Super helpful video!! I’ve changed grip tape before but there is always something to learn! I have just ordered an OG Kush pad so I can’t wait to fresh up my front grip-tape too with the confidence this video has given me! Keep these videos coming!! 🤙💯
Ordered a nug hi from "The Float Life" for new pint x. Great fun! Came with a sheet of awesome new extra grippy grip tape for front foot pad. I just stuck it on over the original. Works perfectly! All the best & Float on! Rev
Damn, I can't believe I've been dreading and putting this off for 3 months. Watched the video and it was explained so well, I did it in one shot with confidence. Thanks TFL!
I just replaced my pints tape. A good thing to know is that the plastic is right under the grip tape and not on the actual hard black plastic of the footpad and thus when you go to pry up the grip tape go for the middle of the lip and not the bottom.
This video was very straight forward and to the point. Thank you! I just ordered a new rear Kush hi pad, so I’ll be swapping out the front gripe tape as well! Have you heard of any issues with the grip tape affecting the sensors on newer boards? Someone in the OneWheel discord server mentioned that might be an issue.. I hope not :/
Will you please do a grip tape replacement for the gt,all of the videos out there are for xr's. Or they are the hexagon grip tape. Would definitely help gt riders in the future. I bought the tfl trail grip. One of the grips has a bunch of small holes punched in it,nowhere can i find any info wich side the grip with holes goes on? Front or back?
You can put the TFL tape right over top of the stock grip tape and it works fine. Been using this setup for two years no problem. There is no need to remove the stock tape for all you people worried about messing up your boards. Just place the TFL tape over the stock grip tape, use an application roller to adhere and your good to go. None of this hair dryer nonsense is needed. Ride on people!
Probably works fine so long as you get the edges of a thicker tape like TFL's sealed down to stop wet/debris getting under, still grip stuck to grip is a pretty sure deal. But then again, if your an urban rider, potential for some air trapped under it, and on a sunny/warm day that little bit of inflating air pressure may be enough to push down and keep a sensor on one day, they are pretty sensitive. This grip removal task is easy enough, kinda fun when you get the old tape warmed up and your finger tips stick to it so good as you tack and pull away, kinda therapeutic!
Did you ever change the front? I just got the Onetail+ extended for my Pint and debating to even mess with the front pad. This video though gives me confidence.
@@tyrant3161 yeah I love the C&R grip compared to the sandpaper that FM calls grip tape. I'm not gonna mess with it for now but I will eventually. I just don't trust myself lmao
I changed my grip tape the other day and the front corners of the clear plastic came up, not the sensor though. I had to glue the corners down so they would lay flat so I could install the grip tape. I’ve taken the board out on a few rides since then and everything is working and engaging/disengaging just fine, but it’s in the back of my head. Should I just replace the footpads or do you think it’s fine if I leave them on?
Hey Jeff my grip tape is fine but I'd like to spice up my board is it possible to use regular skate grip tape or no? It feels like a silly question but better safe than sorry.
I thought watching this, having already done this half a dozen times, there was nothing to learn-WRONG- The tip to start from the nose was worth the watch alone, my dumbass is always pulling from the tire side out, and having to try and hold the board with my other hand...
So i have a 2 yesr old pint x and when i peeled ul the griptape i saw this thin plastic sheet on thegriptape adhessive that looked like a sensor so i put it back and havent touched it since and im scared of breaking it and nkt sure what to do so if anyone could help me that would be great
I've seen some people removing one of the plastic layers recently to improve sensor engagement, is this something you would suggest if one is having mild sensor issues? (4212, 4155 board) Would love to improve the reliability of the board but don't wanna break the sensor! TIA
So on a used XR I have I have a spot on the left sensor that feels like there’s a separation between the plastic and sensor, I waved my little heat gun over it quickly after watching your video and could clearly see it wasn’t stuck together, I could see the plastic separating from the sensor. I cleaned it tested the sensor using the app and installed a new grip tape. Tests fine, but curious if maybe it’s like that because someone put too much heat trying to replace the grip tape previously? It did look like it wasn’t 100% on one corner when I got it, had a small wrinkle back by the fender but weirdly on the opposite side. Works fine now bit ive gone through pushback and split my helmet and have my 11 year old on one and want to make sure they’re 100% safe. This pad was on my sons, I traded it out with mine that just passed 110 miles today. What do you think, if it doesn’t give and issues just ride or toss it?
