Globe Tailpads on Penny and Green Banana

It got cold here so i finally got around to playing with the Globe Tailpads.  I used 2 of the ones that I bought.  I put 2 on a Green Banana Skateboards Lil' Nanner so the whole deck is covered.  After applying them I had 2 strips about 2-3" left over.  I used those to cover the tail of my black Penny and then used clear grip to cover the front half.  I think they look pretty cool.  They cut easy, but it is much harder to get perfect looking edges on the cut than it is with grip tape.  I will probably replace the clear grip tape on the penny with black.  I forgot how much clear grip tape sucks.  It doesn't stick the same as black, and this being the first time I have tried clear on a Penny I don't think it is going to hold up.

I took them for a ride right after.  They are grippy.  Maybe not as much grip as new grip tape but a different kind of feel.  The larger blocks feel like they stop your foot not just give traction like grip tape does.  It's hard to describe and not bad, just different.  

I will have more to say after getting more time on them, I only took a short ride on each last night.

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Freshly Squeezed, a cool little clothing store started by a buddy of mine is having their opening party this weekend, if you are in the area stop by:

Globe Traction Pads

I used to build a lot of wood boards in my garage for fun.  I started with flat plywood, then started to layer the wood for concave and tails, then started to use fiberglass and then started to make foam cores with wood and fiberglass to strengthen it.  It was fun but I have not made one in a while.  I have lately been more interested in plastic skateboards so I have been buying different types of plastics and melting and bending and researching them and its even more fun.  I have made a couple that are functional and have broken a whole bunch more.  I will post pics of board and some of that experience at some point when I am better at it.
I bring all this up because on the favorite board I ever made, this foam core mini.

I used clear grip tape on the front and used part of a surfboard traction pad as the back half of the grip.  It was and still is awesome.  Looks really cool and provides plenty of grip for a cruiser.
Surfboard traction pads are too expensive, at least $30 and only cover half the deck, to use on every board when a full sheet of grip tape is $5 or less.  I was excited sometime ago to see Globe made their Cruiserboard Tailpad.  The price was still $20 but a little better.  I held off even though I considered buying one or two a couple times.  The other day I was ordering a few things and in the sale section of a big online shop were the Globe tail pads for $6 a piece.  I got a few and they just came today.  They feel just like the surfboard traction pad on my foamcore.  They are going to work well on flat decks.  I am going to try them on the Penny or Stereo and it they stick well enough and seem like they are going to hold up for a while I thing I need to order a few more for that price.

Ill add another post with my thoughts when I get some time riding them in.  In the meantime please visit the plastic skateboarding forum for questions or discussion.
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