So I'm using seismic blastwaves atm and I'm struggling hard too do the most basic slides.
I've been looking at Abec 11 wheels and they both look nice for sliding so I'm wondering if someone can help give some tips? And if you think there are better ones out there i would love too hear your opinion.
I'm not trying too do highend hard slides that are really technical, but a Colman now and again would do.
Honestly, just keep trying on the blastwaves, when those things get broken in they are excellent for sliding/drifting. However, if you decide to get new wheels, I hear that no skoolz in a harder duro are very good for sliding, but I have no first hand experience.
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Honestly, just keep trying on the blastwaves, when those things get broken in they are excellent for sliding/drifting. However, if you decide to get new wheels, I hear that no skoolz in a harder duro are very good for sliding, but I have no first hand experience.
noskoolz are good but he should keep trying the blastwaves...BREAK EM IN
having ridden both of those wheels i can tell you that both slide smoothly but the strikers are quite a bit easier to push into slides. This is because NoSkoolz are wider than Strikers, and Strikers have a core which makes them break free more easily IMO ( at least i think that these are the reasons )
Here are some pics for comparison...
No Skoolz & Strikers
+ worn BigZigs with air bubbles ^^
New wheels will not help, at all. When you first get how to slide, you can slide any wheel. I slide my Bigzigs just as easily as 99a hard wheels. You just have to work harder on doing it, and when it happens, you`ll understand....
If you have a regular street deck with hard wheels, or know someone who has, try simple toeside slides with it, it should come to you pretty easily. As soon as you get the technique, you can do it on your deck with soft wheels. That`s how I learned it.
I think the best way to learn sliding, if you're just getting into it, is to carve really hard, harder than you are used to. At some point you will notice your back truck breaking loose.
Also : If you haven't already done that , try to loosen your trucks a little more. I dont know if it's just me but if my rear truck is super tight i'm having a hard time getting the back truck to slide out.
I've understood the concept of sliding rather well (go faster and get more weight of the board) but i just feel that if the only way of sliding will be at breakneck speed with most of my body leaning over the tarmac, it just won't be worth it.
For the record I'm riding Kahalani trucks if that matters.
I've understood the concept of sliding rather well (go faster and get more weight of the board) but i just feel that if the only way of sliding will be at breakneck speed with most of my body leaning over the tarmac, it just won't be worth it.
For the record I'm riding Kahalani trucks if that matters.
I can slide after two pushes on flat ground, no breakneck speed needed...
I've used both Strikers (77mm 84a) & currently run No Skoolz (65mm 96a) for sliding.
While the strikers can be slid, the no skoolz definitely yield much easier & are amazing for long ass slides.
For technical sliding i'd use the NS any day, but for general cruising & slowing down I run the strikers. I haven't tried the 88a strikers (hardest duro available I believe) but I can't imagine them yielding as much as the NS.
For what you're describing I would have to recommend the strikers.
My setup for crusing & sliding is a dervish on loose gullwing chargers, so I'm not too sure how that would translate for a board of different lengths though.
I have 0 experience with Seismic BWs so I don't know how they compare.
Abec 11 No skoolz vs Strikers