I installed mine but it a bit off to the right, do you think it'll mess with the sensors at all? The clear plastic is showing a little on the left side
hey jeff, i have a question that is pretty involved.... i have been running a stock onewheel for a while and decided to upgrade a few things because my friends make fun of me, and one of those upgrades were some new TFL griptape. everything seemed to go smoothly during install, and the tape is night and day velcro feel, BUT, (that's a big but) my sensor pad has been waaaaaay less sensitive and i dropped nose so many times trying to get it to engage the first ride i thought i broke it. now you have to get the board up and balanced and almost help it along before it engages.... you could imagine this is a problem doing the cool slow moving tricks i so very much enjoy ( it may be a weak trick but i like to jump from ground to board (easy) and do a body varial in the process (harder) but i absolutely cannot do this trick with my new tape issues ). yesterday i was so frustrated i said to my buddy i am going to put new stock tape back on the front of the board because my theory is that the TFL tape is just a little thicker than the stock tape and my scrawny sack of 150lbs cant get the thicker tape to read my foot pressure, and he had mentioned to me about "perma-posi" and showed me a couple pictures on how to do it.... i can definitely see how i would like a monster like that and already i usually end up just jumping off my board to dismount. and so! any advice from you on these matters would be greatly appreciated... you guys are the best i don't know how you find time to answer questions like this and make vids and shred so goddamn hard all day every day. you boys are inspiring and have definitely helped me progress. shout out rhode island onewheel group!
Hey what up Joe! That's really strange, swapping the grip for TFL Grip shouldn't have any bearing on the activation. Try to hit it with a hair dryer for a few minutes and see if that helps it settle. If you want to do a perma-posi, just hit me on email and I can send you some snapshots on the process. jeff@thefloat.life
So I just did this the other day and felt I did a good job with the exception of letting it cool but everything looked great. The next day I had all kinds of trouble engaging the board and I’m not sure what’s going on. It was cold as well, I rode twice the first time was just over 30 degrees and the second was around 45 could that have been the issue? I did the footpad sensor tests that Future Motion showed in a video and found the engagement very hit and miss. I know I didn’t peel up any of the plastic but I just don’t understand what might be going on. Should I remove and install again letting it cool? Can I do the tests with no grip tape on to make sure it’s not a sensor issue?
@@TheFloatLife I’m using the Craft and Ride grip tape. I also reached out to them and they responded suggesting I trying removing it carefully and reinstalling it, if possible, but this time letting it cool. I was able to do that and it seems to be working much better now so maybe that was the issue?
I just got your replacement tapes. This might be a stupid question but can I put the new tape on the top of the old one and avoid all this peeling off business? Thank you.
Ummm, so what happens when you take off the first layer of the plastic and put grip tape on top of the sensor. I watched this after I put some skate board grip tape. So far the onewheel is still working.
Was so nervous to change my front grip tape but thanks to this video I did it flawlessly! Much appreciated!
Thanks Jeff- been holding off on a grip tape replacement for a while now. I think I'm ready to tackle it now. 👍
You guys are absolutely the best! Thank you for all of your money saving professional tips!
Perfect Presentation! Front footpad grip change Fear gone! 👍
The best tutorials out there. Your tyre change vid was a huge help. And you've done it again! 👍
Holler!
Haha I was so scared to do this I didn’t even consider it when purchasing accessories. But this looks pretty straightforward now. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Love what you guys do!
