Grip tape

The most common type of griptape is clearly the standard black. This color and grain size (which may vary slightly depending on the manufacturer) is adapted for all-round skate and longboarding.

Standard grip is for those who ride traditional skateboards or those who ride longboards all-round. For those who ride downhill or longboards with a much tougher grip, however, this grip can sometimes be experienced as unreliable when the grip is pushed to the max.

In recent years, however, a number of different alternatives to classic griptape have emerged where instead of a sandpaper structure, a slightly patterned rubber is used that will save your shoes forever. This grip has been a very good alternative to the regular skateboard grip where you pull your foot against the board to do ollies and flips and thus like to eat up your shoes in different places. This grip has also proven to be perfect for those of you who do dancing/freestyle where you walk around a lot on the board or maybe even want to ride barefoot.

The transparent griptape we sell is usually of the same grain size as the standard black. It's more about the appearance aspect. Maybe you have a nice wood grain on the top of your board that you want to show off or you have glued a nice photo of your mom that you want to see every time you skate. Then a transparent grip is definitely a good solution.

For those of you who want an extra clean look on the top of your board but still have a certain grip, there is actually grip that you paint on. The most famous brand is Lucid and through recycled glass they have formed a grip that is super stylish. It may sound completely crazy to ride barefoot on broken glass? But you can rest assured that the broken glass is carefully ground so that this is not a danger.

Lacquered grip is therefore particularly suitable for those who want to control how much grip you want on different parts of the board or where you want to be able to improve it whenever you want.

Lacquered grip is perfect for those who want to cruise, dance or freestyle on the board where you move your feet a lot. Or those who want to ride barefoot in the summer.

The extra thick grip tape is best suited for those who want to go much faster, such as in the case of downhill or freeride where you spend a lot of time sliding. In this case, a grip that does not let you down is crucial. Anyone who has experienced your feet slipping off the board when you are in the middle of a standing slide at a higher speed than you can run knows that it is a situation you would rather avoid if you can.

The coarse grip tape wears out your shoes a lot, but since you usually use it for freeride and downhill, you don't move your feet around as much as you do when cruising or dancing/freestyle, for example. It's when you drag your feet around on a grip tape that it wears out.

Coarse grip is sometimes also sold as square sheets because some riders prefer to combine both standard grip and coarse grip in different ways to be able to choose which parts of the board they want to have different surfaces on.

Some of our griptapes are sold by the roll where you can specify the desired length in decimeters, while others are pre-cut. A convenient way to avoid buying too little or too much than you need.