EXTREMELY ABRASIVE GRIP TAPE TEST!

Today we test Powell Peralta's Hardcore Grip Tape, which is an extremely abrasive version of normal grip tape for down hill riding and other extreme skateboarding needs! Today we're going to find out how this hardcore grip tape skates and what kind of damage it can do to a cheap shoe!
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[@thatchris1626]

Typically in downhill you put squares of very grippy tape where your individual feet will go. Some people use a variety of different grips depending on how they ride

[@jdmscooob]

Came here for the Braille schooling. Was not disappointed

[@secretsauceskateboarding4337]

This is cool info

[@dieseldabz7104]

Why not grip entire board at that point? Doesn't seem to matter any as long as have grip for foot placement really how the boards gripped

[@bloodhill7296]

​@@dieseldabz7104you want to be able to move you're feet on certain parts and grip more on others the grippier bits are usually used for slides/drifting.

[@SMD-si7fm]

@@dieseldabz7104 I have mine stacked 3-6 layers at some parts on my downhill longboard to create extra pockets and really stay locked in.

[@Chuck_The_Human]

39yr old landed nollie bs 360 off a ledge into a bank for the first time ever doing the trick on anything besides flatground. Love your videos! Keep it up

[@davidgrady4516]

Seriously though. I’m a 33 year old man and have been skating since I was 10 and when I try something like that and get it first try I’m super hyped . I noticed that also . Lit af .

[@joeyyyvr6355]

Badass dude!🤙🏽

[@madness6804]

bro imagine scraping ur ankle with that 💀💀

[@pizzacittykat7320]

I started bleeding just thinking about that

[@spamsam7531]

Uffffff

[@Bluecake5595]

I've gotten some gnarly shinners from icing out on a pushup slide downhilling w/ sharp lips and vicious grip. it hurts more than the road rash.

[@JAMMERSKATES]

😐🫥🫥💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@Lonemite]

@@Bluecake5595dude I have no clue what any of that means😂 speak dumb street skater to me please😂

[@mikebennett6263]

It looks like they just repurposed roofing shingles 😂

[@puufffedsfffresffwav9060]

That’s what I thought at first

[@immortaledge8830]

Aaron has no clue just how dangerous using the angle grinder that way was. To anyone reading this, never use an angle grinder without proper PPE and training. Angle grinders are the most dangerous hand power tool period because even the smallest mistakes can lead to gruesome injuries. Like so aaron can see this

[@neaippehtuuppin]

They are always reckless with the tools. It seems an almost decision to use them in a frivolous way. Not just Aaron, Gabe was like that too.

[@koblefra]

Dw bro, they had the gaurd on, I think.

[@dylan_was_taken]

We need more Gabe skating content, he's so steezy with it considering how solid he lands! Literally feels like watching a superhero landing with how solid his posture his

[@thedaychr]

That's the braille difference

[@KATKID-gl9ww]

Dude what

[@Slezzor]

Get everyone with the same grip tape, have them do as many kickflips in the hour and at the end of the hour you measure who has the biggest hole in there shoe. The one with the most kickflips landed and the biggest hole gets a prize. Would be a great video to watch.

[@brailleskateboarding]

No hole in an hour though probably take 5 hours haha

[@JSE4]

@@brailleskateboarding have you done a video comparing which shoes get ruined the fastest? It would be very helpful and entertaining at the same time. I suspect a lot of “skate shoes” ( vans cough cough) will get beaten by even shoes like these Target ones

[@lilghos-t4783]

⁠@@brailleskateboardingor you could do a video where you skate at a skatepark for the whole day with the extra grippy and see whose she is the most damaged by the end

[@PR0N0G0D7]

@@brailleskateboarding Let it be so!

[@dylan_was_taken]

Tetrimino board + Gobstopper shoes + Caster wheels + Most abrasive grip tape once Mr Horatio Cruz eventually drops in on the vert! That's the added challenge for the following week! Keep up the great work, Braille team!

[@jacktune208]

I learned how to board slide today! Thanks Braille

[@brailleskateboarding]

Great to hear!

[@cliffferrer]

​i like you all your video on KZbinit make me laugh allot can you show Me how to skate

[@shoreline_boarder]

Downhill Skater here: Hardcore is alright but LokTon or Gangster grip tape is the move for DH (lokton is my fav). SUPER SHARP. Ideally you get a really sharp knife and dont score it, cut through the bottom with the knife facing up at an angle. We like our rails sharp af. Accompanied with a torque block and a footstop, maybe a few machine screws coming through the bottom, ultimate grip set up.

