The Griptape thread

[Mbrimson88]

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I love the pepper sheet I’m riding RN. Nice and grippy, feels better than mob after it’s broken in.

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Is it similar to Mob?Damn I ordered one sheet thinking it was softer...

I think you should be good with it.  At the very least, if it has a little too much grit for you, just very lightly dust it back some with the grip offcut, but overall I think it is fairly middle of the road for grit.  A lot of people like it, that's for sure.

[helly]

Anybody tried Souljah?

Absolutely, had it on my last 3 boards and on my board right now, and im never ever going back to MOB. And saying this while i was exclusively on MOB at least for the last 10years. I never get why people like Jessup or Black Diamond, absolute trash imo.
Pepper is also good (means slightly better then MOB) but souljah took the cake for me. Great long lasting grip, and cheap (5€/sheet).

If you never tried Souljah in your life youre missing out for real! Flo Marfaing knows what hes doing.

I want to try Alveer grip from Sewa, but seems like no chance for us europeans to get it.

[TwisT]

Anyone know the best place to get a roll or box of grip?

[Eddy Mitchel]

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I love the pepper sheet I’m riding RN. Nice and grippy, feels better than mob after it’s broken in.

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Is it similar to Mob?Damn I ordered one sheet thinking it was softer...

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I think you should be good with it.  At the very least, if it has a little too much grit for you, just very lightly dust it back some with the grip offcut, but overall I think it is fairly middle of the road for grit.  A lot of people like it, that's for sure.

Okay dude!I just tested it yesterday on my new easyrider deck.looks great, love both:)Cannot wait the spot to dry out to go skate it.

[rikki]

First sesh with Pepper XG today.

Love it. Really grippy, but not TOO grippy. Yeah, "too grippy" is relative, I don't think I've experienced such a thing. My thumb's not bleeding from throwdowns, if that means anything.

The feel is solid. Gripping was easy as, it's got a nice perforation, no bubbles / creases whatsoever.

I'd say this one's a Mob killer.

[Xen]

Anyone know the best place to get a roll or box of grip?

I'm hoping for a MESA Supply Black Friday sale for a roll of pepper but haven't see rolls up there in a while.

CCS sells rolls of Jessup for $113, might be able to grab one cheaper during BF?

TGM Sells boxes.

[spacial_profiling]

Fuck me, but does no one else see the Pepper rollout as a cornier Miles for trying to be lowkey core? One word two-syllable grip very ABD. Logo cutouts and multiple tiers of grit. Did we really need this? "Galaxy G6" sounds like the last thing I'm trying to say when choosing board parts.

[pointandclick]

Fuck me, but does no one else see the Pepper rollout as a cornier Miles for trying to be lowkey core? One word two-syllable grip very ABD. Logo cutouts and multiple tiers of grit. Did we really need this? "Galaxy G6" sounds like the last thing I'm trying to say when choosing board parts.

what has miles even done though? no videos, no content, they were trying to do some limited art or graphic grip like it was a trading card or something. thats corny.

[Obijuan91]

Alveer anyone?

[WashingtonNECKTIE]

Alveer anyone?

Nope

Pepper everyone!

[spacial_profiling]

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Fuck me, but does no one else see the Pepper rollout as a cornier Miles for trying to be lowkey core? One word two-syllable grip very ABD. Logo cutouts and multiple tiers of grit. Did we really need this? "Galaxy G6" sounds like the last thing I'm trying to say when choosing board parts.

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what has miles even done though? no videos, no content, they were trying to do some limited art or graphic grip like it was a trading card or something. thats corny.

Tbh it's probably more an answer to not wanting to skate NHS product imo. Wonder what the team rider rate of Indy vs other truck riders is. Trying to understand the market space it's trying to fill. Think I'm just aging out of needing to see new products where the OG is prefered simply for history.

[Rick Trapasso]

Fuck me, but does no one else see the Pepper rollout as a cornier Miles for trying to be lowkey core? One word two-syllable grip very ABD. Logo cutouts and multiple tiers of grit. Did we really need this? "Galaxy G6" sounds like the last thing I'm trying to say when choosing board parts.

Pepper grip is a fuckin psyop man

[fulfillthedream]

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Alveer anyone?

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Nope

Pepper everyone!

ive had multiple sheets with good experience. i got one sheet that wouldn't stick to the deck and Mesa dist sent me 3 sheets. they've got my $

[Rick Trapasso]

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Alveer anyone?

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Nope

Pepper everyone!

