Slides: Gloves, Wheels and my board

[Converted_To_Longboarding]

So I've been wanting to get into some serious sliding, and I need to know what I'm gonna need. I currently ride a Gravity Mini Carve with 80a wheels and trackers. First, is my board ok for sliding or do I need something smaller? (which would suck because I cant afford a whole new deck...) As for wheels I was thinking I'd get some sergio sliders, and I noticed that gravity sells slide gloves as well. Are these any good? I doubt I'd have the patience to make my own. Advice is appreciated.

[y0 man]

people seem to enjoy the mini carve for an all around ride... including sliding. I myself have never ridden one but would like to. Sergios are mighty fine sliding wheels. and as for gloves i was going to pick up some gravity gloves from a skateshop near my beach house called innervision. but the owner never got them in... i reccommend making your own its a fun experience.

[lonerider68]

So I've been wanting to get into some serious sliding, and I need to know what I'm gonna need. I currently ride a Gravity Mini Carve with 80a wheels and trackers. First, is my board ok for sliding or do I need something smaller? (which would suck because I cant afford a whole new deck...) As for wheels I was thinking I'd get some sergio sliders, and I noticed that gravity sells slide gloves as well. Are these any good? I doubt I'd have the patience to make my own. Advice is appreciated.

DECK:
About sliding a minicarve, here are some quotes found using the search function (try it!):

i like to slide on my mini carve for some reason...it is super fun and whenever i do a 360 everything feels so slow...it is sweet

Agent WD-40 is on to something. i love my Mini Carve, that what i learned to slide on when i started.

Here a link to the original thread (it's only like a couple of threads down in this forum):
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...ht=mini#213591

WHEELS
Sergio Sliders are apparently awesome for trick sliding, very slick and slidey (try searching for comments on them).

GLOVES
Here's a review for Lush, Motion, and Gravity slide gloves (prices and links to where you can buy them included!). Pick which one sounds good to you.
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...50720171915421

TRUCKS:
Your trucks are fine! (any will do). So all you need are some harder duro wheels and some gloves and you'll be set! Rock on!

[Converted_To_Longboarding]

I hear the Sergios are extremely slippery, will that mean that my mellower slides will be somewhat uncontrolable? Also, I guess I'll probly make some gloves, those ones are pretty damn expensive.

[NoHillTooBig]

fingerless slide gloves???? no thanks.

[AGENT WD-40]

mini carves are freaking sweet for sliding. do you have any regular skateboard wheels? those wheels are good for sliding and you dont have to spend 30 bucks on a new set of wheels(so you can buy some gloves)...

[Sam514]

hey its easy to make gloves!!get a cutting board..cut out a shape to put in the pawn of some heavy duty work gloves(mine were like 4 bucks at some cheap store) then screw them in place from the inside with little wood screws!!i made mine and they work great...alas i too was on a tight bank and needed the money for new wheels have fun!!!