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skateboard grip tape on MKS GR9 platform pedals

mks gr9 pedals with grip tape

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skateboard grip tape on MKS GR9 platform pedals, originally uploaded by BikeTinker.

I’ve had these pedals for a while, but found them to be too narrow for my size 12 feet. I put them on my wife’s 3 speed Steyr when she broke a pedal axle.

They get a little slippery in the rain, at least for me. Hopefully the grip tape will add some gription when it’s wet. She wants rubber block pedals again, so I’ll probably try them with clips and straps on another bike pretty soon. I don’t know if the tape will make it too hard to use clips, or not.

I cut out a square of “Mob” grip tape for each pedal, and used a woodworking blade to cut around the pedal shape.
I also used the flat of the blade to press down around the bumps on the surface of the pedal. In some cases, I scored the edge of the bump in order to make it look ‘raised’ enough.

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7 responses to “skateboard grip tape on MKS GR9 platform pedals”

  1. Pondero Avatar
    Pondero

    Great idea. I have those pedals, and think I might try the same thing. Thanks for the tip.

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    1. philip Avatar
      philip

      I’ll post back with impressions. Next thing for Angelina’s bike – I need to learn how to rivet a Brooks saddle leather onto a new frame.

      Reply
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  5. DS Avatar
    DS

    I still can’t understand how you got such good results with the grip tape. I tried this, and the tape refused to adhere to the spaces between the raised bumps. It was an exercise in frustration.

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    1. philip Avatar
      philip

      I used tools to poke it in around the bumps. A hot day might make it easier to do, if the tape is a little stretchier.

      Reply

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