diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0f228c313f..2079544ff4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
     "jasmine-core": "^2.2.0",
     "karma-chrome-launcher": "^0.1.7",
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
-    "standard": "driftyco/standard#master",
     "systemjs": "~0.11.0",
     "through2": "^0.6.3",
     "traceur": "0.0.87",
diff --git a/playground/basic-example/main.html b/playground/basic-example/main.html
index 9eade14eaf..fb5ea450c9 100644
--- a/playground/basic-example/main.html
+++ b/playground/basic-example/main.html
@@ -1,40 +1,32 @@
 <ion-aside-parent>
   <ion-aside side="left">
-    Hello ...
-    <p>...</p>
-    <p>...</p>
+    LEFT
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    Side menu!
+  </ion-aside>
+  <ion-aside side="right">
+    RIGHT
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    Side menu!
+  </ion-aside>
+  <ion-aside side="top">
+    TOP
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    <p>...</p>
+    Side menu!
+  </ion-aside>
+  <ion-aside side="bottom">
+    BOTTOM
     <p>...</p>
     <p>...</p>
     <p>...</p>
     Side menu!
   </ion-aside>
-  <!-- <ion-aside side="bottom"> -->
-  <!--   Hello ... -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   Side menu! -->
-  <!-- </ion-aside> -->
-  <!-- <ion-aside side="top"> -->
-  <!--   Hello ... -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   Side menu! -->
-  <!-- </ion-aside> -->
-  <!-- <ion-aside side="left"> -->
-  <!--   Hello ... -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   <p>...</p> -->
-  <!--   Side menu! -->
-  <!-- </ion-aside> -->
   <div class="content">
     <button (click)="showModal()">Show Modal</button>
 
diff --git a/src/components/aside/aside.js b/src/components/aside/aside.js
index c755d332c4..1250a9bdc4 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/aside.js
+++ b/src/components/aside/aside.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {Component, Template, Inject, Parent, NgElement} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {Ion} from '../ion';
 import {IonConfig} from '../../config';
-import {DragGesture} from '../../core/gestures/drag-gesture';
+import {SlideEdgeGesture} from '../../core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture';
 import * as util from '../../util';
 
 export var asideConfig = new IonConfig('aside');
@@ -31,25 +31,24 @@ export class Aside {
 
     this._drag = {};
 
-    this.gesture = new DragGesture(asideParent.domElement, {
-      onDrag: this.onDrag.bind(this),
-      onDragStart: this.onDragStart.bind(this),
-      onDragEnd: this.onDragEnd.bind(this)
-    });
-    this.dragMethods = {
-      getMenuStart() { return 0; },
-      getEventPos(ev) { return ev.center.x; },
-      canStart() { return true; }
-    };
-    this.gesture.listen();
-
     this.domElement.addEventListener('transitionend', ev => {
       this.setChanging(false);
     })
 
+    let gestureConstructor = {
+      left: LeftAsideSlideGesture,
+      top: TopAsideSlideGesture,
+      bottom: BottomAsideSlideGesture,
+      right: RightAsideSlideGesture
+    };
+
+
     // TODO: remove this. setTimeout has to be done so the bindings can be applied
     setTimeout(() => {
-      asideConfig.invoke(this);
+      // asideConfig.invoke(this);
+      this.domElement.classList.add(this.side);
+      this.gesture = new gestureConstructor[this.side](this, asideParent.domElement);
+      this.gesture.listen();
     });
   }
   onDragStart(ev) {
@@ -83,6 +82,9 @@ export class Aside {
     this.dragMethods.onEnd(this._drag, ev);
     this._drag = null;
   }
+  setSliding(isSliding) {
+    this.domElement.classList[isSliding ? 'add' : 'remove']('sliding');
+  }
   setChanging(isChanging) {
     if (isChanging !== this.isChanging) {
       this.isChanging = isChanging;
@@ -112,3 +114,87 @@ export class AsideParent {
     super();
   }
 }
+
+class AsideSlideGesture extends SlideEdgeGesture {
+  constructor(aside: Aside, slideElement: Element) {
+    this.aside = aside;
+    super(slideElement, {
+      direction: (aside.side === 'left' || aside.side === 'right') ? 'x' : 'y',
+      edge: aside.side || 'left',
+      threshold: aside.dragThreshold || 100
+    });
+  }
+  
+  canStart(ev) {
+    // Only restrict edges if the aside is closed
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? true : super.canStart(ev);
+  }
+
+  onSlideBeforeStart(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.setSliding(true);
+    this.aside.setChanging(true);
+    return new Promise(resolve => {
+      requestAnimationFrame(resolve);
+    });
+  }
+  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.domElement.style.transform = 'translate3d(' + slide.distance + 'px,0,0)';
+  }
+  onSlideEnd(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.domElement.style.transform = '';
+    this.aside.setSliding(false);
+    if (Math.abs(ev.velocityX) > 0.2 || Math.abs(slide.delta) > Math.abs(slide.max) * 0.5) {
+      this.aside.setOpen(!this.aside.isOpen);
+    }
+  }
+
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.max : slide.min;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+class LeftAsideSlideGesture extends AsideSlideGesture {}
+
+class RightAsideSlideGesture extends LeftAsideSlideGesture {
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetWidth,
+      max: 0
+    };
+  }
+
+}
+
+import Hammer from 'hammer';
+class TopAsideSlideGesture extends AsideSlideGesture {
+  onSlide(slide, ev) {
+    this.aside.domElement.style.transform = 'translate3d(0,' + slide.distance + 'px,0)';
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+class BottomAsideSlideGesture extends TopAsideSlideGesture {
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return this.aside.isOpen ? slide.min : slide.max;
+  }
+  getSlideBoundaries() {
+    return {
+      min: -this.aside.domElement.offsetHeight,
+      max: 0
+    };
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/aside/aside.scss b/src/components/aside/aside.scss
index 5689efabfe..2ca4d8f740 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/aside.scss
+++ b/src/components/aside/aside.scss
@@ -12,52 +12,52 @@ ion-aside {
   &:not(.open):not(.changing) {
     display: none;
   }
-  &.dragging {
+  &.sliding {
     transition-duration: 0s;
   }
 
