Ok, so I’m pulling a fast one on both Advanced Slide Labs and Drift Biscuits…but I think I’ve made it abundantly clear that my reviews are for the skaters! Both companies knew what they were getting into sending me product…and quite frankly, I imagine both are reading this thinking “who cares? Our company will win anyway!”. You have to be pretty confident to let me do a review, and both these companies have good reason to be. In fact, I got this idea when I realized how contrasting yet evenly matched these pucks are…so let’s get to the festivities and see who comes out on top!

Tech Slide:

WINNER – Atom 2

Let’s start with an obvious one, Advanced Slide Lab knows tech slide. These pucks don’t disappoint! They last forever and slide smooth on all kinds of roads…perfect for anything where you’ll be on your hands a lot. While Drift Biscuits do last a really long time, there just isn’t really anything that matches the durability of Atoms. If you’re the type of skater that regularly puts more of their weight on your pucks than your board…You’re blowing it if you’re not rocking ASL.

Freeride:

WINNER – Drift Biscuits

Another easy win, this time for the Biscuit Squad. What makes these beat out an amazing company like ASL? Weight my friend. That’s right, Atoms might last forever…but they’re some of the heaviest pucks I’ve ever felt. Drift Biscuits on he other hand, are the lightest. They feel almost like nothing’s there, so they don’t weigh down your arms when balancing standies, but protect your hands if you ice out. Plus, their durability is nothing to sneeze at either…they last longer than most pucks on the market, and all of those weigh more than Drift Biscuits. So it’s not like they can’t stand up to frequent glove downs either. Basically, if you standy as much or more than you do glove downs, Drift Biscuits has you covered!

Downhill:

WINNER – Atom 2

These last two were much closer calls than the first half…but the heavy, high density material of Atoms gives it the advantage here. Not only do they slide really smooth and barely shed any speed, but they’re really hard to gill. Which, since I just made that term up, may need clarifying…You know how sharp rocks and really janky roads can slice really deep into your pucks making what looks like gills? Well these gills can get hooked on things and make for a very inconsistent slide…sometimes even tripping you up and putting you a little off balance. Atoms are extremely resistant to this. Maybe that doesn’t seem like enough to phase a seasoned skater…but in a race a “little off balance” can be all it takes to cost you the lead.

Freestyle:

WINNER – Drift Biscuits

Another close call…especially since slide pucks aren’t really involved in freestyle. However, Drift Biscuits aren’t just light and durable, but it has a very ergonomic shape. So they stay out of the way! Maybe that doesn’t seem like much, but the only thing better than a puck that holds up on he ground and is still barely noticeable on your hands is when you don’t need to take it off to do a quick finger flip. Drift Biscuits seems to be the one puck company willing to admit that gloves are often secondary in modern longboard disciplines, and has made the best product possible to accommodate that.

To sum up, both Advanced Slide Labs and Drift Biscuits offer amazing options. Quite frankly, I never knew slide pucks could be so different…but these really show the diversity of even such a seemingly simple product. If you you expect as much out of your pucks as you do the rest of your gear then these are the best pucks you can get…it all depends on what you want out of them. Personally? I rock both, and I love the performance I get in their respective disciplines. So if I’ve peaked your interest and you want more on these great companies check out both Advanced Slide Labs and Drift Biscuits on Facebook!

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DISCLAIMER: This company was confident enough in its quality that it was willing to provide me with product to review.