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NON ABRASIVE GRIP TAPE VS REGULAR GRIP TAPE | 100 KICKFLIP CHALLENGE!

Braille Skateboarding4 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2018 to 2024
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1.2M views · 8 years ago · Other

Braille Skateboarding does 100 kickflips on DKL non-abrasive grip tape and 100 on regular grip tape to compare shoe wear. Sponsored by DKL.

Why skaters like it

Linked in r/NewSkaters whenever someone asks how to stop grip tape from shredding shoes and whether DKL rubber grip wears shoes less.

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“DKL rubber grip tape! It’s less than 10 bucks a sheet and it’ll save your shoes.”

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What skaters said on Reddit

u/Fromthehollow2023 · 2 points

Congrats on the first hole and jumping your first curb!! If you wanna keep future shoes longer you could look into the non-abrasive rubber griptape from DKL. I'm very recently (end of last month and I've only gotten out maybe 5-10 times so far) back into skating after not skating for like 15 years and got my old board regripped with it and am loving it so far and so are my shoes! It's also a breeze to clean :) Only n

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u/crlay2021 · 2 points

The more you Ollie, or do other tricks, the more your shoe will be ground down with the sandpaper. It’s inevitable. I would honestly duct tape the laces. Mine are unusable because they got shredded, so my shoe is held together by duct tape haha Edit: there is rubber grip tape that actually prevents the destruction of skate shoes. There’s a video on YouTube done by Braille that shows 100 kick flips using the rubber gr

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u/Rizla-plus2018 · 2 points

[VIDEO] Check this video out if you wonder if dkl grips would rip your shoes. Braille have tested it with 100 kickflips

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u/Thick-Nectarine75862024 · 1 points

DKL rubber grip tape! It’s less than 10 bucks a sheet and it’ll save your shoes. [VIDEO]

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