durability of the spray on grip tape?

Hey guys,

Just got my Bamboo GT. Effing love this thing. My ONLY concern at the moment is the durability of the grip tape. I feel like its always all over the place. Maybe because its new its just the excess/loose grit coming off? I am worried how long its gonna last.

I also like to keep the grip tape clean so I use grip gum after long rides, but I fear its causing the tape to wear. Am I crazy? What are your thoughts on this grip tape? I know this board is relatively new so nobody has had it very long, but I am curious how it is for those of you who have have it since day 1 or so?

 

I think it's just the excess/loose stuff to coming off. Mine's been pretty good after the initial bits came off. Had it for about 10 weeks.

 

I thought it was crap! I sanded it all off and ordered some custom grip tape.

 

Have you seen this stuff before? I'm curious to give it a shot

Lucid Clear Spray Grip Tape

Also, to remove the spray on we currently have, do we literally just need to sand it off?

 

It's so cheap I may just try it. However I'm not positive it's a good long term solution. I really want to just remove this grip and put a permanent solution on, but I'm scared of messing the board up. I was looking my board and I would have to take most of it apart which scares me.

 

Yep and it only took about ten minutes.





The custom grip tape I ordered.

 

Yes, the spray on grip is garbage, DO NOT use grip gum, it pulls the grip off! Unless you want to cover up the design, you'll have to deal with the spray on.

 

I wrote to that company to ask about the use of their product on a smooth surface, such as carbon... they couldn't even be bothered to reply so no order for them....

 

There is another company called monster paint I think. They seem much smaller company may be worth reaching out to them!

 

I suggest you do this, the Bamboo looks amazing on this griptape design

 

Thanks Alex, it's looking like this right now with the spoiler and Abec 11 flywheels

 

Look for Integy on Amazon.com

 

How would we clean it then?

 

i clean my original grip with bleach, gets it clean af. after a while youll always have darkening, then reapply grip.

 

You can clean the BGT with Simple Green and anything similar to a chamois cloth. You can buy spray on grip when the original stuff starts of wear off. This is if you want to preserve the stock BGT design of course. If you don't, get sanding!