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ive had multiple sheets with good experience. i got one sheet that wouldn't stick to the deck and Mesa dist sent me 3 sheets. they've got my $

Yea, I love that shit.

Skated jessup forever, tried mob when it came out and hated it.

Tried pepper a few months ago, and it's my go to now.

So easy to apply, sticks great, slightly more coarse than jessup/slightly grippier, but not as sharp as mob imo. Which suits my tastes

[rikki]

> try Pepper XG once
> never go back to any other grip

[Esmith5488]

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Accidentally got sent a sheet of the XG pepper. Gonna give it a shot because why not. Thankfully I haven’t switched shoes yet since I can see that being overkill but maybe by the time I switch shoes it will even out a little

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Any update? I’m typically on the regular pepper but this discussion of the XG has intrigued me

sorry I missed this. I actually really loved it. had no issues kick flipping day one. next deck I'm going to use regular pepper to see which I prefer but despite it being rough on the hands I didn't have any issues skating it and its stayed pretty grippy the life of it.

this probably wasn't helpful as other posters can explain it better, but it was great and even better once you got a session or two on it

[Asiansmallballs]

Fuck me, but does no one else see the Pepper rollout as a cornier Miles for trying to be lowkey core? One word two-syllable grip very ABD. Logo cutouts and multiple tiers of grit. Did we really need this? "Galaxy G6" sounds like the last thing I'm trying to say when choosing board parts.

Haha bro I solely only put the pepper Galaxy grip on my decks. NGL I love the shimmer in the sun 😎

Perfectly grippy too.

[skatebruh]

Pepper XG is way too much for me. I can't do it. If you want the grippiest, XG is it.

[rikki]

Caveat: Pepper XG is going to feel too grippy for the first couple of sessions, maybe even three. After that, it'll be perfect. And feels like it'll last long. Patience.

[Noble Experiment]

Anyone know if the blank black grip they send you when you order boards directly from Crailtap is any good? Got some free sheets of it from a friend who only skates Mob. Got a board on backup rn that I gripped with Mob but it started to peel up just from sitting around (smh) so was thinking of regripping it with the Crailtap grip, but wanted to make sure it was good first. Can’t stand grip that peels up at the edges or chips away at the edges super easily.

[logjammin]

Pepper XG is way too much for me. I can't do it. If you want the grippiest, XG is it.

I'm sessioning it right now for the first time and it's creating a wound from grip thumb, shredding my shit.

...but it's not as dangerous as I thought it would be in terms of getting literally stuck on the board when you need to kick it away. it's just an extra secure feeling to the board. it also might have been the most satisfying gripping experience I've ever had cause it cut like absolute butter and laser perfect edges.

[Esmith5488]

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Pepper XG is way too much for me. I can't do it. If you want the grippiest, XG is it.

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I'm sessioning it right now for the first time and it's creating a wound from grip thumb, shredding my shit.

...but it's not as dangerous as I thought it would be in terms of getting literally stuck on the board when you need to kick it away. it's just an extra secure feeling to the board. it also might have been the most satisfying gripping experience I've ever had cause it cut like absolute butter and laser perfect edges.

I did notice grip thumb was BRUTAL on the XG lol

[munchbox]

what kind of shoes are yall skating with XG?

[swongolianbbq]

 I'm definitely getting XG on my next board based on all these reviews 😆 on my cruisers I've used Vicious in the past and currently Powell Hardcore grip, both of those are so goddamn insanely chunky and I spent a lot of time too lazy to go get my board and just skating the cruiser and it was fine and that shit is like, gnarly grippy

[Micki Free]

Ive always liked the G5 galaxy, its slightly grippier than jessup but not as grippy as mob. Sounds like a nice middle ground.

[rikki]

what kind of shoes are yall skating with XG?

Cupsoles.

[hiljentaa]

First skate on Pepper XG yesterday. Hyped, feels really secure but still releases on flick.

Will absolutely eat your shoes though. I had lil strands of suede all over the place.

[Dwyck]

ive been running pepper galaxy for a little bit after years of jessup and my flip tricks are fine so far. it has not eaten my gloves either which mob used to. nothing to write home about which is really good for grip tbh

[munchbox]

i like my griptape like i like my women:
ultra grippy
extra sticky
with the bubble

[Osage]

  Rode Jessup for a long time. Been on Pepper for a bit. i like it but it's a little too grippy. Bought a shop deck the other day and it came with free Jessup so I put it on. I also like it but it wears out too quick and I wish it was a hair grippier. Any happy medium between the two.