Triple EightDownhill Longboard Slide Gloves for Downhill Skateboarding (1-Pair)

I like the gloves but they are not durable. I cut the straps off after 2 weeks of good use. Velcro is shot. You better use the pucks at all times or you will put a hole in the fingers like immediately.

Muy buenos guantes, excelentes para freeride y Downhill.

Got the right size. The straps and comfort are exactly what you want for bombing hills. The pucks coming with the gloves have lasted through hundreds of slides throughout the summer, and I’m looking to replace the pucks now. The durability of the fingertips is my only deduction. The Kevlar fingertips are A1 and I scrub the concrete waves because of this, the touchscreen accessibility still works but is iffy (I take responsibility for this because I love running my hands on the streets.) Recommend.

Fits my large hands. Could use finger sliders to avoid damaging the material on your fingers but with practice you can keep your fingers off the concrete and you have more mobility in the hands without them when you aren’t sliding or slowing down. Very glad I got these makes me feel much safer. When crashing I always go hands first so the slide pucks take a fair amount of impact force, then your onto your knees, arms and hips which need their own protection. Even if you don’t plan on getting fancy with sliding I feel every longboarder should wear these or similar to stop yourself on the hill that’s way faster than you thought it would be.

When I got my freebord about 3 weeks ago, I immediately knew that I was going to need slide gloves. So I shopped a bit and I found these. I also found another pair by triple 8 with a finger and thumb puck as well, but I chose the more dexterous option.The puck does what it’s supposed to, slide, and provides just enough friction to create a point on which you can pivot. The fingertips are indeed Kevlar but it’s thin, and the thread retaining the Kevlar is not itself Kevlar. That being said, if the gloves are being used properly you won’t need them. The puck has hook Velcro on the back, and the gloves themselves have the loop pads on the palms. The palm side of all of the fingers are leather, however only the index finger of each glove has leather on the back as well. This gives the gloves breatheability that I quite like.I bought these as a protective measure for my hands, not as a platform for trick slides, and they have done this job nicely. The other gloves might be better for learning, as they won’t get ripped up as soon.