|
|
|
| Q&A: Cliff Coleman on Sliding and Safety (1159 Posts)
|
| Topic |
Info |
|
npr interview
|
|
On 8/2/2005 dan
wrote in from
United States
(4.22.nnn.nnn)
I enjoyed the NPR interview but am confused by Mark from the UK's comments. Why would Cluggish split his head open at 40 mph if he is using slide gloves? I thought the point of gloves was to prevent crashes, unlike other safety gear that only helps after you lose control. I looked at every picture on CliffSlider.com and did not see any pictures of Cliff wearing pads. Is he to also be admonished for this disregard for safety? Turns out skateboarding is inherently dangerous with or without pads. It's about the rider's ability to ride safely, not some pad's presumed ability to protect the rider after a loss of control. With gloves and some intelligence, crashing can be avoided. I think we have all worn pads that have slipped and failed to protect the body beneath. So in a sense, pads offer a false sense of security which can lead to more injuries than they may prevent. The key is to be in control when on the road, and gloves and intelligence are what lead to control. Gloves and a brain are better than pads for a downhill slider. If crashing cannot be avoided, then by all means pad up. I was in Berkeley skating with Coleman and Cluggish and neither one ever came off their boards.
|
|
|
|
|
UK Slide Pics
|
|
On 8/2/2005 Alex (FTS)
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(84.12.nnn.nnn)
Yo yo I have put all the links of all the pictures from the last few UK events together. Just follow this link
http://www.faltownskateboards.com/forum/forum_topics.asp?FID=4
|
|
|
|
|
npr interview
|
|
On 8/2/2005 mark
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(80.4.nnn.nnn)
nice interview cliff, really gets the point across to people that dont skate. just want to say that jims part about helmet and pads...not cool. lets see how well he cant do radio interviews when he splits his head open at 40mph
|
|
|
|
|
Julien
|
|
On 8/1/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
(68.127.nnn.nnn)
Julien,
I ride a shape I made myself that's 36". It was made for the GS races that I was entering last year. For sliding, I like the same length, with a wheel base from inside truck holes that measures between 17.5" and 18.5". For sliding I like a double kick. My choices for the width of the deck depend on how wide my trucks are. I like the wheels to line up with the rails of the deck.
Cliff Coleman
|
|
|
|
|
slide setup
|
|
On 8/1/2005
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(71.132.nnn.nnn)
Hey Cliff,
Just wondering if you could share your current sliding setup with us?
I was thinking of getting the 35" Comet Hands deck and setting it up with some Independents and some 90a+ wheels for sliding, what do you think about this?
Also, how are you liking the reissue Mini-Cubics?
We should hit up some skating in the hills sometime soon. I've been doing a lot of Old Tunnel Road cause a bunch of my friends are just starting but I'm itching to go do Claremont Canyon and some of the berkeley hills stuff. Euclid looks like it would be really fun
Gotta make some new gloves first tho cuz my old ones are MIA
|
|
|
|
|
Yo Cliff
|
|
On 7/29/2005 Lenny- Downhill Billies
wrote in from
United States
(69.210.nnn.nnn)
Awesome interview on NPR. I just heard it!!
|
|
|
|
|
protos
|
|
On 7/29/2005 chewy
wrote in from
United States
(63.22.nnn.nnn)
i think they are mini cubics 97a
the 2005 reissues are 95a
they need a core...
|
|
|
|
|
Bristol slide clinic film
|
|
On 7/29/2005 Phil
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(81.138.nnn.nnn)
http://www.putfile.com/media.php?n=Parrrp
Film of Dean Lane session from the Bristol 'Put more slider in my jar landlord' session.
film by 'Bob'
CHEERS THEN again to Lush/Faltown/Essence/Darren/Shiners and again especially to you Cliff e Sergio.
Phil ('n'Frank)
|
|
|
|
|
NPR
|
|
On 7/27/2005
roboto pdx
wrote in from
United States
(67.166.nnn.nnn)
Cliff was on NPR Tuesday here is a link to the story.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4771489
I want to know what those green prototype wheels are.
Great job bringing exposure to the sport Cliff!
|
|
|
|
|
Falmouth Slide Clinic 2005 photos
|
|
On 7/27/2005
Ray Hillman
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(80.3.nnn.nnn)
Just put the shots of the Falmouth Slide Clinic 2005 up on
http://www.darksliders.com/
Click here for link
Ray
|
|
|
|
|
Cliff on NPR
|
|
On 7/27/2005
Alex (FTS)
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(84.12.nnn.nnn)
Hay Cliff just seen the article on NPR about the Berkley Sliders-Very Nice I like it. It took me back-say hi to the crew for me!
|
|
|
|
|
more photos
|
|
On 7/23/2005 Andy
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(62.171.nnn.nnn)
If you hav`nt been forwarded the link already, then photos of both Shiner and Falmouth slide clinics are here for your veiwing pleasure.
http://groups.msn.com/SkateSnapsAndyBinns/general.msnw
Thanks to all, Andy
|
|
|
|
|
falmouth slide pics
|
|
On 7/21/2005 fran
wrote in from
European Union
(86.129.nnn.nnn)
http://groups.msn.com/franzaction/shoebox.msnw
i hope this work, bout 65 pics from the falmouth slide bash
cheers
fran
|
|
|
|
|
thanks
|
|
On 7/21/2005 Aengus
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(193.113.nnn.nnn)
Just wanted to say thanks Cliff for coming to hang with us all in England, I cant wait to come to next years, hope your trip back was smooth and it was a honor to skate the same hill as you!
|
|
|
|
|
Thanks
|
|
On 7/20/2005
Ray Hillman
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(194.83.nnn.nnn)
Two brilliant weekends in Sheffield and Falmouth. Photos at the first Lush session are already on Click here for link and the Falmouth ones will be there soon.
