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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Grip Tape on Penny again.

I regripped my Penny again just because I wanted to do something cool to post with the #pennygrip hashtag on instagram.  By the way, I am holdsfast on there If anyone wants to follow me or @holdsfast me to show me some cool pics.
So I made some stencils, and a little spray paint later, here it is.  I like it.

Penny Grip Tape

The other day I picked up a piece of the Penny grip tape that I have seen around lately.

It was a little pricy at the local shop, but looking around its not very expensive online.

Penny has a cool idea, marking the bottom in a diamond pattern so you can cut out shapes that will match the diamond pattern of the deck

I finally got around to putting it on today.

Before anything else, I had to stencil and spray paint my dogs logo on it for good measure.

The old grip came off easy.  Usually I will leave the deck in the sun for a little while to soften up the grip to make it easier to peel off.  That wasn't necessary on the Penny, I guess because there is just less surface area for it to stick to.  I had Jessup on the deck previously, and it did leave a little stick residue behind, no big deal its getting covered right away again.

The pre-cut holes didn't match up perfectly, but for the ease of not having to take the trucks off to apply grip tape, I can live with that.  I will update after a few weeks of riding when I have a feel for how well it grips and holds up.

#pennytimegame

I finally beat all the levels in @pennytimegame.  Low scores, and I'm still not sure how to find the penny or find the shark even though apparently I have in some of the levels, but I finally got them all.  This is a fun game.

Penny Time is getting harder.

This game is getting hard, I am going to have to play this more often and get good or admit that I'm not so good at video games.  Oh well, its raining today, maybe I can jump on all these circles just right.

Penny Time iPhone Game

I just downloaded this game, Penny Time this morning.

I decide to play as a lady with the same color wheels as me.

No choice to ride a Nickel.

Graphics aren't the best but more than good enough to know what is going on.  I have only played for a few minutes here and there, but it seems fun so far.  I am already on level 3, but in level one I only got 50% and level 2 like 17% or something so even though you can progress quickly through the levels there seems to be a bunch of goals and achievements so there looks like it will have some replay value too.  

The controls are very very very simple.  Thats okay.  I don't care for when some other games try to put traditional control pad on the left corner of the screen and buttons on the other.  This just uses swipes in directions that seem to work anywhere on the screen.  

You swipe in the correct direction when over a target, the color determines the direction you need to swipe.  The more perfect you are the more points, too far off and you slam.  

I skipped most of the story, but there is some kind of time freezing going on. When I get bored, maybe Ill go back and see all the cut scenes and get the story. 

Anyway, for 99 cents, good deal, I like it.

Penny Vs. Globe Bantam Vs. Stereo Vinyl Cruiser Vs. Fish Skateboards

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My thoughts after exactly one week of having the Globe Bamtam and much more weeks of having the 3 other boards.

From Left to Right: Penny Skateboard, Globe Bantam, Stereo Vinyl Cruiser, Fish Skateboard

The decks of the Penny, Stereo and Fish are all very similar.  The Bantams differences are pretty big in comparison.  The Globe is bigger, 6.5x23.5 vs the others 22.5x6.  It feels bigger that the difference in the number suggest to me, maybe because it tapers less towards the tail.  I have read elsewhere that the Bantam was stiff.  I do not find this to be the case.  I found the Bantam to be the most flexy, followed by the Penny and the Stereo and Fish to be the stiffest.  A factor is that the Globe has a little longer wheelbase, not by much though,  Most of the extra length on the Globe is in the nose and tail.  

The grip pattern is unique, but after riding it to the beach a few times and riding it home with wet shoes it will still need a sheet of grip tape before too long.  

I feel like the trucks are the biggest difference between these stock.  The slant trucks are pretty standard new school trucks, just narrowed to fit the board.  Much better in my opinion than the Penny or Stereo versions.  The Penny and Stereo boards did come with more appropriate bushings though.  The Slant trucks on the Bantam came with what I believe are 94a bushings.  These feel a lot stiffer than I would normally ride on a cruiser like this.  That will probably be the first thing I replace on the Bantam as I keep riding it.

The Bantams wheels I really like also .  They are a little wider, bigger, 62mm and harder, 83a than the Penny or Stereo.  I have been riding 62mm wheels on the Stereo and they might be my favorite size right now so these wheels are just about perfect.  The photos show them vs. wheels that come stock on a Stereo Vinyl cruiser.  Both good sized wheels if a little different.  The slightly harder Globes fit my preferences better though.

The bearings seem pretty good so far also, Im not sure if I will be swapping them out once I start to upgrade the Bantam.  

Hardware is standard, I was a little surprised that the Globe came with risers.  1/4"

This is the only board of the 4 with risers, the wheels are a little bigger, but with the hardness of those bushings a don't know if they are needed.  I may leave them on because I will go to much softer bushings, but I will probably try with out too for a while.

More thoughts to come as I get more time in riding the new board.

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