Thanks Jeff, just did the front pad and added the sweet TFL grip from the kush pad.Just followed threw and have successfully done it thanks to you.
Tight!
Super helpful video!! I’ve changed grip tape before but there is always something to learn! I have just ordered an OG Kush pad so I can’t wait to fresh up my front grip-tape too with the confidence this video has given me! Keep these videos coming!! 🤙💯
Thanks for the video! Mine turned out absolutely fantastic! Not a bubble one and there were no surprises thanks to this video! Much appreciated!
Just switched to TFL grip tape, and this video made it so easy. Thanks float life!
Yeehaw
@@TheFloatLife float on pardner 🤠
Ordered a nug hi from "The Float Life" for new pint x. Great fun! Came with a sheet of awesome new extra grippy grip tape for front foot pad. I just stuck it on over the original. Works perfectly!
All the best & Float on!
Rev
grip changed successfully on my pint, cheers!
That's a badass shirt!
Damn, I can't believe I've been dreading and putting this off for 3 months. Watched the video and it was explained so well, I did it in one shot with confidence. Thanks TFL!
Great video bro! New rider here and really enjoying your Channel
Heck yeah, welcome!
I can’t wait to order my custom grip tape from you guys. Best grip tape on the market and with custom graphics is the best one on the market! 🏆
Not only an awesome O/W rider, but also a proficient board mechanic. Basically the Ken Miles of O/W’s
THANK YOU!!!! Just put my griptape on!!!! Thank you
Thanks Jeff! Love seen your video's. About to give this a try myself!
Thanks for the info
Going to be doing this with the extra onetail extreme grip tape and then slap my FF deck on top. 🤙🏻
Great stuff!
Great video Jeff. I thought that hair dryer looked familiar 😏. My TFL grip tape is still holding up almost 2 years later
Your guises video is amazing thank you for the help
Fantastic video. Very well done.
Lighter fluid works better than isopropyl alcohol for removing sticky shit.
Acetone works better than lighter fluid.
Lighter fluid leaves a greasy film
@@tylerkrug7719 - I will try that, thank you. We're really creating a tier-list here lol.
Thank you just did it👌
Instructions unclear. I put mine in the oven to warm up the grip tape. I ruined the onewheel. There's melted rubber all over my oven now
The whole Onewheel?...
@@TheFloatLife ....and my little brothers pet turtle...
I just replaced my pints tape. A good thing to know is that the plastic is right under the grip tape and not on the actual hard black plastic of the footpad and thus when you go to pry up the grip tape go for the middle of the lip and not the bottom.
I've watched this video 6 times now. Twice for each time I've had to change my tape.
Wicked... Thanks Jeff... ytm
This video was very straight forward and to the point. Thank you! I just ordered a new rear Kush hi pad, so I’ll be swapping out the front gripe tape as well! Have you heard of any issues with the grip tape affecting the sensors on newer boards? Someone in the OneWheel discord server mentioned that might be an issue.. I hope not :/
You shouldn't have an issue. The new sensors are less sensitive though typically.
Just did mine today and it’s the lush pad install. Both went pretty smooth and I rode about 5 miles after install, no issues.
@@sethbrethauer2565 I have about 200 miles on mine now and haven’t had any issues either. Very happy with the Kush pad and grip tape.
Show us a bearing change please! love TFL
Thank you!
Will you please do a grip tape replacement for the gt,all of the videos out there are for xr's.
Or they are the hexagon grip tape.
Would definitely help gt riders in the future.
I bought the tfl trail grip.
One of the grips has a bunch of small holes punched in it,nowhere can i find any info wich side the grip with holes goes on? Front or back?
You can put the TFL tape right over top of the stock grip tape and it works fine. Been using this setup for two years no problem. There is no need to remove the stock tape for all you people worried about messing up your boards. Just place the TFL tape over the stock grip tape, use an application roller to adhere and your good to go. None of this hair dryer nonsense is needed. Ride on people!
