Soft wheel sliding

**East.Coast.Shred** · 11-19-2009 08:34 AM

First off I wanna say that I know all different slides are possible on any setup you want. However I was wondering what slides are "improbable" on soft wheels. I have a bc eel with S9 RF's 76mm 80a. I've learned colemans, ts 180's, and am working on perfecting my pendys(both TS and HS). My question is should I even bother to try 360's or any other more "tech" slide on soft wheels? I can do hs 360's on my slide deck back home but I was unable to bring it up to school with me so thats out of the question.

Any comments?

**gavmck** · 11-19-2009 08:45 AM

I seen people do 360s both standup and hands down on soft wheels. Pressure spins will probably be a bit difficult, and i imagine blunts could get a bit sketchy.

Try everything, don't let someone tell you what your limits are.

**mcgoon** · 11-19-2009 08:49 AM

I've yet to see a clean standup 360 on soft wheels on dry pavement, but yeah... What Gav said.

**gavmck** · 11-19-2009 09:17 AM

I think Mark had quite a good one in the tech slide thread, check it out

**Thrash** · 11-19-2009 09:26 AM

360's on soft wheels are less an actual 360 and more like two 180's in really quick succession. give it a try. they're fun. and avoid knee down slides. the bigger board, especially with no kicktail, flying around in the event of a crash or loss of control could really #### you up. everytime i've messed up some form of knee down blunt (on an earthwing bigfoot) the board came after me with a vengeance. the extra size and weight of your eel would turn it into a wheeled wrecking ball.

**mcgoon** · 11-19-2009 09:58 AM

Yeah, I have to get technical....

2 180s is just that 2 180. A 360 is one fluid motion. I've only ever seen it done by Mike Benda in the rain in one of Andrew Chapman's vids....

I'll check out Mark Shorts...

*EDIT* OK, Mark Shorts soft wheel 360 is the only one I've ever seen on dry pavement...SICK

**GrandMasterJ** · 11-23-2009 11:31 AM

I think that 360s are a possibility, i rode 75mm 72a and pulled it off a couple times. However i rode and slid them so much that there were alot fo chunks missing and hardly any lip, this might have made it easier to slide

**Chad1984** · 03-10-2010 02:31 PM

Here is a short clip of me doing a 360 slide on a 48inch BC Longboards Plankton say what you want 2 180's or what ever i can take the criticism... Either way its not easy... Rep if you like it or comment ...
Bryant Cooper Longboards: Boards

YouTube - 360 slide on BC Plankton

**meanis** · 03-13-2010 09:24 PM

i mannaged to transfer most of my techslide tricks onto soft wheel, then i realised wtf am i bothering for when its a hell of alot more fun on a techslide deck, your able to pull just about anything from skullfuk's to blunts, you just gotta work out how to do it

**pjcasabuena** · 03-13-2010 10:20 PM

I'm pretty sure these are soft wheels in the start.

YouTube - Isis

**benay148** · 03-13-2010 10:34 PM

i wouldnt exactly consider 80a s9rf's to be a soft wheel, best wheels for sliding ever possibly?

**GravityAstounded** · 03-15-2010 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by mcgoon

I've yet to see a clean standup 360 on soft wheels on dry pavement, but yeah... What Gav said.

Mike benda did it, i saw it in a coast video kicking around somewhere

But benda is insane, i don't know how he does it.

To the OP i ride 80a in heats and im doing every kind of slide i can on them, toeside standys, heelside standys , pendys and speedchecks all both toeside and heelside, switch and regular, except for switch heelside pendys, i can't wrap my head around that. So really, anything is possible with speed and a bit of skill!

**Chad1984** · 03-15-2010 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by GravityAstounded

Mike benda did it, i saw it in a coast video kicking around somewhere

But benda is insane, i don't know how he does it.

To the OP i ride 80a in heats and im doing every kind of slide i can on them, toeside standys, heelside standys , pendys and speedchecks all both toeside and heelside, switch and regular, except for switch heelside pendys, i can't wrap my head around that. So really, anything is possible with speed and a bit of skill!

LOL... Pics or Vids? or just all talk!!!

**GravityAstounded** · 03-16-2010 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Chad1984

LOL... Pics or Vids? or just all talk!!!

Of benda, or me? I didn't mean to come across in a bragging manner, i was just trying to get the point across that it's possible. I don't do any filming because i usually skate with my one other friend on skyline (famous vancouver hill) near our houses. I started skating around wolf mcgoldrick etc. so its pushed me, but i don't think im gonna be coming out with a vid any time soon if thats what you ment lol.

**batfitches** · 03-16-2010 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Chad1984

LOL... Pics or Vids? or just all talk!!!

Canada Day Sliding in North Vancouver on Vimeo

First Slide. In the dry. er and at 0.38

**snobord** · 03-16-2010 11:16 PM

oh em ge
10char

**allstardavy** · 03-17-2010 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by batfitches

Canada Day Sliding in North Vancouver on Vimeo

First Slide. In the dry. er and at 0.38

sooo nasty

**craker** · 04-09-2010 01:03 AM

Originally Posted by batfitches

Canada Day Sliding in North Vancouver on Vimeo

First Slide. In the dry. er and at 0.38

Good video, but it made me want more!!
Here I got one or two of me goin sideways, I'm in white pants

YouTube - Santa Gnarbara Slide Jam

**RothToAnExtent** · 04-10-2010 12:19 AM

I've been doing this on my race setup. Pre' easy. Get's even easier switch, brah. I've been doing my own variations and mixing it up with some nose and tail blunts in the middle.

malakai 1

**MJKam11** · 04-10-2010 12:31 AM

Originally Posted by benay148

i wouldnt exactly consider 80a s9rf's to be a soft wheel, best wheels for sliding ever possibly?

In this case hard wheel is like in the high 90a (wheels like Sergio sliders and Earthwing Slide A's) and soft wheels being everything else so anything 80a is definitely soft wheel.