ⓂⓈⓉ MudSlide Gloves+Pucks: available 3/24/09!

**MJKam11** · 06-09-2009 12:01 PM

If you're used to Delrin, UHMW (greenhorns) are slow as ####. So go with Delrin if you like it. I use Delrin for tech and UHMW for soft wheel stuff (as I and others have said before).

**jmasta** · 06-09-2009 07:12 PM

uh oh! I think I demolished my new miter saw.... and almost cut off my finger in the process!

somehow the blade caught or something... and sliced through the metal blade guides! I hope this is covered under warranty because the blade won't even spin anymore

**piano~stan** · 06-09-2009 07:16 PM

more unlucky ####, im tellin you guys. so damn unlucky.

**MJKam11** · 06-09-2009 07:19 PM

Damn dude.........i'm trying to think of a way to console you over your miter saw, but I can't, that just sucks.

**piano~stan** · 06-09-2009 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by MJKam11

Damn dude.........i'm trying to think of a way to console you over your miter saw, but I can't, that just sucks.

just keep buying sh!t mabey one day hell make a profit while he produces for the skatig community

**wooden** · 06-09-2009 09:31 PM

read your info on the slide pucks, but i have to disagree on the durability of delrin vs uhmw.

i bought gravity slide gloves last summer. they had just started supplying them with delrin pucks so mine came with both the delrin and the uhmw. i slid on the uhmw a few times, noticed a considerable amount of wear for how little i'd slid, and then tossed on the delrin pucks.

the delrin pucks lasted me from last july to the end of may this year. i skate almost every day and like to drift corners a lot, so the gloves got a lot of use. i just put the uhmw pucks back on because the delrin ones are super thin and almost done for, and after two days of hard riding i've worn through more than half of the pucks.

i dunno about you, but i'm pretty damn sure delrin lasts a hell of a lot longer than uhmw. haven't tried uhmw-pe, but i can't imagine it lasting as long as my delrin pucks did.

**MJKam11** · 06-09-2009 09:48 PM

If you use both for really hard sliding instead of taking corners, your results will change. Or their UHMW sucks, but I wouldn't know, I only have their Delrin pucks (and I wore through a few mm's in one session).

**Sneakerholic** · 06-10-2009 06:10 AM

I have to agree with MJKam11. During the last 8 months I've killed 5 sets of gravity delrin pucks. Sure they are fast and I loved them but they were not very durable. Now I'm using mudstones. Probably the best invention for tech sliding after EW Slide As

**SeanML** · 06-10-2009 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by Sneakerholic

I have to agree with MJKam11. During the last 8 months I've killed 5 sets of gravity delrin pucks. Sure they are fast and I loved them but they were not very durable. Now I'm using mudstones. Probably the best invention for tech sliding after EW Slide As

Are they really worth the $30 for a set of palms? My birthday is in october, and my gravity gloves will probably make it to right around then...

**Sneakerholic** · 06-10-2009 12:06 PM

I would pay the double for a set of mudstones palm pucks. There is nothing comparable on the market. They are absolutely incredible if you are into tech sliding.

**MJKam11** · 06-10-2009 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by SeanML

Are they really worth the $30 for a set of palms? My birthday is in october, and my gravity gloves will probably make it to right around then...

They are the best pucks I have ever used. The only slide that has put a dent in them are long pressure spins (but they put a dent in every puck i've used, some more than others). For Downhill they're funky because they're too slick, but for tech sliding........oh man they do not stick ever, even on hot days. They're expensive but for me they're worth it because when my pucks cause me to screw up it gets me realllllllllllyyy pissed off.

**Poseur Pete** · 06-11-2009 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by MJKam11

oh man they do not stick ever, even on hot days.

I can attest to this. I take my mud stones out in the Florida sun and they still slide nice and groovy.

**SeanML** · 06-11-2009 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by MJKam11

They are the best pucks I have ever used. The only slide that has put a dent in them are long pressure spins (but they put a dent in every puck i've used, some more than others). For Downhill they're funky because they're too slick, but for tech sliding........oh man they do not stick ever, even on hot days. They're expensive but for me they're worth it because when my pucks cause me to screw up it gets me realllllllllllyyy pissed off.

Ahhhh I see what you mean now... I caught an edge on my right puck for the first time yesterday; freaked me the **** out.

**jmasta** · 06-11-2009 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Poseur Pete

I can attest to this. I take my mud stones out in the Florida sun and they still slide nice and groovy.

Listen to this man! He's a MudStone whore!

**Ragtime** · 06-11-2009 04:08 PM

My Mechanix w/ full blacktops just arrived. These gloves ares SICK! Really, really comfy, and also breathable. Once I actually went out sliding (on my soft wheel setup) these pucks slide like no other, and it's easier to hook up after the slide. I'll hopefully be able to report about tech sliding after my next tech slide sesh (sundayish)

**jmasta** · 06-11-2009 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by jmasta

uh oh! I think I demolished my new miter saw.... and almost cut off my finger in the process!

somehow the blade caught or something... and sliced through the metal blade guides! I hope this is covered under warranty because the blade won't even spin anymore

pics or it didn't happen!

You can see where it sliced through the metal:

I had to drive 35 miles outside of town to take my saw to an "authorized service center".... which turned out just to be some guy's garage...? Let's hope I get it back in a reasonable amount of time

**LOST** · 06-11-2009 07:01 PM

It sliced through the guard?

**jmasta** · 06-11-2009 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by LOST

It sliced through the guard?

yeah isn't that messed up? I still don't really know how exactly it happened. I'm just glad it wasn't my finger!

you should see the piece of plastic I was cutting.... it is completely trashed!

check out the critters I found by the side of the road while I was driving out to the service "shop". only in wyoming!

**FaceVsAsphalt** · 06-11-2009 10:29 PM

I have had some of your gloves for a while now and they are really holding up quite well. I have lost a puck off one thumb, but other than that they are great. The little rubber things on top of the mechanix gloves saved my fingers from excessive rash on my hand. Great gloves!

**jmasta** · 06-11-2009 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by FaceVsAsphalt

I have had some of your gloves for a while now and they are really holding up quite well. I have lost a puck off one thumb, but other than that they are great. The little rubber things on top of the mechanix gloves saved my fingers from excessive rash on my hand. Great gloves!

thanks man! glad you like them. Those Mechanix gloves really are top quality

P.S. If you want to send me a couple bucks to cover shipping, I'll send you a new thumb puck