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| Q&A: Cliff Coleman on Sliding and Safety (1159 Posts)
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Legend
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On 9/21/2005 Dustin Anderson
wrote in from
United States
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Cliff, You are a legend and an inspiration.
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riser and truck set up
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On 9/19/2005
Jason Bakes
wrote in from
Canada
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Hey Cliff,this is Bakes from British Columbia.I just stepped in from building some decks,I would like to send some pics to get your thoughts,but not ready to go public.I was wondering if you had some prefured truck and riser set ups,particulary for sliding.I biult some pretty wild aluminium decks my best yet a rigid down hill racer.The deck sits lower than the trucks pivot point,with my old school medium hite 11 1/2 inch wide trackers its stable as hell.The rear of the deck turns twice as hard front,I broke into my first controlled slide last night and was stoked.If you have a e-mail thats not public I would love to send some pics.Send some thoughts on what set ups you like,in return i'll custom biuld you a deck to your liking.I know your old school,but you will like what im mixing for the new. p.s Your truly skin doner #1
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i wish
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On 9/17/2005 nick
wrote in from
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nbs graham,
s#@! i wish, i live in sactown now.but i grew up right off catalina blvd. land of big curbs is cool too, have you seen cabrillo elementry?
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Hello Matt
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On 9/16/2005
Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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Ghooste is right. But You can slide any board. The longer, the harder to throw around.
Don't know what board You're riding. I started to slide on a 44" lush bahari with Flashbacks 78a. Thats kind of heavy to slide, but once You get it, it's easy. I'll change now to a gravity 39" with two kicktails and harder wheels, to have mor fun.
Take a look at the gravityboard.com homepage. You'll find a lot of sliding there. See Sergio Yuppie, this guy is nuts. He uses about 1 to 5 set of wheels for a single sliding session.
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Hey Matt
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On 9/16/2005 The Ghooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Hey there, couldnt help butting in on this one! Go for a board with the wheelbase about the width of your shoulders, it is all preference tho, go for one with a concave and possibly double kicks. Wheels should be as hard as it comes/ish 90a+ and if they're 66mm or bigger you'll easily get enough speed to slide. Randals are perfect but you might want to flip the hangers to get them lower as the lower the set up the easier it is. Enjoy man, and welcome to a world of safty where you can push the envelope and still walk away afterwards!!
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wheels for sliding
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On 9/16/2005
yoyo schulz
wrote in from
Germany
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I just recently built myself some slide gloves and sliding is so cool...and FUN!
So far I just took my wide street deck (8.25x32) with some loosened trucks and put some old worn wheels on.
With the old, hard wheels, you can learn to slide without spending a lot of $$.
Just gotta find a steeper hill after learning the basics on a flat/moderate steep hill.
The footage in one of the old Powell vids was very inspiring.....
YOYO, skateboarder
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Nick and Jared ...
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On 9/15/2005
NBS_Graham
wrote in from
United States
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Nick and Jared, there will be a gathering of the NinjaBombSquad Friday 16 SEP at Del Mar Ave -- Sunset Cliffs area of Point Loma. Our crew (Cliff knows us, we skated together in SLO Town) does a lot of sliding ... I personally LOVE Point Loma and OB alleys -- Come skate with us.
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Learning to stop
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On 9/15/2005
Matt
wrote in from
United States
(24.180.nnn.nnn)
Hey Cliff,
I do a lot of downhill skating but I'm at the point where its getting way to dangerous to bomb hills without knowing how to stop. I went and talked to Big John at CCS in San Luis and he recommended I get a new board to learn to slide on and pointed me to you to figure out what kind to get.
Here's my question: I'm about 6'2" 170lbs, so what should the wheelbase be on the board? Can you recommend any brands or places to look? How big and how hard should the wheels be? Any recommendations on where to get those? I've got a pair of 180 Randal R-II's, will those be alright for trucks?
My plan is to make a board so that I can learn to slide and be able to apply those skills to my longer downhill board. Any info you could give me would be awesome, thanks.
-Matt
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flatspots
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On 9/14/2005 Ghooste
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Yeah man, the only way is to change your slides and pendulum when you see or hear a flatspot comming. dont slide with board at 90' to the direction of travel
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How to remove flatspots
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On 9/13/2005
Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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Morning Julien,
I will try that. Does anybody of You sliders have a good method to remove the flatspots? I thought about screwing the wheel on a drill and grinding it.
Nice ride!
Derik
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Wheel type
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On 9/13/2005
Jared
wrote in from
United States
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Hey cliff what type of wheels do you use and what are there duro?