   &.left {
     width: $aside-width;
-    left: 0;
+    left: -$aside-width;
     top: 0;
     bottom: 0;
 
-    transform: translate3d(-$aside-width, 0, 0);
+    transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0);
     &.open {
-      transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
+      transform: translate3d($aside-width,0,0);
     }
   }
   &.right {
     width: $aside-width;
-    right: 0;
+    left: 100%;
     top: 0;
     bottom: 0;
 
-    transform: translate3d($aside-width,0,0);
+    transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
     &.open {
-      transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
+      transform: translate3d(-$aside-width,0,0);
     }
   }
   &.top {
     height: $aside-width;
-    top: 0;
+    top: -$aside-width;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
     
-    transform: translate3d(0,-$aside-width,0);
+    transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
     &.open {
-      transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
+      transform: translate3d(0,$aside-width,0);
     }
   }
   &.bottom {
     height: $aside-width;
-    bottom: 0;
+    top: 100%;
     left: 0;
     right: 0;
 
-    transform: translate3d(0,$aside-width,0);
+    transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
     &.open {
-      transform: translate3d(0,0,0);
+      transform: translate3d(0,-$aside-width,0);
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/aside/behaviors/direction/direction.js b/src/components/aside/behaviors/direction/direction.js
index db3d4592de..e9968d3545 100644
--- a/src/components/aside/behaviors/direction/direction.js
+++ b/src/components/aside/behaviors/direction/direction.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {asideConfig} from '../../aside';
 import Hammer from 'hammer';
 import * as util from '../../../../util';
 
+/*
 asideConfig
   .behavior(function() {
     if (this.side !== 'bottom') return;
@@ -116,3 +117,4 @@ asideConfig
       }
     });
   });
+*/
diff --git a/src/components/ion.js b/src/components/ion.js
index 6ef2059c07..50dbd64457 100644
--- a/src/components/ion.js
+++ b/src/components/ion.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import * as Platform from '../platform';
 import * as util from '../util';
 
-var ILLEGAL_ASSIGN_FIELDS = {};
 export class Ion {
 
   extend(...args) {
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js b/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js
index 1ae8729f31..53df2425c7 100644
--- a/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js
+++ b/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js
@@ -1,32 +1,36 @@
 import {Gesture} from './gesture';
 import * as util from '../../util';
+import Hammer from 'hammer';
 
+/*
+ * BUG(ajoslin): HammerJS 2.x does not have an alternative to HammerJS 1.x's
+ * dragLockToAxis, so a vertical and horizontal gesture can happen at the same time.
+ */
 export class DragGesture extends Gesture {
   constructor(element, opts = {}) {
-    util.extend(this, { 
-      onDrag: opts.onDrag, 
-      onDragEnd: opts.onDragEnd,
-      onDragStart: opts.onDragStart
-    });
+    util.defaults(opts, {});
     super(element, opts);
   }
   listen() {
     super.listen();
     this.hammertime.on('panstart', ev => {
-      if (this.onDragStart && this.onDragStart(ev) !== false) {
+      if (this.onDragStart(ev) !== false) {
         this.dragging = true;
       }
     });
     this.hammertime.on('panmove', ev => {
       if (!this.dragging) return;
-      if (this.onDrag && this.onDrag(ev) === false) {
+      if (this.onDrag(ev) === false) {
         this.dragging = false;
       }
     });
     this.hammertime.on('panend', ev => {
       if (!this.dragging) return;
-      this.onDragEnd && this.onDragEnd(ev);
+      this.onDragEnd(ev);
       this.dragging = false;
     });
   }
+  onDrag() {}
+  onDragStart() {}
+  onDragEnd() {}
 }
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/gesture.js b/src/core/gestures/gesture.js
index 2e7deae6dd..05cdc278ee 100644
--- a/src/core/gestures/gesture.js
+++ b/src/core/gestures/gesture.js
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@ import Hammer from 'hammer';
 