Probably works fine so long as you get the edges of a thicker tape like TFL's sealed down to stop wet/debris getting under, still grip stuck to grip is a pretty sure deal. But then again, if your an urban rider, potential for some air trapped under it, and on a sunny/warm day that little bit of inflating air pressure may be enough to push down and keep a sensor on one day, they are pretty sensitive. This grip removal task is easy enough, kinda fun when you get the old tape warmed up and your finger tips stick to it so good as you tack and pull away, kinda therapeutic!
nailed it :)
Just installed the Kush Nug Hi and debating if I wanna try this to replace the front grip tape. 🤔 thx
Did you ever change the front? I just got the Onetail+ extended for my Pint and debating to even mess with the front pad. This video though gives me confidence.
@@RIPdBOON yup I did replace the front grip tape. Simple enough. Used the hair dryer during the whole process. New grip tape way better.
@@tyrant3161 yeah I love the C&R grip compared to the sandpaper that FM calls grip tape. I'm not gonna mess with it for now but I will eventually. I just don't trust myself lmao
would a heat gun work as well as a hairdryer? im assuming the back tape is the same process?
Nice 👍🏼
I changed my grip tape the other day and the front corners of the clear plastic came up, not the sensor though. I had to glue the corners down so they would lay flat so I could install the grip tape.
I’ve taken the board out on a few rides since then and everything is working and engaging/disengaging just fine, but it’s in the back of my head. Should I just replace the footpads or do you think it’s fine if I leave them on?
Somehow messed up my front sensor I get 15 yellow blinks on my gt now... how do I replace the sensor myself?
can you use acetone or some kind of solvent instead of a blowdryer?
I wouldn’t suggest it
Hey Jeff my grip tape is fine but I'd like to spice up my board is it possible to use regular skate grip tape or no? It feels like a silly question but better safe than sorry.
Yeah, that totally works! It's just tough to get it looking really clean around the foot pad
I screwed mine up bad, ripped the sensor pad connector now I'm waiting for a new set of foot pads, I should have watched this first
I thought watching this, having already done this half a dozen times, there was nothing to learn-WRONG- The tip to start from the nose was worth the watch alone, my dumbass is always pulling from the tire side out, and having to try and hold the board with my other hand...
Sometimes, it's the little things
So i have a 2 yesr old pint x and when i peeled ul the griptape i saw this thin plastic sheet on thegriptape adhessive that looked like a sensor so i put it back and havent touched it since and im scared of breaking it and nkt sure what to do so if anyone could help me that would be great
I've seen some people removing one of the plastic layers recently to improve sensor engagement, is this something you would suggest if one is having mild sensor issues? (4212, 4155 board) Would love to improve the reliability of the board but don't wanna break the sensor! TIA
Do so at your own risk
@@TheFloatLife Was too nervous! Did the grip tape change no probs tho, thanks!
So on a used XR I have I have a spot on the left sensor that feels like there’s a separation between the plastic and sensor, I waved my little heat gun over it quickly after watching your video and could clearly see it wasn’t stuck together, I could see the plastic separating from the sensor. I cleaned it tested the sensor using the app and installed a new grip tape. Tests fine, but curious if maybe it’s like that because someone put too much heat trying to replace the grip tape previously? It did look like it wasn’t 100% on one corner when I got it, had a small wrinkle back by the fender but weirdly on the opposite side. Works fine now bit ive gone through pushback and split my helmet and have my 11 year old on one and want to make sure they’re 100% safe. This pad was on my sons, I traded it out with mine that just passed 110 miles today. What do you think, if it doesn’t give and issues just ride or toss it?
My rear footpad has some serious damage on the grip tape from riding, is that an issue?
I installed mine but it a bit off to the right, do you think it'll mess with the sensors at all? The clear plastic is showing a little on the left side
I think you’ll be ok. Let me know if you want to try again and I can send you a fresh sheet!
