To our surprise, no. After about half a year in daily, continuous sporting use the grip was worn down by about 20%. After a year of average use, we’ve found the grip to be more than adequate. If you always need the maximum fresh skateboard deck grip, you can easily swap your grip tape as you see fit. You can get a pair of grip tape pads for 7,50 Euros from us or acquire some through a skate shop. The Installation is super simple and takes about 5 minutes.