Auto-Slider

The Auto-Slider, also known as Auto Slider, is an Extreme Gear that appeared as Board type in Sonic Riders and later as a Bike type in Sonic Free Riders. It automatically performs slides when making a sharp turn.

Sonic Riders
"Auto Air Slides when cornering!"

- Game description in Sonic Riders.

This Extreme Gear first appeared in Sonic Riders as a Board type Extreme Gear under the name "Auto Slider". In this game, it has a typical board-shaped Extreme Gear. It has a primary yellow color scheme, with white curve shapes down the middle and white edges on the front and back. Most noticable, it has a recess that runs down the middle that almost splits it in half. It can be bought at the shop for 600 rings.

When using the Auto Slider in a race, this Extreme Gear will automatically perform an Air Slide a second after the player performs a sharp turn, while consuming next to no amounts of air, effectively allowing the player to perform sharp turns without using the controls. Despite this, however, the player is this able to perform the Air Slide normally with the Auto Slider.

While its little air consumption from sharp turns makes the Auto Slider a practical Extreme Gear, it can be rather difficult to maneuver due to the lack of control the player has over the direction he/she is heading when performing the Auto Slider-induced Air Slide, since the Auto SLider starts using it automatically whenever the player makes a sharp turn when just trying to do, for example, a normal turn.

Sonic Free Riders
"Build for optimal cornering, this gear automatically begins drifting when you begin a curve"

- Game description in Sonic Free Riders.

The Auto Slider returned later in Sonic Free Riders, where it been given a complete change in design. In addition to a slightly new name "Auto-Slider", the Auto-Silder had been redesigned into a Bike type Extreme Gear. It appearance now resembled that of a streamlined motorcycle with fins in the back, and had a lime green, white and brown color scheme.

Its abilities and attributes concerning sliding in sharp curve are the same as in Sonic Riders.