[@xcYT-tl5xp]

i remembered why i first started watching yall in 2015, its cause i felt like i was apart of the group when watching and i want to say till this day i get the same feeling, thank yall forreal

[@Nuttnneng]

nice to see Gabe still being bullied after 5+ years

[@jaceziarek6457]

Great to see you skating Gabe !! We all love when you do !

[@samgrannon6810]

I love seeing Gabe skate, he's still got it! Looking trim as well. KEEP AT IT DUDE

[@jamesortega2340]

I'm loving the extra long videos.

[@OfficialBigStick]

So glad you kept Gabe around. Bro definitely has been great to the channel ever since.

[@luciaquinn6684]

Thanks for teaching me to love skateboarding! And here ya go!!! Let Aaron get all the Jamba juices he likes! ❤

[@elliothickle3247]

Its been so long since I've seen Gabe skate in a video I thought he retired from the sport, I want to see at least 4 tricks from Gabe every video!

[@EVAASIVEOne]

This is just brand new Shake Junt grip with extra steps 😂 Loving the videos even more lately, thank you for the entertainment and knowledge the past 8 years. Ive been resubbing & watching across all my accounts Ive had.. and each time I come back to the channel it still has the same “at home” feeling. The videos and convos arent forced to make stuff viral. You guys clearly love what you do, even when it gets troublesome to achieve it. The mirror board was proof lol.

[@dainodawg3160]

i figured out recently that shake junt is made by jessup. so in reality, shake junt is less grippy than mob.

[@David-tr8xq]

Thats like comparing wet wipes with barbed wire.

[@EVAASIVEOne]

@@David-tr8xq Until my new setup last yr, I hadnt bought a sheet of Shake Junt since 2012 and it felt crazy gripped compared to the new sheets in the past

[@EVAASIVEOne]

@@David-tr8xq you right tho lmaoo

[@zometthecomet]

If it’s more coarse than shake junt 😅 I don’t need the scars 😅

[@GeorgeArthurJr]

We don’t see Gabe skate too often but it’s always fun seeing him enjoy himself and have fun.

[@MessieuxLion]

i didn t even know he can sk8 b4 this episode

[@F_the_G]

@@MessieuxLion yeah he's usually the dude that actually works xD

[@JonnyBoyMusicSolo]

when did aaron come abck

[@tylerpela5758]

This reminds me of the old Mob boss grip that got discontinued in like 2016ish. Glad to see PP brought back some gnarly grip.

[@jsmoke8822]

Is it just me or has Aaron not aged a day since this channel started 😅😅😂😂 all jokes aside congratulations on having this channel for so long and thank you for the past like what almost 20 years of content I remember your skate help videos and all the slow motion stuff you used to be into.. this man will be a legend for ever

[@johnpopp2146]

We had this 25 grit per inch grip tape back in the 70s. The biggest issue was with your front foot after pushing, rotating your front foot would eat up the one sole. I would go to a big box store and load two right shoes into the box. Mismatched Chucks became my fashion contribution in high school.

[@jspaulding4106]

Love Gabe's doubles, and AK's semi automatic back-to-backs.

[@freshbud6113]

Saw Zach Doelling use his truck to cut his grip yesterday and now watching Aaron use a grinder... Man, innovators, I swear lol.

[@Alex4451]

When I got my first ever pro board I had them put on clear grip tape and I quickly realized that this clear grip tape was the most destructive grip tape I've ever seen. It was as if they just tossed clear crystals on to some double sided tape and were like "yup this will do". Would defiantly recommend you all to try it out.

[@jeffl9534]

yep. in the late 80's clear was like glass shards in your board.

[@dieseldabz7104]

The original clear grip like I used in the 80's & 90's was definitely extremely grippy and definitely had larger chunks of sand in it. Like the old-school Fly Paper, if you know you know..

[@Skateceramics]

the smile on Gabs face after the line and BS flip...need that!

[@vegasjason7]

In the 80s we didn't have a skate shop in my town but we had a Scow's radio shack. They sold grip tape like this. I did an acid drop off a 10 foot block wall. I landed with just my toes on board. It flipped up and took the skin off both my shins from my ankles to my knees.

[@IHazYourName]

I can't wait for Gabe to set his mind to drop in on vert, the man can literally do anything he sets his mind to!