@@TheFloatLife I would feel a lot safer if I could try again, I'll pay for the sheet because it was my mistake, let me know what info you need from me
@@1c2h3i4v5a6s Just email me your address: jeff@thefloat.life
hey jeff, i have a question that is pretty involved.... i have been running a stock onewheel for a while and decided to upgrade a few things because my friends make fun of me, and one of those upgrades were some new TFL griptape. everything seemed to go smoothly during install, and the tape is night and day velcro feel, BUT, (that's a big but) my sensor pad has been waaaaaay less sensitive and i dropped nose so many times trying to get it to engage the first ride i thought i broke it. now you have to get the board up and balanced and almost help it along before it engages.... you could imagine this is a problem doing the cool slow moving tricks i so very much enjoy ( it may be a weak trick but i like to jump from ground to board (easy) and do a body varial in the process (harder) but i absolutely cannot do this trick with my new tape issues ). yesterday i was so frustrated i said to my buddy i am going to put new stock tape back on the front of the board because my theory is that the TFL tape is just a little thicker than the stock tape and my scrawny sack of 150lbs cant get the thicker tape to read my foot pressure, and he had mentioned to me about "perma-posi" and showed me a couple pictures on how to do it.... i can definitely see how i would like a monster like that and already i usually end up just jumping off my board to dismount. and so! any advice from you on these matters would be greatly appreciated... you guys are the best i don't know how you find time to answer questions like this and make vids and shred so goddamn hard all day every day. you boys are inspiring and have definitely helped me progress. shout out rhode island onewheel group!
Hey what up Joe! That's really strange, swapping the grip for TFL Grip shouldn't have any bearing on the activation. Try to hit it with a hair dryer for a few minutes and see if that helps it settle. If you want to do a perma-posi, just hit me on email and I can send you some snapshots on the process. jeff@thefloat.life
I ripped the plastic layers apart and front sensor layer in half. 😟
I should have gone slower.
Question: does it have to be one wheel specific grip tape, or can you use grip tape from a skate board and cut it to fit? Thank you!
You can use skate grip tape for sure. It's just easier with pre-cut tape made to fit Onewheels.
@@TheFloatLife thanks man! I wanted to make sure there wasn't a different thickness before i take the tape off. 😁
Are you still selling that tshirt on your website? Didn’t see it
It was a limited run that sold out like a year ago. Should we bring it back?
what happen if u jus slap the grib tape on top of the stock one
Sometimes it worked, sometimes it doesn’t
So I just did this the other day and felt I did a good job with the exception of letting it cool but everything looked great. The next day I had all kinds of trouble engaging the board and I’m not sure what’s going on. It was cold as well, I rode twice the first time was just over 30 degrees and the second was around 45 could that have been the issue? I did the footpad sensor tests that Future Motion showed in a video and found the engagement very hit and miss. I know I didn’t peel up any of the plastic but I just don’t understand what might be going on. Should I remove and install again letting it cool? Can I do the tests with no grip tape on to make sure it’s not a sensor issue?
What brand of grip tape?
@@TheFloatLife I’m using the Craft and Ride grip tape. I also reached out to them and they responded suggesting I trying removing it carefully and reinstalling it, if possible, but this time letting it cool. I was able to do that and it seems to be working much better now so maybe that was the issue?
My stock griptape has bubbles..uh ohh!!
I just got your replacement tapes. This might be a stupid question but can I put the new tape on the top of the old one and avoid all this peeling off business? Thank you.
We wouldn't recommend it.
Ummm, so what happens when you take off the first layer of the plastic and put grip tape on top of the sensor. I watched this after I put some skate board grip tape. So far the onewheel is still working.
Just did it in 7 Minutes. Use a Heat gun and it peels off like butter. He made it look scary.
What’s the risk of heating it more than 2 mins?
You can break your sensor
@@TheFloatLife does the heat melt it?