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learning slides
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On 9/12/2005
Julien
wrote in from
United States
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hey man,
if your learning to slide and are finding that your wheels are too grippy on dry stuff then you might want to invest in some harder wheels. This makes the board less fun to ride around on (you'll lose the plush feel of a soft wheel) but it will be much easier to break into a slide. I would say just go to a skateshop and buy the biggest blank wheels they have (should be under $20) . That way you can get the hang of it first and not have to worry about chunking or flatspotting your nice longboard wheels.
-julien
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Mom
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On 9/12/2005
Sis
wrote in from
United States
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Doing great!
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Sliding on wet roads
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On 9/12/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
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Derik,
Don't learn to slide on wet roads! Any kind of turn or stand-up slide on wet roads is dangerous. Crouching slides are not as big of a problem after a skater has learned to slide on dry roads. Then after learning a decent set of slides, many choose to slide on wet roads. The risk factor goes up, but it can be done safely doing only hands down slides. It will ruin your bearings however and your slides will be about 2 1/2 times the normal length.
Cliff Coleman
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Sliding on a wet road?
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On 9/12/2005
Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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Hello Cliff,
Is it a good Idea to start liding on a wet road? I had the Idea, because I thought than I then could slide with less speed.
(Saw You in gravity flow, hope I'll be in Your shape at 55)
Best regards
Derik
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Mom
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On 9/10/2005
Sis
wrote in from
United States
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Doing better. More up dates Monday
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alleys, killer hills
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On 9/7/2005 nick
wrote in from
United States
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i grew up in ob so theres to many to say, but cabrillo elementry is alright for a good bank but as far as downhill,1 hill st, 2 newport st, if you look around from right to left there are alot on good hills+ they all have alleys!!!
if you go to robb field sk8park, get in shape first cause that place will ware you out. theres so much flat bottom that you have to pump really hard. poway huh, my dad sold most of the houses at sunrise ranch, oh ya you know were snoppy's rock is at. there used to be devil worshiper's that would do some weird s#@! up there. so happy hunting and bring your helmet, i have lost some friends on those hills!
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Nick were you skatin
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On 9/7/2005
Jared
wrote in from
United States
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Hey nick im in San diego were in Ob you skating, i usually skate back hills of poway and some stuff in scripps. we have like one realy good run in my a
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brave new word
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On 9/6/2005
nicktheripper
wrote in from
United States
(68.189.nnn.nnn)
cliff,
more power to you man i deal with pain, but its probably a scratch in comparison. best of luck to you i'm sure your gonna shred. if you ever make your way to san diego, you have to skate my old hood, all those hills and alleys going down to ocean beach. i promise you it with be well worth it.
nick
and give them hell at that comp.
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Jared
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On 9/6/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
(68.127.nnn.nnn)
Jared,
A good deck would be wood, long enough to accomodate a shoulder width stance and have a kick at both the nose and tail. stay away from flexy decks for the very reasons you mentioned.
Cliff Coleman
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Whats a good Slide deck
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On 9/6/2005
Jared
wrote in from
United States
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I was wondering a good deck for sliding i right now ride a S9 Cosmic trylam but i find the flex makes the wheel base change and makes slides less predictable, so can any one suggest a good deck?
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David
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On 9/6/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
(68.127.nnn.nnn)
David,
I was skating Spruce street in Berkeley. They just re-paved it. They don't even have the reflectors down yet. Next weekend I'll be racing at the Slalom Worlds. One of these days.
Cliff Coleman
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labor day in Berkeley
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On 9/5/2005
dave
wrote in from
United States
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cliff, had some fun running tunnel today, and getting a ride to the top by a rich guy in a nice bmw. hc gave you a buzz, hows about next weekend?
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Footage
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On 9/5/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
(68.127.nnn.nnn)
Nick,
When my foot was finally diganosed as broken, the Dr. at the County clinic said, "Yes Mr. Coleman, the foot is broken but it would be more dangerous to take it out than leave it. So have a good day." He didn't even show me the x-rays? This is the state of our medical system in the USA. If a person has great medical coverage, then they can try for a better fix/result, medically. Now if a Dr. out there thought that fixing my foot pro-bono would be good publicity for their practice, then I would be happy to try and fix my foot. Otherwise, I grin and bear it. Why not enjoy myself as much as I can.
Cliff Coleman
P.S. Watch me deal with the foot and race anyway at this years World Championships of Slalom Skateboard Racing! It's one week away. I'm really looking forward to it.
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Judy Oyama
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On 9/5/2005
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
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Judy,
Great to see you and skate with you again! I wish you and the rest of the female competitors all the best at this years Worlds.
Cliff
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