The Definitive Slide Gloves Thread

[ucfsurf0240]

Can't lie, thanks for the ideas everyone. I went with a cutting board because it was cheap and I wanted something thinner for better feel. Cost 1.99 and took me 30 min to cut, shape, and attach the pucks. Plus it matches my grippins nice. After a month of use the pucks are still in decent shape.

[chaser]

you guys are all talking about how expensive this stuff is.. ever tried snagging a pair of gloves from home depot, then taking a few road pucks and just melting those to the glove?
takes about 5 min and its free.. or you can just buy the gloves still, they are like 2 pairs for $5 at home depot. melting it to the glove is way better than velcro

those road pucks take forever to wear out, i have a pair that i made using one of the flat road pucks and the nicer gloves that stay on better that have lasted me a year.

[assumeivan]

Cutting board = sucks
Corian = sucks

Get some BV's.
Black Velvet Slide Pucks - Welcome

[Firefox777]

Cutting board = sucks
Corian = sucks

Get some BV's.
Black Velvet Slide Pucks - Welcome

Ten bucks for 2 pucks?? you gotta be kidding me!
I could buy 2 pair of loaded slide gloves for that price. I use 4 or 5 pucks per glove

[stringtheory]

I assume you're using those little corian samples if you're using that many. One set of BV's will cover both of your palms (1 per palm) and last you the better part of the next year.

p.s. no more bold giant font please.

[jaxxstatic]

The Black Velvets (or Darkspeed) Slide Pucks are really a great purchase. They last waaaay longer than corian or any other puck from any other slide glove.

[Daniel M.]

Ten bucks for 2 pucks?? you gotta be kidding me!
I could buy 2 pair of loaded slide gloves for that price. I use 4 or 5 pucks per glove

hahaha n00b!
migtht want to learn how to read dimensions...

[Daniel M.]

Actually Corian lasts fairly long....a guy I skate with slides on some fairly rough concrete and his are still doing fine. WAYYYYY better than the pucks that came with my $40 Gravity Slide gloves......that's the last time I buy expensive sht while the free stuff out performs me. Corian owns.



YAY AP ECON! pretty much exactly i was thinking.

If you honestly think corian lasts, even on rough concrete, i take that as evidence that you don't skate that hard. If I do a 60 ft. layback slide on fairly rough cement it takes my pucks down probably about 1mm. Sliding down a 2 mile run of the same pavement, corian pucks are razors a the bottom. I've gone through 10ft of fricken velcro with corian and I will say I am not going back. I've been using black velvets for a while now and they arent even half way through. plus i'm gonnna flip them and I have a brand new radius.

velcro is 8 dollars a roll if I recall. Black velvets are only a little more. it is worth it to me to skate on equipment that I trust.

I'm not sure what gravity pucks you used, if they are the white ones those are pretty much cutting board. The black pucks are delrin, a different material, which still doesnt last as long as a UHMW puck.

[stringtheory]

Delrin may not last as long, but it slides quite a bit faster. That may be good or bad depending on the person. I use Delrin when I tech slide, UHMW (BV's) when I DH.

[tbomber67]

I've got a bunch of corian but i cant find a way to stick it to the glove without Velcro. any suggestions?

[DuckyQuaxx]

I ordered blackvelvets. I will let cha know how they are, when i get them next week

[feenixx]

I've got a bunch of corian but i cant find a way to stick it to the glove without Velcro. any suggestions?

gorilla glue the puck to a patch of cloth and sew the cloth to the glove. or just straight gorilla glue the puck to the glove. that works too (if you don't mind needing to buy a whole set of new gloves once the tiles wear down).

[chaser]

or gorilla glue the piece to a piece of velcro and then sew velcro to the glove. i found that works better.

[Petary791]

I don't know if feenixx is referring to me or not, but he might be. I love corian for tech sliding, but it definitely does not last long at all. Black Velvet is good for everything but tech sliding, but they're quite sticky in the garages in my experience.

[dozer jr]

how do u think marble would do for sliding??
my parents have a few samples lying around

[jaxxstatic]

how do u think marble would do for sliding??
my parents have a few samples lying around

NOT good. I went to Home Depot and got different small slabs of tile, including marble, because they were cheap and the perfect size. Total waste of money. They all shattered.

[Firefox777]

I've got a bunch of corian but i cant find a way to stick it to the glove without Velcro. any suggestions?

Household GOOP. same thig as shoe goo, made by the same company, costs less and holds better than Gorilla Glue. In my experience Gorilla Glue is way too brittle to be effective for very long.

[tbomber67]

yah i used gorilla glue already it worked for about an hour. so i have to do somthing like that

thanks

[assumeivan]

I don't know if feenixx is referring to me or not, but he might be. I love corian for tech sliding, but it definitely does not last long at all. Black Velvet is good for everything but tech sliding, but they're quite sticky in the garages in my experience.

You shouldn't even be putting a hand down in parking garages.

[feenixx]

You shouldn't even be putting a hand down in parking garages.

unless you like drifting around the turns and haven't yet mastered the standup (i haven't yet mastered the standup )