Foam/padded Grip tape

Jkjk! :wink:
…but worth ruling out

I’ve ridden with it once… maybe not for long enough to form a strong opinion but it’s certainly very noticeably different just to stand on.

I generally steer away from that stuff tbh. My thinking is that it’s pointless buying precision components and tuning out slop and wobbles only to introduce a layer of foam under your feet.

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I am gonna disagree on this one I think foam helps to dampen vibrations

Did you happen to ride on an exway or something?

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Exway Flex with and without the foam

Did the flex deck actually flex for you lol

I feel like the foam would be more noticeable on something like Eovan GTS carbon or something like that

Eh I see what youre getting at. It’s typically so thin that it can’t possibly make much of a difference.

I wouldn’t assume that - microvibrations make their way through stiff decks and straight into your feet

I’m simply saying there should be a noticeable benefit, but these microvibrations are accentuated on smaller wheels. If you have something comfy like Onsra wheels or big wheels, you won’t notice it as much

I think dope grip would help with gravelfoot

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I think the grip over foam is the only economical option.

Other than Dope, there was a Chinese pre-built company selling similar griptape but I can’t remember the name.

I do remember it was cheaper

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Nice job looks great

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For the AWD?

What thickness foam did you use?

Foam grip definitely dampens vibration, quite a bit in my experience, but even more importantly it locks your feet in a bit more than regular grip. I made my own using a yoga mat, and perforated clear griptape once. Can get some pretty cool graphics on it that way, too.

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What you are looking for is called poron which you can buy in rolls with self adhesive backing, you can just buy a roll of grip tape and stick it on top.

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Press f to pay respects if you remember pushin cushion.

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from the responses i’ve realized exway foamy griptape is shit :confused:

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Dope grip kinda sucks too. Its sharp. Very very sharp. Ruined shirts. Cut me. But some black sray paint did right away with that, and upon soaking into the foam, also made the cushion effect better.

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Use neoprene. Adhesive backed. Or look at hydro turf for jet skis. . .

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the “foam” griptape on my x1pro is non existence, i feel everything

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It is kinda of the point, I has to be sharp.

Skingrowzbak

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I dont want a fresh wound or ruined shirt every time i mall grab, tahini bro. The fact that its foam and your feet sink in adds plenty of grip, it does not need to be that sharp. But, its all good, cuz maybe some people like that, and painting it fixes that nice and easy. Also, dope grip uses some rather inferior foam. Poron is significantly better for the application, imo. Still want to try sorbothane as grip some day, as its rather unbeatable in vibration dampening. Pretty sure poron is better for impact dampening, though.

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Will check it out, thanks

Make sure the grip you use on top is perforated. If not, it will wrinkle a lot.