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bozi
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On 7/8/2004 tom
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i have the same problem as ethan and carve ti up, i ordered a board over 6 weeks ago, and still no show!!
Is this common?
I cant believe it after reading all the posts of suppport on how good he is with the customer service- that was why i decided to get a bozi in the first place!
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sliding wheels
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On 7/7/2004
Tad
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I mostly use flyweels 83mm 78a for sliding and bombing and carving, they work great, Krytos work well also, I have some 70mm white kryps they slide well also. the main thing is that you need alot of speed with these wheels to complete a pendulum slide. but it works real well.
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Sliding wheels
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On 7/7/2004
Dave
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Whats a good wheel to use for both downhill and sliding? I been practicing on 76 mm krypto racecores (white) and they are pretty sticky, I usually come to a stop before I can get back around during a slide. any suggestions please?
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Gloves for Carve it Up
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On 7/7/2004 Ethan
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Had the same problem waiting for Bozi gloves. Hear great things about his decks (never tried em, tho) but he seems to take his time on the glove orders. I'm an impatient bastard so I asked for my money back and bought some Timeship Racing gloves, which are superior quality and shipped the same week I ordered them. I'm thinking about buying one of their DOT/SNELL approved full-face helmets with the custom face-shield next.
The plastic on the TimeshipRacing gloves is the best I've ever had on any gloves, soft and practically frictionless but it seems to last forever compared to other gloves. I am using that same plastic as a tailguard on a few decks now. Plus they use velcro to hold the slidepucks on, so you can rotate them to make them wear evenly.
Check out Timeship racing's site, it is a big flash site (ugh) but worth waiting for cause the gloves are great. Check them out. I got the racing version of the gloves with the kevlar braiding over the knuckles. Best slide gloves I've ever had.
PS if you something to slide with try those unbreakable water bottles - I used a 'Nalgeen' water bottle to slide on for a month while waiting for Bozi gloves -m worked pretty good and you have something to drink for that thristy hike back uphill.
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chaps
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On 7/7/2004
david
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hey myrran, i'm sure if you skated around the castro in some chaps, you would get lots of props, mayble not the kind you are looking for though. hehe
lets skate this weekend
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Black Pleather Chaps (SF Style)
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On 7/7/2004
Myrran
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SFPaul,
thanks for the tip Paul but i was looking for something that will protect my ass not display it..........it is far 2 white and a bit shaggy for what i think your talking about!! Good to C ya on tuesday, drop a note on sflongboarding and well go ride!
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Bozi Boards poor service
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On 7/6/2004 Carve it up
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I ordered a pair of sliding gloves from Jeff at Bozi Boards over 2 months ago. I still have not recieved them! The worst part is that for the last 3 or 4 weeks he has not returned a single e-mail or phone call (and I've left several). I was very dissapointed, since his services were highly recommended on this sight. I guess I'll have to break down and make some myself (I'm lazy).
May your carves be smooth
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Faltown Skateboards
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On 7/6/2004
Chris
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cherrs mate thanks for the comment, means loads to us!!!!
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mongo footbraking
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On 7/5/2004 bones
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i was wondering if you guys could tell me why mongo footbraking,and indeed anything mongo is considered so bad ?
cheers
bones
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"on your knees"
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On 7/4/2004
MARK MCCREE
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I must say that the most grcefull and under controll bales are performed by Keith Hollien. He went down twice in breck last year in the tight competition taking 4th. AT FULL SPEED, he just throws his hands back, goes to his knees, leans back and does this beautiful slide to a stop- no broken bones --no road rash. It's amazing how he does it.
Look at last year's breck race on DVD that Kenny made, and you will see it performed.
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Those Guys from Cornwall ....
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On 7/4/2004 vaitus
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....make me wanta quit... dudes that was GNARL, even with that BJovi(?) soundtrack ;) Sergio who? just kidding.
on a side note to the Cornwall surfer skaters, I hear Malcolm "bonzer" Campbell will be shaping some in your area this month, you guys got all the lucks!
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bulk leather
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On 7/4/2004
sfPaul
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Hey Myrran. In August this city will full of bulk leather. Just go to the Folsum street fair.
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Those Guys from Cornwall
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On 7/3/2004
Chris
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Hey everyone! Not so long ago Cliff Coleman mentioned 'those guys from Corrnwall' on this forum. Well, myself and the team (Andy Lewis and Mark say hi Cliff!) are those guys. Check out our preview for our video at
http://www.faltownskateboards.com
Forth coming board range when website up and running and dont forget to click on our forum
Cheers everyone,
Chris
(p.s.) the footage is a bit dated mostly last year so go easyon us!
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wheels
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On 7/3/2004
alex
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i need som old CHEAP hard wheels that would be good for sliding.i tried sliding for the 1st time at the canada day slalom race in ottawa and i loved it so im gonna set up board. if you've got any ither post here or e-mail me at great_red_shift@hotmail.com .
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sliding clip
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On 7/2/2004 vaitus
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nice clip hc...the road rash close ups remind me of the fruit of the the vine dvd I just watched last night..."this sh*t is for real dood, this ain't no f. snowboarding..." etc.
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canadian rippers
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On 7/2/2004
david
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since people are posting pictures, figured i would post some pics that my friend took at the attack of danger bay dh race and freeriding seesions on the sunshine coast in northern british columbia.
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Rubber Coverage
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On 7/2/2004
roger
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No need to cover entire sole with rubber, it is heavy and waste of material. An alternative is to cover only the portions that are worn. It may feel funny walking, but it fits well on a concave deck and leaves toes and heel thin to feel the board and it's edges. If you angle it right, the ridge below the toes actually locks nicely into the edge of the deck - but it all gets worn away.
1/4" is about right, any thicker and the ridge is too high. Wire brush and contact cement (>20 minutes drying) is very reliable. Put where needed and be strategic about how it aligns with board. Leave no overhang that can catch on edge of board.
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Brake Dancing (practicing)
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On 7/2/2004
roger
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Foot braking itself is not difficult – it is setting up and being balanced that is the tricky part. You can train at very low speeds, with loose trucks, and shoe barely skimming the ground…
My favorite is to push once with the back foot, push once with the front foot, and do it over and over again going up a slight hill (going slowly and with loose trucks). It forces you to place your foot well and develop an intuition for the center of the board. At low speed you can easily step off the board and try again.
Then, on the way down, either do the same only braking (slightly touching ground) rather than pushing or you can just lift up the front foot rather than brake with it – anything that forces your front foot to find center again.
Once you get comfortable with this, then tighten up the trucks and try at progressively faster speeds and greater breaking force. Caution: standing up is prone, wear a helmet!
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