 export class Gesture {
   constructor(element, opts = {}) {
-    util.defaults(opts, {
-    });
     this.element = element;
+
+    // Map 'x' or 'y' string to hammerjs opts
+    this.direction = opts.direction || 'x';
+    opts.direction = this.direction === 'x' ?
+      Hammer.DIRECTION_HORIZONTAL :
+      Hammer.DIRECTION_VERTICAL;
+
     this._options = opts;
+
   }
   options(opts = {}) {
     util.extend(this._options, opts);
@@ -21,5 +27,6 @@ export class Gesture {
   }
   destroy() {
     this.hammertime.destroy();
+    this.hammertime = null;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.js b/src/core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9b889ce7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/gestures/slide-edge-gesture.js
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {SlideGesture} from './slide-gesture';
+import * as util from '../../util';
+
+export class SlideEdgeGesture extends SlideGesture {
+  constructor(element: Element, opts: Object = {}) {
+    util.defaults(opts, {
+      edge: 'left',
+      threshold: 50
+    });
+    // Can check corners through use of eg 'left top'
+    this.edges = opts.edge.split(' ');
+    this.threshold = opts.threshold;
+    super(element, opts);
+  }
+
+  canStart(ev) {
+    this._containerRect = this.getContainerDimensions();
+    return this.edges.every(edge => this._checkEdge(edge, ev.center));
+  }
+
+  getContainerDimensions() {
+    return {
+      left: 0,
+      top: 0,
+      width: window.innerWidth,
+      height: window.innerHeight
+    };
+  }
+
+  _checkEdge(edge, pos) {
+    if ((edge === 'left' && pos.x > this._containerRect.left + this.threshold) ||
+        (edge === 'right' && pos.x < this._containerRect.width - this.threshold) ||
+        (edge === 'top' && pos.y > this._containerRect.top + this.threshold) ||
+        (edge === 'bottom' && pos.y < this._containerRect.height - this.threshold)) {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/slide-gesture.js b/src/core/gestures/slide-gesture.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15a38ef088
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/gestures/slide-gesture.js
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+import {DragGesture} from './drag-gesture';
+import * as util from '../../util';
+
+export class SlideGesture extends DragGesture {
+  constructor(element, opts = {}) {
+    this.element = element;
+    super(element, opts);
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Get the min and max for the slide. pageX/pageY.
+   * Only called on dragstart.
+   */
+  getSlideBoundaries(slide, ev) {
+    return {
+      min: 0,
+      max: this.element.offsetWidth
+    };
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Get the element's pos when the drag starts.
+   * For example, an open side menu starts at 100% and a closed
+   * sidemenu starts at 0%.
+   */
+  getElementStartPos(slide, ev) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  canStart() {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  onDragStart(ev) {
+    if (!this.canStart(ev)) return false;
+    this.slide = {};
+    var promise = this.onSlideBeforeStart(this.slide, ev) || Promise.resolve();
+    promise.then(() => {
+      var {min, max} = this.getSlideBoundaries(this.slide, ev);
+      this.slide.min = min;
+      this.slide.max = max;
+      this.slide.elementStartPos = this.getElementStartPos(this.slide, ev);
+      this.slide.pointerStartPos = ev.center[this.direction];
+      this.slide.started = true;
+      this.onSlideStart(this.slide, ev);
+    }).catch(() => {
+      this.slide = null;
+    });
+  }
+  onDrag(ev) {
+    if (!this.slide || !this.slide.started) return;
+    this.slide.pos = ev.center[this.direction];
+    this.slide.distance = util.clamp(
+      this.slide.min,
+      this.slide.pos - this.slide.pointerStartPos + this.slide.elementStartPos,
+      this.slide.max
+    );
+    this.slide.delta = this.slide.pos - this.slide.pointerStartPos;
+    this.onSlide(this.slide, ev);
+  }
+  onDragEnd(ev) {
+    if (!this.slide || !this.slide.started) return;
+    this.onSlideEnd(this.slide, ev);
+    this.slide = null;
+  }
+
+  onSlideBeforeStart() {}
+  onSlideStart() {}
+  onSlide() {}
+  onSlideEnd() {}
+}