Thanks to Lush, Dom, Darren, Jonny, Shiner, all the Faltown crew and all the riders, but particularly to Cliff, for his great patience, persistence and encouragement, (for making me do 25 squats!) and finally getting me sliding. Also to Sergio for coming over here to the UK and being just totally awesome.
Thanks
|
|
|
|
|
cc
|
|
On 7/20/2005 jonnyx
wrote in from
Netherlands
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
hi cliff
hope you both got back safe. your DV tape is on the way.
all the best
jon
|
|
|
|
|
slide clinic
|
|
On 7/18/2005 Fran
wrote in from
European Union
(86.129.nnn.nnn)
Just wanted to thank Dom, Cliff, Sergio and everyone else who was at the Falmouth Slide Clinic for making it such a great weekend.
I was really nervous skating in front of everyone,but you were all really encouraging. Got some mad photos of you all, will get them posted soon.
Also thanks to Mark for teaching me toeside 360's, I will have them nailed by the weekend !
Look out Faltown the girls are here !
Cheers
Fran
|
|
|
|
|
double woo
|
|
On 7/18/2005 tristan
wrote in from
European Union
(86.129.nnn.nnn)
massive thanks to dom random for organising the coleman clinic this weekend,
blinder of a session mate
huge respect to cliff and sergio, two of the nicest people you could wish to meet,come back soon !
both the Falmouth and the Brizzle weekends showed me some of the most inspirational skating i have ever seen.
thankyou
tristan
|
|
|
|
|
wooo
|
|
On 7/17/2005 will
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(80.177.nnn.nnn)
London aint the only place in England you know!
Awesome day today skating with Cliff, Sergio et al at the ferryboat, falmouth. One to remember! Cheers everyone
Will!
|
|
|
|
|
california clinic
|
|
On 7/15/2005
Che
wrote in from
United States
(69.166.nnn.nnn)
Hi Cliff,
Are you going to have any clinics in California this summer? Are you enjoying the English beer? Can you bring me back one of those helmets the gurads wear at the Palace I think they would cut down the wind when butt boarding .
|
|
|
|
|
foot placement
|
|
On 7/15/2005
patrick martin
wrote in from
United States
(207.69.nnn.nnn)
Cliff or anyone else who can answer this, i am trying to lay my back foot down when i slide cause i see everyone else doing it, is it so i can stand back up on the board again or what, i slide with me feet flat footed and have a problem with the board coming around in a 180, i have yet to consistantly bring it back, any ideas or excercises i could try, i have gloves and normally push my way back up to a straight up position but that is killing my hands and speed, also are there any abec11 wheels out there in a high durometer, i slide with gumballs but they are like 76s. any tips ideas etc would be much appreciated
|
|
|
|
|
Brad's question regarding sliding puck
|
|
On 7/14/2005
brad
wrote in from
United States
(65.15.nnn.nnn)
Cliff,
What I was thinking about when I mentioned the puck, was that you had remarked in one of these forums that you were using TSR Bear Paws, and I think they have a puck square in the center of the glove and a strip across the fingers, which look like it would let you grab the board while wearing the glove. I have one large puck, cut where the thumb would be. I arrived at this after trying countless shapes that as you noted grabbed part of the street or had sharp edges that caught whenever I put it down, but my current puck shape doesn't allow me to grab the board. If I were to do my slide correctly, could I get by with just a puck in the center of the glove or do you prefer having a strip across the top of the fingers.
Also, I noticed in several videos how you control your speed with your slide, while many other slides I see being done, the skater keeps going down the hill at pretty good speed, like Sergio for example, the sliders in the Gravity Flow video, and the sliders on the Falmouth video. Although all the great kinds of slides seem like the ultimate fun, I am, in the beginning, learning to slide so I have control on the steep hills and at speed. So I am confused as to what to expect when I succeed in sliding at speed.
|
|
|
|
|
Brad's questions
|
|
On 7/14/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Netherlands
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Brad,
Try wheels in the range from 90 to 95 durometer. The 36 would be my choice of the two you mentioned. Although, if you are 6'4+ then the 40 would be the one. The puck shouldn't have sharp edges. They can catch on road objects and can also scratch you or others. Now, about your trucks. Ride them about as tight as you would normally do.
Good luck,
Cliff Coleman
|
|
|
|
|
Jason's question
|
|
On 7/14/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Netherlands
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Jason,
When in a slide, placing both hands on the ground will only put you off the side of the board and make it harder to get back above your deck when exiting the slide. Reach in the direction of the slide with your free hand. That would be your left hand for goofy footers. Roll both knees forward, also in the direction of the slide. Keep the hand on the ground close to your body and don't lay back. Instead, keep your chest right on top of the front thigh. This will keep yuou closer to the deck and make the effort to get back up easier.
I'm teaching the same things to skaters here in the UK, at the moment. We were hanging out at the English Channel, in Falmouth, Cornwall today. We've had six days of weather in the mid to upper 70s and into the low 80s.
Good luck with your slides,
Cliff Coleman
|
|
|
|
|
slide questions for Cliff
|
|
On 7/13/2005
brad
wrote in from
United States
(216.233.nnn.nnn)
Cliff,
Just curious: Do you recommend any particular wheels or durometor of wheel for new sliders taking your slide workshop. And do you prefer a lighter setup for learning slides, like a standard 36" as say compared to a heavy 11 ply 40" board, and do you prefer a puck configuration or shape for the slide gloves, again for persons in your workshop or learning to slide, and one more question: when learning to slide, how loose should the trucks be?
|
|
|
|
|
