Features: The Sector 9 Downhill Division Lightning Slide Gloves are high-end leather gloves for aggressive downhill skateboarding. The Lightning Gloves feature integrated knuckle reinforcement, palm padding, reinforced rubber fingertips and the new DD Lightning Pucks. The Lightning Gloves also include a carrying bag for easier travels. The Testing: In order to test these gloves, we […]
Blood Orange Griptape is a heavy-duty, super-course griptape available is 7 colors. The Testing: In order to test the Blood Orange Griptape we hit some fun spots all over the hood. Pros: This tape has some serious traction and grip, and performs best at speed and when kicking out slides. We also appreciated the range of […]
The Blood Orange Leather Slide Gloves feature leather-reinforced knuckles and fingertips, inverted seam stitching, a one piece palm design, perforated leather for ventilation, and they include 2 Blood Orange “wedge” pucks. The Testing: In order to test the Blood Orange Leather Slide Gloves we took them into the cuts of downtown Long Beach. Results/Findings: Pros: These […]
The Predator DH6 is the first ever production helmet designed specifically for downhill skateboarding. The 2012 edition is the third edition of this helmet and meets multiple safety certification standards. Features include a full-face design, racheting flip-up visor, a double D-ring chin-strap, better upward visibility, and a chin vent to prevent fogging. In addition, each helmet […]
The Loaded Race Gloves V2 are the updated version of their previously released performance slide gloves and features goat-skin leather, carbon knuckles, a breathable and perforated leather top, internal cool-max wicking fabric, reflectors; as well as high-density palm, finger, and thumb pucks. they come in black and are available in two sizes: Small/Medium and a Large/XL.
Timeship Racing’s “Kody Noble“ slide glove is a performance glove constructed with a rasta-colored leather with fireproof Kevlar thumb patches; it has a two-piece, flexible knuckle protection, as well as a medium cuff, which includes a stretch panel over the wrist area. These gloves also come with two streamline pucks.
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