[@Christian-qu6su]

Y’all should try the gobstoper skate shoes on it in the video y’all did recently

[@marblecandy_8481]

Love seeing gabe skate!

[@AdventuresInSkateboarding]

I use this grip on my pool boards and my slappy board. Prevents all foot movement. I am going to add it to the back of my next surf skate. No way to cut it well and the blade is finished after. It is literally rocks.

[@marcusvigil4754]

Gotta use that board on the misfit skate shoes!!! I need to see it yesterday

[@jasminewatson5723]

this is crazy video Braille

[@rothgonch1174]

wow i pleyed your video at .25 speed repro. and its so funny and also great quality of skaters you ares doing many many tricks overliterrllly all. boards & grips, and otrher types of weird skating devices. and always u rockS joinging a big 4 wheels comunity and i was a not so great skater but now im 47 yo and i think the funtional are your videos to learn. at my ages in sk8ng just magazines and some bootleg videos and also the same friends whom i 'rolled, so many congratulatios about your work, and channnel. from toluca mexico, and still enjoying skate shoes, by this side and always is a real compative wich ones give better performance.

[@samgrannon6810]

VIDEO IDEA - Give each team a $100 to go to any store and build the items to make a skate obstacle for the other team to skate.. has to be skateable though!

[@mauricioore5359]

this reminds of the time where me and the friends I used to skate with bought sand paper that was usually for sanding metal and glued it to our boards, cause it was cheaper than buying grip tape (that btw wasn't available everywhere like nowadays). Tbh it was better than griptape but as expected it destroyed the shoes

[@qtfrenchy672]

The grip thumb bouta go crazy

[@secretsauceskateboarding4337]

My thumbs hurt reading this comment.

[@ezyduzit9050]

9:56

[@amsterdamtax5334]

that was sick Aaron

[@Goat706mopar]

Back in the day,we would cover the top in stickers. Then place some super abrasive clear tape. Still got an old sma Rocco division hanging on the wall with clear tape, I skated decades ago

[@teddysanchez9002]

i havent watched braille skateboarding in like 4 years, like since you launched that christmas tree into the roof

[@velo170]

You needed this grip tape for the gobstompers!

[@gabrielware2777]

The way aron pushed his shopping cart is artwork

[@robertlee8400]

Industrial diamond grip tape , that would be nice to see & maybe expensive also .

[@dude8888]

I like when Gabes not hiding and skates its fresh

[@ActionBuchholtz]

have you tried a regular skateboard deck with the snowskate grip?

[@JetlandGS]

Love your videos

[@asingdabwilldo4125]

I love your videos wish I had the money to get one of the beginners boards I’ll get back In to skateboarding eventually

[@infernalz1337]

I feel like as long as the board flipped it should count to the counter for shoe wear since the damage was done regardless if the trick was landed. That must be some hard mineral rock they ground up and glued on if its scratching the concrete lol.

[@thedaychr]

I love we are so happy to see just an excessive ammount of consecutive kickflips

[@dopedeala666]

i love those occasional mentions of the legendary christmas tree that went through the roof

[@jonashoff6151]

I want to get new shoes and I can’t decide which one to get the Adidas Superstar or the busenitz what you guys think would be a better pick

[@Dan_Hazard]

Imagine trying a Dark slide with that grip 😬💀

[@gurgus]

Love the Hylian Shield behind Aaron! What are the odds you throw some trucks on and skate it? Lol

[@huntergibson9359]

DH Longboarder chiming in. Lokton grip is considered the grippiest although it is really expensive. Hardcore is the most had shredding though. I have a deck wrapped in it, I don't mind hardcore grip, but it is not my favorite either.

[@theshredquest]

This girl is on fire!!!!!!!!

[@kkronic6709]

Im guessing the 3 sheets is for certain spots for individual placement of feet. Idk about it being "all terrain"

[@danshawashi]

Any advice on a new skater with bushings I’ve brought a new girl complete but the bushings feel to soft im on the bigger side and 6feet tall

[@jeremiahwallower8633]

I love that this video has given me a back up pair of shoes now.. I have those same ones that I didn't buy to skate in. Keep varial flips alive!

[@JasonWalker-vy4yt]

have you tried bullet grip?

[@richterwolf5230]

You've already done Vicious Griptape, how did it compare to that??

