Grip 2 Traction Pad With 40mm Integrated Kick Tail

This is our patented traction pad with a 40mm high kick tail guaranteed to take your surfing to the next level. This pad was designed for surfers wanting a lower profile for their kick. Beginning and pro surfers can expect immediate improvement in their surfing risk free. Try this pad, surf on it, and if you don't love what it does for your surfing, you have 60 days to return it new or used for a full refund. 

Why does it work so well? The kick tail on this pad, designed to stand on, provides solid support for your back foot so you can push a lot harder and NOT slip off your board while executing extreme vertical snaps, tail blows, airs and power carves. Arch support is designed into the integrated 40mm kick AND on the deck pad. You can cup the arch support on the deck and the ramp of the kick for unprecedented control. This truly is a remarkable pad and we look forward to seeing the videos you post shredding on your RIKT!

IMPORTANT! It’s undeniable that RIKT kick tails take your surfing to the next level. But it’s very important to choose the right RIKT product for your surfboard and install the RIKT mounting plate properly if you choose to ride our interchangeable kicks like the one featured in this package.  Our interchangeable kick tails offer the highest level of performance of any RIKT product, but the mounting plates require a pretty smooth surface for the adhesive to bond to that is 100% free of wax or dirt so the bond between the board and the required mounting plate is at full strength. For this reason a new board is the easiest fit for an interchangeable RIKT. If you want to use a RIKT on an older board that has pressure dings from your heel where a mounting plate needs to be installed, a RIKT Grip 2 traction pad is your best bet and we would NOT recommend an interchangeable kick tail set up. The pressure dings will make the surface area under the mounting plate uneven, the adhesive may not bond at full strength and your kick tail could come off in the water. Our Grip 2 traction pad has an integrated kick identical to the Chris Ward flat top, offers great performance, and supports your entire foot like the interchangeable kicks.

But if your board, new or used, is a good candidate for a RIKT, to insure the mounting plate adhesive bonds at full strength you need to thoroughly clean the deck surface before securing the mounting plate the board. If you attach a mounting plate to a new or used board the adhesive requires 72 hours of curing time between 70˚F and 100˚F  before exposure to water to bond to your surfboard deck at full strength. This is coming straight from 3M tech support and is good practice for any traction pad installation, but critical for a RIKT mounting plate. If you live in a colder climate we recommend heating up your board with a hair dryer to get the board temp above 70˚F. We also recommend using clamps or anything you can find to weigh down the mounting plate during the curing time. Clamps from your local hardware store work best but if you don’t have clamps you can use a can of paint, books, just use something to press the plate onto the deck and keep it there for 72 hours. With a RIKT you can push with tremendous force against your tail so it’s much more critical to let the adhesive have the time it needs with pressure applied to achieve a full strength bond to the deck of your surfboard.

Using clamps, thoroughly cleaning the deck surface and waiting 72 hours before exposure to salt water we installed a RIKT mounting plate on a 35 year old board and it’s stayed on great so you can install a RIKT on older boards if you follow these recommendations.