griptape gripes...

[skategeezer]

anyone having difficulty getting their hands on wider grip tape? what about longer grip tape?

[V.B]

Thats always a problem for me.

[Wells]

Originally Posted by skategeezer

anyone having difficulty getting their hands on wider grip tape? what about longer grip tape?

No .

[GPymp]

If you are shopping AT kickfilipper retail outlets you might be. Otherwise (see Wells' link) most of us who longboard dont have trouble.

[Mile_High_Mark]

Me: Do you have any griptape wider than 8.5?
Sales 'Droid: They don't make boards wider than 8.5".

[Tex202]

Originally Posted by Mile_High_Mark

Me: Do you have any griptape wider than 8.5?
Sales 'Droid: They don't make boards wider than 8.5".

i lol'ed

srsly

[Smokey Bear]

Daddies Board Shop has a pretty big variety of grip tape, I have ordered from them a few times and they always seem to ship pretty fast, I just ordered grip tape from them and re-did my deck. It's hard to beat the free shipping too.

[243racing]

the longboard store has 11" wide. You order it by the foot so length isn't a problem.

[[Ian]]

Edger or sk8kinggs should come in 12" wide.

[mc99david]

if i cant get wide enough tape, i just do sidways or diagnal strips and it works out fine

[sniffleless]

When shopping local, yes I do. Most the local shops only cater to "short" board skaters. It's all precut grip. I use the sideways method and it works fine.

I have found that shops that still cater to the old school crowd (park, ramp, pool and longboarders) tend to carry the rolls of griptape. I know that Wooster still makes the roll griptape in wider sizes.

[S.A.M.]

The place thatI go sells tape off the roll. They charge the same for any length, but it isn't wide enough so I cut it in half and leave a strip down the middle that I fill with scraps.

The MHS link would be nice if he shipped to Canada.

[mellowkat]

Is 60' long enough?

[Warren]

We stock 8.5" / 10" and 11" wide tape - - by the roll (max length for your long board would be 60 feet).

So the answer is - no - I am not having trouble finding wider tape.