[@il0v3fat_bitches]

Aaron's commentary is one of the best things ever

[@pmpetry]

I once had a Stone Brewing Co board that had broken glass bottles epoxied to the deck as grip

[@lucyluwickerbeast851]

i want to skate again but no space and no park close lol but love your videos. :)

[@user-kt8fr2qi4p]

Bro using roof shingles 😂❤ I wish I could do what yous guys do

[@S4V3GU1D3]

I put vicious griptape on a deck that had steep kicks and a lot of concave, all my tricks were on point, I’m thinking about putting vicious grpttape on a 7.75

[@windhelmguard5295]

somebody gonna need to dark slide this thing.

[@HairyPoppins278]

Destroy the rail 😂

[@jeffl9534]

the dark death slide.🧱

[@bradallee7506]

Should try vicious griptape next, that stuff is gnarly

[@Raziaar]

20:20 that gabe freezeframe is priceless. Go there and just press comma and period [ , ] and [ . ] for much enjoyment.

[@jonathanlawrence1401]

I’m impressed with your budget Sperry Topsiders!

[@jharnerton5234]

I hope I'm not the only one in the crowd that gave applause to my laptop when Gabe nailed that first double..

[@the_RUSTEEE]

3:51 just Aaron’s “yeah” lol

[@bodaciouspizza]

i had a clear tape back in 01 that was suuuper coarse but if it even got a splash of liquid you couldnt keep in under you feet so slick

[@kajudecle6524]

Would it still have that much grip if you skate in the rain?

[@BabiesKillYou]

I totally bought that orange shirt with the matching shorts and you look like a tropical road cone wearing them lmao

[@TheGingerBeef]

This has been a legit thing for downhill longboards for a couple decades at least; We call it grippy-grip, and it's amazing hahaha!

[@PartsMan937]

When these videos are more than 15 mins, I just think to myself “yep they had a heck of a time getting this one together.” Lol

[@the_arcade4538]

[@Dylankav12]

Hey braile ialmost broke my leg on my skateboard and im really anoyed bc igot the trick 4times in a row any tips to be less scared

[@ihzie9984]

15:12 Aaron throwin up signs 😱

[@trenttorres2127]

yall should do the gobstopper shoes againt this griptape

[@codysikels4156]

Go to a hardware store to the sandpaper section then pick up some contact cement or 3m spray adhesive, boom more aggressive grip tape

[@deathbyspeed2]

HMMMM we found something simialr to this back in 2005 - 2006. it was just a HUGE roll of the Grip they put at the edge of step inside of stairwells. We literally just found it chillin while skating what we called Morman 10 back then. It was super rough just like this stuff so we put it on a board and it was grippy yes. BUT it would DESTROY laces.

[@papa_da_engineer]

"Are you nervous... No.....how bout now" 🤣😆

[@Neigarigga]

Dark slide go crazyyyy💀

[@Kado244]

You should try vicous grip tape! That's one of the sharpest grip tapes iv ever used.

[@SDsimplelife]

They sell it in three pieces because you only need one for each foot placement. Plus one in the middle if your board is longer

[@paranoid.rabbit]

need the gobstopper shoes for this tape

[@influencedbytheinternet532]

for a video can you use a bunch of different grit sandpaper as griptape

[@XanderQuast]

Walmart has airwalks for $25 and y'all should try them. I've been skating them for about 2 months, but I haven't been skating regularly

[@BobbyWithHobbies]

Aaron lacing up like he’s Mr. Rogers aka Aaron Rogers. Glad to see Kyro Construction is still in business.

[@bobbarksofficial4335]

Sick! 💚

[@javierjimenez67]

I tired using True Grit grip tape back in the day. It chewed chewed through shoes a heart beat. Rodney Mullen started the company but it never caught on.

[@ImEffortless616]

There's no way Gabe just brought up the Christmas tree, I have Braille Christmas tree typed into the search bar because I just remembered that video

[@Atsuyauc]

yes, Gabe looks fire in those shoes

[@jackleipertz1969]

We need to see more of Gabe like this!

[@JakeDogg-RIP]

Could probably use any sandpaper from a hardware store and use a contact adhesive to stick it down 🤔👊🍻

[@guillermotijerina214]

He’s felling it now Mr.Krabbs🤣🤣

[@scatreed]

I bought some kicks at Walmart for $15 2 days ago. Then I bought another pair. For walking around they are the 💣. Skating they would last maybe 2 hours.

[@Mr.February]

33 kick flips in a row. 😮 Bravo. I'm still trying to land my 1st. 😢

[@zanegrano9592]

There’s also a grip company called “vicious” and that’s what me and my brother used for DH longboard freeride