griptape
Noun
Meaning
griptape (uncountable)
Alternative form of grip tape
Examples
; Flowriding (1991) : Similar to surfing but done on a man-made artificial sheet wave. ; Wakeskating (1990s) :A rider is pulled behind a boat on a wakeskate which is smaller than a wakeboard and has no bindings with a foam or griptape surface.
Instead the snow skate has a foam grip similar to griptape, enabling you to do skateboard style tricks.
Some skateboards during that time were manufactured with company logo's or stickers across the top of the deck of the skateboard, as griptape was not initially used for construction.