I know this isn’t about longboard wheels but sliding is an integral part of longboarding, and anyone serious about longboarding needs to have slide gloves period. Slide gloves are necessary in order to properly stop at very high speeds when foot braking is not an option. Speedboarders commonly use Coleman slides or other variation of slides in order to come to a stop, and knowing how to stop IS a life or death matter. With that being said, having a good pair of slide gloves is a must. Now if you want to get into some sliding tricks you’re obviously going to need slide gloves for that as well. Not only are they good for helping you slide, they offer some decent hand and wrist protection should you fall and eat concrete. I personally have Lush V2 Slide gloves and they don’t protect the wrist so my watch takes the hits for me. So if you are absolutely hooked on longboarding, get a pair of these new Loaded Slide gloves. If you are strapped on cash, you can always search “how to make slide gloves” on google for tutorials online. Ride safe!

Check out this slide help video courtesy of Adam Colton and Cowboy Louie riding the Loaded Dervish!

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