What about the new colours? We recently made some noise on Instagram about 3 new colors for our Gripper handlebar tape. In the last week of September, you voted for your favorite colors that will start a new series of "Royal Bar...
Greppers of Gaia - Jimmy Tofu Welcome back to our blog format, "Greppers of Gaia." It took a bit longer this time to get this written onto digital paper. In short,... time is a bitch. I don't want to bother you with lame excuses, ...
Greppers of Gaia - Allan Foreman It's time to continue our recently introduced format, "Greppers of Gaia" where we interview people around us. Some might be old friends, new friends, or total strangers we know from the digital world....
Greppers of Gaia - Robin Kienzle Welcome to the first entry of our new blog series "Greppers of Gaia" where we feature some of the coolest earthlings on two wheels. It's our way of saying "THANK YOU" to some of our biggest supporters...
Busting the myth of cushioned handlebar tape Have you ever considered putting your handlebar tape on a diet? Probably not. That is because cyclists have become used to relatively fat handlebar tape. Even though the Gripper is the thickest cloth ...
Full speed ahead to 100% supply chain transparency While consumers start bashing other industries such as fashion and food for their lack of transparency, cyclists seem awfully quiet about that matter. When was the last time you asked who produced tha...
How to deal with quality issues - successfully Today we like to share how we handled a recent quality problem that nearly could have cost us the business. What would you say, or how would you react if you find out that your product is made out of ...
Help us spreading the gospel Welcome to a new year and the first blog post after our shop release. We are super stocked how the release of our shop has created some buzz in our cycling community. Nevertheless, the next big challe...
We're done... aren't we? To all who waited patiently, Thank you for following our journey until now. We are proud and excited to announce that we are officially ready to rumble. The new store is online, and we're prepared to ...
Another unexpected last-minute change A story of minimum order quantity and lead time In summer, there was a time we thought everything went too smoothly. Indeed, we were naïve and thinking: "What are all the people starting up businesses...
We made this HUGE change to our product! Hi friends and fans, So, before we blurt out the big news, let us say that the tape is aaaalmost ready to be released... just a couple more weeks, we promise. :) Of course, we would be thrilled if you...
The first test results are back What others say about 'The Tape' Today, we want to share some impressions and feedback from our dearest test riders. As you might remember, we produced a limited batch of tape at the beginning of July...